Historically, Thanksgiving Eve is a huge night in San Diego. For many years, my friends and I joined the tradition at the Ould Sod with the Hatchet Brothers, and the bar would be packed, wall-to-wall. Times change but T-Eve is still a great night to celebrate. Friends who've moved out of town return to be with family, and those of us who still live locally look forward to bumping elbows with friends and catching some good music along the way. Before you set out to party, however, you should get to Mossy Scion in Pacific Beach for an all-ages performance by the Silent Comedy. The event is free with your donation of at least three canned food items per person. This event has been postponed twice, so let's hope the weather stays dry enough for the event to finally take off for a good cause.
After that, you can enjoy Cash'd Out at the Casbah; a rare weeknight show at the Ken Club with Dynamite Walls, Vinyl Film and Helen Earth Band; or you can head up to a dance party Mad House at the Belly Up. Whatever you do, call a cab and have a great time.
Wednesday Nov. 24:
- 91X Stuff the Scion, featuring the Silent Comedy @ Mossy Scion, Pacific Beach (free, all-ages, donation of three cans per person required, 5:30-7:30 p.m.)
- Dynamite Walls, Vinyl Film, Helen Earth Band @ Ken Club
- Cash'd Out, Ryan Blue & Centerlight Pop @ Casbah
- Artfag presents Raw Moans, Heavy Hawaii, Colleen Green, DJs Mario Orduno and Charles Rowell @ Tin Can
- Mad House, with DJ Gabe Vega, Hyena, DJ Man Cat & Coda Collins, Lesands, DJ Leif, Hoopnectar, Maystar, Trevor Dean @ Belly Up
- Jay Smart and Michael Reed (of the Smart Bros.), Rhiannon Rath @ Lestat's
- 31st Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival @ Town & Country Conference Center
- Ottmar Liebert @ Anthology (7:30 and 9:30 p.m.)
- The Bloodflowers @ Bar Pink
- Rolling the Stones with Alice and the Cooper Gang @ House of Blues
- Vinyl & Vino: DJ Artistic spins The Who's My Generation @ House of Blues Salvation Alley
- The Fooks Acoustic @ Dublin Square
- King Louie's Missing Monuments, Duchess @ Soda Bar
- The Baja Bugs @ Riviera Supper Club
- L.E.D. presents LA Riots, TJR @ Voyeur
- Dub Dorado presents MRK1, Mr Biggs, Headshake, Austin Speed @ El Dorado
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Gallagher's
- Cherries Jubilee (jazz, cabaret, vaudeville supper club) @ The Marble Room (8 p.m.; no cover)
- V Drago, Foreign Film, Listen on Mute, the Flowerthief, Adam Jacobs, DJ Gonzo @ O'Connell's
- DJ sets by Dan Sena and Edgartronic, Bacon Bits @ U-31
- The Steely Damned @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Club Kingston with Tribal Theory, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Local Showcase: DevOcean, Sandollar, Bankers Hill, Oceanside Sound System @ Sound Wave
- WreckShop Wednesdays, featuring Live Again, OK at Best, Francesca Valle, DJ Saul Q @ The Office
- Comedy Night with Wes Sample @ Eleven
- Bill Magee Blues @ Patrick's ll
- Battle of the Bands hosted by the Blues Brokers @ Coyote Bar & Grill
- Tim and the 23s (solo) @ Stage Bar & Grill
- Jeff Moore and the Witchdoctors @ The Kraken
- Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
- Commune Wednesday with Adam Salter, Ikah Love, DJ J Peso @ Whistle Stop
- Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
- Knight Vision @ Club Kadan
- Sue Palmer @ Croce's
- Len Rainey @ Donovan's Circle of Fifths
- Brain Buckit @ Tiki House
- Eric Yo & DJ Ideal presents Black Wednesday: Dara vs 6Blocc @ On Broadway
- Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
- P Chase & Griz, No Face, Foster Child, Light Green, Lil' Ray Money King, JBM, B-Hop, Prissy Krissy, Decimal @ Dreamstreet Live
- Dead Daze, G-Grip, Anti Quark @ Second Wind Navajo
- Cage, guest @ Second Wind Santee
- Steve Portillo and the Banditos @ Cafe La Maze
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.
