As things continue to heat up, the Soft Pack play an all-ages show at the Irenic, with help from the Courtneys and Teenage Burritos. Dead Feather Moon, Blackout Party and Strange Vine are at the Belly Up. The Casbah hosts Bob Log III, the Schitzophonics, the Pheasants and Badabing. Junglist Fridays, with plenty of drums and bass, hits the Kava Lounge, and House of Fortune featuring Amtrac are at Quality Social.
On Saturday, Club Sabbat takes over both rooms at Numb3rs in Hillcrest. DJs Severin and Replicant are in the front room, and yours truly will be spinning the old school in the back room. Grab more info here. At El Dorado, Boys & Girls present Thee Cool Cats plus Adam Salter, Boys Don’t Disco and 3rd Twin. Kicks n Licks features Austin Speed at Spin Nightclub. At the Casbah, local San Diego air guitarists will battle to advance to the Western Semifinals in San Francisco. Three winners from each semifinal will advance to the US Finals in Los Angeles in August. The winner of the US Finals will become the 2013 US Air Guitar Champion, and will advance to the Air Guitar World Championships, held in Finland. He or she will represent the United States of America against national champions from 25 other countries around the world. The road starts here. To sign up to compete in the San Diego qualifier, visit www.usairguitar.com. Elsewhere, the New Kinetics will be playing their last show together at the Tin Can, with a little help from their friends Chica Diabla and Shark Blood. Lauren Ruggles presents the Hollerin, Great White Buffalo and Royal Campaign at Bar Pink. Gone Baby Gone plays at The Tower Bar.
There are a few pool parties that will help you cool off on Sunday. Intervention features R3HAB at the Hard Rock Hotel, and then there's the 91X Summer Splash Pool Party is at the Lafayette Hotel. Wrap up your night at the Casbah with Zavalaz, the new project from Cedric of the Mars Volta and At the Drive In.
Have a great weekend and I’ll see you on the dance floor!
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Robin Roth is a familiar voice in the San Diego scene. She is on the air weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 91x, plus she promotes and spins all over town. For more info about upcoming gigs, check out her event blog. Follow Robin on Twitter @robin_roth or submit your DJ listings here.
