Sounds Like San Diego: May 30

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | Updated 10:35 AM PDT

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Courtesy of Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch, who performs with her longtime partner, Dave Rawlings, bends genres with ease, infusing her modern country songs with elements of folk, bluegrass, R&B and even punk. Not familiar? You might know her from the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack.

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I would love to tell you about all of the great shows in town, but none take precedent over the fact that legendary musician Gillian Welch is in town. With her pure voice and her gorgeous music that has laid a template for so many other musicians, it is rightful that everyone who really cares about indie music will be at this show on Tuesday at Humphreys. Horse Feathers at the Casbah and Everlast at the Belly Up are viable options, and Tin Can and Whistle Stop have solid options, too, but believe me, you want to catch Welch when you can.

Wednesday May 30:

Gillian Welch @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Horse Feathers, Death Songs, Manuok @ Casbah
Art Vandelay & Soda Bar present: Pop. 1280, Beaters, Baptism of Thieves, DJ Deadair @ Soda Bar
91X presents Everlast, Karlos Paez @ Belly Up
Jeans Wilder, Each Other, Hags, Sunwheel @ Tin Can
Commune Wednesday, with Drew Andrews & Spectral Cities @ Whistle Stop
Brothers in a Bind @ Riviera Supper Club
Missspent Warhead Premise, Deadtown Lovers, Great Okra @ Ruby Room
The Marshall Tucker Band @ Anthology (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
Soul Ablaze, Keng Doja & the Royal Roots, the Broken Stems, F.U.Z.Z. @ The Griffin
Scott Mathiason & the Shifty Eyed Dogs, Carpenter @ Lestat's
Vanja James, Carl Durant, Tim Flack @ Eleven (5 p.m.)
The Natives, Interrobang, Privatized Air, Eskera, Slut Machine @ Eleven
Redmond, At War, Froghead @ Brick By Brick
Club Kingston presents Piracy Conspiracy, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
Wreck Shop Wednesdays, with Bec Sandridge, Modern Day Superhero, the School Knights, Bluester @ The Office
Ronny Corbin & Pirate Radio @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
Wednesday Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
Lady Dottie & the Diamonds @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
Tim Malley @ Tiki House
Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
Fuzzy @ Croce's
Missy Andersen @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
David Patrone @ Marble Room
Temple of Roots, featuring the Black Heart Warriors @ Kava Lounge
Hazmatt @ Calypso Cafe
Headshine @ Hennessey's Gaslamp
The Great Electric Quest @ The Saloon
Fingerbang @ Stage Rock Bar & Grill
Rick Remender @ McP's Irish Pub & Grill
Ben Powell @ Davina's Cabo Grill
Live Audition Night @ Coyote Bar & Grill

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.