There are some artists I have grown attached to. From the very first Kopecky Family Band show in San Diego, the warmth the band exudes through its music and in its offstage demeanor with other bands makes them hard not to love. The Kopecky Family Band is a nonstop touring machine, too, so they've been here enough to earn their heavy following. They're at the Casbah on Saturday, and while I think it's not to be missed, the truth is there are awesome shows all over town , inluding Epic Future Radness' Night 2 at the Til-Two, Jungle at the Belly Up, and the Carlsbad Music Festival, which are all worthy of your attention .
Saturday, Sept. 20:
- Kopecky Family Band, Avid Dancer, Spero @ Casbah
- Casbah presents: Jungle, Beaty Heart, DJ Rashi @ Belly Up
- Epic Future Radness Night 2: the Blank Tapes, Amerikan Bear, the Kabbs, Pearl Charles & the Pipes Canyon Band, Ward Combs @ Til Two Club
- Carlsbad Music Festival, featuring Freako Suave, G Burns Jug Band, Giacomo Fiore, the Gift Machine, Jennifer Bewerse, Justin Helland, Kuhn/Motl/Hubbard Trio, Kyle Motl, Murray Hidary, Now Hear Ensemble, Ogd_S(11) Translation Has Failed, Opus Orange, Paper Days, PGK Dance, the Red Fox Tails, Scott Nielsen, Scott Paulson, Sir Henry, Swarmius, Trouble in the Wind, Zaub Nasty, Zimbeat @ Carlsbad Village (free, 3-10:30 p.m.)
- Carlsbad Music Festival: Donald Crockett conducts USC Thornton Edge @ Carlsbad Village Theatre (4-5 p.m.)
- Carlsbad Music Festival: Sacra/Profana @ Boys and Girls Club (6:30-7:30 p.m.)
- Carlsbad Music Festival: Dawn of Midi @ Carlsbad Village Theatre (9-10 p.m.)
- Belly Up at the Ballpark, featuring OAR @ Petco Park, after the Padres game
- Benefit for Chuey, featuring the Prayers, Emerald Rats, Mirage @ The Hideout
- Sole and DJ Pain 1, Ceschi, Hellnote, ID the Poet @ Soda Bar
- Neon Beat: Best and Worst of the '80s @ Bar Pink
- Casbah presents BANG! Fest: X, Los Lobos, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin, the Buzzcocks, the Paladins, the Knitters, Wanda Jackson, Junior Brown @ The Observatory (OC)
- Agua Dulce @ Croce's Park West
- The New Kenetics, the Cardielles, Pleasure Fix @ Tin Can
- Mikan Zlatkovich @ Dizzy's
- Travel Agents, the Routine, Loyal Heart @ Winston's
- DJ Shift @ Fluxx
- Citizen @ House of Blues
- Caliber @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Herman's Hermits, the Grass Roots @ Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay
- Allison Lonsdale, Eben Brooks, the One and Onlys, Daddy Issues @ Lestat's
- Tab Benoit, Chase Walker Band, One Foot in the Blues @ Ramona Mainstage
- Turnt Up Island Bash, with Samoan Irok, Josh Wa Wa White, Rasta Joon, Pali Roots @ 710 Beach Club
- Allvsion, Jvdas, Krondosis B2B Ledn, Uherd B2B V3k, Brokeboi Reggie, ISCVIO @ SOMA
- Doncat, RA RosenBorg @ Sycamore Den
- Midnight Eagle, Poontang Clam, the Areas @ Tower Bar
- Detroit Underground @ Tio Leo's
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and The North Park Theatre, 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.
