We all need a bit of catharsis and healing right now, don't we? That's why, if you've got an open day, head up to Che Cafe for Bands Against Bigotry. This is an all-day event with over a dozen of your favorite local acts, with proceeds going to the Dignified Learning Project, which seeks social justice and equality in education through outreach with students and teacher training. You know we love the Bassics, Bad Kids, Low Volts and Boychick around here, but there are a lot of new names and sounds to get to know, too -- all while supporting a good cause. By nightfall, Sugar Candy Mountain play Soda Bar, Art Unites hosts another event at the Casbah and Soja returns to headline the Observatory.
Sunday, Nov. 11:
- Bands Against Bigotry with the Bassics, Meadow, Nowherland, Bad Kids, Low Volts, Dream Burglar, Boychick, Hiroshima Mockingbirds, Babydoll Warriors, Los Pinche Pinches, Band Argument, Geese, Blacks Beach Boys, Saline Solutions @ Che Cafe Collective (1 p.m.)
- Sugar Candy Mountain, the Gift Machine @ Soda Bar
- Art Unites: Nite Lapse, Digital Lizards of Doom, 10-19, Of Ennui @ Casbah
- Soja Poetry in Motion Tour with Twiddle, Xiuhtezcatl @ Observatory North Park
- NF: Perception Tour @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, SDSU
- Night Terrors, the Tissues, the Gay Agenda, Situations, Skrapez @ Space
- The Moves @ Panama 66
- HappyRon and Friends @ La Mesa Spacebar (6:30 p.m.)
- Art Form Swap Meet 5 @ Space (4 p.m.)
- The Chairman and the Board: Ultimate Rat Pack Tribute Direct From Las Vegas @ Belly Up
- 3OH3 & Emo Nite: the Want House Party Tour, Lil Aaron @ House of Blues
- Celebrating Joni with Robin Adler, Dave Blackburn, Barnaby Finch @ Dizzy's
- A-Mac & the Height @ The Kraken
- Dream Night with DJs Mario Orduno @ Whistle Stop
- Ricky Giordano and Friends @ The Backdrop (formerly Java Joe's)
- Katie Kuffel, Nephews and a Niece @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
- Rat Sabbath with DJ Ratty @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- Megan Slankard, Alex Wong, King Taylor Project @ Lestat's
- The Gravitys @ Bancroft Bar
- Tribute to Veterans Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Keep It on the DL @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Dream Haze, Dearheart, Nights Like Thieves @ Tower Bar
- Pickin' Pear @ Winston's (2 p.m.)
- Highline Trail @ Winston's (6 p.m.)
- In Concert Variety Show @ The Merrow
- Lead Pony, the Loons, North by North, the Whiskey Circle @ Blonde
- The Night Howls @ Pour House
- Noisem, Blame God, Manic, Benoit @ Brick by Brick
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (all ages)
- Reggae Sunday featuring Cityside, the Gentle Giants, DJ Non Profit @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking @ The Office
- Underworld Gothic Industrial @ Navajo Live
- Major Interval @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- Reggae Sunday @ Spin
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.
