Take your time while scrolling through Friday's shows because there are some doozies and, if you time your night right, you might be able to hop around and catch a couple of great shows (after you watch the Olympic opening ceremonies, of course).
Kicking off the list, Strange Vine returns from Fresno for a show at the Ken Club with the Beautiful View and Radio Silent. Strange Vine have been pounding the pavement and touring frequently and this is a great chance to see them.
Down at the Casbah, Mr. Tube & the Flying Objects perform, and since Pall Jenkins is suggesting the end of Black Heart Procession to focus on Three Mile Pilot, this might also be the last time to see Mr. Tube for a while.
Good guys Dead Feather Moon headline over at the Griffin, Little Deadman play an art opening in Encinitas, and Behind the Wagon rock out at Soda Bar.
Friday, July 27:
- Strange Vine, the Beautiful View, Radio Silent @ Ken Club
- Mr. Tube & the Flying Objects, the Creepy Creeps, the Amandas, Ted Washington, DJ Claire @ Casbah
- Dead Feather Moon, the Young Evils, Bunny Gang @ The Griffin
- 36 Hours of the Summer Salon Series featuring the Yes Men, Katherine Brook, Jacob Turnbloom, Stephanie Lie, the Third Party, Century of the Self, the Nervous Wreckords and much more @ San Diego Museum of Art
- Forever 27 Club with Strange Days, Crosstown Traffic, Casey Hensley, Blue Moonies, DJ Man Cat @ Belly Up
- Behind the Wagon, Bloody Mary Bastards, Santos @ Soda Bar
- "Maybe It's A Trap" art by Charles Berquist, music by Little Deadman @ UNIV Concept Shop (7-10 p.m., 1053 S. Coast Hwy 101 Ste. A, Encinitas)
- Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole @ Harrah’s Rincon Casino Open Sky Theater
- Michale Graves (the Misfits), Chip Hanna (U.S. Bombs) Midnight Eagle, Kodiak @ Til-Two Club
- Teenage Bottlerocket, the Dopamines, Elway, Tiltwheel, the Bombpops @ The Shakedown
- Sublime with Rome, Cypress Hill, Pepper @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
- Four O’clock Fridays presents Dashboard Confessional @ Del Mar Race Track
- Bonkers! EDM Dance Party @ Bar Pink
- Band Showcase @ Whistle Stop
- Double Break Afterparty with Brent Weinbach, Barfth, Cyboman, Jessica <3 Ciocci @ Tin Can
- Tori Roze presents the Janks, Lyrical Groove, Charlie Morgan Co., Pan Am @ Ruby Room
- Eleven 2nd Anniversary Rockfest with Happy Body Slow, Brain (Taking Back Sunday), Misc. Ailments, Weatherbox, Tons, Wine @ Eleven
- Prizehog, the Lumps, Shaking Pyramid, Damballas Toybox @ Tower Bar
- Feel the Noise Electro Dance with DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ Kitty Diamond
- DJ Chris Cutz @ U-31
- So Cal World Music Festival Pre-Party feauring Spam/Traveling Band, Arden Park Roots, Sincere the Major, Bad Apples, Irusalem, Royal Emporor Sound @ Queen Bee's
- Relient K, Hellogoodbye, William Beckett & House Heroes @ House of Blues
- The Gregory Page Show @ Lestat's
- The Debonaires, the Amalgamated, Shocks of Mighty, 2000 Tons of TNT, Left Coasters @ Brick By Brick
- The Devastators, Bad Neighborz @ Winston's
- Ease Up, Zen Robbi, Garrett Lee Robinson @ 710 Beach Club
- Local Showcase with Mariscal, Sledding With Tigers, Emily Rajcic, AJ Peacox, Nicky B @ Epicentre
- Attack Attack!, We Came As Romans, the Acacia Strain, Woe Is Me, Oceano, Abandon All Ships, Impending Doon, In Fear And Faith, Texas In July, Secrets, Like Moths To Flames, For All Those Sleeping, Close To Home, Volumes, Glass Cloud, At the Skylines, Hands Like Houses @ Soma
- Lewd Acts, Griever, Fed to the Wolves, Good Grief @ Che Cafe
- Dizzy's presents Daniel Jackson, Chuck McPheron, Henry Franklin, Dorothy Annette, Trevor Orr @ McCrea Music Company
- Indie by Design @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
- Sheryl Crow @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay (Sold Out)
- Shady Grey @ Flying Elephant
- Hot Tuna @ Anthology (early show 7:30 p.m.)
- Led Zepplica @ Anthology (late show 9:30 p.m.)
- Danny & the Tramp, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
- David Patrone @ Marble Room
- Cedric Gervais @ Voyeur
- Zenbu Fridays with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
- Soul Flexin’ & Hot Peas and Butta’ two-year anniversary with Charlie Rock, Grandmasta Rats, Skeme Richards @ El Dorado
- Costume Party with DJ D Rock DJ Fresh To Death, DJ Kali @ Spin
- DJ Scooter, Hyena @ Fluxx
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.
