It's one thing to see incredible bands like Florence and the Machine or Death Cab for Cutie on their own, but when 91X serves them together on a golden platter, along with Noel Gallagher, Cage the Elephant, and everyone else on tonight's Wrex the Halls lineup, you just know that this is the spot to be. Why not make a day of it? Head over to the Valley View Casino Center (Sports Arena Boulevard) area early, throw back some shots at the Shakedown, walk to the arena, catch the early parking lot bands, then be prepared to rock your face off. If you have anything left in you when it's over, catch a night of burl at the Casbah or hit the awesome indie rock of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin over at the Soda Bar.
Saturday, Dec. 10:
- 91X Wrex the Halls, featuring Florence and the Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Cage the Elephant, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Naked and Famous @ Valley View Casino Center (formerly Sports Arena). The Nervous Wreckords, Le Blorr will perform in the parking lot from 5-6 p.m.)
- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Ha Ha Tonka, Lanterns @ Soda Bar -- read Nada Alic's SSLYBY preview
- The Long and Short of It , Sleep Lady , Marsupials, Sirhan Sirhan @ Casbah
- Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (benefit concert for Jobs for Autism) @ Birch North Park Theatre
- Adolescents, Youth Brigade, Jonny Castle @ Brick By Brick
- The Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Belly Up (sold out)
- The Short Eyes, Pop Gang @ Tower Bar
- Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers, Jon McLaughlin @ Winston's
- Christmas Island, Plateaus, Bad Dad, DJs Kelly Fever & Scotty Dreamboat @ Tin Can
- Holiday Craft Fair @ Bar Pink (5-9 p.m.)
- Beat Kitchen @ Til Two Club
- Joey Harris & the Mentals, Nena Anderson & the Mules, The Cutaways @ Eleven
- Imbalanced, Internal Corrosion, Life's Torment @ The Shakedown
- Booty Bassment, with Dmitri & Rob @ Whistle Stop
- Iron Maidens, DominatioN, CFH, Ultimate Sin @ Ruby Room
- Winston Hussey meets Lady Cellie & the Band, DJ Skeletah Reefah, DJ APR @ The Griffin
- Andrew Bones, Jon Ji @ Lestat's
- Sunny Rude, Split Finger, the Saline Solutions, Mikey Beats @ 710 Beach Club
- Take Cover, Assemble the Skyline, Arm & A Leg, the Venetia Fair, the Summer Cinema @ Soma
- Grim Luck, the Taxpayers, Joyce Manor, Watercolor Paintings, Sledding With Tigers, Kids, Roman Candles, Ben Levinson @ Che Cafe
- Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
- The Hips @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (7:30 p.m.)
- Kim Wilson’s Holiday Party @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9:30 p.m.)
- The Motels, the Talk In the Static @ 4th & B
- Funks Most Wanted, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
- Plastic Plates, Groundfloor @ El Dorado
- Sultan & Ned Sheppard @ Voyeur
- Interconnected @ Spin
- Sweet Shoppe with Sid Vicious & Rico DeLargo @ Fluxx
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.
