The Roots have made themselves a part of popular culture in a significant way throughout their 30-year hip-hop career, by being incredibly unique in the genre by playing live instruments, and eventually becoming the house band for "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Tonight, their show at Observatory will probably be the best show you can catch this week so you don't want to miss out. Still, maybe they're not for everyone, so head to Casbah to catch Oceanside indie-rockers Noble War, acoustic rock-based brothers Ottopilot play the Belly Up, and Ohio emo band Sports play Soda Bar.
Tuesday, July 11:
- The Roots @ The Observatory North Park
- Noble War, Nite Lapse, Ignant Benches @ Casbah
- Ottopilot, WYO, Shaynie Rhoads @ Belly Up
- Sports, YEEK, Modern Me @ Soda Bar
- People Might Scream, Headwaves, Cooper Horton @ The Merrow
- Tiki Tuesday feat. the Fink Bombs @ Bar Pink
- Shai Maestro Trio @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Pharmakon, Die Mißbildungen Des Menschen, Monochromacy @ Space
- Nickey Bakke's Goodbye Party @ Blonde
- Backwater Blues @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- DJ Williams' Shots Fired @ Winston's (9:30 p.m.)
- TLC @ Sycuan Casino
- Reggae Tuesdaze with Mario & the Love Messengers, Jallanzo @ The Holding Company 1502
- Karaoke @ The Bancroft
- Mikey's Big Gay Road Show @ Martini's Above Fourth
- True Bass Tuesdays with DJ Ramsey & Raji Rabbit @ The Office
- Robin Henkel @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- DJ Lexicon Devil @ Pour House (Oceanside)
- Coast 2 Coast Live @ Brick By Brick
- 31 Flavors @ U-31
- Lyrical Exchange Open Mic @ Queen Bee's
- Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
- Sue Palmer @ Tio Leo's
- Sketch Party & Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
- Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
- '50s/'60s Dance Party @ Henry's Pub
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
- The Tones @ 710 Beach Club
- Substantial & Marcus D (Bop Alloy) in San Diego #TheSubWayTour @ Kava Lounge
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.
