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The Man With a Plan

Plan your weekend with Robin Roth's top show picks -- like Portugal. The Man at the Observatory

Thursday, Teenage Fanclub and Britta Phillips perform at the Belly Up; Portugal. The Man and HDBeenDope are at the Observatory North Park; SDMA Showcase with Mittens, Le Chateau, Ypsitucky and Grizzly Business takes over the Casbah; Mike Wojniak, Star Halo, Justin Werner and Ian McCartor play at Soda Bar; Monster Energy Outbreak Presents the Cadillac Three: The Black Roses Tour and Quaker City Night Hawks at House of Blues; Badabing, Chinese Rocks, Slaughter Boys, Goldettes and DJ Duck Egg are at the Hideout; Roni Lee, Eve Selis, Steph Johnson and Nina Francis hit Music Box; Quel Bordel performs at the Holding Company; Keep Safe Concert with DELMA, the Liquorsmiths and Sol Orchid is at Blonde; and Corey Leal and Creature and the Woods are at Sycamore Den.

Friday, don your green attire and check out some live music from the Downs Family, the Screamin Yeehaws and the Grids at the Casbah; Julieta Venegas performs at House of Blues; The Routine, AJ Froman and Kid Wilderness play at Soda Bar; Fortunate Youth, Josh Heinrichs and Iya Terra are at Music Box; Hard to Hit, the Montell Jordans, Ready Set Survive and Bossfight perform at the Merrow; Cosmics (album release), the Monsoon, the Thens, Some Kind of Lizard and Spooky Cigarette take over SOMA; Gone Baby Gone hit the Black Cat; WAKE featuring Xiu Xiu and Kid606 play at A Ship In The Woods; Dance Gavin Dance, CHON and Eidola & Vasudeva are at the Observatory North Park; Dead Feather Moon and Maszer perform at the Pour House; The California Honeydrops and Euphoria Brass Band are at the Belly Up; and the San Diego Music Awards Singer/Songwriter Acoustic Showcase takes over Grassroots Oasis.  Dance options include the Shamrock in the Gaslamp; F---ing in the Bushes at the Whistle Stop; BUMP! with Bob Dazzla, Shige and more at Blonde; Greyboy at El Dorado, ATB at Omnia; and Grum at Bang Bang.

Saturday, Bad Religion and the Bombpops are at House of Blues; Jungle Fire (record release show), Krass Bros.and DJ SK play at the Casbah; Yellowcard take over the Observatory North Park; All Emo No GMO Festival is at SOMA; Dirty Pennies, Slum Summer and Super Buffet perform at the Black Cat Bar; James Chance & the Contortions, Naked Lights and Keepers are at the Hideout; Fartbarf, Buddy Banter and Stalins of Sound hit Soda Bar; Jay & Silent Bob Get Old (Smodcast) takes over the Balboa Theatre; Quel Bordel plays at the Holding Company; The California Honeydrops and Steady 45's and Secret Goldfish are at the Belly Up; Red Not Chili Peppers, Fooz Fighters, Renegades of Rage and Bo Scott perform at Music Box; and Las Munjitas Del Fuzz, the Loons and Schizophonics are at the Tower Bar. Get your dance on with ‘80s vs. ‘90s at the Whistle Stop; Neon Beat at Bar Pink; Adam Salter at El Dorado; K?D at Bang Bang and San Holo and Droeloe at Bassmnt.

Have a great weekend and I’ll see you on the dance floor!

Robin Roth is a familiar voice in the San Diego scene. She is on the air at 100.7 KFMBFM, plus she promotes and spins all over town. Follow Robin on Twitter or submit your DJ listings here.

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