Sounds Like San Diego: October 17

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Monday, Oct 17, 2011 | Updated 12:21 PM PDT

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Foo Fighters pull into the Cricket tonight with Cage the Elephant and Mariachi el Bronx.

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For anyone who loves radio friendly modern rock, you are probably pretty excited about tonight's Foo Fighters show at Viejas Arena with Cage the Elephant and Mariachi El Bronx. If I had tickets, I'd probably be going, too, because I think the Foo's latest effort, Wasting Light, is one of their best to date. For those of you who love your dance music, you're probably pretty excited about Chromeo performing with Mayer Hawthorne down at House of Blues. I'm sure you'll have an epic night. For me, I know I'll be over at Bar Pink. The Bloody Hollies are playing a free show, and they'll be joined by Dos Hermanos, a duo from Germany who performed there last year and completely won me over with their onstage humor and their amazing way of making the instruments they bought on eBay (to eliminate the cost of flying gear over) sound like a full-blown band. I think they're great and,I think you just might, too.

Monday, Oct. 17:

The Bloody Hollies, Dos Hermanos @ Bar Pink
Anti-Monday League presents Shabazz Palaces, Thee Satisfaction @ Casbah -- read Scott McDonald's interview with Shabazz Palaces
Foo Fighters, Cage the Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx @ Viejas Arena
Kenseth and Brandon, Daniel Paul Grody, Nothingful @ Tin Can
91X presents Next Big Thing, with AWOLNATION, the New Regime @ Belly Up (sold out)
LG Ones to Watch presents Chromeo, Mayer Hawthorne & the County, Breakbot @ House of Blues -- read Scott McDonald's interview with Chromeo
Midnight Oil Acoustic Series, with Saba & Zack Kingsley @ Ruby Room
Dirty Mondays, with DJ Gabe Vega @ The Saloon (Encinitas)
Pinata Protest, the Screamin' Yeehaws, Jonny Castle @ The Shakedown Bar
April Ventura @ Riviera Supper Club
Catherine Denise @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Mellow Mondays, featuring DJ Mello D @ House of Blues
The Accidentals @ Tiki House
Off the Clock Industry Night @ Henry's Pub
Doug Allen @ The Kraken
Lady Dottie & the Diamonds @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
Bosen and Suede Acoustic Jams @ Eleven
Dave Scott & Monsoon Jazz @ Croce's
Karaoke @ 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.