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.
