As the Casbah has been celebrating 25 years of music, many San Diego bands have reunited and inspired many old fans while also inspiring new ones. Some of those newer fans are students at the School of Rock, down near the Valley View Casino Center. Under the guidance of Tyler Ward, the kids have learned songs from older bands like Rocket From the Crypt, as well as current bands like Midnight Pine and Lord Howler. The kids are sure to impress with their skills and talent. There will be two full sets with songs by more than 20 San Diego bands. This is going to be an epic show at the Irenic in North Park and definitely worth catching. Plus, it's early enough that you can probably still catch Maria Taylor over at Soda Bar or grab a drink for Neon Beat at Bar Pink.
Saturday, Jan. 18:
- Casbah presents: School of Rock Presents Best of San Diego @ Irenic (click here for a full preview)
- Buck o Nine, Heavy Weight Champions, Ottley Mercer, Secret Samurai @ Casbah
- Soda Bar presents Parquet Courts, Destruction Unit, Grand Tarantula, Shiva Trash @ Che Cafe
- Maria Taylor, PJ Bond, Mariel @ Soda Bar
- Reeform, True Press & White Glove Service @ 710 Beach Club
- Neon Beat @ Bar Pink
- Wayward Sons, Way Cool Jr. @ Belly Up
- Back From Ashes, Malaki, Nothing Haunts Me, Circle 7 @ Brick By Brick
- Afrotruko @ Dizzys
- Avalon Young, Waking in Sonata, Wind in Sails (Evan from Vanna), Just My Luck, Jake Long, Trash Attorne @ Epicentre
- The Wasten, DJ Chelu @ Gallaghers
- Bonfire, Led Zepagain @ House of Blues
- Temple of the Dad, Alan Iglasias @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Drum Wars @ Ramona Mainstage
- Brave Coast, Days of Struggle, Shawkshank Redeemed, Ramona's Flowers @ SOMA
- Back 2 Black, Smack This Rattz, SD All Star Jam Session @ Griffin
- Squirrelly Arts, Ashen Earth, F---lords, Ruines ov Abaddon @ Shakedown
- Blood Dancer, Bella Novella, Boy King @ Tin Can
- DJ Qenoe @ U31
- Hollywood Stones @ Tio Leos
- Turkuaz @ Winstons
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.
