A funny thing happened the last time Rachael Yamagata played in San Diego. There was a guy shooting photos of her and I was the only other photographer there. I was trying to shoot from the side, to get the most flattering pictures, but he was directly in front of her, shooting up at her. After three songs (the limit for photographers), he started to leave and she called him back to the stage. "Don't you know you can't shoot a lady from down below?" and then she proceeded to 'sexy pose' on the stage for him to get better shots. It's not uncommon for her to be so funny on stage, and it certainly helps lighten the mood for her deeply cathartic and often sad songs. She's definitely worth catching tonight at the Belly Up. Meanwhile, local pop-punk act Mainsail play at the Casbah, Puebla play at Bar Pink, and A$AP Ferg, who always seems to be releasing new music, returns to House of Blues.
Thursday, March 15:
- Rachael Yamagata, Craig Stickland @ Belly Up
- Mainsail, Avenue Army, Chasing Claymores @ Casbah
- Puebla, Bernie & the Wolf, Cochinas Locas, Miranda & the Beat @ Bar Pink
- A$AP Ferg, Denzel Curry, IDK @ House of Blues
- Christian Taylor & the Rhythm Makers, Nick Crook @ Sycamore Den
- Mac Ayres, Cehryl, Psalm @ Soda Bar
- Motobabe @ Pour House
- Robert Dove @ Panama 66
- The Brilliance, Brother James, Mike & Hilary @ SOMA
- Graham Gillot @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Luv A Lot @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
- Sam Bybee @ De Oro Mine Co
- The Beat: In Concert @ The Loft, UCSD
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Eldorado Slim & the Commodore Hotel Orchestra @ Winston's
- Whipstriker, Mysticism, Christ Killer, Invocation War @ Til-Two Club
- Chocolate: A Night of Deep-Dark Afro-Tech and Techno @ Blonde
- No Limits with DJ Myson King @ The Office
- PB&J presents DJs B Rose & Kyle Hapgood @ El Dorado
- Acid Varsity 44 ft. Ancient Artifacts, Lord Valle, Phaedrider @ Kava Lounge
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Mercedes Moore @ Tio Leo's
- Emancipator Ensemble, Little People @ Music Box
- DJ Yodah @ Henry's Pub
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.
