I love this time of year. The sun is almost always shining, the weather is almost always a perfect 73 degrees, and bands love playing in San Diego. At Valley View Casino Center, Green Day and Against Me! play the final U.S. date of their tour before heading to the international portion. Meanwhile, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, aka STS9, bring their massive sound -- a unique blend of electronic, jazz, funk and more -- to the Observatory. The Casbah hosts an Art Unites party with Dreams Made Flesh, and Poway OnStage welcomes classical guitarists Andy McKee and Celino Romero. There are plenty more options, including the Maine and the Mowgli's at House of Blues, Svetlanas at Soda Bar and legend Graham Nash plays a sold out show at the Museum of Making Music.
Saturday, April 8:
- South Bay Earth Day @ Bayside Park (11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
- Seventh Annual East Village Opening Weekend Block Party @ East Village (FREE, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., all ages, J Street between Sixth & 10th)
- Green Day, Against Me! @ Valley View Casino Center
- Art Unites presents Dreams Made Flesh, Blood Ponies, Trip Advisor @ Casbah
- STS9 @ Observatory North Park
- Svetlanas, Authentic Sellout, Bossfight, the MandoShanks @ Soda Bar
- Andy McKee, Celino Romero @ Poway OnStage
- Graham Nash @ Museum of Making Music (SOLD OUT)
- Coastal Country Jam with Justin Moore, Daniel Bonte, High Valley, Jordan Rager @ Waterfront Park
- The Maine, the Mowgli's, Beach Weather @ House of Blues
- Rock Star Beer Festival feat. Faux Fighters, Matchbox Twenty Too @ Port Pavillion
- David Bromberg @ AMSD, Sweetwater Union High School
- The MilkCrates DJs @ Bar Pink
- Don Carlos, Lakina King & Ginger Roots, the Protectors @ Belly Up
- Joe Garrison & Night People (CD release) @ Dizzy's
- The Slashes, Bella Lugosy, Subtropics @ Ken Club
- Nora Francesca Germain Trio @ Harbor Music Hall
- Rebel Souljahz, Eli Mac, Marujah @ Music Box
- Christ Killer, Cochinas Locas, Dead Clintons @ Tower Bar
- The Routine @ Park & Rec
- The Werks, Brothers Gow @ Winston's
- Booty Bassment with Dmitri & Rob Moran @ Whistle Stop (9 p.m.)
- Grampadrew's Flim Flam Review @ Whistle Stop (5 p.m.)
- Another Night with Adam Salter, Saul Q @ Blonde
- Second Time Around: The Hubcap as Art & Reuse Recreate Reimagine @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Nirvana Mania with DJ Ofier @ The Holding Company 1502
- Groove International @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Ian Sweet, Post Life, Media Jeweler @ Ché Café
- Plainsong feat. Iain Matthers & Andy Roberts @ Brick 15
- Vandella Jeremy Lyon @ Bancroft Bar
- Block Market @ Quartyard
- Its Never 2L8 @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- The Scutches, Batlords, Wasteaways, Punchcard @ Til-Two Club
- Black Cat Wax @ Black Cat Bar
- Andrew Barrack, Catie & Kevin @ Lestat's
- No Small Children, Hard Fall Hearts, the Last Minutes @ The Merrow
- Super Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Freeman @ U-31
- Backwater Blues Band @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Liquid Blue @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Butts Ta Nuts with DJs Waterfalls, Abjo, Julz @ El Dorado
- DJ Bad @ Fluxx
- Strictly Business with DJs Kanye Asada & Gabe Vega @ The Office
- Frankie & Maria’s Italian Wedding @ Ramona Mainstage
- Noah Neiman @ Spin
- DJ Nico Nightengale @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- Rising Star @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- DJ Politik @ Omnia
- Goldfish @ Bang Bang
- Stabilize Dance Party @ 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.
