Can you believe the weekend is already here? Hopefully bringing some cooler temperatures when the night falls and the music turns up. Casbah is sold out with the return of psychedelic-rock guitar legend Roky Erickson and at 70 years old, he'll still tear the place to shreds. If you didn't get tickets, there are plenty of options to keep your ears tingling and your toes tapping. Our buddy James Supercave is back with a show at Blonde, Bit Maps headline Whistle Stop's costume party, and Virginia Beach rockers Turnover play the Irenic (read the SoundDiego interview with 'em here). Those are just a handful of the many great options of music to get the weekend off to a great start.
Friday, Oct. 27:
- Roky Erickson, Death Valley Girls, DJs Andrew McGranahan & Mike Turi, DJ Ian Utero @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- James Supercave, DJ Gabe Vega @ Blonde
- Bit Maps, Forest Grove, Low Points @ Whistle Stop
- Turnover, Elvis Depressedly, Emma Ruth Rundle @ The Irenic
- Dead Man's Party Halloween Show @ Belly Up
- Flying Lotus in 3D, Gifted and Blessed @ The Observatory
- Consider The Source @ Soda Bar
- Spooky Disco with Twin Ritual, guests @ Space
- Glorybound Productions pres. DJ Marcellus Wallace @ Bar Pink
- Brooklyn & Bailey, Ashlund @ SOMA Sidestage
- Sofia Talvik @ Panama 66
- Dick McGuane Quintet @ Dizzy's
- Atomic Groove's Annual Halloween Bash @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5 p.m.)
- Rob Deez @ Java Joe's
- Gone Baby Gone, Cochinas Locas @ Black Cat Bar
- Time Machine, R.I.P., Hardwired @ Brick By Brick
- Pink Froyd @ Winston's
- Daniel Champagne, Hussy Hicks, Christie Lenee @ Lestat's
- Musician's Club Presents: Rockin' Roulette @ The Loft, UCSD
- Batlords, Ghost Town Gamblers, the A-Bortz @ Tower Bar
- Boo Ball with Way Cool Jr. @ House of Blues
- '80s Halloween Party @ Beach House
- Coral Bells @ De Oro Mine Co
- Blink 180 True, Punkture, Louder Now, DJ Oren Zigner @ The Holding Company 1502
- Celtic Choral Celebration @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- California Rangers, Mission Creeps, Jason Lee & the R.I.P. Tides @ Pour House (Oceanside)
- Tribute night ft. Nurvana (Nirvana tribute), 10,000 Dudes (Tool tribute), Mario Esteban & the Blessed Hellhounds ('80s/'90s covers) @ The Merrow
- Bradley Riot, Bradley Palermo, Derik Envy, Classic Mistake @ The Bancroft
- Nothing Special, Half Past Two @ 710 Beach Club
- Pixie Stixx: ReVAMPED -- A Burlesque Dance Party @ Queen Bee's
- Janice & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- AfterHours in The Office w/DJs Adam Salter & Kid Wonder @ The Office
- Paul Collins, My Revenge, Birdbath, Rude Boy Beto @ Til-Two Club
- All-Vinyl Happy Hour w/ Monsieur Turbeau @ The Office (6 p.m.)
- DJ Freeman @ U-31
- Dennis Jones @ Tio Leo's
- Fabulous Ultratones @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- It's Never 2L8 @ Navajo Live
- Cesqeaux @ Bassmnt
- BK Lounge Reunion with DJs Billie Night, Tone Capone, MC Wordbond, DJ Rags @ El Dorado
- The Bloody Beetroots, Rituals of Mine @ Music Box
- Maximono, Hotfire@ Bang Bang
- Party Favor, Kittens @ Omnia
- Maximono, Hotfire @ Bang Bang
- Rob Stone @ FLUXX
- Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
- Purps n Turqs @ Kava Lounge
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah 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.
