You might just want to take Friday off from work with the fun lineup coming your way on Thursday. The Belly Up hosts their daytime festival at the San Diego County Fair, and by night Gregg Allman takes to the Grandstand Stage (read our interview with Allman HERE). Meanwhile, our boys in Dead Feather Moon lead a solid local lineup at the Belly Up itself, and Missouri's the Life and Times headline the freshly-painted Casbah. Singer/songwriter Griffin House performs at Soda Bar, and rock & roll legends George Thorogood & the Destroyers return to Humphrey's By the Bay with guests Brian Setzer for their Rockabilly Riot. Elsewhere, the Slackers rock out at the Observatory, and our friend Matt Strachota is celebrated with a birthday show at Sycamore Den. Lots to do and plenty to choose from.
Thursday, June 18:
- Belly Up Music Festival, with Candy Kane, Combo Libertad, B-Side Players, House of Shem, the Devastators @ Rock On Concert Series, San Diego County Fair
- Gregg Allman @ Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair -- read our interview with Allman HERE
- Dead Feather Moon, the Paragraphs, Low Volts & the Hi-Watts @ Belly Up
- The Life and Times, Arms Away, the Anomaly @ Casbah
- Jen Kirkman @ The Irenic
- Griffin House, Lee Coulter, Cloudside @ Soda Bar
- The Slackers @ =Observatory North Park
- Jeff Berkley, Lindsay White @ Java Joe's
- Matthew Strachota's Birthday Show, with Mandi Strachota & Drew Thams @ Sycamore Den
- Wallburds, Le Ra, Blue Eyed Lucy @ Black Cat Bar
- DJ Ikah Love @ Bar Pink
- Back X Burner @ Legend Records
- George Thorogood & the Destroyers/Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot Tour 2015, Davy Knowles @ Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay
- Death Valley Girls @ The Hideout
- Ari Lyon, Nina Francis @ Lestat's
- Groove International: Reveal Talent @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Glyphics: A Community Art Event, featuring the Whiskey Circle @ The Merrow
- Home Free @ Paddock Series, San Diego County Fair (12:30 p.m.)
- Darkwave Garden @ The Bancroft
- Charlie Arbelaez Quartet @ Croce's Park West
- City Lights @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Katterwaul, Headlock, Nikki & the Mongoloid, Cedar Fire @ Tower Bar
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Mercedes Moore @ Tio Leo's
- OB Hip-Hop with Lit-One, Fluid, Clean and Seancy @ Winston's
- 12th Planet, Loudpvck, Kove @ Bassmnt
- MAKJ @ Omnia
- Astrojump/Kill Quanti DJs @ Whistle Stop
- Basshenge @ Kava Lounge
- Sunny Rude, DJ Reefah, TRC Soundsystem @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- DJ Junior the DISCOpunk @ Henry's Pub
- Oddball @ Boar Cross'n
- Live Band 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.
