Sometimes I forget how much and for how long I've loved certain musicians. In this case, I looked through my music collection to find that I have all of Damien Jurado's albums, and I've spent a great time catching up on them through this rainy weekend. His latest release, Maraqopa, follows in his signature style, with his distinct voice gently grazing his quiet music, but for the uninitiated, this might be the most accessible and a good starting point because the record is slightly more uptempo than previous albums. With Peter Wolf Crier and All Tiny Creatures opening, this is a solid lineup, and you should be able to get tickets at the door. For those of you looking for something more rocking, the Frail perform at Bar Pink.
Sunday, April 15:
- Damien Jurado, Peter Wolf Crier, All Tiny Creatures @ Soda Bar
- Face to Face Acoustic Show @ Casbah (first show sold out. Doors at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m.)
- Face to Face Acoustic Show @ Casbah (late show. Doors at 10:30 p.m., show at 11 p.m.)
- The Frail @ Bar Pink
- Taj Mahal @ Belly Up (sold out)
- Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Title Fight @ Viejas Arena
- San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Presents Ole! Ole! Ole! @ Balboa Theatre
- Anything Goes DJs @ Whistle Stop
- The Wooly Mammoth, Pacific Pride, Hooray for Everything, Sculpins, Needle Dick DJs @ Tin Can
- The Phantoms, Jet Kill Radio, the Cutaways @ Eleven (5 p.m.)
- Pants Karaoke @ Eleven (Late Show 9 p.m.)
- Rock Hill presents Strictly Vinyl w/ DJ Demon @ The Griffin
- The Devastated, Silence the Messenger @ Brick By Brick
- Aubrey's Birthday Party: Diamond Dust, with the Amalgamated, 2,000 of TNT, Suicide Chords, Doomsday Dollies Burlesque @ Ruby Room
- Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Machine Gun Kelly, Mayday, Prozak, Stevie Stone @ House of Blues (7:30 p.m.)
- Agent Orange, the Skank Agents @ Stage Saloon
- Demolition String, Band, Tyler Matl @ Lestat's
- Sunday Cinema presents Step Brothers @ 710 Beach Club
- Arttalks!, with the Emerson String Quartet @ Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall UCSD
- Post Concert Party, with the Emerson String Quartet @ The Loft, UCSD
- Grant Farm, featuring Tyler Grant @ Winston's (6 p.m.)
- Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's (10 p.m.)
- Tribe of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
- Intervention, featuring Paul Oakenfold @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel
- Dizzy's Prents Nathan James & the Rhythm Scratchers @ 98 Bottles
- Jessie Davis @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge Brunch (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
- Vertice Williams @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
- Dancing Machine @ Birch North Park Theatre
- Reggae Sundays @ Spin
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.
