Ummm, hello, 91x? I'm still waiting for my invite to Wrex the Halls tonight at Pechanga Arena (formerly Valley View Casino Center). The lineup is stellar and I've loved Death Cab for Cutie for years and years, which makes it especially awesome that they have over an hour devoted to their set -- but I have to go on record saying that, even with greats like Lord Huron or vets Third Eye Blind performing, 16-year-old Billie Eilish is going to steal the show. Her recent SOMA show was eye-opening and her legion of devoted fans is going to overtake the audience. With all the screaming, plan ahead and bring your own ear plugs. If you're not headed to Sports Arena, you've got great options, too, like the nearly sold-out first of two shows with Fu Manchu at the Casbah; the return of Death Valley Girls to Soda Bar; or San Diego Symphony performing a live score to my favorite Christmas movie of all time, "Love Actually."
Friday, Dec. 14:
- 91X's Wrex the Halls with Death Cab for Cutie, Third Eye Blind, Billie Eilish, Lord Huron, the Interrupters, Barns Courtney @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
- Fu Manchu, Bosswitch @ Casbah
- Death Valley Girls, Egrets On Ergot, Oozelles @ Soda Bar
- "Love Actually" with Live Symphony Score @ Symphony Hall
- Big Gigantic, Win +Woo @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
- We Are Yr Friends Indie Dance Party @ Blonde
- The Midnight Block, Midnight Track, Punchcard, Hardly Human @ Ken Club
- Leann Rimes @ Oak Ballroom, Viejas Casino
- Creature and the Woods, Mike Pope and Ben Ambrosini (Taken by Canadians) @ The Rabbit Hole
- Lower Definition, Night Verses, Dead American @ SOMA
- Tori Roze & the Hot Mess @ Bar Pink (7 p.m.)
- DJs likeitornot and Milky Wayne @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- Dan Gleason @ Panama 66
- Jason Marsalis & the 21st Century Trad Band @ Museum of Making Music
- Safety Orange, Burnin Up, the Resinators @ 710 Beach Club
- Fullypatched @ Backdrop
- Fractions, Brushed, DJ Leeds @ Black Cat Bar
- Scour, Nukem, Thrown Into Exile, Eukaryst @ Brick By Brick
- Revival Project Out of Bounds (P.O.B.), the Originators, DJs Well Official Sound & Rudy Roots @ Winston's
- Young Guns @ Moonshine Beach
- We Are One, Rain On Fridays, Bad Kids @ Lestat's
- The Gap Experience @ Sycuan Casino
- Chris Shrader @ Moonshine Flats
- Neal Brennan @ House of Blues
- Rock en Espanol with Zenith @ Border X Brewing
- Hell 'er Highwaters, Fictitious Dishes @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Custard Pie @ Pour House
- Through Being Cool presents Lower Definition After-Party, Elk Grove, Larry (My American Heart), Pop Punk Mayhem @ The Merrow
- Go Man Go, Kitty Plague @ Bancroft Bar
- Janice & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- After Hours w/ DJs Adam Salter & Ayla Simone @ The Office
- Christkiller and friends @ Tower Bar
- Gethen Jenkins, Deadbrokedown @ Ramona Mainstage
- The Siers Brothers @ Tio Leo's
- Y3K @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Funk's Most Wanted @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Dirty Taxi @ Navajo Live (8:30 p.m.)
- Car Radio @ Navajo Live (11 p.m.)
- JSTJR, Schade @ Bassmnt
- El D 10th Anniversary: Boys and Girls with Adam Salter and Designer Drugs @ El Dorado
- The Verge, DJ Miss Dust @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- The Counterfeits, DJ Miss Dust @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- FNGRS CRSSD presents MK (Marc Kinchen) @ Spin
- Manila Killa @ Bang Bang
- Lyrics Born, Zion I, T-Chronic, Michael Gabriel @ Music Box
- Beatnick @ FLUXX
- 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.
