It's Friday night in San Diego, and if you're not heading south to the sold-out Dave Matthews Band show, you're probably looking for some good music elsewhere. You can find just that at the Casbah, where Texan Scott H. Biram will blow your mind with what one man can do with a guitar. At other places, the Ataris are at Soda Bar, the soul-loving Amandas are at the Whistle Stop, and the Tower Bar celebrates its 10-year anniversary with Marky Ramone's DJ set and meet and greet.
Dave Matthews Band, Allen Stone @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Tower Bar 10-Year Anniversary featuring Marky Ramone DJ Set & Meet and Greet, DJ Juliancito, Little Fists, Mikey Ratt, Clean Cuts DJs, Stack-Aly, Midnight Eagle @ Tower Bar
Black Uhuru, Doheny Days Music Festival Kick Off Party with Tribal Theory, DJ set by Dash Eye of Trive of Kings (9:00 p.m.) @ Belly Up
The Ataris, Nothington, Sederra, Verses the World @ Soda Bar
The Amandas + soul dance party @ Whistle Stop
Red Dons, the Estranged, International Dipshit & Legs @ The Shakedown
Patrick Norton & Those Damn Gunslingers, the Horse Thieves, Chris Avetta @ Tin Can
Taboo @ Til-Two Club
The First Annual No Pants Party featuring Pant Check by Pink @ Ruby Room
Mudface, Revenge Death Ball, Ashen Earth, Bloom, the Suicide Chords @ Eleven
Gram Rabbit, Indians, Tan Sister Radio, the Chantepleures @ The Griffin
So-Cal Showcase at Skybox with Bedpost Buzzards, Leyva & the Falling Doves, Sal Filipelli Express @ The Skybox
Songwriter Showcase with Lovebirds, Shawn Rohlf, Jeffrey Joe, Jeff Berkley, Steve Harris, Rob Deez, John Katchur, Kenny Eng, John Taffola, and Broni @ Java Joe’s
The Looking Glass Fundraiser featuring Torrey Mercer, Tali Rappaport, James Morris, Open For Business - The Band, Alyson Tharp @ Queen Bee’s
All Access Festival featuring Trailerpark Rockstar, Hit Dog Hollar, Sickstring Outlaws, County Fair, 2 Bit Radio, Rob Deez Threesome, Channel, Ezekiel Jay, Astra Kelly Parlor Songs, Too Rude For Sunday, Fish Out of Water, Francesca Valle, Bruce Beacom, the Peripherals @ House of Blues
Jackson Price, Kevin Martin, Lindsey Yung @ Lestat's
Jetwest, Ease Up and 80 Proof @ Winston's
Eyes Set To Kill, Awaken the Empire, Forever Ends Now, The I in Self @ Soma
PopRx @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
Shocks of Mighty and Chris Murray @ Flying Elephant
End of Summer Free Show with MC EIHT, Glasses Malone, Kokane, T.O.N, E. Wrek, Fatboy Muzik, Flame da Hooligan, Pain, Chaddy @ 4th & B
Bobby Caldwell @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30 p.m., Late Show 9:30 p.m.)
Groove Session, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
Mercedes Moore Band @ Marble Room
Oliver Twizt, Brazzabelle @ Voyeur
hickies & dry hunps with DJs Profile, Uncle Junnie, Sault Q, Jason Waterfalls @ El Dorado
DJ Fresh 2 Death @ Spin
DJ Brett Bodley @ Fluxx
Melissa Morgan featuring Joshua White, Mike Gurrola, Charles Ruggiero @ Dizzys (will be held at 98 Bottles)
Bateke Beat with Special Guests @ 710 Beach Club
Jason Charles Miller, Nancarrow, the Back 40, Mark Jackson, A Mayfield Affair @ Brick by Brick