Sounds Like San Diego: March 1

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 | Updated 9:42 AM PDT

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Tonight is a great night for music, and though San Diego's hip-hop devotees might disagree, you just might be tickled by tonight's options. At the Soda Bar, you have Busdriver, a rapper who has graced the major festival stages, but only after building his own following with smart lyrics and smooth rhymes. Supported by Nocando and Open Mike Eagle, he might just bring out the backpack-wearing head-bobbers, but you should give the show a chance if you're trying to diversify your musical palette. Down at the Casbah, tongue-in-cheek sequin queen Leslie & the Lys will give you a jaw-dropping "is this really happening right now?" kind of feeling. Supported by Pennyhawk and Ramona & the Swimsuits...well, let the names speak for themselves. But it is local caped crusader Grammatical B, (aka Casbah bartender Ben Johnson) who will really set the mood for the night. If you want to stick to rock n' roll, check out Hills Like Elephants at Bar Pink who have a new record coming out soon. (Spoiler alert: it's awesome!)

Thursday, March 1:

Casbah presents Busdriver, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle @ Soda Bar
Leslie & the Lys, Pennyhawk, Ramona and The Swimsuits, Grammatical B & the B-Verbs @ Casbah
Hills Like Elephants, Auditorium @ Bar Pink
Merle Haggard @ Balboa Theatre
Thomas Johnson & the People, Zach Kingsley Band, Amy Obenski, John & the Traveling Bicycle @ Tin Can
Javier Colon, Reed Waddle @ Anthology
The Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow, Coffin Bangers Gorelesque, Zombie Surf Camp @ The Shakedown Bar
Kitty Plague, Privatized Air, Hot Mustard @ Ruby Room
Kylle Thomasson, Tim Flack @ Lestat's
Fantazzmo @ Brick By Brick
Unlimited Cali Ent. presents Dub Police feat. Caspa, Trolly Snatcha, Subscape, D1 @ 4th & B
Run Hit Run, Chasing Claymores, tba @ Eleven
Oldest Boy & Girl @ Riviera Supper Club
2Bit Radio @ Bar Dynamite
Jedi Sugar presents Family Wagon, the Brothers Grimm @ El Dorado
LED Presents: Tommy Trash, No Body @ Voyeur
Myron & the Kyniptionz @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
Blue Thursday w/ Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
Critical Beatdown w/ DJ Pound @ Kava Lounge
EDM w/ DJs Wippenberg, Cowboy Mike, Dipsia, Scott Roberts @ Fluxx
Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant (54th & University)
Jes @ Spin
Listen Local Thursdays @ Winston's
Stoney B. Blues Band @ House of Blues Voodoo Stage
Scott Carter & New Breed @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Jet West @ Hard Rock Cafe
Project: Out of Bounds, the Skaflaws @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
iParty Thursdays @ Henry's Pub
Club 80's @ Club Kadan
Valerie Pierce, Smokestaxx @ Jimmy Love's
Safety Orange @ Hennessey's PB
Dave Booda Trio @ Tiki House
Hammer Down @ Coyote Bar & Grill

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.