The heat just isn't quitting and neither is the music. Tonight, you can catch Canadian Polaris Prize winner, F---ed Up, at the Casbah. That award, which they received in 2009, is a big deal because it is awarded by music critics to the best full-length Canadian release each year. The band has played the Casbah five out of the last seven years, so on this sixth visit, you can be sure they will be showing the love to their loyal crowd. Meanwhile Kera & the Lesbians will stun Soda Bar, the unstoppable Kelly Clarkson drops in at Viejas Arena, and songwriting legend Burt Bacharach won't see any raindrops falling on his head at Summer Pops at Embarcadero Marina Park South.
Sunday, August 16:
- F---ed Up, Doomsquad @ Casbah
- Kera & the Lesbians, Them Howling Bones, the Bad Vibes @ Soda Bar
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
- Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix, Eric Hutchinson @ Viejas Arena
- Burt Bacharach @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- The Jackson Price Band @ Sycamore Den
- SiriusXM Presents Raekwon and Ghostface Killah @ House of Blues
- Moon Drop Festival @ 4875 Highway 78, Borrego Desert
- Led Kaapana, Troy Fernandez @ Belly Up
- Tiki Oasis @ The Crowne Plaza Hotel
- Dierks Bentley, Maddie and Tae, Kip Moore, Canaan Smith @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
- Earl Zero @ Worldbeat Center
- B1nary Poetry Fest @ Che Cafe
- Fireworks, Weatherbox, Souvenirs, Dry Jacket @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Pants Karaoke @ The Hideout
- The Robin Henkel Band @ Lestat's
- Open Mic Hosted by Isaac Cheong @ Java Joe's
- Some Kind of Nightmare @ The Bancroft
- Smile Now, Smile Later @ El Dorado
- DJ's Pearls Before Swine Time @ Whistle Stop
- Peter Hall @ Croce's Park West (noon-3:30 p.m.)
- Louis Valenzuela Trio @ Croce's Park West (6 p.m.)
- Jason Brown @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (10 a.m.)
- Reggie Smith @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8 p.m.)
- Todd Allen, The Turnaways @ Tower Bar (Matinee Show, 4 p.m.)
- Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's
- Open Mic Comedy @ Til-Two Club
- The Fooks, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
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.
