Sounds Like San Diego: April 12

Buckfast Superbee join a multitude of great rock/punk bands for La Escalera Fest Ocho

It's a rager of a weekend with so much going on. Kick everything off tonight with some killer live-music choices. At the Casbah, stoner-rockers Sacri Monti headline a big night (just remember it is still illegal to smoke weed in public). City Heights will be bumpin' as San Diego's punk scenesters bounce between Soda Bar and Space for La Escalera Fest, and our buds in One I Red celebrate a CD release at Black Cat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd kicks off the Humphreys concert season by the Bay, the Belly Up hosts the Highwayman show playing a night of outlaw country. I'll probably swing by the Ken Club for Unsteady and Downs Family myself, but find your sound and seize your aural pleasure. 

Friday, April 12:

  • Sacri Monti, Bad Vibes, Warish, Sixes @ Casbah
  • La Escalera Fest Ocho w/ Nothington, Mercy Music, Matt Caskitt & the Breaks, the Gay Agenda, Despero, Demasiado, the Dodges, Heck Yes @ Soda Bar (6:30 p.m.)
  • La Escalera Fest Ocho w/ DFMK, Doc Hammer, Odd Robot, Buckfast Superbee, Midnight Track, Le Saboteur, California Hearse @ Space
  • One I Red (CD release), Shoot the Glass, GoMannGo @ Black Cat Bar
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Beth Hart Band @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
  • The Highwayman Show, Sister Speak @ Belly Up
  • Panther Modern, Some Ember, DJ Jon Blaj @ Whistle Stop
  • Danny Green Trio @ Dizzy's 
  • Baroque and Blue Fusion: Classical Meets Jazz @ La Jolla Athenaeum
  • We Are Your Friends Indie Dance Party @ Blonde
  • Unsteady, Downs Family @ Ken Club
  • Hillview, Dead at Midnite, Why We Live, Gutpunch, Dark Alley Dogs @ Himmelberg's
  • Ryan Cayabyab @ Sycuan Casino
  • Soul Acoustic Trio @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
  • DJs Camilla Robina and Vaughn Avakian @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
  • Las Cafeteras, Bulevar Descarga, Tulengua @ Music Box
  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Midori @ Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, UCSD
  • "Motown: The Music and the Legends" presented by San Diego Gay Men's Chorus @ Balboa Theatre (3 p.m. & 8 p.m.) 
  • Lakin Saucedo, Samer Bakri, Kahlil Nash @ Lestat's
  • Kitty Plague, BJ & the Bad Mother Folkers, Front Wiper, Toxic on Repeat @ Salty Frog
  • Josh Nathan @ Grand Ol BBQ & Asado, Flinn Springs
  • Old Salt Union, MohaviSoul @ Winston's
  • Southern Drawl Band @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Brandon Ray @ Moonshine Flats 
  • The Visiters @ De Oro Mine Co
  • Club '90s presents Backstreet Boys vs. NSYNC night @ House of Blues
  • The Anodynes @ The Rabbit Hole
  • Mac Powell & the Family Reunion @  Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Röntgen, Bloody Ways, Habak, Dhatüra, New Crimes @ Tower Bar 
  • Rock En Espanol with Zenith @ Border X Brewing
  • Bonneville 7 @ Rosie O'Grady's
  • The Howlin' Roosters, Johnny Deadly Trio, Spray Cats, @ Pour House
  • Joe Wood & the Lonely Ones @ Pour House  
  • Power of Love, Wag Halen (tribute To Jimi Hendrix & Van Halen) @ 710 Beach Club
  • Pachuco Jose @ Manhattan Bar
  • Janice, Nathan & Tony @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • Blue Largo @ Wildwood Crossing
  • After Hours with DJs Adam Salter & Ikah Love @ The Office 
  • Frankie T. & the Triple B @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
  • DJ Freeman @ U-31
  • The Siers Brothers @ Tio Leo's
  • Funk’s Most Wanted @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
  • Blaze of Jovi, Madman (Ozzy Tribute) @ Navajo Live 
  • Cassie B, DJ Miss Dust @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
  • DJ Miss Dust @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
  • Hot Cakes with DJs Mister Hek and Siene @ El Dorado
  • Black Caviar @ Bang Bang
  • Elephante @ Omnia
  • Rouse, H3ktic, Ruhan, Mixxedboy, Hypedelic @ Spin
  • Shabazz @ FLUXX
  • Justin Credible @ Parq 
  • Tech Support ft. Taylor Houseman, Dylan Andrew, Mr. Smith @ Kava Lounge

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.

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