It's Memorial Day, a day of reverence and the unofficial start to summer. There aren't a lot of shows, but the few that are happening are definitely worth your attention. The Void has a great night of fuzzed-out indie rock, and the Cold War Kids play their second sold-out Belly Up show. The show of the night, however, is at the Casbah, where Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman joins up with Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins in their side project, Fiction Family. Foreman's voice is undeniably Switchfoot, but the combined sound with Watkins is very different than what you'd expect, and I think fans will be pleasantly surprised. Jon Cooper of the Howls opens the show with an acoustic set.
Monday May 27:
- Anti-Monday Night League presents Fiction Family, the Howls (acoustic) @ Casbah
- Casbah Presents: Cold War Kids, Superhumanoids @ Belly Up (Sold Out)
- The Sound Grove, Balloons, Polyphase, Mystery Cave @ The Void
- The Tin Can Country Club, featuring Mike Pope @ Tin Can
- Los Lobos Locos @ The Shakedown Bar
- Dave Scott & Monsoon Jazz @ Croce's
- Catherine Denise @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Open Mic @ Lestat's
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Modern Day Moonshine @ House of Blues Voodoo Stage
- WG & the G-Men @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
- Monday Night Jams @ 710 Beach Club
- Doug Allen @ The Kraken
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.
