People say that nothing lasts forever, but you might argue that point when you look at Friday's lineup in a string of what have been some pretty amazing nights of music here in San Diego. I mean, tonight's Casbah lineup is an indie dream, with the appropriately named Cloud Nothings and Dream Buddies who will be joined by Jeans Wilder. The Zeros only play once in a blue moon but you can catch them at Soda Bar to revel in the legendary Chula Vista band's punkness, or you can catch Ed Ghost Tucker over at the Ken Club. My personal recommendation, however, is a little off the regular radar. Dizzy's have moved locations several times but have settled over at San Diego Jet Ski Rentals to host their shows and on Friday they present the multicultural gypsy band, Fishtank Ensemble. The band played Adams Avenue Street Fair a handful of years and just might be my favorite performance there of all time. They're virtuosos at their instruments and the music itself is fun and intricate. Do yourself a favor and check them out.
Friday, April 19:
- Pusha T @ Stingaree
- Casbah and Soda Bar present Cloud Nothings, Dream Buddies, Jeans Wilder @ Casbah
- Fishtank Ensemble featuring Fabrice Martinez, Douglas Smolen, Djordje Stjiepovic & Ursula Knudson @ Dizzy’s (Jet Ski)
- The Zeros, the Neumans, Stalins of Sound @ Soda Bar
- Soda Bar presents Ed Ghost Tucker, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Fighting With Irons @ The Ken Club
- New Kinetics, Neighbors to The North (CD release), North Beach, the Schitzophonics @ Ruby Room
- The Styletones @ Bar Pink
- San Diego Pyrate Punx present the Potato Pirates, From Scars, Nutstache @ The Tower Bar
- F---in’ in the Bushes! Brit Rock! DJ Rob and Crew @ Whistlestop
- Hickies & Dryhumps @ El Dorado Bar
- The Memories, Street Gnar, Unkle Funkle, Emotional @ The Void
- Sara Petite, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash @ Griffin
- Tyrone Wells with Wakey! Wakey! and Brett Young @ House of Blues
- Faster Pussycat, Jesters Fate, Sinner’s Rage, As the Crow Flies @ Brick By Brick
- The Whiskey Avengers, Dane Scott & the Golden Rule @ 710 Beach Club
- Super Nacho (5:30 p.m.), Queensryche starring Geoff Tate with the Voodoos (9:00 p.m.) @ Belly Up
- Age of Collapse, Fed to the Wolves (record release), Anthrot, Halftime @ The Ché Café
- Fortunate Youth, Natty Vibes & Inna Vision @ Worldbeat Center
- My Second Mind, Cult Vegas, Neck & Neck, The Indys @ Epicentre
- Nectar w/ DJ Brett Bodley and Ricky Rocks @ Fluxx
- Drinking Cowboy Band, DJ Sammi B @ Gallagher’s
- Slum Village @ House of Blues
- Temple of the Dads (5:00 p.m.), Viva Santana (9:00 p.m.) @ Humphreys Backstage
- Channel featuring Pete Thurston, Isaac Cheong B-Day Show @ Lestat’s
- Missy Anderson @ Marble Room
- Senses Fail, Such Gold, Real Friends, Major League @ Soma
- Stone, Wounded Giant, Wilt & My Dead Body @ The Shakedown
- 420 Weekend Tour featuring the Ultra Electric Mega Galactic, Blaak Heat Shujaa, the Freeks @ Tin Can
- DJ Kid Wonder @ U31
- Popvinyl @ The V Lounge
- Detroit Underground @ Dreamcatcher
- Gina Star @ Voyeur
- Peter Bandyk and Medicinal Mike (6:00), Todo Mundo (9:30) @ Winstons
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.
