Sounds Like San Diego: February 17

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 | Updated 9:29 PM PDT

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It's finally Friday, and tonight feels like one big party all over San Diego. The Heavy Guilt celebrate Al Howard's birthday at the Loft at UCSD, where they'll be joined by the Howls and Low Volts. By the time that show is over, the campus won't know what hit it. At the Casbah, there are two shows: an early one with Matthew Good and Emily Greene, and when that's all done New Mexico opens for Gardens & Villa. The first time I saw Gardens & Villa made me an instant fan and their trajectory has them poised to be a breakout band, so catch them in a small venue while you still can. Through North Park and the Heights, you've got the Styletones at Bar Pink, the kickoff of the International Pop Overthrow Festival at Eleven, and a twangy lineup over at Soda Bar.

Friday, February 17:

The Heavy Guilt (Al Howard’s Birthday Extravaganza), the Howls, Low Volts @ The Loft at UCSD
Matthew Good , Emily Greene @ Casbah (early show, 6:30 p.m.)
Gardens & Villa, New Mexico @ Casbah
91x presents an Evening with CAKE @ Belly Up (Sold Out)
River City, Briertone, Bill Cardinal & the Canyon Band, Old Tiger @ Soda Bar
The Styletones @ Bar Pink
F’ing in the Bushes with DJ Rob Moran @ Whistle Stop
Devil's Brigade (featuring Matt Freeman of Operation Ivy & Rancid), Dimerunner & the Strikers @ The Shakedown
The Cigarette Bums, Tectonic Fundraiser: Pilots, Children of Nova, Misc. Ailments @ Tin Can
Taboo @ Til Two Club
Golden Chicks Sideshow, Latin Hip-Hop Night and Drag Show @ Ruby Room
International Pop Overthrow Festival (7:30 p.m. Eugene Edwards Band, 8:15 p.m. Phil Vandermost and Telesound, 9:00 p.m. Plane Without A Pilot, 9:45 p.m. King Washington, 10:30 p.m. Yoya, 11:15 p.m. the New Kinetics, 12:00 a.m. Dave Rave) @ Eleven
A Night of Ska and Reggae with Shocks of Mighty, Oceanside Sound System, Ottly Mercer @ The Griffin
Feel The Noise Electro Dance w/DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ U- 31
The Expendables Winter Blackout 2012 featuring the Expendables, Pour Habit, MTHDS, Micah Brown, Zen Robbi, DJ Unite and DJ Peril of Tribe of Kings @ House of Blues (Doors 6pm)
Cultivation @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage)
Lily Bee Music, Sarah Maisel @ Lestat's
Kids 4 Hope Benefit featuring: Unset, London Falling, Burden of Truth, Future Falls @ Brick By Brick
Stranger @ Winston's
Chasing Claymores w/ the New Addiction, Last Bullet, Idlehands, and Vignette @ 710 Beach Club
The Take Off Movement, Super Groupie, Revive & Revolt, the League, Dream Boy @ Epicentre
Killing the Messenger, Lion I Am, Rum for the Pirates, Before the Flood, Aechoes, Avarice @ Soma
Dizzy's presents Perla Negra Quintet @ 98 Bottles
The Steely Damned @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (7:30pm & 9:45pm)
Goapele @ Anthology (early show 7:30 p.m., late show 9:30 p.m.)
Stoney B Blues Band @ Marble Room
Pierce Fulton, Brazzabelle @ Voyeur
Zenbu Fridays with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
Hickies and Dry Humps 1-year Anniversary with Adam Salter, Jason Waterfalls, Saul Q, Kid Wonder @ El Dorado
Asleep at the Wheel @ Ramona Mainstage

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.