Saturday night brings you rock & roll all around, so get out and explore some of the fresh faces of the scene. Tan Sister Radio leads the Rock & Roll Circus up at Che Cafe, and it's been a while since we've seen these guys around town, so you might want to see them before they disappear. You'll also want to check out the skills of Big Bad Buffalo, which are far beyond their years. Royal Teeth bring their talent to Soda Bar, while Social Distortion perform again at the House of Blues. The dark horse tonight is Ruines Ov Abbadon, but their shows are always packed to the brim, so be sure to get to Eleven early if you hope to check them out.
Saturday, Jan. 5:
- Rock & Roll Circus, featuring Tan Sister Radio, Requiem for the Rockets, Big Bad Buffalo, Meraki, Sledding With Tigers @ The Che Cafe
- Royal Teeth, Gentleman Hall, Future You, the Hero Inside @ Soda Bar
- Social Distortion @ House of Blues
- Shiva Trash, the Red Fox Tails, Pleasure Fix, Phantoms @ Casbah
- The Cured, Really Idol, the S'Cars @ Brick By Brick
- DJ Cheyenne Giles @ Analog Bar
- Third annual Beat Farmers Hootenanny, featuring the Farmers, Dave Alvin, Steve Berlin, Mojo Nixon, Joey Harris & the Mentals and Nancarrow @ Belly Up
- Jamar Rogers, Western Scene, the Young Romans @ The Griffin
- Oceans, Death of California, Bravecoast, CHON, Cardio Kazan, When We Withstand @ Soma
- Brian Levy with Mikan Zlatkovich, Hamilton Price and Duncan Moore @ Dizzy's
- Ruinnes Ov Abbadon, Eukarist, Imbalanced, Ashen Earth @ Eleven
- Kingdom of Giants, Mureau, Cherish Your Blessings, Drop the Gloves, A New Challenger Approaches, Achelios @ Epicentre
- Sid Vicious @ Fluxx
- The Johnson Project @ Humphreys Backstage (5 p.m.)
- Rockola @ Humphreys Backstage (9 p.m.)
- Daniel From the Elevator, Idyllwild, Kyle Mcneill @ Lestat's
- Mercedes Moore Band @ Marble Room
- BadKlaat, Coffi, Sublmnl Sound System, Eshone, Larrywolf (Future Bass) @ Ruby Room
- The Shallow End, Happy Ron & Vicious Fishes @ Mueller College
- The J Powers Band @ The V Lounge (Viejas)
- Doorly @ Club Voyeur
- Blackheat Warriors Hifi, APS Sound System, US and King Martyr Dub Sound @ Worldbeat Cultural Center
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.
