You've got some pretty serious choices to make tonight. For those of you on a tight budget, there are great free shows at West Coast Tavern, with Old Tiger; Western States Motel at Bar Pink; and Tape Deck Mountain playing a rare hometown show at the Whistle Stop. You can probably hop between all three shows if you plan appropriately. You can also check out great lineups at the Casbah, Tin Can, Soda Bar and Eleven, or get nostalgic and head to the House of Blues to check out the Gracious Few, a new band made up of members of Candlebox and Live. It's a good night to be out, so whatever you do, designate a driver and have a great pre-weekend sendoff.
Thursday, Dec. 9:
- Old Tiger @ West Coast Tavern
- Mt St Helens Vietnam Band, the Globes, Fever Sleeves @ Casbah
- Dreamtiger, Evervess, Wait.Think.Fast. @ Soda Bar
- Tape Deck Mountain, Cousins, Quiet DJs @ Whistle Stop
- Western States Motel, Maren Parusel @ Bar Pink
- The Gracious Few, Danielle Barbe @ House of Blues
- Northern Tigers, Scales, Radio Wendy @ Tin Can
- Centerlight Pop, The Spells @ Eleven
- Zsuzsanna, Joe Gil, Keith Tutt @ Lestat's
- EDM presents Donald Glaude @ Fluxx
- Unwynd, Save Amos, Mufasa, One I Red @ Ruby Room
- Acoustic Fooks @ Shakedown
- L.E.D. presents Treasure Fingers, Brady Spear @ Voyeur
- Audios, Brendan B and the Breaks, Kevin Colmen and Bones Adder, Dr Nickel and ID @ Winston's
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ El Dorado
- 52nd Street Band @ Anthology (sold out)
- The Mesa College Big Band @ Dizzy's
- SoulJazz @ Croce's
- Blitz Kid, Zombie Surf Camp, Oddball, Dead Daze @ Brick By Brick
- Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant (54th & University)
- Tom Braxton Holiday Party @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Tres Elite @ Stage Saloon
- The Flock of '80s @ Henry's Pub
- Chrononaut-Steampunk Party @ Queen Bees
- Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
- Club '80s @ Club Kadan
- Michele Lundeen and Blues Streak @ Patrick's II
- The Broker Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill
- Slow Motion Airplanes, Artillery Fire, Radio Silence @ Dreamstreet Live
- The Jones Revival @ Valley View Casino
- 321Stereo @ Boar Cross'n
- Sandy Chappel @ Cafe LaMaze
- A Dull Science, Unset, the Accident Experiment @ Second Wind Santee
- Forbidden, Gama Bomb, Evile, Bonded By Blood, Deception @ Ramona Mainstage
- Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and sometimes whatever creeps into her head on her music blog San Diego: Dialed In. Check it for even more listings. She also provides social media content for the Casbah. Follow her updates at twitter.com/sddialedin or submit your music listings.
