There's a super amazing cross-border concert happening today down at International Friendship Park. Presented by San Diego Symphony, there will be percussive instruments playing on both sides of the fence. The event is free, but it is a hike, so plan accordingly. By nightfall, I'm super excited that St. Vincent is back in town for her first time in three years. Her latest record is amazing and she's proven herself to be one of the most innovative artists touring today. Of course, this show sold out weeks ago, so if you didn't grab your tickets, consider checking out Twin Ritual's EP release at Soda Bar, Sights and Sages at Casbah or Tesuque and Marujah at Ken Club.
Saturday, Jan. 27:
- John Luther Adams: Inuksuit -- A Border-Crossing Presentation @ International Friendship Park (12:30 p.m., free, no vehicles, plan for a 30-45 minute hike)
- St. Vincent, Tuck & Patti @ Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
- Sights and Sages, the Paragraphs, Fashion Jackson @ Casbah
- Twin Ritual (EP release party), Watch for Horses, Mannequin, Other Ways @ Soda Bar
- Tesuque, Marujah, Polux, Nights Like Thieves @ Ken Club
- Undisputed World Bboy Championship 2018 @ World Beat Center
- Tainted Love, DJ Scotto @ Belly Up
- Dave Stamey @ AMSD Concerts at Sweetwater High
- A celebration of the life of Mundell Lowe @ Dizzy's
- Saturday Night Hustle with the Husky Boy All-Stars @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- Fundraiser for Funk Manifesto with No Girlfriend & Girlboy @ Bar Pink (7-10 p.m.)
- Rhythm Nation featuring Santiago Salazar, Live PA, Ivan Gregory, Vincent @ Blonde
- Funeral Chant, Pandiscordian Necrogenesis, Mystic Ritual, Hadron @ The Merrow
- Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) @ Music Box
- Tunnel Vision, Modern Me @ Pour House (10 p.m.)
- Ticitozaa @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Booty Bassmen with DJ Dmitri and Rob @ Whistle Stop
- Steam Powered Giraffe -- 10 Year Anniversary Show @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Strange Ages, Red Pony Clock, Adeumazel @ Black Cat Bar
- An Evening with Billy Galewood @ Java Joe's
- Eric Johnson with Original Band Members Tommy Taylor & Kyle Brock, Arielle @ House of Blues
- Nathan James and Sharifah Muhammad @ Pilgrim United Church of Christ
- Dariush @ Balboa Theatre
- Stories in Time: Jacobs Masterworks -- Music of Ravel, Takemitsu, Mazzolli and Bartók @ Copley Symphony Hall
- Jazz at the Jacobs: The Roots of Rhythm @ Copley Symphony Hall
- Nina Francis, Pauline Cameron, Luna Bee @ Lestat's
- Lola Demure's Burlesque & Variety Show @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- 10 Years, From Ashes to New, Painting Wives @ Soma
- Sophia Alone @ Martini's Above Fourth
- The Serotonin Experiment, Que Oso, Cochinas Locas, the Fountain of Youth @ Tower Bar
- Tori Roze & the Hot Mess @ Riviera Supper Club
- Mercury St. Blues @ Helix Brewing Company
- The Hastings Band @ La Mesa Wine Works
- Kevin Begin @ Hooley’s Irish Pub
- University Centers Presents: Musician's Club Open Mic Night @ The Loft, UCSD
- RP the Chozen #1 @ De Oro Mine Co.
- Pink Eye, Year of the Dead Bird, Alpine Circuitry @ Bancroft Bar
- Martin McDaniel @ Moonshine Beach
- Redwood Black @ Moonshine Flats
- High Tide Society @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Joe Marcinek Band, the Moves Collective @ Winston's (9:30 p.m.)
- AJ Froman, Shake the Baby Til the Love Comes Out, Of Ennui @ Til-Two Club
- Converge, Sumac, Cult Leader, Fireburn @ Brick by Brick
- Strictly Business with DJs Edroc & KanyeAsada @ The Office
- Electric Mud, Lads Holiday @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Junior theDISCOpunk @ U-31
- An evening with Jessy J @ Humphreys Backstage Live (6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.)
- Butts Ta Nuts with DJs Jason Waterfalls, Julz, Kev Mighty @ El Dorado
- Lunice, JR Jarris, Abjo, Sasha Marie, Josh Giggin @ Spin
- DJ Amen @ FLUXX
- LED presents Le Youth, Erick Diaz @ Bang Bang
- I-90 @ Navajo Live
- Crankat @ Omnia
- Party Like a Bollywood Star @ Kava Lounge
- Rockstar Saturdays @ Henry's
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and 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.
