The truth about me is that I go to shows. Every night I'm there. Sometimes that matters, sometimes life just happens, and what can I say except that we deserve an awesome night. Tonight we deserve the Duke Spirit at the Casbah. You won't be disappointed.
Friday, June 1:
- The Duke Spirit, Hacienda @ Casbah
- Little Barrie (Primal Scream), Diamond Lies, the Bloodflowers & the Bixby Knolls @ The Shakedown
- The Amandas @ Whistle Stop
- Jamestown Revival, Joe Gil @ Lestat's
- English Beat, the Amalgamated @ Belly Up
- Local Brews, Local Grooves All Access Feat. The Pacific Rails, Garbo, Two Worlds, Lisa Sanders, Talk Like June, Alas De Mosca, Sunday Hustle, Roni Lee, Colin Clyne, Jesse Nova, Jerry Olea/805 Drifters, Lessons From Zeke, Leanna May/Matadors, Big Penny @ House of Blues
- Black Hondo, Heavy Glow, Jackson Price, Ninja Love @ Ruby Room
- Broncho, the Shrine, Psicomagia, Bunny Gang @ Soda Bar
- “Save Tigers Now” benefit featuring Lion Cut, Relax Baby Be Cool (Rafter Roberts), dance contest/Tiger Bomb video premiere @ Tin Can
- Taboo @ Til-Two Club
- Feel the Noise with Lyon Crowns, Napoleon Complex, DJs Gabe Vega, Adam Salter, the Office Twins, Chris Chamberlain @ Kitty Diamond
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (happy hour 5 p.m.)
- LadyFest Happy Hour featuring International Dipshit, Some Kind Of Nightmare @ Eleven (5 p.m.)
- LadyFest Day 1 featuring Gloomsday, the Lumps, Gone Baby Gone, Bassline Bums, SXO @ Eleven
- Misspent Warhead Premise, Skyline Union, HA Perkins, the Fisks @ The Griffin
- Punk vs. Hip Hop: the Devil’s Weapon vs. Mr Ridley, Dapper Dan (with Edgar Israel)
- Trouble In the Wind @ Flying Elephant
- First Friday with DJ Artistic and NoSucker DJs @ Bar Pink
- Bertos , DJs Unite, Mr Henshaw, Sesh, Pelengue @ Tower Bar
- Big Sam’s Funky Nation @ Anthology (late show 9:30 p.m.)
- DJs Byrd & Habitat @ U-31
- Anderson Hall Band @ House of Blues
- Sleeper Cell Music & Local Host SD presents CURTIS B (Drop the World/Chicago IL), DJ SR-71 (Sleeper Cell/Like It Loud Radio/1edn.com), UL (Sleeper Cell/Like It Loud Radio), Ghost MD (TSTV/12 monkeys), BuzzKill @ Brick By Brick
- Polynesian Underground presents 77 Jefferson, Josh Heinrichs and Skillenjah @ Winston's
- Fayuca, Keng Doja, Royal Roots @ 710 Beach Club
- Yours Truly, Space Milk, Plane Without A Pilot, Fractal Pterodactyl, Saphead, Burnout Kids @ Epicentre
- Carnifex, I Declare War, Rings Of Saturn, Mortify Your Enemies, Draind, In Faith Unfocused @ Soma
- Throne, My Iron Lung, Being As An Ocean, Mr Fisher & the Hospitality, the Victor Ship @ Che Cafe
- Dizzy's presents the Long & Winding Road Paul McCartney tribute featuring Fred Benedetti & daughters Regina & Julia @ 98 Bottles
- Blake Aaron, Derrick Bordeaux @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
- “Gemineye” Party featuring KC3PO, Audiophile, Mateo, Sweet Dreams @ Kava Lounge
- Chris Botti @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
- Aloha Jam @ Flying Elephant (5 p.m.)
- Vonda Shepard @ Anthology (early show 7:30 p.m.)
- LGBT Film Festival 2012 @ Birch North Park Theatre
- Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
- Sebastien Leger, Anthony Ross @ Voyeur
- Zenbu Fridays with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
- Hickies & Dry Humps presents '90s Babyrock Party with Jay Valdez, Saul Q, Jason Waterfalls, Kid Wonder @ El Dorado
- Fab Fridays @ Spin
- DJ Brett Bodley + Hyena @ Fluxx
- Destruction, Vital Remains, Warbringer, Pathology @ Ramona Mainstage
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.
