I've only been to Coachella once, but I can assure you that with this stormy weather rolling through, you can bet I'm happy to be in my hometown this weekend, where I can catch great live music in the comforts of indoor venues. Tonight, the Rapture performs at the Irenic. While many people are unfamiliar with the venue, the show is nearly sold out. By day, the site is known as the Mission Gathering, so you can enjoy the paradox of seeing the Rapture in an old church. Beehive & the Barracudas open the show and promise a great night of music. And since the show will be over by around 11, you'll have time to see Coda Reactor at Eleven or check out Dragon Lounge at Kava Lounge. You're going to find several sold out or nearly sold out shows in the next week, so you might want to spend the day planning your week and buying tickets for some of the great shows coming through town.
Saturday, April 14:
- San Diego Mile of Music @ The Embarcadero/Harbor Drive, free, all ages, 2-5 p.m.
- The Melvins, Unsane @ wwww.casbahmusic.com (sold out)
- The Rapture, Beehive & the Barracudas @ The Irenic (3090 Polk, North Park, just east of 30th)
- Del Sol, Rodello’s Machine, Noel Jordan @ Tin Can
- Sezio & LWP present Collide: An Intersection of Art, Music, and Community, featuring Exist 1981, Spenser Little, Charles Bergquist, Michael Delaney, Neko, Walker McCullough, DieKuts, James Noland, Angella d'Avignon, Matthew Bradley, DOUBLE BREAK, Wes Bruce, Morgan Manduley, YELLER, Louis Schmidt, Christina Tsui, Mike Maxwell, Abel Guzman, FEELI @ Community@Carnegie Building, 950 9th Avenue, 6-10p, $5
- Coda Reactor CD Release Party, Oddball, The Last Years @ Eleven
- Dragon Lounge w/ Ionik, Ubiquitous, Dink, Reactivity, Arkon, Urban Legend @ Kava Lounge
- Zoe Bernstein Benefit @ Belly Up (Early Show 1:15pm)
- Pine Mountain Logs, Charlie Vaughn @ Belly Up (Late Show 9:00pm)
- The Sandwitches, Deep Time (aka Yellow Fever), DJ Mario Orduno @ Soda Bar
- The Milkcrates featuring DJ Mickey Face & DJ Angie @ Bar Pink
- San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Presents Ole! Ole! Ole! @ Balboa Theatre
- The Beat Kitchen @ Til Two Club
- Oceanside Sound System, The Revivers, The Left Coasters @ The Shakedown
- Booty Bassment w/ DJ Dimitri, DJ Rob @ Whistle Stop
- Billy Midnight, Rookie Card, Slink, and Four Minutes Till Midnight @ Ruby Room
- Unsteady, The Amalgamated @ Ken Club
- Black Market III, Tori Roze and the Hot Mess @ The Griffin
- Barrio Tiger, Glooms Day, Toothless George, Sleazy Listening DJs @ Tower Bar
- Party Rock Saturdays w/ Saul Q, Kid Wonder, Groundfloor @ U-31
- 18+ Xclusive Saturday @ House of Blues
- Chris Wilson, Josh Damigo @ Lestat's
- “80’s Resurrection Collection” w/ David J (of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets), Valentino Frankenstein @ Brick By Brick
- Ten Mile Tide, PLOW @ Winston's
- The Concert Project, ArtOfficial, Alier and The Band @ 710 Beach Club
- Comeback Kid, Foundation, Such Gold, Living With Lions, Jeremiah Johnson @ Soma
- The David Mayfield Parade @ The Loft, UCSD
- Gilbert Castellanos &Cajeta @ Dizzy's at Old Town’s Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant
- Bill Magee Blues Band @ Marble Room
- PLHS Fundraiser @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (Early Show 5:00pm)
- The Mighty Untouchables @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (Late Show 9:00pm)
- Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm, Late Show 9:30 pm)
- Looking For Lenny @ Birch North Park Theatre
- Chad Scott Band, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
- Young Guns presents Rafter, Groundfloor, Gabe Vega, Keith Sweaty @ El Dorado
- LED presents Steve Duda @ Voyeur
- New Dimensions Presents Lost Episode, Victor Dinaire’s B-Day @ Spin
- Showstopper w/ Sid Vicious @ Fluxx
Rosemary Bystrak 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.
