While I'll be up in Anaheim checking out NAMM, it hurts me to see how many great local shows I'll be missing. Tonight's sold-out Convoy show is certain to please lovers of San Diego's music scene of yesteryear, while Sleep Lady and friends make ears bleed over at the Soda Bar. Eleven has great whiskey-drinking music, while locals like Alyssa Jacey take over the House of Blues. While I focus on "local music," I'd prefer to just say that you should just focus on the "music" part, because tonight's "local" shows rival any touring or national acts. Go out and get it, because it's all right in front of you and ready for you to soak it all in.
Saturday, Jan. 15:
- Convoy, Behind the Wagon, the Western Set @ Casbah (sold out)
- Sleep Lady, TS Brooks, Immovable Objects, Roswell That Ends Well @ Soda Bar
- Hoodathunk and Sublmnl Sound System present North County Ocean Beats, featuring Ana Sia, Eliot Lipp, VibeSquaD, Austin Speed, CRMNL, DJ Leif @ Belly Up
- The Babies, the So So Glos, White Fence, Trap Gold @ Tin Can
- Lana Rebel, River City, Love Henry @ Til Two Club
- Old Man Markley (record release), Downs Family, For Strangers and Wardens @ Eleven
- International Dips----, the Carmines, the Bombpops @ The Shakedown
- Pam Benjamin reading from her book The Pigeon Chronicles or Bike Messenger Assassins @ Whistle Stop (6 p.m.)
- Alyssa Jacey, Mad Martigan, Danny Langdon, the Filthy Violets, Bedford Grove @ House of Blues (5th Avenue sidestage)
- '80s vs. '90s, featuring Gabe Vega and Saul Q @ Whistle Stop
- SD Union, featuring AK1200 @ Ruby Room
- Brian Molsky @ San Diego United Methodist Church (170 Magdalena, Encinitas)
- True 2 Crue, 6one9, Alice in Cooperland @ House of Blues
- Pase Rock, Them O's (Mazz & Kimbo), Lavell (DJ L) @ U-31
- Canobliss, the Devastators, Jetwash, Lin-Z-Hail @ Sound Wave
- Shining Through, Exit to Elsewhere and more @ O'Connell's
- Allison Lonsdale @ Lestat's (6-8 p.m.)
- Jessica Bell, Josiah Leming @ Lestat's
- DJ Evo, Danny Massure, V-Rock @ Kadan
- Sight Unscene, the Elephant Project, Imbalanced, Depravity, Thanks Jack @ Brick By Brick
- Jetwest, Sunny Rude, Project Out of Bounds @ Winston's
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Donovan's Circle of Fifths (9 p.m.)
- Full Blown Stone, Ease Up, Seedless @ 710 Beach Club
- We Came As Romans, For Today, the Word Alive, Woe Is Me, Texas In July, Blessed By a Burden @ Soma
- Birds of Paradise, Fight the Quiet, 321 Stereo, the Story So Far, Mufasa, the American Scene, Pretty Too Bad @ Epicentre
- Abbey Road @ Welk Resort
- Barcelona @ The Loft, UCSD
- Gilbert Castellanos and friends @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine and Culinary Center)
- Green Light, featuring Maria de la Paz @ Donovan's Circle of Fifths (5:30-8:30 p.m.)
- Memorial Celebration for Dave Isabelle, featuring Leyva and Friends, Eddie Jason Coven, Jay Mitchell, Isaiah Blas and the Pennant, Antonio Franko, Essjay Jones, CUEVO, Kevin Martin and guests @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (3-7p.m.)
- Otis Taylor @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9 p.m.)
- Bill Magee Blues Band @ The Marble Room
- Pitch In on a Party, featuring Rob Hitman Hartz, the Dove Shack, Split Klub All Stars, Rass Kass @ 4th & B
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds @ Anthology (early show, 7:30 p.m.; late show, 9:30 p.m.)
- Blues Jam @ South Park Abbey
- Dante's Boneyard, DJ Chelu @ Gallaher's
- Studio 8 @ Stage Saloon
- Love Handles @ El Cajon Grand
- DJiipu, DJ Inndaii, featuring Zen Zen and DJ Bariac @ Kava Lounge
- Funk Deluxe, featuring DJs Danny Massure, Jon Wesley, Colagey @ Kadan
- Julz, EdRoc @ The Office
- DJ Junior theDISCOpunk @ Bar Pink
- The Hinges (live improv) @ Porter's Pub
- DJ Cheyenne Giles @ Analog
- Trevor Davis, Joseph Pfeifer, Christopher Cohen @ The LampPost Cafe (1717 Morena Blvd., 7 p.m.)
- Temple of Roots, featuring Ras Teo, A.P.S. Soundsystem, Foreign Love Hi Power, Blackheart Warriors HiFi @ World Beat Center
- Sebastian Ingrosso @ Voyeur
- U-Tern, Adam Salter @ El Dorado
- Art, featuring Adam Hathorn, Corrina Corina, A.B. Grizzwald, J. Ibara, Taylor Johnson. Music by the Jew, Tenshum and the Gothic Cholo @ Bedoin Vintage Collective
- Sid Vicious with Rico DeLargo @ Fluxx
- Larry Omaha (comedy) @ Ramona Mainstage
- Lang Lang plays Liszt @ Copley Symphony Hall
- Joan Rivers @ Balboa Theatre
- Kevin Hart "Laugh At My Pain" tour @ Civic Theatre
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.
