This weekend, 91x plays host to their annual X-Fest lineup at Sleep Train Amphitheatre, but there's just as much reason to get excited about their pre-party tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel. The show features "paranoid electronic project" Big Data as well as Perth's Birds of Tokyo. Both acts burned up the indie and alt charts, and will certainly make for a great night of music. Meanwhile, Pink Mountaintops return to the Casbah, Soda Bar hosts some punk tribute acts, and Bar Pink features Philadelphia's Cheers Elephants, an indie psych-pop act that among other things, has claimed the "best indie haircuts" in Philadelphia for seven years running.
Thursday, May 29:
- X-Fest Pre-Party, featuring Big Data, Birds of Tokyo @ 207, Hard Rock Hotel
- Pink Mountaintops, Giant Drag @ Casbah
- The Meatmen, Black F--, the Fink Bombs, Vyper Squad @ Soda Bar
- Cheers Elephant, We Are Sirens @ Bar Pink
- Sensory Station, Hot Mustard, Eardrum Gluttony @ Tin Can
- The Green, the Movement @ Belly Up
- Matt Woods, Matthew Strachota, Swingchimney @ Tower Bar
- Vamp Showcase @ Whistle Stop
- Swollen Members @ Porter's Pub
- Luciano, Ikronik @ World Beat Center
- Stu Larsen, Adam Burrows @ House of Blues
- Girl In the Middle, Samantha Aiken, Isaac Cheong @ Lestat's
- Pleasure Fix, Dexter Riley Xperiment @ The Merrow
- Gilbert Castellanos & The Park West Ensemble @ Croce's Park West
- Walter Gentry @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Bill Magee @ Tio Leo's
- Luckyiam, Lana Shea, DJ Nykon, Atlantis Rizing @ Winston's
- Everyone DJs, Everyone Cries @ El Dorado
- Sandro Silva @ Fluxx
- Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ Crystal Ballroom
- Metal Night @ The Shakedown
- Synergy, DJ Reefah, TRC Soundsystem @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Live Band Karaoke! @ 710 Beach Club
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and The North Park Theatre, 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.
