Tonight, SOMA is going to be bursting at the seams with a couple of thousand devoted fans of Billie Eilish. The 16-year-old singer has had a meteoric rise to fame, reaching over 2.5 billion streams worldwide. Um. That's a big deal. In fact, her entire tour sold out long in advance, and resellers are making a fortune. Fortunately, if you didn't snag tickets, you can catch her when she returns for 91x's Wrex the Halls. There are plenty of rad shows to catch tonight, however, including the return of the Helio Sequence to the Casbah, This Will Destroy You at Brick by Brick and electronic duo Slander at the Observatory.
Saturday, Nov. 17:
- San Diego Wine & Food Festival @ Embarcadero Marina Park North
- Billie Eilish @ SOMA (sold out)
- The Helio Sequence, Strawberry Mountain @ Casbah
- The English Beat, King Schascha @ Belly Up (sold out)
- This Will Destroy You, Clarice Jensen @ Brick by Brick
- Slander @ Observatory North Park
- Blockhead, Yppah, Arms and Sleepers @ Soda Bar
- Rockabilly Dance Show with Los Apaches, Jesse & the Rock & Roll Three, the SparkTones @ Ken Club
- Neon Beat @ Bar Pink
- DJ Dennis Borlek's 55th Birthday Bash @ Whistle Stop (4 p.m.)
- '80s vs. '90s Dance Party with DJs Saul Q & Gabe Vega @ Whistle Stop
- Tunnel Vision: Queer Club Night with Unique3, Sasha Marie @ Space
- Sully, Angelico Co & the Band of Demons @ Belly Up (5 p.m.)
- Bump @ Blonde
- Erika Davies @ Panama 66
- Platinum Comedy Tour featuring Mike Epps, Tony Rock, Sommore, Bruce Bruce, Earthquake @ Valley View Casino Center
- P.O.D., Nonpoint, Islander, Bosspoint @ Music Box
- Whit Aadland @ Pour House
- Moumimatou Camara: DunDun Dance Workshop @ Worldbeat Center
- Gregory Page San Diego Album Release @ Lestat's
- The Joshua White Trio +1 @ Dizzy's
- Alice in Wonderland @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Obligerant, Family Tree Analog, New Me @ Black Cat Bar
- MC Flow presents Her Highness High Court @ Backdrop (formerly Java Joe's)
- Korpiklaani & Arkona: The Wayfarer @ House of Blues
- With Confidence, Broadside, Sleep on It, Small Talks @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Sophia Alone @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Some Kind of Nightmare, Social Spit, Batlords, Midnight Track @ Tower Bar
- Rhythm & the Method @ De Oro Mine Co.
- Detroit Diesel Power @ Bancroft Bar
- Our Hood Market @ Quartyard
- Traditional Vera Cruz Folk Music @ Border X Brewing
- Ingemar & Snapghost, Shindigs, Wizard Woes, Los Shadows @ San Diego Content Partners
- SambaDa Live @ Worldbeat Center
- Punk 'n' Grunge 'n' Math Rock 'n' Surf @ Che Café
- Jerry Jacobs @ Moonshine Beach
- Jason Mizelle @ Moonshine Flats
- Stone Horse CD Release Party @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- The Routine, Boostive @ Winston's (10 p.m.)
- Joey Harris & the Mentals @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Dr. Sketchy's (Anti) Art Scool San Diego @ The Merrow (3 p.m.)
- The Inciters, Los Hooligans, the Nightengayles @ The Merrow
- Strictly Business with DJs Edroc & KanyeAsada @ The Office
- Cassie B Project @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Qenoe @ U-31
- Los Fabulocos, the Sleepwalkers @ Tio Leo's
- The Reflectors @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Rising Star @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Leaving Austin @ Ramona Mainstage
- BK Lounge with DHs Billie Knight, Tone Capone, Dub-B @ El Dorado
- Zimmer @ Bang Bang
- John Disweed @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel
- The Farmers, Rosa's Cantina @ Navajo Live
- Bamboozle @ Fluxx
- Overdrive Five Year Anniversary @ Spin
- Fat Kisses from Mazzy Food Blanket Drive @ Kava Lounge
- Rockstar Saturdays @ Henry's
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah 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.
