Sounds Like San Diego: June 1

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | Updated 7:27 PM PDT

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Manchester Orchestra return to San Diego on their third full-length record.

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I cannot believe how time flies. It is already the sixth month of this calendar year, and Manchester Orchestra are back touring on their third full-length record! That the Atlanta band has managed to work around the traditional record-label system has been no small feat, but I can say that I've watched the band do everything they could to achieve what they have. This third record, a concept album called Simple Math written from the perspective of 23-year-old vocalist Andy Hull, feels confessional from the beginning and never lets up. The band is performing with Cage the Elephant tonight at Soma, and while Cage will rock you, it is Manchester Orchestra that will grab ahold of you and never let go: "Dear everybody that has paid to see my band/ It's still confusing, I'll never understand/ I acted like an a-- so my albums would never burn/ I'm hungry now, and the scraps are dirty dirt."

Wednesday, June 1:

Cage the Elephant, Manchester Orchestra, Sleeper Agent @ Soma
Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Handlery Hotel Poolside (free, 5-8 p.m.)
Sezio presents Eternal Summers, the Beets, Oberhofer @ Casbah
Mattson 2, Zombie Surf Camp, Secret Samurai @ Soda Bar
DJ John Wilkes Booth is My Power Animal @ Tin Can
Chick Shakes, Mother's Worry @ Tower Bar
Lisa Sanders Summer Tour, featuring Cathryn Beaks, Peggy Watson, Veronica May @ Belly Up
Anthony David @ Anthology
Chad Cavanaugh, Harley Jay, Yogoman Burning Band @ Lestat's
The Bus Stop presents the Beatminerz, Ikah Love, Mada @ El Dorado
Reply All: Jazz, featuring the Danny Green Quintet @ The Loft
Roy Rapid and the Rhythm Trio @ Riviera Supper Club
Jesse Davis @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Clem Darling @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
SpeakHer Open Mic @ Kava Lounge
Bill Magee Blues Band @ Patrick's II
Wreck Shop Wednesdays, with Cuban Cigar Crisis, Alas De Mosca, Plane Without a Pilot, Mark Miller, Ephraim and Gracie, Adam Walker @ The Office
The Young Rapscallions, Azura, Science Fiction, Intransit Audio @ Ruby Room
Steel Panther, Safety Orange @ Typhoon Saloon
Redneck Rodeo @ The Saloon (Encinitas)
Frankie Dee and the Funk Natra Band @ The Kraken
Mojave Wild, Foreign Film, St Cloud Sleepers, DJ Gonzo @ O'Connell's
Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
Club Kingston presents Rankin Joe, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Gallagher's
Kevyn Lettau @ The V Lounge Viejas Casino

Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and general musings about life in San Diego onSan Diego: Dialed In. She does social media for the Casbah, books at West Coast Tavern West Coast Tavern, and is trying her hand at band management. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.