The last time Sea of Cortez was in San Diego, they played in the Atari Lounge at the Casbah, and it was a challenge to find a space to see the band. They got a huge crowd response and as such were invited back for their own headlining date. With openers Gran Sasso and Grand Tarantula, this should prove to be an epic night of band discovery. You'll be glad you saw the bands before everybody is talking about them.
There are some other great options aound San Diego tonight, too, with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers being joined by Audra Mae at the Belly Up, a great alt-country night over at U-31, a Sezio mixer featuring Pretty Too Bad at Riviera in La Mesa, and the sweet tunes of the Damon Castillo Band, as frequently featured on KPRI, over at Anthology.
Wednesday, Sept. 15:
- The Sea of Cortez, Gran Sasso, Grand Tarantula @ Casbah
- KPRI presents Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Audra Mae, Roy Jay @ Belly Up
- Bellhaunts, Mermaid, Brother Cecil @ Soda Bar
- Live Wednesdays presents Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels, the Shantyannes, Coles Whalen @ U-31
- Damon Castillo Band @ Anthology
- Sezio Mixer, featuring Pretty Too Bad @ Riviera Supper Club
- The Adicts, Agent Orange, Igor Spectre, Invisible Humans @ House of Blues
- Bare Wires, Dreamboat @ Bar Pink
- Still Ill, Treading Gravity @ Beauty Bar
- Paper Forest, D/Wolves, Bruisecaster @ Tin Can
- Tommy Castro Band @ Green Flash Concert Series @ Birch Aquarium
- Benjamin Winter, Matt Mintz @ Lestat's
- Club Kingston with Hi Roots, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- The Soul Persuaders @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Luke-8-Tia Duo @ Lux at Night (free, 7-9 p.m., 21+)
- The Otisturbine, Dark Globe, Strangely Strange, Ska Volutionary Orchestra @ O'Connell's
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Gallaghers
- Draind, Silence Betrayed, Lead Burns Red @ Ruby Room
- Bill Magee Blues Band @ Patrick's ll
- El Cajon Tez, Iroc, Daygo Braves, Box Boy Mike Spits @ Dreamstreet Live
- Frankie-Dee & Funk-Natra @ The Kraken
- Venomous Concept (featuring Danny Herrera and Shane Embury from Napalm Death; Danny Lilker from Brutal Truth, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D.; Kevin Sharp from Brutal Truth) Kill the Clent, Murder Construct (Members of Cattle Decapitation/Impaled/ Exhumed/ Phobia/ Bad Acid Trip/ Watch Me Burn), Unholy Lust, Ritual Torture, Downspell @ Brick By Brick
- Tommy Gannon, Lori Bell, Bob Magnusson @ Dizzy's
- Chris Clarke, Zapf Dingbats @ Firehouse American Eatery + Lounge
- Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
- Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
- Terrordactyl, Baghdad Buddha, Hey! Ho! Let's Go! @ 710 Beach Club
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and sometimes whatever creeps into her head on her music blog San Diego: Dialed In. Check it for even more listings. Follow her updates at twitter.com/sddialedin or submit your music listings.
