Sounds Like San Diego: October 4

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Monday, Oct 3, 2011 | Updated 2:36 PM PDT

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Just about every eight months, you're going to get a gushing post from me about Rocky Votolato, so here it is again. Votolato is easily one of my Top 5 favorite songwriters of my generation. I've been a fan for a very long time. I remember the first time I heard "Burning My Travels Clean" on an online streaming radio station, I remember buying the record and subsequently buying everything else he had released to that point, and I remember seeing him at the Che Cafe for the first time with about 12 other people. That was more than a decade ago, and I'm still the fan I was then. His albums show amazing growth, and I feel like I share that growth in my own life, which is why I've been loyal all of these years. He was here in February on a solo tour testing out some new material, but this time he's back with a full band playing a set list voted on and aggregated by fans (via his mailing list). I like surprises, but I also like going into a show knowing that most of my favorite songs from his lengthy career will be played. This tour is extra special as Rocky is joined by Matt Pond PA, a headliner in his own right.

Tuesday, Oct. 4:

Rocky Votolato, Matt Pond PA @ Casbah
Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven, Michael McGraw, Jesse LaMonaca @ Soda Bar
Low Volts, Bonnie and the Beard, the Shantyannes @ Tin Can
The Rapture, Poolside @ Belly Up
Tiki Tuesday, featuring Adrian Demain's Exoticatronica @ Bar Pink
Smokey Hoof @ Eleven
California Bleeding, Thrash Axis, Gloomsday @ Winston's
Patty Ascher @ Anthology
I Feel Awesome @ Park Gallery
Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
Tori Roze presents Ruby Tuesday, with the Cypress Project, the Jade Element @ Ruby Room
Michele Lundeen @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Trent Hancock @ Tiki House
Richard James Quartet @ Croce's
Michael Chain @ Valley View Casino
Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
145th Street @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
Local Brews Local Grooves, with Anati Tuesday, Jason Moon, Lady Star & the Busting Loose Blues Band, Two Worlds Connect @ House of Blues
Tomcat Courtney @ La Gran Tapa
Tommy Price & the Stilettos @ Henry's Pub
Doug Allen @ The Kraken

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.