Rosemary Bystrak
The Heavy Guilt
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I am so ready for this weekend to kick in, and tonight you can find something great, no matter what corner of the county you choose. The former San Diegans of the Soft Pack return to the Casbah , along with their good friends Beaters and Plateaus, which should definitely be a great reunion, while Ziggy Shuffledust & the Spiders From Mars bring their cheeky Bowie tribute to the Ruby Room. Ari Hest and Laura Warschauer should pack in the crowd at Lestat's, while the Amandas will groove at the Soda Bar. For those of us who want to rock on a budget, the Heavy Guilt and the Black Sands perform a free show at the Whistle Stop in South Park. These are just a handful of the many shows around town tonight, so get out there and enjoy what your city has to offer.
Friday, Feb. 24:
The Heavy Guilt, the Black Sands @ Whistle Stop
The Soft Pack, Beaters, Plateaus @ Casbah
Ziggy Shuffledust & The Spiders From Mars (Bowie tribute), A Scribe Amidst the Lions, Mad Martigan @ Ruby Room
Terry Malts, Permanent Collection, Dead Angle @ Tower Bar
Ari Hest, Laura Warshauer, Saba @ Lestat's
Pruitt Igoe & Friends @ Roots Factory
The nFormals, Lua, Meraki, Joey Harris @ Che Cafe
The Amandas, the Fire Eaters @ Soda Bar
The Tommy Castro Band, the Swing'n Kings @ Belly Up
Eventvibe presents Dillon Francis @ House of Blues
Almon Loos & the Hoop N Hollers, Roy Rapid & the Rhythm Rock Trio, the Johnny Deadly Trio @ Ken Club
Small City Calling, SXO, Split Seeds, Elephant Project @ The Griffin
Bonkers! EDM Dance Party, with Junior and Vaughn @ Bar Pink
Le Ra, Shantelle, Trashcan Fires, the Greats @ Tin Can
Aggronauts, Six Cents & Chango's Psychotic Garage @ The Shakedown Bar
Taboo -- the Ladies Lair @ Til-Two Club
Hard Fall Hearts, Stealth Starlight, Altar Relics @ Eleven
SLK (PB middle school fundraiser) @ Tiki House
GrooveSession, Smokey Hoof @ Winston's
Armory Survival Gear & Freestyle Session present the Bug Out @ House of Blues 5th Avenue Stage
Unlimited Cali presents Eli aka Smoove-E, Mumbls, Andre Nickatina @ Porter's Pub
The 3rd @ Riviera Supper Club (5 p.m.)
The Roosters @ Riviera Supper Club (10 p.m.)
Jeremiah Johnson, Darasuum, Forever Ends Now, Decades, Lifelong, The I In Self @ Soma
Dizzy's presents Deejha Marie, Sue Palmer, Sharon Shufelt, Pete Harrison @ 98 Bottles
Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Pacific Dub @ Soundwave
Three Bad Jacks, Left Alone, the Howlers, Gino & the Lone Gunmen, the Gore Horseman @ The Jumping Turtle
Viva Santana @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
Hype, featuring Osal8, Hm.t Dm.t, Kombat, Headshake, Puppykicker @ Kava Lounge
The Essentials @ Flying Elephant Pub & Grill
Day Dreaming Ent Group presents Celebrity Club Night @ 4th & B
Raymond Raye, Heretic, Obscure As Enoch @ Brick By Brick
Arturo Sandoval @ Anthology (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
Feel the Noise, with DJs Mike Delgado & Gabe Vega @ U-31
Bill Magee Blues Band @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
Danny & the Tramp, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
Zzymzzy Quartet @ Claire de Lune
Mike Myrdal @ The Marble Room
L.E.D. presents Sharam @ Voyeur
Lady Dottie & the Diamonds @ Croce's
Tribal Cabaret @ Queen Bee's
Lixx, Rushed (Rush tribute) @ 710 Beach Club
Soul Flexin', with Grandmasta Rats, Charlie Rock @ El Dorado
DMO, Maktwon, Young Gee @ Spin
Showstopper Launch Party, with DJ Brett Bodley, DJ Slowhand @ Fluxx
Smoke Staxx, DJ Gary B @ Coyote Bar & Grill
Mystique @ McP's Irish Pub
Calibre @ Valley View Casino
Sirens Crush, featuring DJ 2Rile @ Dreamcatcher Viejas
Hot Rod Lincoln @ V Lounge Viejas Casino
Semisi & Fula Bula @ Davina's Cabo Grill
The Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio @ Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Nemesis @ Dirk's Niteclub
The Disco Pimps @ Stage Saloon
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 .