We're rolling into a holiday weekend and hopefully you have tomorrow off so you can live it up tonight. There's fun stuff all over, with shows at Brick By Brick, the Hideout, Java Joe's and Belly Up that are all worth consideration. But, I'm going to let nostalgia rule for me, as San Diego's own Say Vinyl is reuniting for a show tonight at the Casbah. The band was one of the best of their era, but San Diego has a quickly fading memory, so though it's only been a few years, it will feel like the first time all over again as they play along with LA's Flames of Durga and fellow locals, Sundrop Electric. Of course, there are still bands at the fair, John Butler Trio and Anderson East play at Humphreys, and Soda Bar welcomes Sannhet.
Thursday, July 2:
- Say Vinyl, Flames of Durga, Sundrop Electric @ Casbah
- Comedian Brad Williams @ The Observatory North Park
- Sannhet, King Woman, Planning For Burial @ Soda Bar
- Ceremony Night @ Bar Pink
- Carnage @ Omnia
- John Mayall, Brigitte DeMeyer @ Belly Up
- John Butler Trio, Anderson East @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
- Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Decent Criminal, Caskitt, Castoff @ The Hideout
- The Saline Solutions, Pistachio, Trans-Conduit, the Undesirables @ Brick By Brick
- Alyse Black @ Lestat's
- The Gregory Page Show @ Java Joe's
- Machine Gun Kelly @ House of Blues
- DigiFest @ Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Fairgrounds
- Belly Up Music Festival feat. Casey Hensley, Billy Watson and the International Silver String Submarine Band, Brawley, Sara Petite, the Highwayman (Kris Kristofferson Birthday Tribute @ Rock On Concert Series, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Fairgrounds (12:30 p.m.)
- Average White Band @ Paddock Series, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Fairground
- DarkwaveGarden @ The Bancroft
- #ThrowbackThursday @ U-31
- Steph Johnson Trio @ Croce's Park West
- Jerome Dawson @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Sammy Kay, Mochilero All Stars @ Til-Two Club
- Independence Day Weekend w/ DJ Snoopadelic @ Fluxx
- Rockin Aces @ Tio Leo's
- Snails @ Bassmnt
- Glamour, DJ Loczi @ Parq
- Rock Out Karaoke @ Tin Roof
- Tony, Toni, Tone @ Sycuan
- PSILO @ Kava Lounge
- Junior theDISCOpunk @ Henry's
- 20,000 Song 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.