At the risk of being a braggart, I get to see some really amazing concerts and shows. Nearly every night of the week I am prowling the great indie music scene and seeing cool bands. I never take this for granted at all, but sometimes there are bands that lie just on the cusp...those bands that I know (or at least hope) will be huge, even if huge to me means a sold-out show at one of our local venues like the Casbah with just a 250-capacity room. Perhaps there is also some bias, like if you're a band from Iceland or Sweden or Scotland, and you're touring, and you take the time to play San Diego, even if it's at the side stage of the House of Blues, I'm going to pay attention.
Admiral Fallow is one of those bands. On Friday, they're playing the 5th Avenue Sidestage at the House of Blues, and I can only imagine that in a very short time they'll be at Coachella or making waves at South By Southwest or anywhere the tastemakers will find them. But for now I get to pretend that I discovered them, that I am telling you not to miss this early show in a super tiny venue, and that when you walk out of the show, your mind will be blown away. If you're a fan of the sound of Mumford and Sons or Frightened Rabbit or even something like the Lumineers, I think you'll find that Admiral Fallow is right up your alley.
Friday, October 5:
- Admiral Fallow, Young Buffalo @ House of Blues Voodoo Side Stage
- The Burning of Rome CD Release, the Long and Short Of It, Black Hondo, Operation Mindblow, Lightshow, Erleen Nada @ Casbah
- The New Kinetics, Gloomsday, Fort Wilson Riot, Zones @ Eleven
- 91X Presents Kimbra, Stepkids @ House of Blues
- The Spazmatics – Ultimate New Wave 80’s, DJ Man-Cat @ Belly Up
- Casbah presents Stepdad, Rich Aucoin, the Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt @ Soda Bar
- First Friday with DJ Artistic, Nosuckerdjs @ Bar Pink
- The Amandas @ Whistle Stop
- Satya Sena @ The Shakedown
- Midnight Parade, Ed & the Red Reds, Katie Leigh & the Infantry @ Tin Can
- Taboo @ Til-Two Club
- Lauren Ruggles presents So Long Davey CD Release, Harris Grade, Pool Party, Misc. Ailments @ Ruby Room
- Class Actress, Jamuel Saxon, Kitten @ The Griffin
- Hip-Hop vs. Punk Rock with Coda Reactor vs. Sugabear with Ray Jones, PCH vs. the Devil’s Weapon, DJ Unite, Mr. Henshaw, Pelengue, Cesh @ Tower Bar
- DJ Chris Cutz @ U-31
- Aja Lee Faasse, Alaina Blair, Viri Dimayuga @ Lestat's
- Chocolate Revolution, Ryan Hughes Music and Friends @ The Skybox
- My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Squirrelly Arts, Bricklayer Bosh, Hocus @ Brick By Brick
- Euphoria Brass Band, Red Fox Tails, Reina Mystique @ Winston's
- Zen Robbi, 3 TonE, Wait for Green @ 710 Beach Club
- Iwrestledabearonce, Oceano, Vanna, Within the Ruins, the Plot In You, Surrounded by Monsters, Mortify Your Enemies @ Soma
- UCSD Disorientation @ Che Cafe
- Dizzy’s presents John Lennon Birthday Tribute with Fred Benedetti, his daughters Regina and Julia, Jeff Pekarek @ 98 Bottles
- Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
- Tool Tribute @ Flying Elephant
- Junior theDISCOpunk @ AC Lounge
- The William Hatchet Band, Happy Ron @ Twiggs (across the street from Mueller College)
- Hulk Hogan’s Micro Championship Wrestling @ 4th & B (FREE!)
- Milk Carton Kids, Leslie Stevens @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30 p.m.)
- DSB @ Anthology (Late Show 9:30 p.m.)
- DJ Prada @ Nicks at the Beach
- Dantes Boneyard @ JT's Pub & Grill
- Footloose the Musical @ Birch North Park Theatre
- California Celts, DJ Arox @ Gallagher's
- Piano Man John Foltz @ Marble Room
- Starkillers @ Voyeur
- Hickies & Dry Humps, a Totally 90’s Party with Saul Q, Jason Waterfals, Kid Wonder @ El Dorado
- DJ Reflex, Hyena @ Fluxx
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.
