I have lived in Kensington for 12 years and have been going to the Kensington Club as long as I have lived here. The club has had amazing times, and as other music venues have popped up around town, the bar has suffered and fallen behind the pack as a chosen music destination. Fortunately, Bodie (the owner, Brett Bodie, for you uninformed) is stepping up his game and is working to get back to booking some awesome bands back at the place I call home. Tonight is a perfect example of the Kensington Club stepping up: Dead Feather Moon and Old Tiger are two of our favorites here at SoundDiego, and throw in our favorite Zonies, Holy Rolling Empire, and you're going to suddenly fall back in love with the Ken Club. At least I will.
Saturday, Nov. 19:
- Dead Feather Moon, Holy Rolling Empire, Old Tiger @ Ken Club
- Future Islands, Ed Shrader’s Music Beat, Sexting @ Casbah
- America’s Cup Concert Series, featuring Diplo, Hyena, the Chain Gang of 1974 @ America’s Cup Fan Village (Broadway at Harbor Drive, free, all ages, starts after the races finish, at approximately 4:15 p.m.)
- Neon Beat, with Junior theDISCOpunk & Mr Vaughn Avakian @ Bar Pink
- Gayle Skidmore, Harriet, Patrick Norton @ Tin Can
- Keaton Simons, Lindi Ortega, Sam Grow @ Lestat’s
- The Makepeace Brothers, Luc & the Lovingtons @ Seaside Center for Spiritual Living (1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas)
- Sight & Sound Speakeasy Edition, featuring Brian Karscig, Miss Erika Davies, Ugly Boogie, Now What, Maldondanz, Generik the Beatboxer, Dj Johnny Tran @ 3rdSpace (4610 Park Blvd., University Heights)
- The Devil Wears Prada, WhiteChapel, Enter Shikari, For Today @ Soma
- Klub Therapy @ Til Two Club
- Dangnir, Jet Kill Radio, Last Years @ Eleven
- Tinglerz, Chinese Rocks, the Dirtbag Surfers @ The Shakedown
- Scarface, Jewelz P, Young O@ 4th & B
- '80s vs '90s, with Gabe Vega & Saul Q @ Whistle Stop
- SD Union-LA Beatdown Takeover, with Cause 4 Concern, DIP Vertigo b2b Neuropunk, Da Moth @ Ruby Room
- La Otracina, Great Society Mind Destroyers, Tropical Popsicle, Dark Thirty @ Soda Bar
- Babydolls Productions presents Kim Lenz, the Palominos, DJ Fast Eddie @ The Griffin
- Sundrop Electric. Misspent Warhead Premise, the Obsidians, live visuals, art, DJs @ The Roots Factory (1878 Main Street, Barrio Logan, 5 p.m.)
- MAHfia Night, with DJ Tina & Ayla Simone @ U-31
- Groove International presents Loose Nuts, Missing Neptune, the Parlour Shootout, Jerry Olea & the 805 Drifters @ House of Blues
- Alison Lonsdale @ Lestat's (6-8 p.m.)
- Blazing Haley, Hellbound Hayride, Alter Relics, the Bandits @ Brick By Brick
- The Red Not Chili Peppers @ Winston's
- L.O.L., with the Hinges (improve) @ The Loft, UCSD
- Gerardo Ortiz @ Valley View Casino Center (Sports Arena)
- Adrianna Marie & the Deep Blue Three @ Marble Room
- NovaMenco @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (7-8:30 p.m.)
- Rising Star @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
- A Herbie Hancock Tribute, featuring Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet, Joshua White on piano, Kevin Kanner on drums and David Robaire playing bass @ Dizzy’s
- David Lally @ Flying Elephant
- Jake Shimabukuro @ Anthology (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)
- Guys and Dolls (presented by St. Augustine High School) @ Birch North Park Theatre
- The Fooks, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
- Adam Salter, Saul Q @ El Dorado
- D. Ramirez, Audrey Napoleon @ Voyeur
- Christopher Titus @ Ramona Mainstage
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.
