Local music lovers, rejoice! You have some great options for live music tonight. At the Casbah, Tape Heads headline a show after their recent EP release, "Yew," while our friends Soft Lions headline Bar Pink. Lisa Sanders plays a special show at Museum of Making Music and Tijuana band Maura Rosa celebrates a CD release at Blonde. In the way of touring bands, Bay Area's Sloth & Turtle bring math rock to Soda Bar, and New York metal comes to Brick by Brick in the form of Prong. This town always has fun shows if you just dig deep enough to find it.
Sunday, April 8:
- Tape Heads, Stray Monroe, Bad Kids @ Casbah
- Sloth & Turtle, Wine, Nicely @ Soda Bar
- Haters Roast: The Shady Tour 2018 @ Balboa Theatre
- Soft Lions, Blacks Beach Boys, Calcutta Kid @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
- Lisa Sanders & Natalya @ Museum of Making Music
- Prong, Powerflo, Cutthroat, Sifting, Sangre @ Brick by Brick
- Protest the Hero, Fortress, Thank You Scientist @ Soma
- Maura Rosa CD release, CHLF DJs @ Blonde Bar
- Mud Slide Slim: The Music of James Taylor & Carole King @ Belly Up
- SOMO: The Reservations Tour, Caye, Kid Quill @ House of Blues
- Art of Elan presents Highways & Byways featuring the Kontras Quartet with Branford Marsalis @ Music Box
- SDSU Live Downtown @ Symphony Hall
- Jerry DeMink @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- Showstoppers Talent Contest @ The Merrow (5 p.m.)
- Hairspray! The Musical @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Envision Dance Competition @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Ria Carey and Don L.@ Martini's Above Fourth
- Maluma: F.A.M.E. Tour 2018 @ Valley View Casino Center
- Fast Heart Mart @ Nate's Garden Grill
- Pickin' Pear @ Winston's (3 p.m.)
- Girls Night Out: The Show @ Winston's (7:30 p.m.)
- Whit Adland Acoustic @ Pour House (1 p.m.)
- April's Birthday Bonanza @ Pour House (5 p.m.)
- 13 Wolves, Slab City @ Tower Bar (6 p.m.)
- Tony Ortega Jazz Jam @ Peabody's Encinitas
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (all ages)
- Reggae Sunday @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking with Tribe of Kings @ The Office
- Missy Andersen @ Humphreys Backstage Live (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Underworld. Gothic. Industrial @ Navajo Live
- Gruvmatic @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- Reggae Sunday @ Spin
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.