I don't know if you made it down to OB, but it felt like the entire county was there, which also means Saturday night, at least as far as I could tell, was pretty mild. Make up for it on Sunday night! There's an early show at the House of Blues with Graffiti6 that promises to be a great one. It will be in the Delta Room, and the last time the band played here, there were about 25 people at the show. As its music spreads, Graffiti6 are hitting festivals and touring all over the U.S., but this will still be great show in the intimate space. I mean, the last show I saw there was Cage the Elephant, and we all know how that has shaken out. Later in the night, you can enjoy a solid show at the Tin Can or the Griffin, see MCs battle it out at the Soda Bar or discover the nuances in doom and black metal with a Southern Lord Records showcase tour.
Sunday, June 24:
- KPRI presents Graffiti6, Early Morning Rebel @ House of Blues (5th Ave Sidestage, 6:30 p.m.)
- Southern Lord Records Night, featuring Pelican , Black Breath, Martyrdod, Burning Love, Enabler @ Casbah
- The Darrows, Left Foot Green, Capital Grey @ Eleven (5 p.m.)
- Pilots, Electric Shepherd, Plant Tribe @ Tin Can
- Mics Out II MC Battlerap Tournament @Soda Bar
- Pants Karaoke @ Eleven
- Industry Bastards Summer Launch, featuring Beat Panther (CD release), Ex Mannequin, Black Byrd, Telegraph & NN$, DJs Afterlife & Ganzobean @ Lafayette Hotel Pool
- Night of the Cookers @ Whistle Stop
- The Soft White Sixties, Misspent Warhead Premise, Stained Glass Windows @ The Griffin
- God Module, Mordacious, Twitch the Ripper @ Ruby Room
- Grant Farm (featuring Tyler Grant) @ Winston’s (6 p.m.)
- Happy Endings, featuring DJs JoeMama & Tramlife @ Bar Pink
- Five Iron Frenzy, My Superhero @ House of Blues
- The Robin Henkel Band @ Lestat's
- Slower Sundays @ 710 Beach Club
- Honey Rock @ Gallagher’s (3-6 p.m.)
- Negative Approach, Take Offense, Crime Desire, Adult Crash @ Che Cafe
- La Arrolladora Banda El Limon @ Toyota Summer Concert Series, San Diego County Fair
- Neon Nation @ Coors Light Rock On Stage, San Diego County Fair
- Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute) @ Ford Dealers Paddock Concert Series, San Diego County Fair
- Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's
- Tribe of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
- Dizzy's presents Improvisers Summit, featuring Michael Dessen trombones, Joshua White piano, drum master Gerry Hemingway & Mark Dresser bass @ 98 Bottles -- read Robert Bush's preview here
- Ruby & Doug @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge Brunch (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
- Stelita @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (8 p.m.)
- The Queen Extravaganza @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
- Drop the Beat 1 Year Anniversary, featuring Calvertron, the Juggernaut, Man Du, Tryxx, B2B, Cum-B, Thorn on a Rose, Deaf Threat @ 4th & B
- Michael Muldoon, Jamie Shadowlight @ Anthology (7 p.m.)
- Rent, presented by San Diego Musical Theatre @ Birch North Park Theatre
- Reggae Sundays @ Spin
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.
