I am a little bitter. I love going to X-Fest and I love going to FM 949's SPF, and it boggles the mind that the two stations -- who obviously have a huge overlapping audience -- still decide to book their big summer shows on the same day. Both have stellar lineups, but they're spread so far across the county that you've got to pick one or the other, and I'm not here to make that choice for you. What I will tell you is that if you're not hitting a festival tonight, one of the greatest touring singer/songwriters around is returning to San Diego with an early show at Soda Bar. I hear Joshua James will be on by 6:45 p.m., which theoretically means you could still catch Phoenix down the hill at Qualcomm, head to the Casbah for the fun of Builders & the Butchers or see Corinne Bailey Rae at Music Box. You can deal with Monday when it comes.
Monday, June 11:
- Joshua James, RIVVRS @ Soda Bar (5:30 p.m.)
- The Builders & the Butchers, Bit Maps, Ike Fonseca @ Casbah
- 91x's X-Fest featuring Phoenix, Empire of the Sun, Bob Moses, K. Flay, Missio, the Lemon Twigs, Sir Sly, Lo Moon, Creature Canyon, Lightning Cola @ Qualcomm Stadium on the Green
- FM 949 SPF featuring Franz Ferdinand, Saint Motel, Judah & the Lion, Mondo Cozmo, Colony House, LP, the Heydaze @ Junior Seau Amphitheatre, Oceanside Pier
- San Diego Makes Music @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion
- San Diego Festival of the Arts @ Waterfront Park
- ZZ Ward, Earl St. Clair @ Belly Up
- Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamila Woods @ Music Box
- Gabriel Sunday Trio @ Panama 66 (6 p.m.)
- Film Out San Diego @ Observatory North Park
- Kimmi Butter & the Night Howls, Babylon @ Pour House (Oceanside)
- Roberto Tapia @ Grandstand, San Diego County Fair
- The Deslondes @ Space
- TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Black Pacific @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
- The Minimalists: Less Is Now Tour @ House of Blues
- Unwed Sailor, the Calefaction, Yellr @ Soda Bar
- Nina Francis, Dixie Maxwell, Bobo Czarnowski @ Java Joe's
- Mopar Bentley, Hyperactive Slackers, Sideshow, Children of Eden @ Bancroft Bar
- Pool House Sunday @ The Pendry
- Levinson Pool Parties @ The Lafayette
- Wonderdogs, Tweed Deluxe, Hibbity Dibbity @ The Holding Company 1502
- Bastardsect, Connoisseur, Abrams, Bleak Skies @ Tower Bar
- The Hoy Polloy, Bien Bien, Nite Lapse @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Ria Carey & Don L @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Pants Karaoke @ Til-Two Club
- Back Alley Gear Night: Wild Things Leather Night @ The Merrow
- (Hed) PE, One Inch Punch, Albert the Cannibal, DVT, Van Brando @ Brick by Brick
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (all ages)
- TRILOC Live with LS Dub, Black Pearl Reggae @ Kava Lounge
- Reggae Sunday @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking: Gappy Ranks @ The Office
- Stellita @ Humphreys Backstage Live (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Underworld (Gothic/Industrial) @ Navajo Live
- Bumpasonic @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
- Almost Famous Karaoke @ Henry's
- One Diego w/ Adrian Hour @ Spin (3 p.m.)
- Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and 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.
