Sounds Like San Diego: March 26

When I spent the weekend at Sunset Session in February, we were told that we scored an interview with John Waite. And then I asked, "Who is John Waite?" While the name didn't ring a bell, his studio session instantly brought back memories as he sang "Missing You" to a small group of us fortunate to be in the room. Waite collaborated with Matchbox Twenty's Kyle Cook on a new album and is touring on the record. Acoustically, the performance was incredible, but later, with the full band, Waite proved he can still make hearts beat and bodies shake. Tonight the band returns to San Diego; they're playing at Ramona Mainstage, so it's a bit of a drive, but I promise it will be worth the drive to catch the return of a legend.

Saturday, March 26:

  • John Waite, Scott West @ Ramona Mainstage
  • Hyena, Music for Animals, the Foreign Resort, DJ Qenoe @ Casbah
  • Milagres, the New Assembly, D/Wolves, the Wet Years @ Tin Can
  • Endoxi, Stripes and Lines, Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
  • Rainbow Arabia, Spoek Mathambo, Jahdan Blakkamoore, DJ Meth Combz @ Soda Bar
  • Dear Speak, Ash Reiter @ Bar Pink
  • Which One's Pink? with the Pettybreakers @ House of Blues
  • Unruly Bangs, Horror Squad, Atom Age @ Eleven
  • Black Spit, Geriatrics From Mars, Chinese Rocks @ The Shakedown
  • Booty Basement, with Dimitri & Rob @ Whistle Stop
  • Pyrate Punx and Graverot present To Violently Vomit @ Ruby Room
  • Embalmers, Chango Rey, Mother's Worry, Thee Strychnine DJs @ Tower Bar
  • Chris Sprague and His 18 Wheelers, Amber Foxx, the Lucky Stars @ O'Connell's
  • Catherine Feeny, Lila Nelson, Nicole Vaughn @ Lestat's
  • Western Medicine @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Agua Dulce @ Croce's
  • Sixth Day, Unset, Revelance @ Brick By Brick
  • The Burnsville Band @ House of Blues Voodoo Stage
  • Hot Buttered Rum, Head for the Hills @ Winston's
  • Antagonist, Picture It in Ruins, Draind, In Faith Unfocused, DepraV @ Soma
  • Our Last Night, Attila, A Bullet for Pretty Boy, Armor for the Broken, Eyes Like the Sea, Captain! Captain!, Anchors Above @ Epicentre
  • Gregory Page @ Westgate Hotel
  • John Foltz @ Marble Room
  • Stranger @ Sound Wave
  • Blues Doctors @ Claire de Lune
  • Cole Collective @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine and Culinary Center)
  • Patti Zlakett @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5 p.m.)
  • Quino @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9 p.m.)
  • Mighty Regis @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
  • Epic Fighting MMA @ 4th & B
  • Ashford & Simpson @ Anthology (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
  • Diego's Umbrella, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
  • Have a Cigar (Pink Floyd tribute) @ Portugalia
  • Young Guns presents: Special Guests, Groundfloor @ El Dorado
  • The Nards @ Tiki House
  • DJ Tony Moran, Luis Perez @ Spin
  • Dave Aude @ Voyeur
  • Sid Vicious Saturdays with Rico Delargo, DJ Kevin Brown @ Fluxx
  • Zydeco Blues Patrol, DJ Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill
  • Soul Diego @ Patrick's ll
  • Evolve with Nik Aragon, Preston Grover, featuring Sarah Cranberry, Osal8, Mike Mannino @ Kava Lounge
  • Serious Guise, American Honey @ Dirk's Niteclub
  • The Mighty Untouchables @ Dreamcatcher Viejas
  • Sandbox @ V Lounge Viejas
  • The Heroes, the Fabulous Pelicans @ Valley View Casino
  • Offbeats @ McP's Irish Pub
  • Loked, Dive Bomber, Dantes Boneyard @ 710 Beach Club

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.

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