The weekend is coming to an end, but your music options are plenty for a Sunday night. Natalie Merchant recently blew minds at Symphony Hall, but tonight you can catch her longtime band 10,000 Maniacs (fronted by Mary Ramsey) playing all of their classic tunes. Meanwhile, pop's top ginger Ed Sheeran will have lots of little girls' hearts swooning at Valley View Casino Center, while Metallica takes the field at Petco Park. My pick, however, is keeping it local. Last year's Bay Sessions offered scenic panoramas of San Diego Bay, the sunset over the ocean and a free show. The season is back and kicks off with Redwoods bands like Midnight Pine, Cardinal Moon, Birdy and more. You can't beat the view, and you can't beat free.
Sunday, Aug. 6:
- Chula Vista Lemon Festival (Memorial Park Stage) 2017 @ Third Avenue Village
- 10,000 Maniacs, Cindy Lee Berryhill @ Belly Up
- Redwoods Revue with Birdy Bardot, the Midnight Pine, Cardinal Moon, Dani Bell & the Tarantist, Rebecca Jade & the Cold Fact @ Loews Coronado Bay Resort (free with DoSD RSVP)
- Ed Sheeran @ Valley View Casino Center
- Postponed to Feb. 18
The Delta Bombers, The Sleepwalkers @ Casbah - Nena Anderson @ Solace & the Moonlight Lounge
- Metallica: WorldWired Tour 2017 with Avenged Sevenfold, Gojira @ Petco Park
- The Bayou Brothers @ Kate O. Sessions Memorial Park
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
- KRS-One & Slick Rick @ Observatory North Park
- Burlesque Sunday Tease @ The Merrow
- BluSD Blues Challenge Round One @ Tio Leo's
- Why Don't We, Jazmine Lucero @ House of Blues
- Bring It On: The Musical @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Parker Gispert, Bad & the Ugly @ Soda Bar
- The Upshots @ Barefoot Music Cruise, Hornblower (boards 2:30 p.m., cruises 3-5 p.m.)
- The Bluegrass Solution presents the Mae Trio @ Lestat's
- Pool House Sunday @ The Pendry
- Levinson Pool Parties @ The Lafayette
- Soundvault, Modern Public @ The Holding Company 1502 (4 p.m.)
- Earl Thomas Band @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Diamond Hands, Wyatt Blair, Little Heroine, Light Works @ Blonde
- Brunch With Whit @ Pour House (1 p.m.)
- Taken by Canadians @ Pour House (9 p.m.)
- Pants Karaoke @ Til-Two Club
- Nails, Negative Approach, Bloodclot, Final Conflict, Deadbeat @ Brick by Brick
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (all ages)
- Paul M Lopez (B-Side Players, CumbiaMachin, Agua Dulce) @ Kava Lounge
- Reggae Sunday @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking @ The Office
- Jason Brown @ Humphreys Backstage Live (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Bumpasonic @ Navajo Live
- Wildside @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- 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.
