It's not Halloween just yet, but many of the themed parties and events will occur tonight. Since we're focused mostly on live music here at SoundDiego, I've trimmed these listings quite a bit. You can see full listings on my site, and since there's such variety tonight, it's hard to narrow down the field, but no matter what you plan tonight, I'd encourage you to spend at least some of your afternoon at Space4Art, an artist residential space in Downtown's East Village. The artists are having a garage sale to raise some funds to support the space, and some of San Diego's best bands will be there to show their support for the arts and playing the low-dough show. ($3, or $1 if you wear a costume)
By nightfall, you can be sure the revelers will be out in droves, whether at 4th & B for electronic act Underworld, a dance party at the Casbah with Hyena and Shark Attack playing live, or checking out any of the other great shows that San Diego has to offer. You can dive right into celebration mayhem or find plenty of costume-free events, too, depending on your taste and preferences, and no doubt you can have a great time either way.
Saturday, October 30:
- It Came From the Garage: Pre-Halloween Garage Rockin sale, featuring live music from the Hot Moon, the Widows, the Moviegoers, the Old in Out @ Space4Art (325 15th St., $3/$1 if costumed, food and drinks available, 1 p.m.)
- Underworld, Blaqk Audio @ 4th & B
- Erika Jessup/Gabe Vega/Dizzy Cat present a Halloween Extravaganza, featuring Hyena, Shark Attack, DJs Gabe Vega, Adam Salter abd Erika Jessup, and a Zombie Walk @ Casbah
- Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, the Fresh @ Bar Pink
- Agent Orange @ The Shakedown
- Halloween Party with Still Ill (Smiths/Morrissey tribute), The Old in Out (performing as Velvet Underground), Space Nature (as the Cramps), Roxy Jones (as Warren Zevon) @ Soda Bar
- The Cetaceans, Lovers, White Arrows, The Kabbs @ Tin Can
- A Scribe Amidst the Lions, Golden Red @ Eleven
- Seedy Soiree Halloween Party, featuring the Burning of Rome (Misfit's tribute set), burlesque, Hannibal Selector @ Ruby Room
- B-Side Players @ Ken Club
- Justin Bieber, Burnham @ Valley View Casino Center (aka San Diego Sports Arena)
- '80s Heat presents Halloween Heat, featuring Blasphemous Guitars @ Belly Up
- Sleepwalking (Lowrider oldies and old school dance jams), featuring DJs Jeff "Guero" Graves and Michelle Rubano, Smile Now Cry Later live @ Whistle Stop
- Da Udda Band, 56 Hope, DJ Shaw @ Sound Wave
- Psychobilly Halloween Show, featuring Metal Fury, Boneshakers, Frighteners, Zombie Cartel, the Grims, Knock'em Stiff @ O'Connell's
- The Macaroni Club Show, Aaron Bowen @ Lestat's
- T'was the Night Before Halloween Monster Bash, featuring Dirty Birdz and the Horn Starz, Esjay Jones, DJ Shawn Temple and the Temple of Boom @ Brick By Brick (costume contest, door prize, haunted house, spanking booth, giveaways)
- Canobliss, Mokshya, In Every Breath, Sunday Girl @ Winston's
- Red Not Chili Peppers Halloween Bash, Fayuka, the Sun Doctors @ 710 Beach Club
- Bring Me the Horizon, August Burns Red, Emarosa, Polar Bear Club, This Is Hell, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes @ Soma
- Ska vs Hip-Hop Halloween Show, featuring Shame and Skandal, the Demeanors, Squirrel Plague, Chronic Tardiness, COA & JayR, Dee Makkin @ Epicentre
- F*lordz, Up for the Count, Six Cents, Dead Daze (CD release), The Get Down, Hocus @ Dreamstreet
- Zapf Dingbats @ The Marble Room
- L.E.D. Presents Miike Snow (DJ set), Crowdkillers, DJ Ah! Lex @ Voyeur
- Rockola Halloween Party @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9:30 p.m.)
- Hiroshima @ Anthology (early show, 7:30 p.m.; late show, 9:30 p.m.)
- Keola Beamer and Raiatea in Concert @ Birch North Park Theater
- Halloween Bash, featuring Warrant @ Ramona Mainstage
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and sometimes whatever creeps into her head on her music blog San Diego: Dialed In. Check it for even more listings. She also provides social media content for the Casbah. Follow her updates at twitter.com/sddialedin or submit your music listings.
