Sounds Like San Diego: March 12, 2011

It's that time of the month again: The Rumble rolls through town at Bar Pink, and this time it's with three great bands that you probably have never heard of. Still, all the cool kids will be lining up outside Bar Pink to catch the next indie rock flavor, so don't miss out. ]

If that doesn't suit your fancy, one of my favorite San Francisco bands is in town over at the Soda Bar. Or, The Whale is seriously fun music, and you should check them out if you have the chance. For old time rock & rollers, take your pick between Mike Watt at the Casbah or Deadbolt at Eleven and you'll be quite content. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Devotionals is playing at Tin Can with Papercuts and Kynan (the alter ego of Joel Williams of d/wolves). Devotionals is the side project of Tyson Vogel, drummer of Two Gallants (who recently announced their reunion). Tyson is an amazing talent and deserves your love and, well, devotion.

Saturday, March 12:

  • Futuresounds & Indigenous present the Rumble, with Dreamboat, Tahiti 80, the Tellers @ Bar Pink (free)
  • Mike Watt and the Missingmen, The Bellrays, Firethorn @ Casbah
  • Or, The Whale, the Horde and the Harem, Olin and the Moon, the Western Set @ Soda Bar
  • Josh Damigo Night @ Lestat's
  • San Diego Indiefest 7, featuring We Are Scientists, Rhythm and the Method, Vokab Company, Republic of Letters and more @ NTC/Liberty Station
  • Deadbolt, Behind the Wagon, Bourbon Saints @ Eleven
  • Papercuts, Devotionals (Tyson Vogel of Two Gallants), Kynan (Joel Williams of d/wolves) @ Tin Can
  • Dead Man's Party, Fearless in Fairweather @ Belly Up
  • Medeski Martin & Wood, Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet @ House of Blues
  • Mean Jeans, Apache, Audacity, Cosmonauts @ Til Two Club
  • The Gears, the Controllers, Jet Kill Radio @ The Shakedown
  • Booty Bassment- Dimitri and Rob @ Whistle Stop
  • Weedeater, Zeroaster @ Ruby Room
  • Arson Academy, Bang! Bang! Bang!, Hocus, News From the Front @ Ken Club
  • Zane Patrick's Day @ Belly Up (1 p.m.)
  • Lurkville, Thee Strychnine DJs @ Tower Bar
  • Dance Party @ U-31
  • High Tide @ Sound Wave
  • Wave Array, Buckeye Knoll, Audio Out, Great White Buffalo @ O'Connell's
  • Bill Cardinal @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Suicide Chords, In Every Breath, Stereo Motif @ Brick By Brick
  • Dazed and Confused @ Winston's
  • The Burnsville Band @ House of Blues Voodoo Stage
  • Mystic Roots @ 710 Beach Club
  • Escape the Fate, Alesana, Motionless in White, Drive A, Get Scared @ Soma
  • Owen Hart, Xibalba @ Che Cafe
  • Michelle Shocked @ AMSD (Acoustic Music San Diego)
  • California Metalfest V, with I Created a Monster, Shores, the Cost Of Salvation, Horde of Sirens, Mortify Your Enemies, Sounds and Sciences, Abaddon @ Epicentre
  • Fresh Sound: Pamela Z @ The Loft, UCSD
  • Gregory Page @ Westgate Hotel
  • Acoustic Fooks @ Dublin Square
  • John Foltz @ Marble Room
  • Richard Thompson, Derek Cannon, Tripp Sprague, Rob Thorsen, Russell Bizzett @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine and Culinary Center)
  • Atomic Groove @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5 p.m.)
  • Crown Point @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
  • Los Syndicate @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
  • Wildstyle Entertainment and House of Styles present: Grand Slam Comedy Jam, featuring Big Leslie, Jay Lamont, Melanie Comarcho @ 4th & B
  • Tank @ Anthology (7:30 p.m.)
  • Tizer @ Anthology (9:30 p.m.)
  • Headliners 3, featuring Faizon Love, Lil Rel, Paula Bel, H Dub @ Birch North Park Theatre
  • Spirit of the Stick, featuring Emmett Chapman, Tom Griesgraber @ Museum of Making Music
  • Guava Belly @ Gallagher's
  • Katie Leigh and the Infantry @ Portugalia
  • Young Guns presents Special Guests, Groundfloor @ El Dorado
  • L.E.D. presents Bass Kleph, Maya Vanya @ Voyeur
  • Agua Dolce @ Croce's
  • Bear Spin, Ted Eiel, Shane Stiel @ Spin
  • Sid Vicious Saturdays, with Rico DeLargo, DJ Brett Bodley @ Fluxx
  • Molly Hatchet @ Ramona Mainstage
  • Friends and Enablers, DJ Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill
  • Live Bands @ Patrick's ll
  • Dragon Lounge, CRS, Arkon, MC Subliminal, Device @ Kava Lounge
  • Serious Guise @ Dirk's Niteclub
  • Flock of '80s @ RT's Longboard Grill
  • 99 Degrees @ Claire de Lune
  • Road Noise @ Hennessey's PB
  • Jet West @ Boar Cross'n
  • Siren's Crush, Missy Andersen @ Valley View Casino
  • The Pettybreakers (tribute) @ Pala Casino
  • Ron's Garage @ McP's Irish Pub

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 shoot her an email.

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