Let's talk Rock Lotto. This is a pretty awesome monthly event for musicians and their peers to hang out, make new friends, and form a new band. The way it works is that musicians enter the lottery by instrument and/or as a vocalist. Bands are drawn, and the newly formed band can exchange numbers, plan writing and rehearsal sessions, then perform at the subsequent Rock Lotto in a month. The Bar Pink night starts with last month's bands performing three-song (or more) sets. The more people who participate, the more fun it can be, and who knows, maybe you make a new bandmate for life. At the Casbah, dirty rockers Electric Six return, Snoop Dogg and Warren G return to the San Diego well once again at the Observatory North Park, and AJ Froman headline a local night at the Belly Up.
Thursday, April 5:
- Electric Six, Northern Faces, Chris Coté @ Casbah
- Snoop Dogg & Warren G @ The Observatory North Park
- Ty Dolla $ign, 24hrs, Joe Moses @ House of Blues
- Rock Lotto @ Bar Pink
- AJ Froman, Featherstone, Fistfights With Wolves @ Belly Up
- Stanton Warriors, Omega Squad, Nasty Trix @ Music Box
- Hell or Highwater, ÆGES, A Hero Within, the Dose @ Soda Bar
- The Strokes Night Live Tribute @ Blonde
- Late Night Jazz Jam @ Ken Club
- San Diego Metal Yoga @ Ken Club (7:30 p.m.)
- Endcastle, Super Buffet, Daytrip @ Pour House
- Roselit Bone, Heather Nation Duo, Lillian Lefranc @ The Merrow
- The Groove Squad @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- The Kegels, Dead Frets, PunchCard @ Tower Bar
- John 5 & the Creatures, RDG, Taz Taylor, Pet Shark @ Brick by Brick
- Rayvon Owen in Concert @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Robert Dove @ Panama 66
- Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
- Ryan Zimmerman Music @ De Oro Mine Co
- Rick Elliot @ Peabody's Encinitas
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Bill Caballero Latin Jam @ Border X Brewing
- Joe Marcinek Band, Alan Evans, Shaun Martin & Nate Edga @ Winston's
- No Limits with DJ Myson King @ The Office
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Tommy Price & the Stilettos @ Tio Leo's
- The Thens @ Boar Cross'n
- Ty Dolla $ign @ Fluxx
- Scotty Boy, Scooter & Lavelle @ Oxford
- Rane Vega @ A/C Lounge
- DJ Yodah @ Henry's Pub
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.
