Sounds Like San Diego: May 24

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Monday, May 23, 2011 | Updated 8:39 PM PDT

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Noah and the Whale bring their compelling live performance to the intimate San Diego Woman's Club.

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"From the beginning I wanted to write a record that had that excitement of being young and being in the night. I think it's that naivity -- that feeling that things are happening everywhere except where you are, wondering what's out there in the wide world," says Charlie Fink of Noah and the Whale in reference to writing the band's third album, Last Night on Earth. "It's when you're on a bus, you don't know where you're heading, you don't know what's at the end of it, and you have this fantasy that whatever's at the end of it is going to be remarkable and magnificent." Although the sentiment is captured beautifully on the new record, Noah and the Whale are best enjoyed live, where the space between the band and audience is completely lost and everyone is on that same bus together. Tonight, Noah and the Whale performs at the all-ages San Diego Woman's Club. This is an early show, with doors at 7 p.m., so don't miss your chance to see one of this generation's best storytellers.

Noah and the Whale will be joined by Bahamas, the moniker of Afie Jurnaven, a much-sought-after musician whose Pink Strat was nominated for the Polaris Prize and a Juno Award in Canada, and was released in the U.S. by Brushfire Records last Tuesday. They've toured with Wilco and opened for Calexico, Elvis Costello and tonight will kick things off for Noah and the Whale at the intimate Woman's Club.

Tuesday, May 24:

Casbah presents Noan and the Whale, Bahamas @ San Diego Women's Club (all ages)
White Denim, White Arrows, Hotel St. George @ Casbah
Denison Witmer, Josh Damigo, Great Power @ Soda Bar
New Artist Showcase, with Frame of Reference @ Eleven
Noel Jordan, Justin Rodriguez, Jason de la Torre @ Tin Can
Local Brews Local Grooves @ House of Blues
Family Night presents Red Fox Tails @ El Dorado
Tuesday Night Jazz Collective, DJs Jared and Jason @ Til-Two Club
Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
Katy Wompus Trio @ Riviera Supper Club
Christian Taylor, FMera, Love, the City and Space @ Ruby Room
Tiki Tuesday, featuring Mr. Craig Prior @ Bar Pink
Upright Citizens Brigade Tourco @ The Loft
Gregory Michaels @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
Len Rainey and the Midnigjht Players @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Christy Bruneau @ Claire de Lune
Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
Comedy Night @ Lestat's
Jeff Moore's Witchdoctors @ Patrick's ll
Missy Andersen @ Valley View Casino
Tomcat Courtney @ Le Gran Tapa
Tommy Price and the Stilettos @ Henry's Pub
Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
The Squirming Coils, the Werks @ Winston's
Friends Chill @ Whistle Stop
Ron's Trio @ McP's Irish Pub
Purple Faze Band, Run Hit Run @ Stage Saloon
Karaoke @ Kensington Club
Stress Free Standup Comedy @ U-31
Steve Payne @ Davina's Cabo Grill

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 contact her directly.