This weekend is going to be epic. Our media partners at 91x are in the joyful holiday spirit with shows all weekend that are worthy of your ears. On Friday, for example, they have the Holiday Bonus Show at Valley View Casino Center. With four incredible bands, this is definitely a great way to kick off the weekend. Fitz & the Tantrums are headlining the show, and we all know that San Diego loves the band and the band loves San Diego, so expect them to give 110 percent as always. The Airborne Toxic Event have great songs and are pretty amazing in their live performances, while Chvrches return just a few weeks after their show at House of Blues to perform, and the Royal Concept will be a hit as openers of the whole shebang. Of course, it's a big venue, so if you still prefer the more intimate stuff, Black Joe Lewis plays at the House of Blues (read our preview here), Cadillac Tramps and Creepy Creeps rock out at the Casbah, and Black Hondo headline at the king of all dives, the Tower Bar.
Friday, Dec. 6:
- December Nights @ Balboa Park
- 91x Holiday Bonus Show, with Fitz & the Tantrums, the Airborne Toxic Event, Chvrches, the Royal Concept @ Valley View Casino Center
- Casbah presents Black Joe Lewis, Radkey @ House of Blues (read our preview here)
- Cadillac Tramps, The Creepy Creeps, Hard Fall Hearts, The nformals @ The Casbah
- Hip-Hop vs. Punk: Black Hondo, Artowar, Parker & the Numberman, Daygo Produce, DJs Mr. Henshaw, Unite, Pelengue, Sesh @ Tower Bar
- Bile, Rabid Whole, Squirrelly Arts, They Feed at Night @ Ken Club
- Soda Bar presents Everytime I Die, Letlive, Code Orange Kids @ Che Cafe
- Soft Lions, Spaceships, Idyllwild @ Soda Bar
- The Palace Ballroom, State to State, Manuok, the Gods of Science @ The Griffin
- Capsula @ Black Box (Tijuana)
- The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, DJ Blow @ Seven Grand
- Amigo, Nite Crawlers, Chiefs @ Tin Can
- Cumbia Machin, La Sucursal de la Cumbia, la Mala Vibra @ Til-Two Club
- Growing Up Stupid, the Hallowed, Fight the Future, Impale Thy Neighbor, the Shallow End, Diminish the Opressor @ The Epicentre
- No Sucker DJs @ Bar Pink
- The Fabulous Pelicans (5:30 p.m.), Queen Nation, the Police Experience (9 p.m.) @ Belly Up
- Fred Barchetta, the Great White Zeppelin, Back 2 Black @ Brick By Brick
- Jacques Lesure Trio, with Ty Baillie @ Dizzy's
- Patrick Lanzetta (5 p.m.), Jam Kwest, Eddie Blunt & High Tide, Roots of Mine (9:30 p.m.) @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Ikon @ Fluxx
- Funks Most Wanted, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
- Ruby & the Red Hots (5 p.m.), the Groove Factory (9 p.m.) @ Humphreys Backstage
- 22 Kings, Cleopatra Degher, Mike James @ Lestat's
- Brent Curtis @ The Marble Room
- Nekrogoblikon, Dead Serial Killers, Damcyan, Gravespell @ Ramona Mainstage
- Blood on the Dancefloor, Farewell My Love, the Relapse Symphony, Haley Rose, Lionfight @ SOMA
- The New Division @ The Loft
- Pharmacy, Hocus, Social Spit, Courage You Bastards @ Shakedown Bar
- Simpkin Project, Piracy Conspiracy, Maitland Roots @ Winston's
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.
