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
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)
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.