Have you ever been to a Casbah matinee show? Today is your chance, as Gary Heffern and Friends perform. Consider it a continuation of the band's earlier appearance at the Casbah opening for X, or the next night when the Penetrators reunited for the anniversary of the venue. Only this time, it's in the day, with the sunshine and as your eyes learn to adjust from the bright smoking patio to the always-dark stage. There are some other great acts on the bill, and videographer and photographer Eric Rife will unveil clips from his forthcoming documentary spanning the last few decades of music in San Diego. If you're still in bed when the sun is out, fret not, because Mutual Benefit will ease your Sunday at Soda Bar (read our interview with the band here), Old Man Markley will rock the Casbah for the evening show, and Hot Tuna get the burners out of OB and up to Solana Beach for the night.
Sunday, January 26:
- Gary Heffern and Friends, Black Tango, Robert Turman, Social Spit, Clips from Eric Rife's Garageland (2 p.m. matinee) @ the Casbah
- Old Man Markley, Lexington Field, Rusty Maples @ the Casbah
- Mutual Benefit, Jeans Wilder, Diatribes @ Soda Bar
- Hot Tuna @ Belly Up
- Music: A Gala Night With David Garrett @ Balboa Theatre
- The Ground Beneath, Suicide Chords, Blue Suns @ Brick By Brick
- Diatribe, xHostagex, Your Enemy, Age of Collapse @ the Che Cafe
- Kirk Franklin Presents Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues
- Jason Brown (10:00am), Wildside (8:00pm) @ Humphrey's Backstage
- The Robin Henkel Band @ Lestat's
- Christopher Cross @ Sycuan
- DJ Freddy Figgs, Dale DA Dred, DJ Gigi @ U31
- Tanya & Sophies Fire Recovery Benefit (8:00), Jose Sinatra hosts O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's
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.
