Sounds Like San Diego: September 12

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 | Updated 7:45 AM PDT

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It might seem that the majority of the shows that are booked at the Casbah are indie-rockers or rock bands, but the venue definitely gets its share of electronic, dance, twang and, in cases like Wednesday, hip-hop.

Even if you haven't seen or heard of Shabazz Palaces, the Seattle collective led by Ishmael Butler, you might recognize his voice from when he was a key member of Digable Planets. It also isn't widely known that Ishmael is the half-brother of local musician Al Howard (the Heavy Guilt, the Black Sands) since even they weren't aware of their blood ties until they were young adults.

Ruslan will perform at the Casbah too, and you might be familiar with him from his local collective, the Breax. This is a night of positive hip-hop with intelligent lyrics that is definitely worth checking out.

Over at the Soda Bar, Trust performs with the return of DZ Deathrays, who left everyone talking after their recent show with Bass Drum of Death. A good night, indeed.

Wednesday, September 12:

Shabazz Palaces, Ruslan, DJ Rek @ Casbah
Trust, DZ Deathrays, Light Vision @ Soda Bar
Los Straitjackets featuring Daddy-O Grande, Big Sandy and His Fly- Rite Boys @ Belly Up
Erleen Nada, Dynasty Electric, Bonsoir @ Tin Can
Tori Rogg, Casey Chisolm, guests @ Eleven
Krass Bros. @ Bar Pink
Christian Scott Benefiting Jazz 88.3 @ Anthology
Broni, Kelsea Little, Saba @ Lestat's
Three Chord Justice, Ralph Jug & the Deadline Jitters @ The Griffin
Vanja James @ Riviera Supper Club
Dizzyfunk Launch Party featuring Krueger, Andre Power, Dink Squama @ Ruby Room
Club Kingston presents Project Out of Bounds, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
Funk & Oldies with DJs Saul Q, Kid Wonder, Beto Perez @ El Dorado
Slim Man @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
Stoney B. Blues @ Patrick's Gaslamp Club
Brixton Beat @ Whistle Stop
Wednesday Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
Lady Dottie & the Diamonds @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
Karaoke @ Chico Club
Sue Palmer @ Croce's
Wreck Shop Wednesday @ The Office
Taryn Donath @ Marble Room
Laguna @ McP's Irish Pub
The All Stars @ 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.