I don't like to use this space to self-promote, but if you're heading up to the Fair, I will be one of the judges for the local Battle of the Bands contest with my dear friend Timothy Pyles hosting the whole shebang. It's gonna be a scorcher, but we're ready for all the fun a day at the Fair can bring. It's also the first day of their International Beer Festival...pretty convenient, if ya ask me. Of course, there are plenty of awesome shows in town, too, like songwriting duo Marian Hill playing the Observatory or the prolific (Sandy) Alex G playing at the Irenic (pro tip: get there in time for Japanese Breakfast, who opened for Mitski earlier this year and blew minds.) Casbah's got Guitar Wolf, Todo Mundo and the Moves Collective get the booties shakin' at Music Box, and Big D and the Kids Table brings early Warped Tour-era punk and ska to Soda Bar.
Friday, June 16:
- Local Battle of the Bands @ San Diego County Fair
- Marian Hill, Opia @ The Observatory North Park
- (Sandy) Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, Cende @ The Irenic
- Guitar Wolf, Isaac Rother & the Phantoms, Spitfire Torpedo @ Casbah
- Tony Suraci:The Highwayman’s Waylon Jennings B-day Celebration, Ginger Cowgirl @ Belly Up
- Todo Mundo, the Moves Collective @ Music Box
- Gloomsday, the Strawberry Moons, Pumphouse @ The Merrow
- Drab Majesty, Xeno & Oaklander, DJ Jon Blaj @ Space
- Def Leppard, Poison, Tesla @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
- Peter Sprague’s Planet Cole Porter @ Museum of Making Music
- Big D and the Kids Table, Left Alone, the Doped Up Dollies, the Maxies @ Soda Bar
- F---ing in the Bushes @ Whistle Stop
- Harvard Bass Residency with Guest Jimbo James @ Blonde
- Darius Rucker @ Grandstand, San Diego County Fair
- Benedetti Celebrates McCartney @ Dizzy's
- Class Project @ Bar Pink
- Leather Tramp @ Panama 66
- Geena Fontanella, We Are One @ Lestat's
- Conveyer, Church Tongue, No Sympathy, plus guests @ SOMA
- LIsa Sanders @ Java Joe's
- The Fresh Brunettes, Polish, Slum Summer @ Black Cat Bar
- Bang Pow, Dani Bell & the Tarantist @ Winston's
- Acid Varsity 3-Year Anniversary ft. Bostich (Nortec Collective) @ Kava Lounge
- A Thousand Horses, Jacob Davis @ Moonshine Beach
- Honky Tonk Boombox @ Moonshine Flats
- Tori Roze and the Hot Mess @ De Oro Mine Co
- Clint Westwood, Eldren, DJ Green T @ The Holding Company 1502
- The Specials, DJ LV @ House of Blues
- San Diego Cajun Playboys @ Crossroads, House of Blues (6pm, FREE)
- JB & the Movers, California Rangers @ Pour House (Oceanside)
- Stinkeye @ The Bancroft
- Electric Mud, Bad Moon Born @ 710 Beach Club
- The Heart of Leo @ Roxy's Encinitas
- Janice & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Imagery Machine @ Mother's Saloon
- After Hours in the Office w/DJs EdROC & Ikah Love @ The Office
- Flower Animals (Album Release), Ennui, Sweet Myths @ Til-Two Club
- Kid Wonder @ U-31
- Funk's Most Wanted @ Tio Leo's
- High Tide Society @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Viva Santana @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Serious Guise @ Navajo Live
- Now & Later with DJ Artistic & Tramlife @ El Dorado
- WEARETREO @ Omnia
- Summer Sessions with Dre Sinatra & Bun B @ FLUXX
- Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
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.
