Earlier this year, I traveled to Texas for South By Southwest. Before I left, I caught the Fling at the Casbah. A few days later, my travel buddies and I found ourselves at a gas station somewhere outside of El Paso, and we ran into the Fling, who were gassing up while wearing wigs and filming some of their adventures in the attached mini-mart. A couple days after that, we were in the middle of the Austin craziness, and it seemed that everywhere I went, I would run into the Fling.
This is not a bad thing, because they're all awesome and hilarious guys, but you especially want to stumble into them when they're playing, because their music is fantastic and they're certainly a band to watch. I saw them perform twice in Austin and have caught them several times as they've passed through San Diego. Tonight they're playing a free show at MaryJane's Underground at the Hard Rock Hotel. The show kicks off at 10 p.m. with the Short Eyes and will be done by midnight, so you still have plenty of time to sleep. Then again, maybe they'll put you in the mood for an all-night rager. You never know. Tonight you'll find out.
Thursday, Sept. 22:
- The Fling, the Short Eyes @ Maryjane's @ Hard Rock Hotel
- Weekend, Talk Normal, Dark Thirty @ Casbah
- SoundDiego presents Michael Grimm, Corey Crowder, Ten Sugar Coffee @ 4th & B
- Club Mercy & Y1 Studios present Sean Hayes, Michael Musika @ Soda Bar
- Coda Reactor, Smooth Sailing, Razorhoof, Moosejaw @ Eleven
- Ceschi, Rickolus @ Bar Pink
- Ian Taylor and the Guilty Party @ Riviera Supper Club
- Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, Revoltaire @ Belly Up
- Marc Anthony @ Viejas Arena
- Sacha Boutros, featuring Llew Mathews, John B. Williams, Gerrick King @ Anthology
- Il Abanico, Maren Parusel, Tori @ Tin Can
- Joey DeFrancesco, featuring Rick Zunigar, Ramon Banda @ Dizzy's
- Christian Taylor, Royal Campaign, SO3 @ Ruby Room
- The Office Twins, Girl Friday @ The Griffin
- The Good Foot @ Til-Two Club
- Broni, Son of Man @ Lestat's
- Dark Star Orchestra @ House of Blues
- Illuminauts, guest DJs @ Whistle Stop
- John Foltz @ Marble Room
- Rick McCurdy @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
- The Ratt's Revenge @ Tower Bar
- Little Monsters @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
- Gilbert Castellanos and the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ Croce's
- Mark Stuart @ Tiki House
- Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant
- Johnny Tarr @ Davina's Cabo Grill
- Sister Speak, Laura Meyer, Groove Session @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- ASC, Calculon, Guise @ Kava Lounge
- L.E.D. presents Dillon Francis @ Voyeur
- iParty Thursdays @ Henry's Pub
- Club '80s @ Club Kadan
- Fish Out of Water @ Winston's
- Sunny Rude @ Gallagher's
- Hard Fall Hearts @ Boar Cross'n
- The Fabulous Pelicans @ Valley View Casino
- Skrillex, Foreign Beggars @ Petco Park
- Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Entropy @ Hennessey's Gaslamp
- Intransit Audio @ RT's Longboard Grill
- Gutbucket Bo, Big Dan McDowell @ Mr. Peabody's
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.
