I don't know about you, but looking at tonight's events makes me hope the workday goes by quickly. The bonus is that if you plan right, you can probably check out a couple different shows tonight. I've got my three shows lined up with Fitz and the Tantrums playing a show for KPRI in La Costa, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin taking over the Loft at UCSD, and closing with the Thermals, who will certainly pack the Casbah. There are some great offerings for the all ages set tonight, too, with the Tragic Tantrum performing at Queen Bee's, Eisley and Ives the Band at Soma, and a full bill of locals at the Epicentre. Of course, you can't do it all, but that doesn't mean that any of the rest of the shows are any less worthy of your attention, so find your flavor and enjoy what San Diego has to offer tonight.
Friday, Nov. 19:
- The Thermals, White Fang, the Moviegoers @ Casbah
- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, the Lonely Forest @ The Loft, UCSD
- The Tragic Tantrum (Zoe Tantrum's B-day), Steam Powered Giraffe @ Queen Bees
- Primitive Noyes, Neat Beats, McHank's Art Show @ Fir Coat (590 Fir Street, San Diego, 7-11 p.m.)
- Eisley, Ives the Band, Christie Dupree @ Soma
- The Nervous Wreckords, Grand Tarantula, Vegetarian Werewolf @ Soda Bar
- Slightly Stoopid @ Belly Up (sold out)
- KPRI presents Fitz and the Tantrums @ Blue Fire Grill, La Costa (RSVP required)
- Drews Andrews and Spectral Cities @ Whistle Stop
- Flexx Bronco, Superbees @ Bar Pink
- Mystery Cave, Dustin Wong, Avocado Happy Hour, Holy Ghost Party @ Tin Can
- 45 Grave, Riverbottom Nightmare, Social Spit @ The Shakedown
- Industry, the Makeup Sex, Anomaly @ The Grand (351 Main St., El Cajon)
- Ghettoblaster, Awakeners, Six Cents @ Ken Club
- Bruno Mars @ UCSD Price Center
- Ample Mammal aka the Polish Ambassador, CRMNL, FreeMase, Hannibal Selektor, Joel Moreno @ Ruby Room
- Images, Jet Kill Radio, Compton SF @ Eleven
- Grampa Drew @ Riviera Supper Club
- Feel the Noise Electro Dance with DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ U-31
- Lexington Field, Stereo Summer, Up for the Count, Electric Dynamite @ 710 Beach Club
- Di Nigunim, Holy!Holy!Holy!, Jehovas Fitness, Mala Salud, Satan Dance Party @ Che Cafe
- The 88, Bedford Grove @ Anthology (late show, 9:30 p.m.)
- Boom Box Renaissance, Trout @ O'Connell's
- Like a Surgeon Tour, featuring Pepper, Fishbone, Pour Habit @ House of Blues -- read Gwen Jackson's preview HERE
- Comedy Night, featuring Brent Weinbach, Ryan Stout, Jacob Sirof @ Sound Wave
- League of Liars, Mike Hood Band @ Lestat's
- On Descent, Hemoptysis, Daemos, Downspell, Pull @ Brick By Brick
- Agua Dulce @ Winston's
- Willy Porter @ AMSD (Acoustic Music San Diego)
- Casino Madrid, A City Serene, the Subtle Way, A Shattered Hope, Abandon the Harbor, Tronwayne, Southern Lights, Monsters Scare You @ Epicentre
- Toys for Tots Benefit, featuring Monique, DJ Pocket, Justin Marx and Luminous, Scaffa and Sandma @ Kava Lounge
- Beheading the King, Aizen, Unset, Beneath Lanston, Mrder FM @ Dreamstreet
- Brian Levy (CD release) @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine and Culinary Center)
- Get Rockin @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5-7 p.m.)
- Makai @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9 p.m.)
- The Revivers, the Amalgamated @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
- Roscoe Umali, Rass Kass, Mr Dubie, Samoan Irok, DJ Billie Knight, DJ Stick-D, Dough Nation, Halon, Amina James, Angel, SL500, Problumz, Fab, Montey B, LNV Proof @ 4th & B
- Secret Samarai, Crabs @ Tiki
- King Fisher Turner @ Kraken
- Kyle Eastwood Band @ Anthology (early show, 7:30 p.m.)
- NORML Fundraiser, featuring Have a Cigar (Pink Floyd cover band) @ Portugalia
- The Styletones, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
- Beatnick & Mr Mention @ The Office
- Bruno Mars, DJ Scooter, DJ GRoy @ Fluxx
- The Paul Ingraham Quartet, the Balboa Blues Boys @ Ramona Mainstage
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and sometimes whatever creeps into her head on her music blog San Diego: Dialed In. Check it for even more listings. She also provides social media content for the Casbah. Follow her updates at twitter.com/sddialedin or submit your music listings.
