This Saturday brings a wide assortment of local garage, indie and good ol' rock & roll. At the Tower Bar, psychedelic throwbacks the Loons headline, while the Greyboy Allstars bring their acid jazz to the Belly Up. The Griffin hosts a Christmas party with some of our faves, including the most partying of all party bands, Gone Baby Gone, while the Schitzophonics shake things up at the Casbah. For those of you who might be motivated to catch some free early evening music, the Frights perform an in-store at M-Theory, with free pizza, as they celebrate their cassette release party. I've heard it, it is awesome, and you should definitely support what these kids are doing. Lots of choices as we wind down th efinal shopping weekend before Christmas ...
Saturday, Dec. 21:
- Schitzophonics, the Touchies, the nformals, Spero @ Casbah
- The Frights In-Store Pizza Party and Cassette Release @ M-Theory Music (6 p.m., all ages)
- The Griffin Xmas Party, featuring Gone Baby Gone, Deadly Birds, Leanna May & the Matadors, Neighbors to the North, Sexrat @ The Griffin
- The Greyboy Allstars Winter Solstice Celebration, with the Heavy Guilt @ Belly Up
- The Loons, the Sidewalk Scene, DJ Tony theTyger, Mateo Londres @ Tower Bar
- 91x presents Vocab Kompany, with Minnesota, Diego's Umbrella @ House of Blues
- Slabratory presents the second annual Slabby Hollidaze Show, with Good Riddance, Pulley, Battalion of Saints, Skipjack & Maniaccal Laugh @ Brick By Brick
- Hotel California Fashion Show, with DJ Chuckie V, Comfort in Chaos, Wet, Factory Seconds, Dirty Black Summer @ 710 Beach Club
- Allison Lonsdale, Ashley Pond, Raelee Nikole, Samantha Aiken @ Lestat's
- A New Ending, Dinosaur Ghost, Orbitron, @ The Ken Club
- A Peter White Christmas @ Balboa Theatre
- Neon Beat\: Best and Worst of the '80s @ Bar Pink
- Hobotorch, the Pheasants, the Cutaways @ Black Cat
- American Haiku, Flowers Taped to Pens, Fist Benders, Snowfall @ The Che Cafe
- The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet. featuring Gonzalo Bergara, Leah Zeger, Jeffrey Radalch, Brian Netzley @ Dizzy's
- DJ Loczi @ Fluxx
- The Drinking Cowboys Band @ Gallagher's Pub
- Golden Melody Christmas @ Harrah's Rincon Casino
- Groove International presents Winter Wonderland @ House of Blues Delta Room
- Revolt Age (5 p.m.), Viva Santana (9 p.m.) @ Humphreys Backstage LIve
- Gary Hoey-Ho Ho Hoey's Rockin Holiday Show, with RDG, Taz Taylor, Sacred Cow @ Ramona Mainstage
- US Bombs, Rat City Riot, Sculpins, Oddball @ Soda Bar
- Cut Your Losses (EP release), Scarlett Avenue, Short Stories, Communist Kayte, It All Starts Here, Last Call Home @ Soma
- Quel Bordel @ Tipsy Crow
- White Mjule, Dark Watcher @ The Tin Can
- Full Strength Funk Band @ Tio Leo's Lounge
- Son Pa Ti @ Turquoise Grill
- DJs Gabe Vega and Saul, DJ Silence de la Rue @ Whistle Stop
- Empire Christmas with Pete Moss @ Worldbeat Center
- The Wick Hauser Band (5 p.m.), Stranger, Beyond I Sight, Tribe of Kings (9:30 p.m.) @ Winston's
- 4-Way Street @ McP's
- Jon Doss, Juan Carmona, Serhat Sergin @ Kava Lounge
- Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School @ The Merrow
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.
