It was almost one year ago that Ben Sollee performed at Four Day Weekend, a Sezio-hosted event that paired touring acts with locals for four consecutive nights -- and made a fan out of me. To just call Sollee a cellist and vocalist is an understatement. While he pulls elements of bluegrass, folk and rock, he has definitely broken down any genre-confining limits with his unique percussive style of playing. He has been known to tour on his bicycle to limit his own carbon footprint, and after speaking with him, you get the impreession that he enjoys touring as much for the opportunity to perform his music as for the opportunity to connect and talk to the people in the crowd.
Wednesday ,July 27:
- Ben Sollee, Thousands @ Belly Up
- F---ed Up, Trash Talk @ Casbah
- Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Riviera Supper Club
- Kevin Martin, Gayle Skidmore @ Bar Pink
- Branes, Primary Colors, Erleen, Raw Moans DJs @ Soda Bar
- Meat Market, Polio @ Tin Can
- Indigo Girls @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
- Helen Earth Band, Shining Through, Happy Body Slow Brain, A Great Bog Pile of Leaves, Night Swimming @ Che Cafe
- The Merry Way, Trevor Davis @ Lestat's
- Comedy @ Eleven
- Dub Dorado presents Heroes & Villains, featuring Mr. Biggs, Austin Speed, Headshake @ El Dorado
- Comma Tom @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
- Jason and the Punknecks @ The Shakedown Bar
- A Brief History of Rhyme, Heather hardcore, Markus Exx @ Til-Two Club
- Ann Hampton Callaway @ Anthology
- Edmar Cataneda Trio @ Athenaeum Music and Arts Library
- Rock Out Wednesday: Live Band Karaoke @ House of Blues
- Indie by Design @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Urban Underground, featuring Luckyiam @ Kava Lounge
- Skylar Grey @ Voyeur
- Bayou Brothers @ Patrick's II
- Wreck Shop Wednesday presents Jerry Atricks and the High Tops, Random Tadio @ The Office
- Fuzzy and the Bluesmen @ Croce's
- Jeff Moore and he Witchdoctors @ The Kraken
- Machete @ Tiki House
- Gilbert Castellanos w/ The New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
- Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
- Comedy @ Eleven
- Club Kingston, with Revival, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Taryn Donath @ Marble Room
- Commune Wednesday @ Whistle Stop
- Battle of the Bands @ Coyote Bar & Grill
- Evolution @ Club Kadan
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Gallagher's
- Manwhore Night @ Ken Club
- Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
- Ben Powell @ Davina's Cabo Grill
- Page 9, Great Valley, Quor, Vanity Affair @ The Jumping Turtle
- Gene Warren @ McP's Irish Pub & Grill
- Justin James @ Handlery Hotel
- LX2 Guitar Duo @ La Gran Tapa
- Irieside @ Typhoon Saloon
- Blue44 @ The V Lounge Viejas Casino
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. She does social media for the Casbah, books at West Coast Tavern and is trying her hand at band management. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.
