The first time I saw Fake Problems, I just happened to be at the Casbah for the headliner, whose name escapes me now, but it's not that often that an out-of-town opener has my jaw dropped to the point where I leave in the middle of the set to buy its CD. That's exactly what happened, and I've been paying attention to them ever since. The Floridians got signed to Side One Dummy and ended up playing the full Warped Tour last summer, touring on their second record, which found the band exploring a more "Phil Spector sound." This time around, I hope they're at least getting enough tour support that they have warm showers and soft pillows to sleep on at night, but they're already quite the road warriors, so I'm sure they're surviving just fine. Locals Dynamite Walls and L.A.'s the Tender Box share the Anti-Monday League evening with them, both worthy of your attention as well.
Monday, Jan. 24 :
- Anti-Monday League presents Fake Problems, Dynamite Walls, the Tender Box @ Casbah
- Art Fag & CS Touring present Weekend, Mrs. Magician, Plateaus, DJ Mario Orduno @ Soda Bar
- Railroad Earth, Great American Taxi @ Belly Up
- Make Believe Monday with Stevie and the Hi-Stax @ Bar Pink
- Kenny Eng @ Eleven
- Capitalist Casualties, Blood Stained Reality, Captain Planet, Death Crisis @ Ruby Room
- Michele Lundeen @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Sonia Olivas @ Athanaeum Music and Arts Library (noon)
- Open Mic @ Lestat's
- Club MAW @ Henry's Pub
- Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
- Will Street Blues Band @ Patrick's II
- Three Chord Justice @ Bar Leucadian
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Pro- Invitational Blues Jam, hosted by Mystery Train @ O'Connell's
- The Get Down @ Club Kadan
- Peter Sprague, Bob Magnusson @ Croce's
- Corey Cottrell @ Hennessey's Gaslamp
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.
