Sounds Like San Diego: Aug. 3

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 | Updated 1:20 PM PDT

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Alberta Cross kick off their month-long Wednesday residency tonight at the Casbah.

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Is Wednesday the new Thursday? With so many great shows tonight, it just might be. Down at the Casbah, Alberta Cross kick off their residency with a bang. The band has just been announced as fall tour support for Portugal. The Man, so you're going to want to see these guys in the intimacy of the Casbah while you can. (Remember how Everest blew up after their residency?) The show is $8, but if you mention the password -- which is also the band's latest single, "Money for the Weekend" -- you can get in for just $5. Over at Soda Bar, the Horde and the Harem promise to be a great indie bet for the night, while Tin Can, Habitat House, and Park Gallery all host great shows of their own. Decisions, decisions.

Wednesday, Aug. 3:

Alberta Cross, the Howls, Beast Make Bomb, Patrick Bates @ Casbah
The Horde and the Harem, Skyline Union, Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Soda Bar
Primitive Noyes, Mystery Cave, New Heirlooms, My Graveyard Jaw @ Tin Can
The Tree Ring, Roll Film @ Habitat House
The Anatomy of Frank, Ryan Patrick, Mike James, Lucky and Wild @ Park Gallery
Marcia Ball, the Bayou Brothers @ Belly Up
Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Handlery Hotel Pool (5-8 p.m.)
Hippiefest 2011 @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Jeremy Morris @ Lestat's
Acoustic Night, with Ian Taylor, Fernando Cruz, Jason Weedon, Matty Bloodbath @ Eleven
The Bus Stop presents Sucio Smash, Rayted R, Rags, Mada @ El Dorado
Z Many Life @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
Oakhelm, the Funeral Pyre, Alioth @ The Shakedown Bar
Back Alley Hooligans, Voice of Addiction, Prosthetic Arms, News From the Front @ Ruby Room
The Carl Verheyen Band @ Anthology -- read our preview here
Astra Kelly @ Eden
The Great American Pros and Cons Tour, featuring Sin Quirin, Joshua Bradford, Clayton Worbeck, Salvador Krk, Karma Cheema @ Brick By Brick
Rockola @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Skrapez, Walter Gross, Frkse, Morgue, DJ Pain, Nino Sineris @ Kava Lounge
L.E.D. presents Pendulum (DJ set) @ Voyeur (18-plus)
Bill Magee Blues Band @ Patrick's II
Wreck Shop Wednesday @ The Office
Sue Palmer @ Croce's
Frankie Dee and the Funk Natra Band @ The Kraken
Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
Club Kingston w/ @ Winston's
Taryn Donath @ Marble Room
The Bus Stop, featuring DJ Rags, Sucio Smash, Rayted R, Mada @ El Dorado
Evolution @ Club Kadan
Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Gallagher's
Manwhore Night @ Ken Club
Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
Laguna @ McP's Irish Pub & Grill
Reggie Smith @ The V Lounge Viejas Casino

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.