Remember how I told you to chill out and take it easy when you went out last night? Well, that's because Friday has so many shows your head might explode. For a super-fun all-ages dance party, head to the Observatory North Park for Bag Raiders. The Aussie duo bring positive vibes and energetic dance music while staying true to their roots and playing real instruments. If that's not your "bag," Radiation City and Deep Sea Diver will keep the indie kids happy, and you can get there early and know your ears will be treated by locals Oh, Spirit, who open the show. For more of a country vibe, Sam Outlaw is at Soda Bar, and our buddy Nicky Venus excites at Bar Pink. Look on down the list -- there are plenty of awesome shows to make this a Friday night to remember.
Friday, Feb. 19:
- Bag Raiders, Plastic Plates @ Observatory North Park
- Radiation City, Deep Sea Diver, Oh, Spirit! @ Casbah
- Sam Outlaw, Whitney Rose, Nena Anderson @ Soda Bar
- Nicky Venus, Beginners @ Bar Pink
- Joy, Slow Season, Ovvl, Petyr @ The Merrow -- watch Joy's SoundDiego Spotlight interview
- Soda Bar presents Dance Yourself Clean: An Indie Dance Party @ Music Box
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (5 p.m.)
- DSB (Journey tribute), Mirage (Fleetwood Mac tribute) @ Belly Up
- Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica @ Bali Hai
- Harlem Quartet @ Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, UC San Diego
- Sidewinder, Baja Blues Boys @ Templar's Hall in Old Poway Park
- Erin McKeown @ La Jolla Playhouse
- Oak Palace @ Across the Street at Mueller College
- Aghori, Dark Measure, A Hero Within, the No Name Gang @ Brick By Brick
- Susan, Keepers, Cheap Curls, DJ Chrissy Stothers @ The Hideout
- F---ing in the Bushes Brit Rock Party with Dan Sant and Rob Moran @ Whistle Stop
- Marcela Mendez @ Park & Rec
- The Hot Sardines @ Poway Center for the Performing Arts
- Las Cafeteras @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Abner, the Cory Wilkins Band @ Lestat's
- The Zicas @ Java Joe's
- The Word Alive, Fit for a King, Out Came the Wolves, Voidlines, Mandala @ SOMA
- At the Gates, Decapitated, the Haunted @ House of Blues
- Alexander Jean @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- City Mouse, Tiltwheel, Squarecrow @ The Bancroft
- The Broken Stems, Sonny Boy Thorn & the Royal Sound @ 710 Beach Club
- ArtPower presents Harlem Quartet ArtTalk @ The Loft, UCSD
- Funks Most Wanted @ Tio Leo's
- Jerkagram, Mankinda, the Pope Virgins @ Che Cafe
- Backwater Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- They Feed at Night, Bell Tower Bats, the Stalins of Sound @ Tower Bar
- Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Juice Box @ Winston's
- The Signalmen, Western Settings, Que Oso, Ash Williams @ Til-Two Club
- Mike Delgado @ El Dorado
- Loudpvck @ Fluxx
- Dirty South @ Bassmnt
- FFT @ Stone Brewing Tap Room
- Falcons, Tastytreat @ Bang Bang
- ATB @ Omnia
- Tiffany Jane, the Kicks @ 98 Bottles
- The Mash Ups @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah, the content manager for DoSD, 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.
