As we roll into the weekend, your Thursday night is jam-packed with serious talent. At the Belly Up, electro-clash nasty girl Peaches drops in for her first show in town in ages, joined by U.S. Girls for a full-on dance party. Meanwhile, the band that was selected to open The Who's tour just a couple years ago, Vintage Trouble, appears at the Irenic. As with all Irenic shows, doors are at 7 p.m. with a 10 p.m. curfew, so you can still be a responsible adult and catch the show and be home in time for the 11 o'clock news. All my indie-rock friends can't stop talking about Empress Of at Soda Bar, and Aterciopelados play their dreamy tunes --- do we call it indie en Espanol? -- at House of Blues. Fans of Enon will appreciate a band featuring two former members, Crooks on Tape, who appear at the Casbah, and if you're looking for a great freebie show, Oh, Spirit! are at Sycamore Den.
Thursday, Oct. 1:
- Peaches, US Girls@ Belly Up
- Vintage Trouble, Greg Holden @ The Irenic
- Empress Of, ABRA, Lipherma @ Soda Bar
- Crooks on Tape, the Verigolds, AJ Froman @ Casbah
- Oh, Spirit!; Split Screens; Nate Hess (Bad & the Ugly) @ Sycamore Den
- Aterciopelados, Los Hollywood @ House of Blues
- Ceremony Night @ Bar Pink
- Chatham County Line @ AMSD Concerts
- Prelude 2.0, featuring Light Years Ahead @ The Loft
- Josh Heinrichs, Skillinjah @ Music Box
- Seawall, Tiger & the Teller and guests @ The Merrow
- DarkWaveGarden @ The Bancroft
- Throwback Thursday @ U-31
- Matt Hall Duo with Jason Shattil @ Croce's Park West
- Monty Seward @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- The Sun Machine, La Ayahuasca, Creatures Choir, Some Kind of Lizard @ Tower Bar
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Junior theDISCOpunk @ Henry's Pub
- The New Mastersounds, the Earful@ Winston's
- Toxic Holocaust, Lord Dying, Christ Killer, Pissed Regardless @ Til-Two Club
- DJ Franzen @ Fluxx
- Carnage @ Omnia
- Naughty By Nature @ Parq
- Rock Out Karaoke @ Tin Roof
- Rockin Aces @ Tio Leo's
- Sadistik, Sapient, Ceshi @ Boar Cross'n
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and 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.