In high school, I convinced my parents to host a foreign exchange student. Somehow we got stuck with this total jerk of a kid who didn't meet any of the program qualifications except that his uncle ran the program. He was from Sao Paolo and Sepultura were the pride of his hometown. My friends would antagonize him by declaring Slayer was better and he would fight back with Sepultura. He didn't even complete the program and was nearly kicked out of our high school, but I kinda have to give it to him: Sepultura sure has endured. Tonight, they headline the first night of Fronterizo Fest in Tijuana, and a metal fest at Caliente Stadium sounds like an amazing time to me. If you haven't updated your passport lately and are looking for music on this side of the border, there are still a handful of tickets for legend Art Garfunkel at Balboa Theatre; our friends in Warsaw and the Strawberry Moons play Bar Pink; and Marc Broussard plays a show at Symphony Hall.
Friday, April 27:
- Fronterizo Fest 2018 feat. Sepultura, Here Comes the Kraken, Thell Barrio, Cicuta, Sentinel @ Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
- Art Garfunkel @ Balboa Theatre
- Covenant, Grendel, Ghostfeeder, Peter Turns Pirate @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- Warsaw, Strawberry Moons, DJ Camilla Robina @ Bar Pink
- Necessities, Dream Joints @ Pour House
- Kamaiyah, Jhene Aiko @ Jenny Craig Pavilion, USD
- Plane Without a Pilot (Album Release), Hardly Human, the Rough @ Til-Two Club
- Marc Broussard and Friends @ Jacobs Music Center, San Diego Symphony Hall
- The PettyBreakers, Chris Torres Band @ Belly Up
- Suicide Machines, We Are the Union, Oceanside Sound System, DJ Selector Dr. Bones @ Soda Bar (SOLD OUT)
- Laura Oden, Raymond the Sparrow @ Black Cat Bar
- AJ Froman, Los Feliz @ Midnight Jack Brewing
- Peter Pupping Quartet @ Dizzy's
- Dance Punk Indie Blog Haus @ Blonde
- The String Revolution @ Museum of Making Music
- Date Night for a Cause featuring Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5 p.m.)
- Das Mortal, Street Cleaner, Shredder 1984, FacexHugger @ Brick By Brick
- Eridia, Iguanadon, Fused @ Tower Bar
- Roots of Creation, Sandollar @ Winston's
- Muscadine Bloodline @ Moonshine Beach
- Martin McDaniel @ Moonshine Flats
- Chill Clinton @ De Oro Mine Co
- Madison Beer @ House of Blues
- Connections ft. pianist Shiau-uen Ding & oboist Sarah Skuster @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Gary Lekas Trio @ Pour House (5:30 p.m.)
- Trick ft. DJ Mateo Segade, DJ Venus Guytrap @ The Merrow
- The Utility Players, Sideshow, Dragon Dragon @ Bancroft Bar
- Musician's Club Presents: Rockin' Roulette @ The Loft, UCSD
- Janice & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- After Hours with DJs Kid Wonder & Adam Salter @ The Office
- Nav: Freshman Tour, 88glam @ SOMA
- Live Acoustic Sessions @ U-31 (7-9 p.m.)
- DJ Freeman @ U-31 (9:30 p.m.)
- Big Time Operator @ Tio Leo's
- Bradley Palermo, the Sudden Passion @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Mal Hall presents the Gaslamp Comedy Show @ The Tipsy Crow
- Tradewinds @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Beta Maxx @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- La Revencha @ Navajo Live (8 p.m.)
- Nathan Rainey @ Navajo Live (10:45 p.m.)
- FNGRS CRSSD presents Ame (extended set), Monolink, Alex Wax @ Spin
- Supa Fly Friday with DJ Charlie Rock & DJ Kidriz @ El Dorado
- LED presents Jerry Folk @ Bang Bang
- Blind Mountain Holler, the Cat Chasers, Curbside Funeral @ The Go Lounge
- Kiefer Sutherland, Rick Brantley @ Music Box
- DJ Esco @ FLUXX
- Hollywood @ Parq
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and 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.
