Sounds Like San Diego: October 22

North Park is the place to be today with the 2nd annual Rocktoberfest taking place behind the Birch North Park Theatre. Presented by West Coast Tavern, the Casbah and FM 94/9, the festival brings a stellar lineup on two alternating stages, so there won't be any downtime between bands. With Everest and San Diego alums the Soft Pack headlining the event and a solid lineup of San Diego's best to fill the rest of the bill, this is the only place to be today for the 21-and-up set. If you're not ready to call it a night when it's all over, head over to Bar Pink for the Makeup Sex or catch a cab over to Soda Bar for the Drowning Men.

Saturday, October 22:

  • SD Rocktoberfest, featuring Everest, the Soft Pack, the Creepy Creeps, Dead Feather Moon, Bully, the Styletones, Low Volts, the Heavy Guilt @ 29th & University, behind West Coast Tavern and the Birch North Park Theatre (3-10 p.m., $20 at the gates)
  • The Makeup Sex, Duchess @ Bar Pink
  • The Drowning Men, A Scribe Amidst the Lions, the Tall Ships (record release) @ Soda Bar
  • Tamaryn, Tropic of Cancer, Melted Toys @ Casbah
  • Mason Jennings @ House of Blues
  • A Benefit for Christina Wagner, featuring the Widows, the Grids, Joy, Jungle Fever @ Til Two Club
  • Big Head Blues Club, featuring Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Charlie Musselwhite, Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers, Cedric Burnside @ Belly Up (sold out)
  • Spank Rock, Death Set, Big Freedia, Pictureplane, Frankie Chan @ Voyeur
  • Space Town Savior (record release), Wizwars, Crashfaster, Bleeds, Hyperwave @ Tin Can
  • Immovable Objects, Kata, Author and Punisher @ Eleven
  • Daemos, Hemoptysis & Raise the Guns @ The Shakedown
  • DJ Claireโ€™s Happy Hour Party @ Whistle Stop (5:30-7:30 p.m.)
  • Booty Bassment, featuring Dmitri and Rob @ Whistle Stop
  • 3 Year Anniversary Party, featuring Kool Keith aka Dr.Octagon aka Dr.Doom, R.A.W, Nikki and the Mongoloids! @ Ruby Room
  • Englishman Meets Lady Cellie and the Band, DJ APR, DJ Stylee @ The Griffin
  • Cheater Slicks @ Tower Bar
  • Saul Q presents Posso the DJ, Saul Q @ U-31
  • Camille Bloom (CD release), Chris Holmes @ Lestat's
  • Another Zeke Productions presents Dying on a Saturday Night: A Misfit promenade featuring the Strikefits (Misfits tribute) performing alongside Hell on Heels Burlesque Revue, featuring Miss Joy Ryder and Mama Bodessa with DJ Gonzo @ Brick By Brick
  • The Wick Hauser Band @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
  • Canobliss, Sunday Girl, F.O.A., In Every Breath @ Winstonโ€™s
  • Back 2 Black (AC/DC tribute), Open Arms (Journey tribute) @ 710 Beach Club
  • The Fixtures, the Color of Glass, Seawall, the New Nostalgic, Anaphylactic Shark, Son of Man @ Soma
  • Liquid Whip, Lennox Law, New Year, Nautikal, Waiting for Yesterday, Yasamin and the Connecting Dots @ Epicentre
  • Teebs, MONO/POLY, and Alpha Method @ The Loft
  • Trent Hancock @ Marble Room
  • Fundraiser for Julie Fagerberg @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (1-4 p.m.)
  • Laurie Morvan Band @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (6-8 p.m.)
  • Otis Taylor @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9:30 p.m.)
  • Kingston a Go Go @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
  • DJ Shadow @ 4th & B
  • Tommy Castro @ Anthology (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
  • Kahilofa, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
  • Round Table Knights, Adam Salter @ El Dorado
  • Tab Benoit, Royal Blues Machine, Dusty and the LoveNotes @ Ramona Mainstage

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.

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