You might have missed the Cave Singers the last time they were in town. They were opening for Fleet Foxes at Spreckels and since the show was sold out, you might have missed the little indie band. Tonight is your chance to make up for that mistake, because the Cave Singers are back at the Casbah, and though they rocked the big stage, I always prefer a band like them on the Casbah stage, where they can righteously rock out and take the whole room with them. With the Builders & the Butchers also performing, you know it's going to be an audience-participation kinda evening. Be prepared to play one of the band's tambourines or shakers for their epic sing-alongs.
Friday, Dec. 9:
- The Cave Singers, the Builders & the Butchers @ Casbah
- Pussy Galore, featuring the New Kinetics, the Mashtis (vinyl release), DJs Robin Roth and Jaime Ali @ Whistle Stop
- Dapper Dan, Nikki Mongoloid @ Til Two Club
- Windigo Surfboards presents the ninth annual Turtleneck & Sweater Party @ Belly Up
- Troller, Cold Showers, Divers, Thousand Foot Whale Claw, DJ Mario Orduno @ Soda Bar
- Pocket @ Bar Pink
- Red Elvises, Los Seafinks, the Gore Horseman, Shark Blood @ Brick By Brick
- Bloom. the Sound of Perception, LotusRoom @ The Shakedown
- Peachy Keene, the Flowerthief, Il Gato, Ghost Come Back @ Tin Can
- Uptown Beats, featuring Ill Gates, R/D, CRMNL, DJ Pound, Austin Speed, Roric @ Ruby Room
- Stellar Corpses, Alter Relics, Ready Fire! @ Eleven
- The Fabulous Pelicans @ Belly Up (happy hour, 5:30 p.m.)
- The Gaffer, Thee Roscoes, the Gift/Curse @ The Griffin
- Feel the Noise Electro Dance, with DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ U-31
- Led Zepagain, 6ONE9, Sons of Zap @ House of Blues
- Chris Hawkes, Dave Booda, John Hull @ Lestat's
- Stevie & the Hi-Stax, Tori Roze & the Hot Mess @ Winston's
- Todash, Wicked Garden @ 710 Beach Club
- Casino Madrid, At the Skylines, Illusions, Eyes Like the Sea, Rum for the Pirates, Killing the Messenger @ Soma
- Blitz Brothers @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (8-9 p.m.)
- Walter Trout @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9 p.m.)
- Romantic Rock Fashion Show @ Flying Elephant
- Lee “Scratch” Perry, Shoreline Rootz, E.N. Young, DJ Carlos Culture @ 4th & B
- Dannicus Live, DJ RM @ Gallagher's
- Mike Myrdal @ Marble Room
- Chris Lake, Tara Brooks @ Voyeur
- Zenbu Fridays with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
- Grandmasta Rats, Charlie Rock @ El Dorado
- The Conga Room @ Spin
- Sweet Shoppe, with NAS & DJ Homicide @ Fluxx
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.
