There's so much going on this weekend that it really requires a study of the listings and some tough decisions on how and where to fully enjoy the beautiful San Diego weekend. I think there's no better place than Spanish Landing, where zydeco music is king. Bring your lawn chairs and your family down for this all-day event and enjoy some crawfish while you're there. If you'd rather trade zydeco for beachy rap-rock-reggae vibes, OMBAC and 91x have a music fest down at Mariner's Point. As night sets in, the Donkeys bring their easy-breezy vibe to the Casbah and indie-buzz band PYYRAMIDS play a free show at Bar Pink. It is going to be a very, very good day.
Saturday, May 11:
- OMBAC & 91x Beach Music Festival, featuring Pepper, Vokab Company and Crush Effect, Stranger, Natural Vibrations, Oceanside Sound System @ Mariner's Point, Mission Beach
- Valley Center Music Festival, featuring Sara Petite & the Sugar Daddies, Lexington Field, Adopted, the Saltlickers, Bad Motor Posse, Not 4 Hire, Los Guys, Sittin Fat @ Bates Nut Farm (free!)
- Gator By the Bay @ Spanish Landing
- Pyyramids, the Milkcrates DJs @ Bar Pink
- The Donkeys, Rafter, Octa#grape @ The Casbah
- Incendio @ AMSD
- San Diego Surf Film Festival presents Tom Curren, MK & the Gentlemen, the Lucky Lonely, the Wes Coast @ The Griffin
- Let Em Rot, D.E.A., PSO, Vacant Youth @ Ché Café
- The Steppas, Ezzrah, Clear Conscience @ 710 Beach Club
- Fashawn, Park & the Numberman, Beatnick, DJ Daeta, Norm Rocwell @ Ruby Room
- The Mar Dels (2 p.m.), Tea Leaf Green with Terraplane Sun (9 p.m.) @ Belly Up
- NSD Productions Local Showcase: Days to Change, Given Life, Aurora, Streetcar Rendezvous, REV, Them Guns @ Brick By Brick
- Gilbert Castellanos, Irving Flores, Rob Thorsen, Tommy Aros, Fernando Gomez @ Dizzy's
- Mr. Biggs, Kimbo @ El Dorado Bar
- Waking in Sonata, All In Line, Last Anniversary, Parliament of Owls @ Epicentre
- Temple of the Dad (7 p.m.), Cubensis (9 p.m.) @ Winstons
- Nectar, with DJ Ikon @ Fluxx
- Nemesis (5 p.m.), Fish & the Seaweeds (9 p.m.) @ Humphreys Backstage
- Shiva Trash, Love Letters, Young Wants @ Ken Club
- Rebecca Pidgeon, Stephen Kellogg @ Lestat's
- The Gore Horsemen, Screamin Yeehaws, the Blackjackits @ Soda Bar
- Pierce the Veil, All Time Low, Mayday Parade, You Me At Six @ Soma
- PAULO @ Spin
- DJ Mongo Style and Chango Rey, the Jive Bombers @ The Tower Bar
- Mittens, Glass Elevator, Live & the Skull @ Tin Can Alehouse
- Colour @ Tio Leo's
- DJ Bugz and Vonkiss @ U31
- Makal @ The V Lounge
- Rising Star @ Dreamcatcher
- Boan, Karaoke, Lewis + Lewis @ The Void
- Craze @ Voyeur
- Djs Dimitri & Rob, DJ Daydream Nation's Eric Howarth @ Whistle Stop
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.
