There are some great shows in San Diego tonight, but in my locally loyal heart, the Casbah will be the only place to be. The 2011 San Diego Music Award-winning Blackout Party spent months recording a live record at Lost Ark Recording Studios, and Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed is finally ready to be unleashed to the world. If I had to make a guess, I would say it could secure another nomination for the guys in 2012, though I think they'll take the rock category with the tunes on this new one. They'll be joined by Grand Tarantula, Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels -- who also recently finished recording at Lost Ark -- and Trailduster, a project of Banjo Matt of the Long and Short of It and Bartender's Bible. There'll be a lot of whiskey consumed tonight, so call a cab and celebrate an epic Friday at the Casbah.
Friday, Oct. 21:
- Blackout Party (CD release), Grand Tarantula, Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels, Trailduster @ Casbah -- watch our SoundDiego Spotlight profile on Grand Tarantula
- The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton @ Soda Bar
- The Styletones @ Bar Pink
- Under the Dome: An Evening With Gary Jules @ Museum of Man
- Steaming Satellites (Austria), Pilots, Hello Electric (Portland), Sneak Peek @ Tin Can
- Leon Russell, Jenny O @ Belly Up
- F---ing in the Bushes, with DJ Rob Moran @ Whistle Stop
- Check Yo Ponytail Tour, featuring the Death Set, Big Freedia, Pictureplane, Franki Chan @ Voyeur
- Chris Bieck's B Day Bash, with Rat City Riot, Dirty Filthy Mugs, Shark Blood and Among the Enemy @ The Shakedown
- Nashville Ramblers, DJ Tony The Tyger @ Til Two Club
- SpineShank, Interim Divine, Clandestine, Matt Toka @ Ruby Room
- Stage Kids, Children of Nova, the New Addiction, Holding Onto Sound @ Eleven
- Ladies Night, featuring the Tighten Ups, Amanda Waggener Band, Astra Kelly @ The Griffin
- Wax Idols, Terry Malts @ Tower Bar
- Feel the Noise Electro Dance Religion, Funk the Fresh, DJ Gabe Vega @ U-31
- Local Brews, Local Grooves All Access, presented by KPRI & Listen Local SD -- main stage: Groove Session, the Tilt, Landis, Kevin Martin, Rob Carona, Social Club, Queen Divas of the Universe; Delta Room featuring Rob Bondurant, Zimbeat, Teleplay, Tori, Sister Speak, Carl Durant, Allegra @ House of Blues (Delta Room & Main Concert Hall)
- Groove International presents Live Again, Corrupt Society, Authors of the Forgotten and Telesound @ House of Blues (5th Avenue Sidestage)
- Torrey Mercer, Sammy Seaver, Savannah Philyaw @ Lestat's
- Brujeria, Cattle Decapitation, Sangre, Under the Stone, Downspell @ Brick By Brick
- Mike Keneally Band, Bryan Beller Band @ Winston's
- Tom Russell @ AMSD (Acoustic Music San Diego)
- Split Finger, Mikey Beats, the Broken Stems @ 710 Beach Club
- Blessie, Hesse, Shining Through, Black Top Royalty, Spirit Bear, Breakdown, Fly By Night, Above the Worst @ Epicentre
- Throwdown, Carnifex, First Blood, Suffokate, Silencer @ Soma
- Happy Hour with Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (5:30 p.m.)
- Pachanga! DJ KVN, PJ Pancho, Amado @ Che Cafe
- Vocalist Melissa Morgan is joined by Gilbert Castellanos, with Joshua White on piano, Rob Thorsen on bass and Kevin Kanner playing drums @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
- Get Groovin @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5-7 p.m.)
- The Mighty Untouchables @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9:30 p.m.)
- Hard Fall Hearts @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
- Calle 13, B Side Players @ 4th & B
- Keiko Matsui @ Anthology (7:30pm)
- Kal David @ Anthology (9:30 pm)
- Boom Snap, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
- Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
- Cedric Gervais, Zen Freeman @ Voyeur
- Zenbu Fridays, with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
- Mikeski, Jay Dread, Saul Q @ El Dorado
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.
