It's a rare night in San Diego when three of the music mainstays are closed to the public, but with parties galore, tonight the Casbah, Anthology and the Belly Up are all closed. This leaves some tough choices elsewhere, with Judas Priest's Rob Halford at 4th & B, Primitive Noyes headlining Bar Eleven, and Roxy Monoxide playing their swan song at Humphreys Backstage Lounge early in the evening. If anything, you should just check out something new, because if not now, when will you ever?
Saturday, December 18:
- Casbah/Belly Up/Anthology: Closed for private parties
- Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Warbringer, Philm, Cage @ 4th & B
- Jesse LaMonaca and the DimeNovels @ Chillers Showroom (4667 Cass St., Pacific Beach, 5-10 p.m.)
- Neon Beat, featuring Vaughn Avakian & Junior theDISCOpunk @ Bar Pink
- Primitive Noyes, Neon Cough, Dirty Legs @ Eleven
- Death on Mars, Hot TV, Beta Lion, Marquez! @ Tin Can
- Light FM, Maren Parusel, The Very @ Soda Bar
- Isaac Cheong @ Lestat's
- Roxy Monoxide (farewell show) @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5-7p.m.)
- The Mau Maus, Cardiac Kidz, Northern Tigers, the Last Years @ Til Two Club
- Angry Samoans, D.P.I., the Reservoir Tips @ The Shakedown
- '80s vs. '90s Gabe Vega vs Saul Q @ Whistle Stop
- SD Union, featuring Machete @ Ruby Room
- Dips---, International Dips---, the Mice, Zillion Happy Volts @ Ken Club
- Gary Hoey Ho Ho Holiday Show, Alyssa Jacey @ House of Blues
- Allison Lonsdale @ Lestat's (6-8 p.m.)
- Pink Froyd (doing Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here) @ Winston's
- The Devastators, Boom Culture, Shoreline Rootz @ 710 Beach Club
- Allstar Weekend, the Scene Aesthetic, Stephen Jerzak, Action Item @ Soma
- A Winter Solstice Concert, featuring David Arkenstone and Friends @ AMSD (Acoustic Music San Diego)
- Silent Vice, Anchors Above, Arise to Glory, Life Withheld, Nevertheless, NRB @ Epicentre
- Toys For Tots Benefit, featuring Awaiting Samsara, Empire State, One Inch Punch, the Overall, Southern Storm @ Dreamstreet
- The Styletones, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
- Night Dreamer: The Music of Wayne Shorter, featuring Jason Robinson, Gilbert Castellanos, Joshua White, Rob Thorsen and Brett Sanders @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
- Trevor Minear @ Donovan's Circle of Fifths (5:30-8:30 p.m.)
- Chris Pierce @ Donovan's Circle of Fifths (9 p.m.)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9 p.m.)
- Julz and EdRoc DJ Kanye Asada @ The Office
- Clay Davis Trio @ Marble Room
- Christmas Party, featuring DJ Zac @ El Cajon Grand
- Black Cherry Music Group, featuring Dead 667's, Dying to Wake, Lyon Crowns and more @ Pure Platinum, Kearny Mesa
- Liveband Super Karaoke, featuring he Sidekicks, DJ Cheyenne Giles @ Analog
- Funk Deluxe, featuring QDup Foundation, Danny Massure, DJ Thumbprint, live percussion @ Kadan
- Boys & Girls, featuring RAC, Erick Diaz, Adam Salter, Andrew Decade @ El Dorado
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and sometimes whatever creeps into her head on her music blog San Diego: Dialed In. Check it for even more listings. She also provides social media content for the Casbah. Follow her updates at twitter.com/sddialedin or submit your music listings.
