Sounds Like San Diego: May 15

Oh, you guys must hate it when I blather on about my favorite bands that are in town playing sold-out shows, but a few years back, Two Gallants said they were going on an indefinite hiatus. When they miraculously performed two shows at Gilman Street in San Francisco, I had to go up for a road trip. Fortunately, the duo has been back on the road since -- after each of them recorded some solo stuff -- and on Friday, they roll through Soda Bar to play a sold-out show. If you didn't get tickets, the Palace Ballroom celebrate an album release at the Casbah on a bill that also features the debut of Birdy Bardot, and Diamond Lakes, featuring SoundDiego's own Dustin Lothspeich. Legend Neil Diamond brings his world tour to Valley View Casino Center, and the Canadian rock duo Black Pistol Fires perform at the Hideout.

Friday, May 15:

  • Two Gallants, Blank Range @ Soda Bar (SOLD OUT)
  • The Palace Ballroom, Birdy Bardot, Grizzly Business, Diamond Lakes @ Casbah -- check out our Spotlight segment on the Palace Ballroom
  • Neil Diamond World Tour @ Valley View Casino Center
  • Black Pistol Fire, Low Volts @ The Hideout
  • The Relationship (members of Weezer, U.S. Bombs, & Bravery), Gringo Star, Panic Is Perfect @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • TJR @ Fluxx
  • Turn It Loose with Mr. Blow and Friends @ Bar Pink
  • Young Dubliners, the Paragraphs @ Belly Up
  • Juice Box, Soft Limits @ The Balboa
  • Howard Jones @ Sycuan Casino
  • Cathedrals, Tunji Ige @ The Loft
  • The Routine @ Seven Grand
  • Smack This, Spiral Out @ Brick By Brick
  • The Waterboys, Connor Kennedy & Minstrel @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
  • Crimson Harps @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Caitlin Evanson, Tim Connolly, Kennady Tracy @ Lestat's
  • Java Joe's CD release with Berkley Hart, Chris Dale, Frank Dennen, Jeffrey Joe, Dave Howard, Robin Henkel, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Steve Harris @ Java Joe's
  • Klingande, Autograf @ House of Blues
  • Happy Heartbreak, the Liquorsmiths, Bad & Ugly @ The Merrow
  • Mainsail, Empty Spaces, Between California, Summer Aura, Ovation @ Epicentre
  • Lee Churchill @ U-31
  • Allison Adams Tucker @ Croce's Park West
  • Rising Star @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Desert Suns, the Well, Chiefs, Amigo @ Tower Bar
  • Atomic Groove Get Fit Happy Hour @ Belly Up (5 p.m.)
  • GrooveSession @ Winston's
  • MDC, Deathwish, Systematic Abuse, Death Eyes, Sculpins @ Til-Two Club
  • F---ing in the Bushes Britrock with Dan Sant & Rob Moran @ Whistle Stop
  • Deborah Henson Conant @ Museum of Making Music
  • Doorly, Craig Chambers @ Bang Bang
  • Junior theDISCOpunk @ Henry's Pub
  • DEJ Loaf @ Spin
  • Pandora @ Tio Leo's
  • The Reka Parker, Paul Seaforth Quartet, the Charlie Arbelaez @ 98 Bottles
  • Wildside, DJ RM @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
  • Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
  • Casey Turner @ 710 Beach Club (5 p.m.)
  • The Pleasure Victims, the Brewhahas @ 710 Beach Club (9 p.m.)

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.

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.

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