It's funny how sometimes you remember the exact moment you discover new music. Nickel Creek wasn't new at the time, but they were new to me, when one late night at home I caught "Austin City Limits." I remember Chris Thile was soloing on his mandolin, and I was just enthralled. This was several years ago, but I came to find out they were from San Diego and my mind was kinda blown. How had I never heard or seen this band before that particular night? Over the years, I've been intrigued by their career, as they have gone on to separate projects, and tonight, Thile comes back home to play at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. Fans of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers will certainly be delighted, and I suspect that even if you've heard him play over the years, watching him live will have you captivated, perhaps in disbelief at his virtuosity, the way I was so many years ago. Around town, Nigerian Afro-fusion singer/songwriter Burna Boy plays the Casbah, Post Animal are at Soda Bar and the secretive Title TK hosts a show with Nightspace.
Sunday, June 17:
- A Ship in the Woods 2018 featuring Built to Spill, Bill Callahan, Treepeople, Tara Jane O'neil, Moon Diagrams (Deerhunter), EMA, Basser, Willis Earl Beal, Cafe Ale, Spooky Cigarette @ Felicita County Park
- Chris Thile @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Burna Boy @ Casbah
- Post Animal, Slow Pulp, Los Shadows @ Soda Bar
- Nightspace, Bamban, Dnll, Permafried @ Title TK
- Rehab Pool Party: Le Parties 2018 @ DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego/Mission Valley
- Crucial Measures, Now What, Throwed Off @ Che Cafe
- World Cup Viewing Party @ Music Box (6:30 a.m.)
- Ska-thers Day BBQ with Skatastrophics, Lexicons, Ease Up @ Tower Bar (4 p.m.)
- Lucky Eejits @ Tower Bar (9 p.m.)
- Trav Vexler, DJ Jon Blaj @ Whistle Stop
- La Mesa Summer Concerts 2018 featuring Steven Cade @ Harry Griffen Park Amphitheatre
- Greg Douglass Band & the music of Steve Miller Band, Van Morrison, Hot Tuna @ Belly Up
- House of Blues Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues (10 a.m. & 1 p.m.)
- Day26, Dauche, Dawty Music & Preston Harris, Kace @ Music Box
- Clinton Davis, the Attaboys @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- San Diego International Beer Festival @ San Diego County Fair (12 p.m. & 4 p.m.)
- Grupo Tocable @ Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair
- Imagery Machine @ Coors Light Rock on Stage, San Diego County Fair
- Lindsay White @ Flagship Cruises & Events
- Quitters Duo (Stevie & Glenn) @ Museum of Making Music
- Blues Jam with Bob @ Bancroft Bar (3 p.m.)
- Mark Christopher Lawrence @ Mad House Comedy Club
- Ria Carey and Don L. @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Boombox Heroes @ Moonshine Beach
- Simon Kinny Lewis Guitar Clinic & Show @ Tio Leo's
- In Concert Variety Show @ The Merrow (6 p.m.)
- The Playground: Sunday Night Dance Party @ The Merrow (8 p.m.)
- Stay Bad, H2O Party @ Blonde
- Whit Aadkand @ Pour House (1 p.m.)
- Shane Hall @ Pour House (9 p.m.)
- Beatles Brunch @ Quartyard
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (all ages)
- Reggae Sunday with KL Noise Makerz, Krooktone Classics, DJ Non-Profit @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking with Tribe of Kings @ The Office
- Missy Andersen @ Humphreys Backstage Live (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Singer/songwriter Night @ Navajo Live
- Groove Squad @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- Codes, Golf Clap @ Spin
- the Sunday Groove with DJs the Professor & Juni Flo @ El Dorado
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.
