There are plenty of great shows tonight, and I personally was on the fence, but after the Gay Blades sent a tweet that they had written a song to promote their show in San Diego, I was instantly won over. Take a look at their YouTube page; they have been doing this along their entire tour, writing and recording a song for each city along the way, but I'm a sucker for bands that go the extra mile to stand out above the crowd and work hard to get some attention, and I really look forward to checking them out. They're joined by Grand Tarantula, a band that has really made an impression on the San Diego scene in 2010 and is definitely a local band to watch moving into 2011. Check out "The Casbah's On Fire (San Diego)" and come see the band live tonight at the Casbah.
Wednesday, Dec. 8:
- The Gay Blades, Grand Tarantula, Feet Feet Parachute @ wwww.casbahmusic.com
- Bedouin Soundclash, Moneybrother @ Belly Up
- Beautiful Small Machines, The New Assembly, Echo Revolution @ Soda Bar
- Casey Neill, the Shantyannes @ Bar Pink
- The Bad Plus @ Anthology -- read T. Loper's preview HERE
- Eclipse79, Skyline Union @ The Office
- Peter Bolland, Joe Rathburn and Jeff Stasney perform the music of John Denver @ The Folkey Monkey (e-mail joe@joerathburn.com for reservation/directions)
- The Secret Samurai @ Riviera Supper Club
- Age of Collapse, the Taxpayers, Di Niginum, Mala Salud, Say Something @ Che Cafe
- A Night of Belly Dancers and Music @ Lestat's
- Skynyrds Innyrds, 89 Vissions @ Brick By Brick
- Safety Orange @ Hennessey's Gaslamp
- Skyline Union @ The Office
- Spin Cycle, featuring Sab the Artist, Day-Go Produce, Parker and the Numberman, Tramlife, DJ L, Collagey @ Ruby Room
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Gallagher's
- Soiree of Music & Dance @ Don Powell Theatre SDSU
- Dave Scott Jazz Ensemble @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- The Golden Hill Blues Band, Nasty, Zack @ Tin Can
- Club Kingston with Pali Roots, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Skybeatz @ Stage Saloon
- Dub Dorado featuring TROWA, Whiskey Pete, Tea Long, Mr. Biggs, Austin Speed @ El Dorado
- Missy Andersen @ Patrick's ll
- Acoustic Fooks @ Dublin Square
- Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet, Rob Thorsen @ El Camino
- Len Rainey and the Midnight Players @ Donovan's Circle of 5ths
- Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
- Jeff Moore and the Witchdoctors @ The Kraken
- Sue Palmer @ Croce's
- Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's
- Problumz, Mz Chief, Prissy Krissy, Likwit, the Nutty Buddies, No Face @ Dreamstreet
- Epica, Scar Symmetry, Mutiny Within, Blackguard, Aventale @ Ramona Mainstage
- Jaden Carlson @ Davina's Cabo Grill
- Steve Portillo and the Banditos @ Cafe LaMaze
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.
