Sounds Like San Diego: September 28

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 | Updated 10:43 AM PDT

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Vampire Weekend return to San Diego for the first time since December 2009. The band saw a meteoric rise and fall in the blogosphere but are still beloved by true fans.

It's my birthday, and I'm lucky to live in a city that has endless ways to enjoy my night ... maybe even too many choices.

If I was so inclined, I could head over to Soma to see Vampire Weekend rock out with great openers Beach House and the Very Best, but I think I'm gonna save Soma for Spoon on Friday. This means I can head up to UCSD to catch a great lineup as the Loft gets into full swing of their fall quarter, go to Belly Up for Jamie Lidell, get my rock en espanol on with Ely Guerra at Brick By Brick or check out Dragonette at the Casbah. Whatever I decide, I think I'll kick off my night with a mule over at Starlite for a Three Mile Pilot CD release and listening party. That is how San Diego rocks, and that's how I roll.

Tuesday Sept. 28:

Three Mile Pilot CD release/listening party @ Starlite
Vampire Weekend, Beach House, the Very Best @ Soma
Dragonette, Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Casbah
Jukebox the Ghost, Hooray for Earth, AB and the Sea @ the Loft
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, ZZ Top @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Tiki Tuesday, featuring Craig Prior @ Bar Pink
Analog Wave with DJS BLK PNTS, Autumn Child, Music By Trudgers, Ghost Shores @ Tin Can
Jamie Lidell, Twin Shadow @ Belly Up
Ely Guerra, Los Hollywood, Orlando @ Brick By Brick
90 Proof Pissers, the Fairmonts @ Eleven
Local Brews Local Grooves: Robin Salmon, Jenny Wood, Big Magnet, Mind over Matter and Medicine for Madison @ House of Blues
Anthology House Band @ Anthology
Cattle Decapitation, Devourment, more @ Ruby Room
Nena Anderson and Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
Jesse Davis @ Humphreys Backstage Live
Street Fighter II Tournament of Champions! @ Soda Bar
The Midi Mafia, Pittsburgh Slim, DJ Schoney @ Voyeur
The Stilettos @ Henry's Pub
Dave Booda Acoustic @ Tiki House
Tomcat Courtney @ LaGran Tapa
Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
Open Mic @ O'Connell's
Fish Out of Water @ Winston's
Dainty @ Second Wind Santee
Ron Wheeler @ McP's Irish Pub

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.