Sounds Like San Diego: April 12

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Thursday, Apr 12, 2012 | Updated 9:37 AM PDT

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Chairlift headline at the Casbah on Thursday night.

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It's Thursday night in San Diego, and the options are plentiful and varied. Indie darlings Chairlift return to town, and should be a solid pick for the night. For those looking for something a bit heavier and darker, legendary Acid Mothers Temple take over the Soda Bar. Comedic musician (or is it musical comedian?) Tim Minchin brings his unique and bizarre comedy to Balboa Theatre, and for those of you who love some Rock en Espanol, Belanova return to town with a show at the House of Blues. There are dozens of other great options to get you ready for the weekend, so look it over and check out some live music.

Thursday, April 12:

Chairlift, Nite Jewel, Bell @ wwwww.casbahmusic.com
Acid Mothers Temple, Phantom Family Halo @ Soda Bar
Tim Minchin @ Balboa Theatre
Pulsar 107.3 presents Belanova, New David, DJ Martin Kache @ House of Blues
Dark Star Orchestra @ Belly Up
Batwings, Haunted Horses, White Coward, Innerds @ Tin Can
The Shell Corporation, the Mighty Fine, Prosthetic Arms, Beside Myself, Kids Say the Darndest Things @ Tower Bar
Oz Noy Trio, featuring Daryl Jones and Dave Weckl @ Anthology
Nena Anderson @ Riviera Supper Club
Mighty Fine, the Shell Corporation, Bastards of Young @ Tower Bar
L.E.D. presents Zed's Dead, Araabmusik, Memorecks, X1, Knight Riderz, Mat the Alien @ 4th & B
April Ventura & the Magnolias, Melly Frances & the Distilled Spirits @ Eleven
The Gamer Girls present Nerdcore Night, with Broken Pixels, Doc Awk, El Gun Legro, Dez Thrill @ Ruby Room
Jeffrey Foucault @ Lestat's
BOTB, featuring Nautikal, Static Bloom, Pigeon, the Hero Inside @ Brick By Brick
LED presents Michael Woods @ Voyeur
The Skatalites @ WorldBeat Cultural Center
Electric Quest @ Flying Elephant Pub & Grill
EDM, with EC Twins @ Fluxx
Trent Hancock @ Marble Room
Critical Beatdown, featuring Dnae Beats, Kid Kanevil, Mike Gao, DJ Pound, Elan, Cleancut @ Kava Lounge
Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant
The Bastard Sons, the Whiskey Avengers @ Winston's
Ruby & the Red Hots @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Dead Animal Mod, Old Man Wizard @ Bar Dynamite
Kahilofa @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
iParty Thursdays @ Henry's Pub
Club '80s @ Club Kadan
Dave Booda Trio @ Tiki House
DJ Claire's Soul Train Dance Party @ Whistle Stop
Gilbert Castellanos & the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ Croce's
Safety Orange @ Hennessey's Carlsbad
Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
Jonny Tarr @ Davina's Cabo Grill
Valerie Pierce, Smokestaxx @ Jimmy Love's
Telegraph, NN$ @ U-31
Big City Shaman @ McP's Irish Pub
Hammer Down @ Coyote Bar & Grill

Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.