It was just last summer when I had the opportunity to interview Metric for SoundDiego TV as they prepared to open for Imagine Dragons. On Thursday, Metric headline their second night at the House of Blues, with alt buzz band Joywave opening the show. If you didn't grab tickets, fear not, because there are other shows for your enjoyment. The outspoken and talented Ani DiFranco performs at the Belly Up, which is a pretty big deal since, over the course of her career and tons of records, she's played in much larger venues. Meanwhile, the Casbah goes disco with the talent of Escort, Liquid Stranger rocks Soda Bar, and performer/producer duo Hippie Sabotage play the Observatory.
Thursday, Fe. 25:
- Metric, Joywave @ House of Blues (sold out)
- Soda Bar + CS Presents present Drive Like Jehu, Systems Officer, Cruz Radical @ The Irenic (sold out)
- Ani DiFranco, Rupa & the April Fishes @ Belly Up
- Escort @ Casbah
- PT Banks @ Pour House (Oceanside)
- Hippie Sabotage @ Observatory North Park
- Soda Bar + CS Presents present State Champs, Neck Deep, Knuckle Puck, Like Pacific @ Lamppost Wherehouse
- Liquid Stranger, Space Jesus, AU5 @ Soda Bar
- 45s Forever with Junior the DISCOpunk @ Bar Pink
- Chieftains @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Svelte, Dent, Bear State, So-Bored @ Che Cafe
- Lightworks, Astral Touch @ The Hideout
- The Shifty Eyed Dogs @ Sycamore Den
- Nervosa, Taipan, Santa Claus, Monarch @ Brick By Brick
- Joe Kaplow, Eliza Rose Vera @ Lestat's
- Skelpin @ Java Joe's
- Ralph Alessi Baida Quartet @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Advance Base, Bouquet, Nicholas Krgovich (of No Kids/Mount Eerie) @ The Merrow
- Secnd Best (Portland), Bedpost Buzzards, Nick Carter @ The Bancroft
- B-3 Four @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Violent Human System, Teenage Burritos @ Tower Bar
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Condor, the Desert Suns, D.P.I. @ Winston's
- Calabrese, the Blackjackits, JasonXVoorhees @ Til-Two Club
- EC Twins @ Omnia
- VAMP 7 Year Anniversary @ Whistle Stop
- Nathan James & Trick Bag @ Tio Leo's
- So Cal Vibes, DJ Reefah, TRC Soundsystem @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- The Tighten Up @ El Dorado
- Red Wizard @ Boar Cross'n
- Liquid Courage Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
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.