Sounds Like San Diego: July 28

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 | Updated 4:40 PM PDT

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Why not start your weekend a night early? Tonight is chockful of great rock & roll all over town. At the Casbah, the always awesome Bear Hands are sandwiched by two of San Diego's finest, Lights on and Dynamite Walls. At Mary Jane's at the Hard Rock Hotel, you can witness the triumphant return of the Bloody Hollies, who have been missing in action for some time. A solid indie lineup awaits you at Soda Bar, and over in City Heights, the kickoff of Johnny Rad Fest brings crowd favorites the Spits back from Seattle -- it will certainly be a crazy night at Til-Two Club.

Thursday July 28:

Dynamite Walls, Bear Hands, Lights On @ Casbah
Mary Jane's Underground, featuring the Bloody Hollies, Low Volts @ Mary Jane's, Hard Rock Hotel (10 p.m. to 12 a.m., free, 21+)
Jesse LaMonaca @ West Coast Tavern
Olin and the Moon, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Darrows @ Soda Bar
Johnny Rad Fest, with the Spits, Embalmers, Stalins of Sound, the Lumps, the Swallows @ Til-Two Club
The Swing'n Kings, Wag Halen, Los Beautiful Beasts, Stratos @ Belly Up
Stevie and the Hi-Stax @ Bar Pink
Abandon the Raft, Mira Loma and the Bad Vibes, the Cigarette Bums, the Red Atarts @ Tin Can
Sutekh Hexen, Folivore, Secret Fun Club, Zsa Zsa Gabor, DJ Sam Hitz @ The Shakedown Bar
Play It Forward Presents @ Ruby Room
Lost n Sound presents Worthy, Halo, Paul Najera @ El Dorado
The NFormals @ Brick By Brick
Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
Johnny Deadly and the Rattlerockers @ Eleven
Lindsey Yung, Kenny Eng, Jane Lui @ Lestat's
Roy Rapid and the Rhythm Trio @ Riviera Supper Club
AJ Croce @ Anthology
Ryan Cabrera, Lenny Morris and TNT, James Morris, Carley Tanchon @ Ramona Mainstage
Ruby and the Red Hots @ Patrick's II
Gilbert Castellanos and the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ Croce's
Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant
Barfly Promotions Presents @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
Mark Stuart @ Tiki House
Dead Technology @ Kava Lounge
L.E.D. presents PeaceTreaty, Dillon Francis @ Voyeur
EDM presents EC Twins, Stir Crazy, the Office Twins, Mr. Nice Guy @ Fluxx
The Flock of '80s @ Henry's Pub
Club '80s @ Club Kadan
Vamp @ Whistle Stop
Shelle Blue, DJ Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill
Ottly Mercer, 2000 Tons of TNT @ Gallagher's
Trouble in the Wind, Freako Suave @ Boar Cross'n
Johnny Tarr @ Davina's Cabo Grill
The Dope Show @ House of Blues Restaurant
Hip-Hop Night SD @ Winston's
Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Fishfonics, Digital Opinion @ Side Bar
Yolanda Marie @ Second Wind Santee
Big City Shaman @ McP's Irish Pub & Grill

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.