I'm always ready for a good weekend, but sometimes live music can be intense, or provoking, or kind of mellow. This weekend is pretty much just fun. I don't know how else to explain it, but take your pick on any number of shows tonight, and you should just be able to let loose, drop the hipster thing, and just have fun. At the Casbah, Rob Crow rounds up Goblin Cock for their first show in ages, and the Helio Sequence return to San Diego bringing a blast from the early Oughts. The Purple Party tribute to Prince is going on at Music Box, Danny Brown is in town to get silly at the Observatory and particularly exciting is Pussy Galore revived with a night at Blonde. One super special standout tonight, however, is Matt Haeck at Grassroots Oasis. He'll also be playing tomorrow night at another venue, but Matt is a special friend -- a former San Diegan -- who moved on to Austin, then Nashville, and is finally getting some of the attention he deserves, so this will definitely be an extra special homecoming. Whatever you choose, let fun lead the way.
Friday, Oct. 14:
- Goblin Cock, Systems Officer, Blood Ponies @ Casbah
- The Helio Sequence, Genders @ The Hideout
- Matt Haeck @ Grassroots Oasis
- Danny Brown @ Observatory North Park
- Cheryl Wheeler @ Brick 15
- Pussy Galore @ Blonde
- Ryley Walker, Ciruit Des Yeux @ Soda Bar
- Bit Maps @ Bar Pink
- Jay Mohr @ Sycuan Casino
- Lenguas Largas, the Resonars, Octagrape, RPC @ Ken Club
- Grupo Canaveral @ Music Box
- The Purple Party feat. Erotic City, Ziggy Shuffledust & the Spiders From Mars @ Belly Up
- Rio Peligroso @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Big Flavor, Black Oak Hymnal @ Black Cat Bar
- Rock 4 Autism feat. Fred Barchetta, Lords of Sabbath, Up the Irons, Get Groovin' @ Brick by Brick
- Jimmy Patton, Danielle Summerville, George Narvaez @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Black Marble, the Victoriana, Chasms, Nylon Apartment DJs @ Whistle Stop
- Something Inside Is Broken @ California Center for the Arts Escondido
- Home, Lankin, Ben Varela, Joshua Damian @ Lestat's
- Spooks, J. Davis, 1207 @ Soma
- Elizabeth Hummel @ Java Joe's
- Beartooth, Every Time I Die, Fit for a King, Old Wounds @ House of Blues
- Foreigner @ Events Center, Harrah's Resort Southern California
- Brian Ellis, Glitter Wizard, Loom, Petyr @ The Merrow
- Abnormal, Hocus, MondoShanks, BOSSFIGHT, the Infidelz @ The Bancroft
- SoCal Vibes, Tape Heads @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Camron Zibaie @ U-31
- The Moves Collective, All Kyle Choir @ The Loft, UCSD
- Santana Brothers @ Tio Leo's
- Trade Winds @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Beta Maxx @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Rebel Rebel, Fantasy Arcade, Midnight Track, Darlington @ Tower Bar
- Band of Heathens & Greg Loiacono (of the Mother Hips) @ Winston's (9 p.m.)
- WTF Wednesday @ El Dorado
- Genocide Skin (Members of Ghoul), Temblad, Cave Bastard, Bastardsect @ Til-Two Club
- DJ Kaos, Mindfluxx Launch @ Fluxx
- Eptic, Must Die!, Skism @ Bassmnt
- After Hours in the Office with DJs Kid Wonder & Saul Q @ The Office
- Ghastly @ Omnia
- Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
- A Benefit for Brotherhood @ Kava Lounge
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah, the content manager for DoSD, 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.
