Normally I'd tell you about all of the great things happening tonight, and there are certainly more than a few, but today I think you should get your music fix during the light of day. Head down to 32nd and Redwood, right about where North Park starts to blur with South Park, and visit the Miller family, who are hosting their sixth year of Alex's Lemonade Stand. Named after Alexandra Scott, who was diagnosed with cancer before she was a year old, Alex's Lemonade Stand seeks to raise money for pediatric cancer research and helps families with expenses. The national organization has raised more than $45 million, and locally, the Millers' lemonade stand has made over $37,000. Today you can drop by, catch a live radio broadcast with FM 94/9 and live music from Brian Holwerda of the Blackout Party, Jesse LaMonaca and Noel Jordan.
Saturday, July 30:
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand at the Miller House. Live FM 94/9 Broadcast with Garett and Hilary. Live performances by Brian Holwerda of the Blackout Party (4-6 p,m,), Jesse LaMonaca (2-4 p,m,), Noel Jordan (noon-2 p.m.) @ The Miller House, 3206 Redwood (at 32nd Street, in North Park)
- Thurston Moore , Kurt Vile and the Violators , Hush Arbors @ Casbah (sold out)
- Johnny Rad Fest, featuring Reigning Sound, Tokyo Electron, Wax Idols, TRMRS, Joy @ Ken Club
- The Damnwells, Harper Blynn, Josh Fletcher @ Soda Bar
- Ziggy Marley Salutes the Legends of Reggae @ Del Mar Racetrack Summer Concert Series
- Wild Child (an amazing live recreation of a Doors concert), Revoltaire @ Belly Up
- Spiders From Bars: A Bowie Tribute, featuring Alex Hernandez & Steve Soto @ Bar Pink
- A concert to benefit the AmeriCares relief effort in Sendai and the rest of Japan, featuring And I Was Like What?, Gunrunner, Tan Sister Radio, Parlour Regimen @ Tin Can
- The Good, the Bad and the Reggae, featuring Count Busty, Jeff Graves, Rob Benavides, Rob Moran, Skarina @ Til Two Club
- Save Amos, East of Sweden, Heart Like Fire @ Eleven
- Landmine Marathon, Downspell, Semtex Vest, Wage Slave @ The Shakedown
- Skin Tight, featuring DJ Lethal Ethan, Mark E Quark and guests @ Whistle Stop
- Hell and Lula, Dr. Seahorse, F.u.Z.Z., DJ Skullcrusher, the Urban Octopus Artshow @ Ruby Room
- Jesse LaMonaca @ Urban Bar
- DJ Solomon (Video Set), Bacon Bits @ U-31
- Summer Slaughter Tour, featuring the Black Dahlia Murder, WhiteChapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, Powerglove, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Within the Ruins @ House of Blues (doors at 3 p.m.)
- The Burnsville Band @ House Of Blues (Delta Room)
- Guest Stars of the Sunset Strip @ Lestat's
- Rasta Nation Posse PresentsSteve Knight & Roots Covinent @ Brick By Brick
- Rhythm and the Method @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Soul Cracker, DAD @ Winston’s (9 p.m.)
- San Diego '80s Big Hair Rock Starz Reunion Benefit Concert, featuring Ratz, La Basura de Julian, All Star Jam Session, Way Cool Jr., Black-Pit, Back 2 Black @ 710 Beach Club
- Oh Guardian, Lion I Am, Authors of the Forgotten, Terra Firma, Rum for the Pirates @ Soma
- Chris Hassett (benefiting the Cambodian Village Fund) @ AMSD (Acoustic Music San Diego)
- Justin Toyosato, Shiny and Delinquent, Westside Rejects, Eranetik, Stupid Young (57), SoulHype (krump Krew), Albert Posis, LifeStyle & FernFresh, Charmaigne Justiniano, Decypher, @ Epicentre
- Michele Lundeen @ Marble Room
- Tenor Talk, featuring saxophonist Chris Burgess and veteran tenor man Gerard Nolan with Joshua White piano, Rob Thorsen bass and Bob Weller drums @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
- Hugh Gaskin (CD release) @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5-7 p.m.)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9:30 p.m.)
- Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Schwayze @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
- Mr. Big, Dirty Leslie, Moxie @ 4th & B
- Hiroshima @ Anthology (7:30p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
- The Fooks, DJ LYA @ Gallagher's
- Plastic Plates, DJ Groundfloor, Adam Salter @ El Dorado
- Mumbai Science @ Voyeur
- The Opulent Temple, featuring MiMOSA @ Spin
- Aquatic with Sid Vicious & Rico DeLargo @ Fluxx
- Caustic Felon, Cribwell Prison @ Ramona Mainstage
- Guytunes @ Balboa Theatre
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. She does social media for the Casbah, books at West Coast Tavern, and is trying her hand at band management. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.
