Today is an exciting day ... It's Record Store Day across the country, and while San Diego, like most cities, has seen many of our shops close, we have a few strongholds (Lou's and M-theory) and a couple of newbies (Rhinoceros, Normal and FeeLit) who should be offering up some of those rare releases while also hosting bands, DJs and other goodies for shoppers. Once you've picked up your wax, head to Chicano Park Day in Barrio Logan or the CityBeat Festival of Beers in North Park. Then, night falls and you can catch Cold Cave's second night at Space, Portland indie folk band Joseph at Belly Up, local legend Cindy Lee Berryhill has an album release at Casbah or get down to Monophonics at Winston's. If you're looking for a big show, Pixies play OAT, Bayside play House of Blues and the Wailers are at Music Box.
Saturday, April 22:
- 47th Annual Chicano Park Day Celebration @ Chicano Park
- CityBeat Festival of Beers with the Liquorsmiths, Imagery Machine, Johnny Tarr Quartet @ North Park (El Cajon Boulevard between Louisiana and Texas Streets)
- Kensington Walkabout @ Kensington
- Pixies, Public Access T.V. @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
- Cold Cave, Body of Light @ Space Bar Grand Opening (formerly the Hideout)
- Joseph, BAILEN @ Belly Up
- Joseph in-store @ Lou's Records
- Monophonics @ Winston's
- The Wailers, Layne Tadesse, Twisted Relatives @ Music Box
- Cindy Lee Berryhill (record release party), Syd Straw, Nena Anderson @ Casbah
- Bayside, Say Anything, Reggie & the Full Effect @ House of Blues
- Lil Uzi Vert @ Observatory North Park
- Drunken Punkin Idiots @ The Holding Company 1502
- Life in Color featuring Cash Cash, A-Trak, Rusko @ Valley View Casino Center
- Joshua White Trio @ Dizzy's
- Ghost Bath, Astronoid, Ash Williams @ Soda Bar
- TV Icon, Luna Skies, Hot Mustard @ Black Cat Bar
- Record Store Day @ Folk Arts Rare Records
- Dream Burglar, Exasperation, Echo Bombs, Soft Deadliness @ Bar Pink
- Jazz on Tap with Euphoria Brass Band, the Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio @ Quartyard
- San Diego Gay Men's Chorus Presents: Broadway Now! @ Balboa Theatre
- BJ Jezbera @ Tipsy Crow
- The Full Monty @ SDSU Musical Theatre
- Robert Dove Trio @ Harbor Music Hall
- Emerson String Quartet @ La Jolla Presbyterian Church
- Booty Bassment with Dmitri & Rob Moran @ Whistle Stop (9 p.m.)
- DJ Claire's Unwind Yourself @ Whistle Stop (5 p.m.)
- Sleepwalking: Lowrider Jams and Oldies @ Blonde
- Kei Akagi Tokyo Trio, Tobin Chodos Quartet @ The Loft, UCSD
- Jerry "Hot Rod" DeMink @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Sally & George @ Brick 15
- Sykosis, Beneath a Dying Sun @ Bancroft Bar
- Block Market @ Quartyard
- Mango Habanero @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Color (members of Sacri Monti), OVVL, Desert Suns @ Til-Two Club
- King Taylor Project @ Hooley's Irish Pub & Grill
- Sophia Bacino, Courtney Preis @ Lestat's
- DLOD House Party: Secret Agent with DJ Dizzy Doom @ The Merrow
- Oceano, Slaughter to Prevail, Aversions Crown, Spite, No Zodiac, Peace in Terror, Mandala @ Soma
- Imagery Machine @ Lafayette Hotel
- A Perfect Tool, Sonic Moonshine @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Junior the DISCOpunk @ U-31
- Red Elvises @ Tio Leo's
- Blue Largo @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Viva Santana @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Butts Ta Nuts with DJs Waterfalls, Abjo, Julz @ El Dorado
- DJ Drama @ Fluxx
- Josh Butler @ Spin
- Powerhouse, the Buckleys, DJ Nico Nightengale @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- EDX @ Omnia
- Quasaria @ Kava Lounge
- Rockstar Saturdays @ Henry's
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and 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.
