It's been a crazy weekend, so tonight is a good chance to slow it all down. At the Irenic, the lovely music of Wye Oak will warm the room, or at Sycamore Den, catch Seattle's Brian John Appleby. If you want to keep the party going, however, the Pride festival continues all day at Balboa Park with headliner Paul Oakenfold. A retro triple bill brings the '80s nostalgia to Harrah's with Rick Springfield, Loverboy and the Romantics, and Miss Diana Ross plays a sold out show at Embarcadero Marina Park South. The Casbah will get a little wild with the Dickies and the Queers, and Saosin bring their post-hardcore sound to the Observatory. That's a lot to choose from on a Sunday night. Choose wisely.
Sunday, July 17:
- San Diego LGBTQ PRIDE Festival 2016 @ Marston Point, Balboa Park
- Wye Oak, Tushka @ The Irenic
- Brian John Appleby, Austin Burns @ Sycamore Den
- Rick Springfield, Loverboy, the Romantics @ The Events Center, Harrah's Resort Southern California
- Diana Ross @ Embarcadero Marina Park South (sold out)
- The Dickies, the Queers, the Widows, Records with Roger @ Casbah
- Saosin @ The Observatory North Park
- Hoquinai, Creature Canyon, Cerulean Veins @ Soda Bar
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
- Dennis DeYoung: the Music of STYX @ Belly Up
- Tiago Miranda @ San Diego Civic Theatre
- House of Shem @ Music Box
- Summer Festival with Gustavo Romero @ The Auditorium at TSRI
- Neville Page's Creative Process @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- House of Blues Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues
- Colour @ Tio Leo's
- Diamond Rio @ Sycuan
- Sam Vicari, Beth Anne Knight @ Lestat's
- Dave Good's Jazz Jam @ Java Joe's (2 p.m.)
- Bob's Blues Jam @ The Bancroft (3 p.m.)
- Spirit Tribe @ The Bancroft (9 p.m.)
- Reggae Sunday @ U-31
- DM & DM, Inus, Hours, Mermort @ Whistle Stop
- Jason Brown @ Humphreys Backstage Live (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Robin Smith @ Humphreys Backstage Live (8 p.m.)
- The Plot in You, Erra, Sylar, Invent, Animate, Voidlines @ Soma
- Big Bloom, Jet Trash, Evyn Oliver @ Kava Lounge
- Reggae Sunday @ Spin
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