I am so ready for the weekend, it's not even funny. As a kid of the '90s, you can find me at Mudhoney with the sold-out crowd, rockin' out and letting the nostalgia wash over me. But if you didn't get tickets to the Casbah or the sold-out show with LP at the Observatory North Park, or the sold out '80s night with Betamaxx at the Belly Up, you've still got some solid options, including singer-songwriter Griffin House at Soda Bar, our friends the Paragraphs playing the Pour House, or OrchidXMantis at Bar Pink.
Friday, March 8:
- Mudhoney, Claw Hammer @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- Betamaxx, Third Project @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- LP, Lauren Ruth Ward, the Years @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
- Foghat @ Sycuan Casino
- San Diego Music Awards Showcase with Evan Diamond & the Library, the Amalgamated, Becca Jay Band, Nathan Raney Band, Enter the Blue Sky @ Navajo Live
- Griffin House, Lee Coulter @ Soda Bar
- Fan Halen, Generation Idol @ House of Blues
- The Paragraphs, Stephanie Brown @ Pour House (9 p.m.)
- Numb.er, Topographies, O/X @ Whistle Stop
- Sluka, Fairplay, the Donnis Trio @ The Merrow
- Rob Thorsen Trio @ Panama 66
- The Redwoods Revue ft. the Midnight Pine, Birdy Bardot, Jake Najor & the Moment of Truth, Dani Bell & the Tarantist @ Music Box
- Wanted Noise, the Midnight Block, Corre Diablo, the Rough @ Til-Two Club
- OrchidXMantis, Sights and Sages @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
- The Fabulous Pelicans @ Belly Up (5 p.m.)
- Phantom Twins, the Powerballs @ Black Cat Bar
- Conan, Sixes, Gutter @ Brick By Brick
- Kitchen Dwellers @ Winston's
- Sam Riggs @ Moonshine Beach
- Brodie Stewart @ Moonshine Flats
- The Pegs, Berzerkers @ Tower Bar
- Jeshua Evans @ The Rabbit Hole
- The Glorious Sons, Liily @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Don't Mind Living: A Concert @ The Che Cafe
- Rock en Espanol with Zenith @ Border X Brewing
- Sean Hicke Group @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Joe Wood and the Lonely Ones @ Pour House (5-8:30 p.m.)
- Shane Secor, Blind Mountain Holler @ City Pub
- Mission G, Interfate @ Bancroft Bar
- Hello Existence, Eliza Rose Vera @ Goodbar
- Janice, Nathan & Tony @ Martini's Above Fourth
- After Hours with DJs Adam Salter & Ayla Simone @ The Office
- We Are Your Friends Indie Dance Party @ Blonde
- BrokenBeat SD @ Space
- DJs Milky Wayne and likeitornot @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- DJ Freeman @ U-31
- The Siers Brothers @ Tio Leo's
- Rumors: An '80s New Wave Synthpop Dance Night @ Manhattan Bar
- Billy Watson @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Funk’s Most Wanted @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Chloe Lou & the Liddells, Babydoll Warriors @ Riviera Supper Club
- Fluid in Motion, DJ Autumn @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- Finesse @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- DJs Mister Hek and Siene @ El Dorado
- Hotfire, Sly Turner @ Bang Bang
- DJ Dynamiq @ Parq
- Pros*pect feat Susio b2b EVLO, Tayo B, Anzo Gronso, 7ony @ Spin
- Shabazz @ Fluxx
- Cali Swag District @ Bassmnt
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.