Sounds Like San Diego: August 18th

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 | Updated 2:13 PM PDT

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For anyone who thinks San Diego gets bypassed by great shows, take a look at tonight's and you might reconsider: Blues legend B.B. King is in town, and Adele is sold out at the Open Air Theatre. If those two shows alone don't get your blood pumping, She Wants Revenge is going to rock Fluxx like it hasn't been rocked in a while. The Casbah has Pictureplane and Javelin, the Belly Up has an all-local showcase, and Jesse LaMonaca is back playing a free show at West Coast Tavern. You can't go wrong tonight unless you stay home and miss it all.

Thursday, Aug. 18:

Casbah presents She Wants Revenge, White Apple Tree, DJ Gabe Vega, Junior the DiscoPunk @ Fluxx
Adele, Wanda Jackson, Micah Hulscher @ SDSU Open Air Theatre (sold out)
Pictureplane, Javelin, Hollagramz, DJ Jamuel Saxon @ Casbah
Jesse LaMonaca @ West Coast Tavern
B. B. King, Stoney B. Blues, Irv Goldstein @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
91X Loudspeaker Showcase, with Maren Parusel, Kevin Martin, Joanie Mendenhall @ Belly Up
Candy Claws, Tape Deck Mountain @ Habitat House
Colour Vision and DubFrequency present Creme de la Creme: Liplock- Cosmic Dan, Wero, Bob Dazzla, Boy's Don't Disco @ House of Blues
Stephen Rey & the Slicks, Ghost Town Deputies @ Bar Pink
Babatunde Lea, featuring Patrice and Bennie Maupin @ Anthology
Neon Cough, Dr. Seahorse, Clockart @ Soda Bar
Flashlights, Steffaloo, Lady Day @ Tin Can
Robert Bondurant, Mason James, Lenny Morris @ Lestat's
Normandie Wilson, Sofa City Sweetheart, Bigger Fly Again @ Eleven
Flexx Bronco, Screamin Yeehaws, Se Vende @ The Shakedown Bar
Boulevard @ Til-Two Club
One I Red, East of Sweden, tba @ Ruby Room
The Bus Stop presents Still Ill, Morrisey Tribure, Profile, Saul Q @ El Dorado
Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet @ Ramona Mainstage
Taryn Donath @ Marble Room
White City Graves @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
The Celebrities @ Tiki House
The Ratt's Revenge @ Tower Bar
Missy Andersen @ Patrick's II
Soul Jazz @ Croce's
Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant
Billy Thompson @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Cory Wilkins Band @ The Kraken
Galactic Reign @ Kava Lounge
L.E.D. presents Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set) @ Voyeur
Kitten With a Whip @ Queen Bee's
The Flock of '80s @ Henry's Pub
Club '80s @ Club Kadan
Dann DiCarlo, DJ Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill
Pali Roots @ Gallagher's
Todo Mundo @ Winston's
Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
The Fabulous Pelicans @ Valley View Casino
Makeout Weird, featuring California Bleeding, DJ Freakmnstrpsysauce @ Whistle Stop
En Fuego @ Davina's Cabo Grill
InTransit Audio @ RT's Longbord Grill
Tommy/Tina @ McP's Irish Pub & Crill
Hazmatt@ Hennessey's Carlsbad
Danny Green @ Oceanside Museum of Art

Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. She does social media for the Casbah, books at West Coast Tavern and is trying her hand at band management. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.