While I was running around Austin, I was trying to make sure I stumbled upon new bands as well as following some of my favorite San Diego bands. CHAPPO had reached out about their San Diego show, but I decided to catch them at Elysium while at SxSW, and as I mentioned last week, I was blown away. The band is unique, with some pschedelic flourishes, some dance beats, and a 100 percent amazing performance. You can catch them tonight for free at Bar Pink -- I suggest you don't miss them. I'll be bouncing between Bar Pink and West Coast Tavern, if you'd like to tag along. Perhaps I'll buy you a mule.
Thursday March 24:
- The Howls, CHAPPO, Kelli Schaeffer @ Bar Pink
- 91X presents Dynamite Walls, Lyon Crowns @ Mossy Scion (5-7 p.m.; free with three cans of food for San Diego Food Bank)
- Jesse LaMonaca @ West Coast Tavern
- Say Hi, Yellow Ostrich, Blair @ Casbah
- The Parson Redheads, Ivan and Alyosha, Builder-Berg, Il Gato @ Tin Can
- Sharon Van Etten, Little Scream, Drew Andrews @ Soda Bar
- Toad the Wet Sprocket, Lucy Schwartz @ Belly Up
- Davilla666, Plateaus, San Pedro El Cortez, DJ Mario Orduno and Jeff Graves @ Til-Two Club
- Italian Japanese @ Hard Rock Hotel
- Scheff XPerience presents: Kevin Martin, The Steelwells, Fierce Creatures, Long Live Logos @ Ruby Room
- Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
- Mad Traffic, Echo Revolution, Love, the City and Space @ Eleven
- John Helix, Mike Annuzzi @ Lestat's
- Poncho Sanchez @ Anthology (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
- The Free Radicals @ Riviera Supper Club
- As the Suns Sets Fire, Caresa and the Sound Collage Music, Re Used, Daygo Produce @ Brick By Brick
- Shewfly and Girth, Chuck Prada @ The Office
- EDM presents Yolanda Be Cool, Stir Crazy, Scott Roberts, Office Twins @ Fluxx
- Johnny Vernazza @ Patrick's II
- Mark Stuart @ Tiki House
- Psydecar @ Coyote Bar & Grill
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ El Dorado
- Among the Enemy, Kilbot Salt Lake, San Deviants @ The Shakedown Bar
- The Ratt's Revenge @ Tower Bar
- L.E.D. presents Villains @ Voyeur
- Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant (54th & University)
- The Soul Persuaders @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- The Grossmont College Big Band @ Dizzy's
- Galactic Reign @ Kava Lounge
- Steph Johnson @ Croce's
- Scott Wilson and The Contradictions, Saba, Tiffany Jane, Carl Durant @ Claire de Lune
- NSD Presents: Tha Committee, Young Stars, Invain, Cash Flow @ Queen Bee's
- The Flock of '80s @ Henry's Pub
- Club '80s @ Club Kadan
- Karaoke @ O'Connell's
- Firefly @ Valley View Casino
- Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Embalmers, the Screamin Yeehaws @ Boar Cross'n
- Hundred Caliber, Mojave Green @ Second Wind Santee
- Generations Party with DJ Artistic @ U-31
- The Green, Through The Roots @ Winston's
- Bad Fish, Jet West @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Lee Coulter @ Davina's Cabo Grill
- Cowboy Jack and the North County Cowboys @ The Kraken
- Mike Annuzzi @ Aztec Center SDSU (noon)
- Tommy and Tina @ McP's Irish Pub
- Road Noise @ Hennessey's Carlsbad
- Joe Rathburn, Cahill and Darlene, John Foltz @ Vision Center for Spiritual Living (11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.)
- Stepping Feet (Dave Matthews tribute) @ RT's Longboard Grill
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and general musings about life in San Diego onSan Diego: Dialed In. She does social media for the Casbah, books at West Coast Tavern West Coast Tavern, and is trying her hand at band management. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.
