I told you it was going to be a great Saturday, and Sunday should offer more of the same -- sunny skies, a cool San Diego breeze and the smells of street food vendors as you wander your way through ArtWalk Little Italy or the Encinitas Street Fair. By night, you've got some great live music options, including the Wedding Present at the Casbah. With a career spanning three decades, the Leeds-based band were indie rock before it was a thing, and they are still pushing the boundaries all these years later. Get there early for Colleen Green Band, with the promise that she'll have an actual band backing up her sweet vocals and shredding guitar. At Sycamore Den, catch Jesse LaMonaca in a somewhat rare performance, check out the Shivas -- another Burger Records band -- at Blonde, or head to Soda Bar to catch the Walters, who describe themselves as "five hunks from Chicago." Me-owww.
Sunday, April 30:
- ArtWalk Little Italy @ India Street between Date & Grape
- Encinitas Street Fair @ Hyw 101, D Street to J Street
- The Wedding Present, Colleen Green Band @ Casbah
- Jesse LaMonaca & the Dime Novels, Chris Avetta @ Sycamore Den
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
- Anti-Social, the Has Beens, Midnight Track, Let's Face It @ Tower Bar
- Petmedz, Wanted Noise, Deep Yogurt, Going Postal @ The Holding Company 1502
- The Walters, Summer Salt, Bad Kids, T. Rexico @ Soda Bar
- Six String Society's 27 Club @ Belly Up (seated show)
- The Shivas (Burger/Gnar), Candace & Caroline @ Blonde
- The Peep Show featuring Lil Peep @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Whimsy, the Mailboxes, Dixie Maxwell @ Lestat's
- Breakthru Entertainment @ House of Blues
- Strange Crew (Eric Clapton/Cream tribute) @ Music Box
- Tongue and Groove @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Tommy Mitchell Show @ Pour House Oceanside
- The Full Monty @ SDSU Musical Theater
- 36th Annual Art Alive @ San Diego Museum of Art
- Pants Karaoke @ Til-Two Club
- Block Market: Dog Daze @ Quartyard
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's
- The Lion King Jr. @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Paco Lipps @ The Bancroft
- Reggae Sunday with Psydecar @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking with Tribe of Kings @ The Office
- Jason Brown @ Humphreys Backstage Live (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Wildside @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- A-Plus, Knobody, J. Lately, J.Morgan, DJ Nocturnal @ Kava Lounge
- Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
- Almost Famous Karaoke @ Henry's
- Reggae Sunday @ Spin
- Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
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.
