Have you seen a hotter Saturday night lineup? Holy cow, with Foals, Mike Doughty, Durand Jones and Ryan Bingham all sold out tonight, you have to believe that live music is alive and well. Fortunately, if you didn't pick up tickets, you can still get out and catch a fun show, like the second night of local Southest by Southwestest at Salty Frog in IB or dream pop outfit Hot Flash Heat Wave at the Irenic. Bar Pink has a New Order and Smiths tribute night with Thieves Like Us and Still Ill, while Che Cafe welcomes indie-pop act And the Kids. There are a ton of live events tonight, so seize the night and catch an amazing show.
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Saturday, March 23:
- Durand Jones & the Indications, Ginger Root @ Casbah (sold out)
- Mike Doughty Plays Soul Coughing’s "Ruby Vroom" 25 Year Anniversary Tour, Wheatus @ Soda Bar (sold out)
- Foals, Bear Hands, Kiev @ Observatory North Park (sold out)
- Ryan Bingham, the Americans @ Belly Up (sold out)
- Southest by Southwestest: Sweet Myths, the Havnauts, Super Buffet, the Paragraphs, Coral Bells @ Salty Frog
- Hot Flash Heat Wave, Temporex, Diners @ The Irenic
- Thieves Like Us, Ill Will @ Bar Pink
- And the Kids, Cardioid, Jack Geary @ Che Cafe
- Actors, Twin Tribes, Creux Lies, Bootblacks @ Space
- Tyler Hilton, Savannah Philyaw @ Lestat's
- Puccini's Glorious Mass @ Jacobs Center at Copley Symphony Hall
- The Frets, Lefties, WidowMade @ 710 Beach Club
- Devotional the Depeche Mode Experience, Wild Mood Swings @ Til-Two Club
- Booty Bassment with DJs Dmitri & Rob @ Whistle Stop
- Unwind Yourself: All Vinyl Soul Happy Hour with DJ Claire @ Whistle Stop (5 p.m.)
- Through Being Cool Emo Night @ Blonde
- Retra, Daytrip @ M-Theory
- Cardinal Moon @ Panama 66
- Latin Film Festival presents Boogaloo Assassins @ Music Box (8 p.m.)
- Daybreaker: the Future Is Feminine @ Music Box (9 a.m.)
- Trouble in the Wind, Moonsville Collective, Janie @ Pour House
- The Tighten Ups @ Pour House (5 p.m.)
- Strange Ages, Pall Jenkins, Montalban Quintet @ Black Cat Bar
- William Ryan Key @ House of Blues
- Sutton Lee Seymour in "Dragflix" @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Patrick "Bluefrog" Ellis @ Crossroads, House of Blues (free)
- The Blackjackits, Squarecrow, Le Saboteur @ Tower Bar
- Dan Dimonte Trio @ De Oro Mine Co.
- Gustavo Romero with pianist Massimo Somenzi and percussionists Gregory Cohen and Andrew Watkins @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Self Made Market @ Quartyard (12-5 p.m.)
- Fabio @ Border X Brewing
- The Browning, Betraying the Martyrs, Extortionist, Blackcast, A Hero Within @ SOMA
- Whiskey, Cash and Roses @ Moonshine Beach
- Stephanie Quayle @ Moonshine Flats
- Out of Eden @ Winston's (2 p.m.)
- Brian Jones Rock & Roll Revival @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Electric Waste Band, the Alligators @ Winston's (9 p.m.)
- Damage, Inc., Blackout, In the End, Soldiers of Death @ Brick by Brick
- Takers Leavers, Elk Grove @ Midnight Jack
- Urban Gypsys @ Wildwood Crossing
- Trains Across the Sea @ Kensington Cafe
- Strictly Business with DJs Heminguey & Gabe Vega @ The Office
- Thump Juice @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Nitro Express @ Renegade
- Junior theDISCOpunk @ U-31
- The Rhythmatics @ Tio Leo's
- Foliage, Gabi, Shindigs @ The Front Arte y Cultura (San Ysidro)
- Tradewinds @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- The Groove Mercenaries @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Get Groovin, DJ Moniq @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- The Buckleys, DJ Moniq @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- Butts Ta Nuts with DJs Jason Waterfalls, Julz, Kev Mighty @ El Dorado
- Bachata Heightz @ La Luz Ultra Lounge
- Malaa @ Bassmnt
- Fngrs Crssd x Pig&Dan present Odyssey: Pig&Dan, Cristoph, Harvard Bass @ Spin
- American Idiots (Green Day Tribute), Terry Quinn & the Weasels, Black Crowes Revival @ Navajo Live
- Spencer Brown @ Bang Bang
- DJ Beatnick @ F6ix
- DJ Pauly D @ Parq
- DJ Playboi @ Fluxx
- Bhangraton: Reggaeton & Bhangra Party in San Diego @ 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.
