I don't know about you, but sometimes I get bummed out that there are too many great shows in San Diego at the same time. I can't be at West Coast Tavern and House of Blues and the Casbah all at once, but if I could, I'd be at all of these great shows tonight.
Foals return to San Diego for the first time since 2008's Street Scene, and though their debut release, Antidotes, put them on the map, their sophomore release, Total Life Forever, really put them on the map, as evidenced by how quickly the show sold out. My favorite Scotsmen, Frightened Rabbit, also return to San Diego tonight, and I suspect their show at the House of Blues will likely sell out as well. Around town, locals Drew Andrews and Manuok return for a free show at the Whistle Stop, and on the louder side of things, Rob Crow's project Mission:Valley takes over the tiny Tin Can. Take a look at the list and see just how many great shows there are in San Diego and then remind your friends of nights like tonight when they whine that San Diego is a sleepy town with nothing going on. They couldn't be more wrong.
Thursday, October 14:
- Frightened Rabbit, Plants and Animals, Bad Veins @ House of Blues
- Foals, Esben and the Witch @ Casbah (sold out)
- Emersen @ West Coast Tavern
- Drew Andrews, Manuok @ Whistle Stop
- Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea, Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat, Dan Singa, Kera and the Lesbians @ Bar Pink
- Meklit Hadero @ The Loft
- Mission:Valley, Bombshell(!), Little White Teeth, Tropical Depression @ Tin Can
- Heavy Glow, Rebel Set, Unruly Bangs @ Soda Bar
- The Blakes, Flowerthief @ Eleven
- Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, Saves the Day, Valencia @ Soma
- Les Shelleys, Tom Brosseau, Angela Correa @ Lestat's
- Shawn Colvin @ Anthology (7:30 p.m.)
- Earl Thomas @ Anthology (9:30 p.m.)
- L.E.D. Presents: Daedelus, Gaslamp Killer, 12th Planet, Teebs @ Voyeur
- Abbey Road: A Tribute to the Beatles @ Belly Up
- The Rescues @ Donavan's Circle of Fifths
- Brujeria, Lack of Interest, S---, Ritual Torture, To Violently Vomit @ Ruby Room
- Defamation League, Field Trip @ Winston's
- A.O.D., Hater Proof West, Bad Habbit$, Westside D.I.E., Left 4 Dead @ Brick By Brick
- Blood on the Dance Floor, Let's Get It, Breathe Electric @ Epicentre
- Ruby and the Red Hots @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- EDM, Sander Kleinenberg, Scott Roberts @ Fluxx
- Tori Roze, Esjay Jones, DJ Heather Hardcore @ El Dorado
- Local Showcase: Mad Traffic, Plastic Revolution, Four Minutes Til Midnight @ Soundwave
- Gilbert Castellanos and the New latin Jazz Quintet @ Croce's
- The Jones Revival @ Valley View Casino
- Slow Motion Airplanes, Dead Animal Mod @ Dreamstreet Live
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.
