I can always find something to do on any given night of the week, I mean, that's why I'm here in the first place, right? But some weeks are better than others and I find myself having to sit out good stuff because I can't wait for other good stuff. Case in point, I skipped the very compelling Leggy show because I knew I was going to go out tonight for Lady Lamb. Formerly known as Lady Lamb & the Beekeeper, indie singer-songwriter Aly Spaltro has this incredible vocal range and her albums are all so good, including her latest, "Even in the Tremor," which has some soft moments, but also interesting melodic choices that any fan of St. Vincent would love. It's a tough call, because I love Bayonne, too, but you'd be wise to catch Lady Lamb at Soda Bar tonight. As mentioned, Bayonne (as covered in our feature this week) is at Casbah, Marcia Ball kicks of Gator By the Bay, and local rockers Rhinoceros III play Bar Pink.
Thursday, May 9:
- Lady Lamb, Katie von Schleicher, Alex Schaaf @ Soda Bar
- Bayonne, Palm Daze @ Casbah
- Rhinoceros III, Roger!, Ex Chameleon, Evan Bethany @ Bar Pink (9:15 p.m.)
- Gator By the Bay Concert with Marcia Ball, the Uptown Rhythm Makers, the Mad Hat Hucksters @ West End Tent, Spanish Landing
- Darell & Brytiago @ SOMA
- SD Surf Film Festival presents the Voices, Montalban Quintet, Chris Cote (solo) @ Belly Up
- Dahlak Brathwaite @ Price Center East Ballroom, UCSD
- Tiki Bingo with DETHSURF, Alvino & the Dwells, Adrian Demain @ Space
- Blink Fest (Blink-182 tribute night) @ Blonde
- Slushii @ House of Blues
- Cub Sport, Minor Poet @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Shit Giver, Band Aparte @ Whistle Stop
- San Diego City Soul Club presents Hub City Stompers, The Steadians, Kilowatt Hop Sound @ The Merrow
- The Frets, Aviator Stash @ Moonshine Beach
- DJ Chuck @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Camp Cope, An Horse, Oceanator @ The Che Cafe
- Rich & the Money @ Himmelberg's
- Jeffrey Scott Parsons @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- DJ Dougie Frosh @ Rosie O'Grady's
- "The OB Takeover" Space Bus, C.Money and the Players Inc and DJ Green T @ Winston's
- Dave Gleason @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
- No Limits with DJ Qure @ The Office
- Bill Caballero Latin Jam @ Border X Brewing
- Gasolina with Kid Wonder and A-Boogie @ El Dorado
- Chloe Lou & Davies @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
- Cinema Techno with Taylor Houseman, Big Hugs, Killmor @ Kava Lounge
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Mercedes Moore @ Tio Leo's
- Nitro Express @ Renegade
- Bringing Back Rock 'n' Roll @ 710 Beach Club
- Sam Gellaitry @ Spin
- White Lies, the Young Wild @ Music Box
- Global BPM Presents @ Henry's Pub
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.
