On Friday, the Creedle, Fluf, Chune show at the Casbah is sold out. Max Bemis (Say Anything) plays at the Irenic, Ozomatli hit the Belly Up, Gloomsday, Pheasants, Chess Wars and Shovel are at the Tower Bar, Young Creatures and Brothers Weiss are at the Whistle Stop, and you can get your dance on at Bassmnt with Rusko and Soul Flexin’ takes over El Dorado.
Saturday, the second night of Ozomatli at the Belly Up, is sold out, and so is Of Montreal at the Irenic. Other options include Islands, Haunted Summer and Stewardess at the Griffin; Smile, Uncle Joe’s Big Ol’ Driver, Well Strung to Hang and Saint Shameless at the Casbah; and at Bar Pink, you can check out Gone Baby Gone (Happy Birthday, Dizzy), the Baja Bugs and Amerikan Bear. Also, Skinny Puppy and DJMREX (Douglas J McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb and Cyrusrex) play at House of Blues, with the after party at Club Sabbat. More dance floor shenanigans at Bang Bang with Burn Unit + Bones, and Booty Bassment at the Whistle Stop.
On Sunday, more 25th Anniversary celebrating at the Casbah with Gary Heffern and Friends, Black Tango, Robert Turman, Social Spit, and Clips from Eric Rife’s Garageland, Old Man Markley headlines later that night at the Casbah, and Mutual Benefit is at Soda Bar.
Have a great weekend, and I’ll see you on the dance floor!
Robin Roth is a familiar voice in the San Diego scene. She is on the air weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 91X, plus she promotes and spins all over town. For more info about upcoming gigs, check out her event blog. Follow Robin on Twitter @robin_roth or submit your DJ listings here.
