Around SoundDiego headquarters, we certainly love music. We all have different genres we prefer, but one thing all of us can agree on is that we especially love our homegrown talent pool. On Friday, we're getting a special dose of local music and local beer when the Observatory hosts Reader on Tap. With local acts like the Burning of Rome, Blackout Party, Nervous Wreckords and more, this event will be proof that talent abounds in our fair city. Of course, there are other great shows in town, too, like the Crawdaddys at the Casbah for the older rocker crowd and Eleanor Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces at Whistle Stop. Friday is also the official grand opening of the Balboa (formerly the Tin Can), with live sets from Ed Ghost Tucker and Idyll Wild.
Friday, March 6:
- Reader on Tap. featuring the Burning of Rome, Blackout Party, the Nervous Records, Shady Francos, Flaggs @ Observatory North Park
- The Crawdaddys, the New Kinetics, the Bassics, DJ Tony the Tyger @ Casbah
- Eleanor Friedberger @ Whistle Stop
- Grand Opening, with Ed Ghost Tucker, Idyll Wild @ The Balboa (formerly the Tin Can)
- Hot Nerds (CD release), Qui, Victis, DJ Mike Delgado @ Soda Bar
- Berkley Hart, the Lovebirds, Gregory Page @ Java Joe's
- DJ Artistic @ Bar Pink
- Super Diamond: The Neil Diamond Tribute, Graceband @ Belly Up
- Steal Dawn Happy Hour benefit for the Dave, Shelley & Chainsaw Charity Fund JACK FM @ Belly Up (5 p.m.)
- The Midtown Men @ Copley Symphony Hall
- Sprung Monkey, Eyes Set to Kill, Roar Like Me! @ Brick By Brick
- Nuclear Sunday, This Plague Between Us, Here From the Start, Radio-Active, Offshore Impact @ SOMA
- Joy, Harsh Toke, the Well, Cryptic Languages, Operation Mindblow @ Til-Two Club
- Coliseum, Dangers @ The Hideout
- Industrial Jazz Group, Mesa College Band @ Dizzy's
- 22 Kings, Chris Hayzel, Shilo Gold, Kylle Thomasson @ Rooted Kava Bar
- Tone-Loc @ Porter's Pub
- Jamie Shadowlight @ 98 Bottles
- Bob Marley Day, featuring Alika, Quinto Sol, Piracy Conspiracy, SM Familia, Jammin Green Shop, Mykol Orthodox @ Black Box Tijuana
- Victoria Martino, Jaime Valle @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- John Helix (CD release) @ Lestat's
- Rio Roma @ House of Blues
- Sad Robot, Kiven, Culprit @ The Merrow
- Some Kind of Nightmare, Revoluchix, Dramalamadingdongs @ The Bancroft
- Lee Churchill @ U-31
- Teagan Taylor Band @ Croce's Park West
- The Reflectors @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Ramo Baro, ID the Poet, Scvtterbrvin, Jovi & the Issues @ Tower Bar
- Harvard Bass, Lee K @ Bang Bang
- The Brothers Comatose, Fruition @ Winston's
- I See Monsta @ Fluxx
- Bro Safari @ Bassmnt
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
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.
