Whether love is in the air or you're anti-Valentine's Day, the music scene is impartial and doesn't judge. Hopefully you snatched tickets to the sold-out Bombay Bicycle Club or you'll have to find something else to do. You should consider the Soda Bar, where the Chantepleures will be appearing. The local indie band formed last year and recorded in the fall, and features Brent and Noelle Felix, along with Jared and Jonathan of the Mattson 2. They'll be joined by Mohammed Qiang featuring John Paul Labno of Grand Old Party, the Hot Moon, and Vegetarian Werewolf. Tin Can has a great local lineup, the Belly Up has a dance party, and the Tower Bar keeps it gritty with a rare mid-week live show, so there are plenty of fun reasons to get out of the house.
Tuesday, Feb. 14 (Valentine's Day):
- Bombay Bicycle Club, the Darcys, Lucy Rose @ Casbah (Sold Out)
- The Chantepleures, Mohammed Qiang, Junior High @ Soda Bar
- Thea Tochihara, Alisa Fedele, featuring Nick Z. & Andrew Seistrup, Carmen Caserta @ Tin Can
- Mad House 7: Valentine's Day Dance Party, with DJ Man-Cat, Chris Chamberlain, Rock the Discotek, Dbear, Shift, Kevin P, French Kiss Collective @ Belly Up
- Tommy Emmanuel @ Balboa Theatre
- Problem With Dragons, Planetoid, Killer Party @ Tower Bar
- Tiki Tuesday Valentine's Edition, with DJ Old Man Johnson @ Bar Pink
- Children of Bodom, Eluveitie, Revocation, Threat Signal @ House of Blues
- West Side Inflection @ Riviera Supper Club
- KSDS presents Allison Adams Tucker Quartet @ Lyman Saville Theatre
- Leonard Patton, Teagan Taylor, Ed Kornhauser, Bob Magnusson, Duncan Moore @ Dizzy's (7 p.m. 9 p.m.)
- Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
- Tori Roze presents Ruby Tuesday Valentine's Day Show, with the Lovebirds, Afrojazziacs, Melly Frances & the Distilled Spirits @ Ruby Room
- Rockola @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- A Valentine's Day Tribute to Sinatra, featuring John Vincent & the John Cain Orchestra @ Anthology (7 p.m., 9 p.m.)
- Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
- Local Brews Local Grooves, with Joe Flatt, Winterhawk, Picus Maximus @ House of Blues Voodoo Stage
- Valentine's Day Party, with C.Money, Mike Pinto, Josh Fishell @ Winston's
- Trent Hancock @ Tiki House
- Tomcat Courtney @ La Gran Tapa
- Open Mike, with Walter Gentry @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
- Friends Chill @ Whistle Stop
- Tommy Price & The Stilettos @ Henry's Pub
- Doug Allen @ The Kraken
- Gilbert Castellanos & the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ Croce's
- Laguna @ McP's Irish Pub
- Trent Hancock @ Marble Room
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.
