Happy Leap Day, San Diego! Hopefully you took a leap and pre-purchased concert tickets, because it appears that tonight's hot shows with the Kooks at House of Blues and !!! (pronounced "chk-chk-chk") at the Casbah are both sold out. The Kooks just released Junk Of The Heart, proving that they still have the same spunk they're known for, and will be joining Foster the People's tour later this summer. As for !!! over at the Casbah, the band hit the festival circuit pretty hard last year, so tonight's show will be a rare treat as they test out new yet-to-be-released material. If you don't have tonight's golden tickets, fret not, because Cloud Nothings at Soda Bar and Snakesuit at the Whistle Stop are both solid alternatives.
Wednesday February 29:
- The Kooks, Yawn @ House of Blues (sold out)
- !!!, Wild Belle, DJ Velvet Touch @ Casbah (sold out)
- Cloud Nothings, A Classic Education, Lanterns @ Soda Bar
- Commune Wednesdays with Snakesuit, DJs Corey Biggs & Adam Salter @ Whistle Stop
- Nikki & The Mongoloids, Lumis, Symmetry, Kublaki, JFK of Grayskul @ Tin Can
- Boz Scaggs @ Belly Up (sold out)
- Trevor Davis, Meiko @ Anthology
- James Hunnicutt, Graham Lindsey, Jimmy Dean @ The Shakedown Bar
- Jayme Stone @ The Loft
- Nena Anderson & the Mules @ Bar Pink
- 145th Street Blues @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Missy Andersen @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
- Bosen and Suede, Joe Marson, Summer Mencher @ Lestat's
- Rookie Card @ Riviera Supper Club
- Realboy, French Kiss Collective, Blancnoire @ El Dorado
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Benefit with AfterShock Seven, Useless Rhetoric, Los Pescaderos, Locked Out of Eden, Austin Gatus @ Ruby Room
- Wreck Shop Wednesdays with Terry Matsuoka, Sweeteverafter, Degero @ The Office
- Sleeper Cell Music Presents: Von Ukuf @ Kava Lounge
- Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
- Wednesday Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
- Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
- Lady Dottie & the Diamonds @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Club Kingston w/ Shoreline Rootz, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
- Karaoke @ Chico Club
- Sue Palmer @ Croce's
- Giant Mechanical Brain @ Tiki House
- John Foltz @ The Marble Room
- Sunny Rude @ Typhoon Saloon
- Sister Speak @ Bourbon Street
- Battle of the Bands @ Coyote Bar & Grill
- Ron's Trio @ McP's Irish Pub
- Jeff Bristol @ Davina's Cabo Grill
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.
