There's a lot happening this Saturday, so all lovers of music unite and catch a show. Awesome Fest continues with killer lineups at the Office and U-31 in the afternoon, then it moves back to Soda Bar and the Hideout by nightfall. The Blasters return to the Casbah for some good ol' rock & roll, and the Dickies are sure to bring some mayhem to Brick By Brick. There's some house shows, Che Cafe is in full swing, and Australian Pink Floyd light up the Open Air Theatre. On the acoustic front, Java Joe's is hosting an epic lineup of San Diego's finest singer/songwriters, and if want to keep it local, Neighbors to the North have your back at the Merrow.
Saturday, Sept. 5:
- Awesome Fest 9 feat. the Bananas, URTC, Stymie, Robot (Re)pair, Spokenest, TV Microwave @ The Office (3 p.m.)
- Awesome Fest 9 feat. Badcop/Badcop, Sass Dragons, Nato Coles & BDB, Hellgod, Blackdots, Not Half Bad @ U-31 (3 p.m.)
- Awesome Fest 9 feat. Dr. Frank, KEPI Ghoulie, Turkish Techno, Rational Anthem, Tiger Tank, My Name Is Joe, Jade Helm @ The Hideout (8 p.m.)
- Awesome Fest 9 feat. Toys That Kill, Shellshag, Shotwell, Winter Break, Hands Like Bricks, Dead Dads, the Kids @ Soda Bar (7:30 p.m.)
- The Blasters, Fanny & the Atta Boys, the Bedbreakers @ Casbah
- Work Drugs @ Park & Rec
- Neighbors to the North, Mrs. Henry, Plastik Deer, Super Buffet @ The Merrow
- The Dickies, the Infidelz, Oddball, Applekore, Uncivil @ Brick By Brick
- Midday Veil @ Lavender House (Vista)
- Nothingful Band, Eric Freeman, Trees and Things, Banishment Rooms @ Tree House (3380 C St., 8:30 p.m., all ages, $5)
- when you sleep V1: Monochromacy, Casey Chisholm, Scott Nielsen, Michael Zimmerman Duo, Cave Space @ Che Cafe
- The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Led Zeppelin 2 @ Open Air Theatre
- Gingger Shankar @ Bar Pink
- The Spazmatics, Graceband @ Belly Up
- Kelly McGarry Presents @ House of Blues
- Symbolic, Nukem, Thirty(30), Hocus @ Second Wind Santee
- For The Wife, Cut Your Losses, Heavyweight, Guidelines, Scarlett Avenue, Here From The Start @ SOMA
- Songwriter Showcase w/ Berkley Hart, the Lovebirds, Shawn Rohlf, Gregory Page, Peter Bolland, Sven Eric Seaholm, Robin Henkkel, Ric Kaestner, and M.E. Law @ Java Joe's
- Charlie Arbelaez Quartet @ Croce's Park West
- The Fabulous Ultratones @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Rising Star @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- NSA, Reckless Disregard, Making Incredible Time, Strangely Strange, Midnight Track @ Tower Bar
- Stone Horse @ Winston's (5-8 p.m.)
- Banyan, AJ Froman @ Winston's
- DJ Spider @ Parq
- Valdur, Voidceremony, Xantam, Mysticism @ Til-Two Club
- Calphonics @ 207, Hard Rock Hotel
- Labor Day Weekend with Karma @ Fluxx
- Kill The Noise @ Bassmnt
- Lexington Field @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Colour @ Tio Leo's
- A.O.K. @ Boar Cross'n
- Kid Wilderness, Gabe Kingsley, Soul Fire @ 710 Beach Club
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and 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.
