Sounds Like San Diego: July 20

Far away from the convention center, Beck and Cage the Elephant lead a stellar lineup with Spoon and Starcrawler

Today's Comic-Con events nearly outnumber our music event options, but you should be able to work it out to do a little of both. Far away from the convention center, Beck and Cage the Elephant lead a stellar lineup along with Spoon and Starcrawler that makes an amazing top to bottom bill at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre. For some local flair, Mrs. Henry plays the Casbah and Slabatory presents Cigar at Soda Bar. There's another free Bird Park show featuring the Young Lions Jazz Conservancy and Betamaxx rocks the party covers at Belly Up. No doubt there are dozens of events to sort through today and tonight, but there aren't many weekends like this throughout the year so live it up and sleep it off on Sunday.
Saturday, July 20:
  • Comic-Con 2019 @ San Diego Convention Center
  • Fifth Annual Chicano-Con 2019 @ Border X Brewing
  • OMBAC Over the Line Tournament @ Fiesta Island
  • Beck, Cage the Elephant, Spoon, Starcrawler @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 
  • Mrs. Henry, Ten Bulls, the Ripening, the Anodynes @ Casbah
  • Slabratory presents Cigar, Eken Is Dead, Skipjack, Somatic @ Soda Bar
  • Comic Pop Up Market + Art Show, Moon Sugar Band, Cosplay Contest @ Worldbeat Center (12-6 p.m.)
  • Comic-Con Museum Tier 5 Charter Member Supporter's Circle Breakfast @ Comic-Con Museum (8-9:30 a.m., Invite Only)
  • National Geographic Nerd Nite Party featuring Brain Games, Sharkfest, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted @ Solamar Terrace & Pool at Hotel Solamar (435 Sixth Ave., 8-11 p.m.)
  • The Young Lions Jazz Conservatory @ Bird Park Concerts In the Park (free, all ages, 3-8 p.m.)
  • BETAMAXX, Rockgarden @ Belly Up  
  • Javier Escovedo & the City Lights @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
  • Happy Hour with Kevin Eastman Studios @ Duck Foot Brewing Co (6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.)
  • Neon Beat @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
  • Versus Fighting Championship Live Pro & Amateur Muay Thai Bouts @ Viejas Oak Ballroom
  • Entertainment Weekly's Annual Bash @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel (invite/RSVP only, 9 p.m.)
  • Comic-Con Yacht Party: After-Party Cruise @ Chere Amie Yacht (10 p.m.)
  • Impractical Jokers: Jokers Island @ Petco Park (1-9 p.m.)
  • Generation Nightmare Tour with Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Alla Xul Elu, G-Mo Skee, Sevidemic, Oh! the Horror, Legion X, Freakshow @ Soma 
  • Quel Bordel!, Oren @ The Holding Company 
  • Reggae Fest with Ziggy Marley @ Del Mar Racetrack (18+, included with racetrack admission, $30 after last race)
  • Pile Palace presents: Pile-Con featuring Dance Spirit, Dink Music, Justin Campbell, Jimbo James, Ofier, Kell Bill, Beav + Bosty @ Spin 
  • Edward Gabrielyan & His Fusion Quartet @ Dizzy's
  • Bump: Underground Disco Comic-Con Edition with Dazzla, Shige @ Blonde
  • The Adventure Zone: Become the Monster Tour @ Balboa Theatre (7 p.m.)
  • Amazon's Carnival Row Party @ Amazon Experience at MLK Promenade & 1st Ave (7-11:30 p.m.)
  • Mad Hat Hucksters @ Panama 66
  • Happy Together Tour featuring the Turtles, Chuck Negron, Gary Puckett, the Union Gap Band, the Buckinghams, Classics Iv, the Cowsills @ Palomar Starlight Theater, Pala 
  • Tinh He @ Harrah's SoCal Resort
  • George Lam @ Pechanga Resort, Temecula
  • Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque @ Music Box (8 p.m.)
  • From Lt. Jim Dangle to Ronan Boyle: A Discussion with Thomas Lennon @ Horton Grand Theatre (5:30-6:30 p.m.)
  • California Rangers @ Pour House (5 p.m.)
  • Anat Cohen & Marcello Goncalves @ The Alexandria at Torrey Pines
  • Oatmeal, Rinse & Repeat, Jinx, Former, Racketgirl @ Che Cafe
  • Escondido Choral Arts: Moon Landing Celebration Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Frozen Jr. @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Plunderbund, Kitty Plague, Weanus Underground @ Black Cat Bar
  • Dave Gleason Trio @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado (5-8 p.m.)
  • Bonneville 7 @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado (1-4 p.m.)
  • Monsieur Perine: La Sombra Tour @ House of Blues
  • Sophia Alone @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • The Atom Age, Nobody’s Baby, Idiot Bombs @ Tower Bar
  • The Routine @ Seven Grand
  • Cuarto Menguante @ De Oro Mine Co.
  • Gordon Downs @ Comedy Palace (7:30 & 9:30 p.m.)
  • Cuffin: All Things R&B Party @ Park & Rec
  • Rachel Horter @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Cassie B Project @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Brian Jones Rock & Roll Revival @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
  • Psydecar, Sun Hop Fat @ Winston's (9:30 p.m.)
  • Urban Gypsys @ Wildwood Crossing
  • Jazz on Third: Music for a Cause X @ El Primero Hote, Chula Vista (5:30 p.m.)
  • Aviator Stash, Art Disposal, One Hot Planet @ Himmelberg's
  • Club Sabbat @ The Merrow
  • Strictly Business with DJs Edroc & KanyeAsada @ The Office
  • The Spiritual Motels @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
  • Imagery Machine, North by North, Oak Palace @ 710 Beach Club
  • Acoustic Revolt @ Rosie O'Grady's
  • Barbwire @ Renegade
  • UFC 240/Dance Party  @ U-31
  • Twist the Knife, Johnny Main & the Forty Fours, Blue Largo @ Tio Leo's
  • Kissed Alive (tribute to Kiss), Lies N’ Roses (tribute to Guns N’ Roses), 
  • Brixton ’76 (tribute to the Clash) @ Ramona Mainstage
  • The Stilettos @ Crossroads, House of Blues (free, 4 p.m.)
  • The Moneymen Bad @ Crossroads, House of Blues (free, 9 p.m.)
  • Los Tortugas, the Shanghai's @ Manhattan Bar
  • The Reflectors @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
  • Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
  • BK Lounge with DJs Billie Knight, Tone Capone, Dub-B @ El Dorado
  • AftertheCon with Chantel Jeffries @ Omnia (9 p.m.)
  • CyberPunk with DJs Nic Crates and Ikah @ Bootlegger
  • Joe Maz @ Parq
  • i-90 @ Navajo Live 
  • Wellman @ Fluxx
  • DJs & Dancing @ 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 and Instagram or contact her directly.

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