Because of this line of work, I get to see things 'behind the curtain,' if you will. One of the particularly troubling things of late is the amount of fake tickets on the market. It used to be that you'd go to a show, maybe find a couple dudes outside selling tickets, and maybe you'd take your chances. This practice has moved online, and tonight's show with the Penetrators has fallen victim. The message usually says something like "I have tickets but my family plan has changed and I won't be able to attend. Selling tickets." Of course, these people don't have tickets. They don't have real profiles. Or real friends. Or even real pictures. Several venues are now circumventing this practice by forcing approval on all event comments, but it's time-consuming and definitely not fail-proof. So buyer beware. And maybe just buy tickets when they go on sale. The Penetrators play a sold-out show at the Casbah, Dent May always brings a party to Soda Bar, and hip-hop legend KRS-One performs at the Observatory North Park.
Friday, Jan. 18:
- Dent May, Battery Point, Shindigs @ Soda Bar
- The Penetrators, the Schizophonics, the Dinettes @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- KRS-One, Boon League @ The Observatory North Park
- Alison Brown Band @ Museum of Making Music
- Red City Radio, Bad Cop Bad Cop, the Bombpops @ Space (SOLD OUT)
- The Havnauts @ Seven Grand
- Parker Meridian, Skinny Veny, Milky Wayne, Carinoe @ Black Cat Bar
- DSB, Fooz Fighters @ Belly Up
- Batlords, Midnight Block and guests @ Ken Club
- OK Shore, Lefties, Scatter-Brain, Strawberry Army, the Rinds @ SOMA
- Dave Gleason @ Panama 66
- Stacy & Ricky @ Backdrop
- Slum Summer, the Fictitious Dishes, Santa Ana Knights @ Tower Bar
- Judas Priestess, Cowgirls From Hell, 2 Hot 2 Handle @ Brick By Brick
- Mayzie @ Rosie O'Grady's
- The Wardens @ Templar's Hall in Old Poway Park
- "Shred is Dead" ft. Marcus Rezak, Nathan Walsh-Haines, Kyle Merrill, Eric Blumenfeld @ Winston's
- Jared Blake @ Moonshine Beach
- Young Guns @ Moonshine Flats
- Jesse Ray Smith @ De Oro Mine Co
- The Long And Winding Road @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Noche de Rock en Espanol: Tributes to Mana y Caifanes @ House of Blues
- Raena Jade, Kennady Tracy, My Name Is Chapel @ Lestat's
- Rock En Espanol with Zenith @ Border X Brewing
- Trick ft. DJ Sindri @ The Merrow
- Lavender Fields @ Goodbar
- Nobodys, the Sleights, DPI, Punchcard @ Bancroft Bar
- Artimus Pyle Band, Southern Reign, Kanan Road, Farm Truck @ Ramona Mainstage
- The Cheez Whiz Band @ 710 Beach Club
- Stellita Porter & the Corvelles @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Dopest Matrix @ Til-Two Club
- All-Vinyl Happy Hour w/ Monsieur Turbeau @ The Office (6 p.m.)
- Funks Most Wanted @ Tio Leo's
- Fabulous Ultratones @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Rising Star @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Chosen Arrow @ Navajo Live
- Now & Later with DJ Artistic @ El Dorado
- Fngrs Crssd presents Green Velvet @ Spin
- Rob Garza (DJ set), Eric Medina, Andrew Wilkinson @ Music Box
- Hemlock presents Killer Lords: A tribute to Lords of the New Church with guest DJ Errol Fritz @ Bar Pink ($5)
- We Are Your Friends Indie Dance Party @ Blonde Bar
- Konflikt @ Parq
- Deejay Al @ FLUXX
- Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
- Techsposure 008 w/ Westend @ Kava Lounge
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
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.
