Legendary R&B group Martha Reeves & the Vandellas will perform two shows tonight at Anthology. With hits like "Nowhere to Run" and "Dancing in the Street," their lengthy career dates back to the early '60s. Martha has also had a successful solo career, and has also spent some times in politics in her beloved city of Detroit. This is an incredible opportunity to see legendary performers in an intimate setting and should certainly be a night to remember. Around town, the Hot Snakes perform to a sold out crowd at the Casbah, Rafter takes over the Tin Can, and Terry Malts perform at the Soda Bar.
Friday, April 6:
- Martha Reeves & the Vandellas @ Anthology (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
- Hot Snakes, Beehive & the Barracudas, Toys That Kill, Ghetto Blaster @ Casbah (sold out)
- Rafter, Tourism, Matt Curreri @ Tin Can
- Terry Malts, Tropical Popsicle, Vyper Skwad, Legs @ Soda Bar
- Vokab Kompany, the Holdup, the Burning of Rome @ Belly Up
- First Friday, with DJ Artistic, Nosuckerdjs @ Bar Pink
- Blues Dance Party, with the Bedbreakers, Roadhouse Romp, Stomp @ Whistle Stop
- Nuclear Tomorrow, Dirtbag, Sorry State @ The Shakedown
- Oddball, Sculpins, Last Years, Section 242 @ Ken Club
- Taboo @ Til Two Club
- We Heart Bass, with Hive, Austin Speed, Wolf, Alex Fluxx, MC CSA @ Ruby Room
- Cozy Corners, Supertasty, Bloody Mary Bastards @ Eleven
- Lady Sinatra, Indians, the Short Eyes @ The Griffin
- Punk vs. Hip-Hop One Year Anniversary, with, Death Crisis vs. First Power Crew, Nature Boys vs. Jihad The Roughneck and Maestro Gamin, DJ Unite vs. Mr. Henshaw vs DJ Sesh @ Tower Bar
- Anais Mitchell @ The Loft, UCSD
- Feel the Noise Electro Dance, with DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ U- 31
- Tiger Army, Sweet and Tender Hooligans @ House of Blues (sold out)
- Alec Gross, Jake Hill, Will Knox @ Lestat's
- Brett Ellis Band (CD release), Los Loaded Saints, Frog Head @ Brick By Brick
- The Black Seeds @ Winston's
- Latex Grenade album release party @ 710 Beach Club
- Blood on the Dancefloor, Brokencyde@ Epicentre
- The Calefaction (CD release), Trusting Havoc, Shining Through, Boxdox, One I Red @ Soma
- The Menzingers, Cheap Girls, the Sidekicks @ Che Cafe
- Dizzy’s presents Steph Johnson Trio @ 98 Bottles
- Plato Soul @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5 p.m.)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9 p.m.)
- Zombie Surf Camp @ Flying Elephant
- David Calzado Y Su Charanga Habanera @ 4th & B
- California Celts, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
- Bernard Purdie, Rob Paparozzi @ Marble Room
- Nervo, Deth Hertz @ Voyeur
- Zenbu Fridays, with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
- X-Ray, Jason Waterfalls, Saul Q, Kid Wonder @ El Dorado
- Fab Fridays @ Spin
- Showstopper w/ DJ E Rock @ 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.
