The other day I was reminiscing about 1994: Jon Stewart had just retired from "The Daily Show," but back then, he was hosting a show on MTV. My friends and I all ditched school because they were filming MTV Spring Break in Mission Bay, and we had to see Jon Stewart. He filmed two shows: One with The Lemonheads as the musical guest, and the other with Rocket From the Crypt. We held our front-row-in-the-sand seats until the tapings ended, then raced over to a tent, where South Bay's own Sprung Monkey were playing another taping. That the band has survived more than two decades is pretty amazing, and it's respectable that they never forget their local roots and where they came from. On Friday, Sprung Monkey perform at the Casbah, and it is probably going to be slightly insane. Around town, the Flatliners play at Soda Bar, Slightly Stoopid's C-Money gets down at Winston's, and Weird Al is at the track.
Friday, Aug. 28:
- Sprung Monkey, Authentic Sellout, Trelic, Processor @ Casbah
- The Flatliners, Spanish Love Songs, Western Settings, the Sheds @ Soda Bar -- watch our Spotlight segment on Western Settings
- C-Money and the Players Inc. @ Winston's
- '80s vs. '90s @ Bar Pink
- "Weird Al" Yankovic @ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Summer Concert Series
- The English Beat, SoCal Vibes, DJ Unite @ Belly Up
- Atomic Groove Happy Hour @ Belly Up (5 p.m.)
- The Bad and the Ugly, Their Wedding @ The Balboa
- Sweet Beautiful Chaos @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Helsott @ Brick By Brick
- Joe Bonamassa @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay (sold out)
- Homeshake, Sheer Agony @ The Hideout
- The Good Mad, Nina Francis, Savannah Philyaw @ Lestat's
- Peggy Watson, David Beldock @ Java Joe's
- Groove International: Sound the Groove @ House of Blues
- Glass Spells, Le Chateau, Nite Lapse, Astral Touch @ The Merrow
- DJ Bacon Bits @ U-31
- Allison Adams Tucker @ Croce's Park West
- Pop Vinyl @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Christ Killer, Fantasy Arcade, No Martyr, Bastardsect @ Tower Bar
- Rubber Biscuit, the Jive Bombers @ Til-Two Club
- The Beat Kitchen, Charlie Rock & QSTN @ El Dorado
- The Broken Stems @ Bahia Belle
- Volar Records 6 Year Anniversary, featuring Teenage Burritos @ Whistle Stop
- Open (formerly Blue Rhino) @ Tio Leo's
- Marrakesh with Chachi @ Fluxx
- Trent Cantrelle @ Bang Bang
- Junior theDISCOpunk @ Henry's Pub
- A-Trak @ Omnia
- Funk's Most Wanted, DJ Arox @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Acoustic Happy Hour with Adam Block @ 710 Beach Club (5 p.m.)
- Pleasure Victims, the Contenders @ 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.
