I still remember the first time I saw Cage the Elephant play in San Diego. It was a 91-cent show in the Founders Room at the House of Blues. It wasn't so long after that they shot up the charts, played Coachella, and the tours just continued to get bigger and bigger. Tonight they're back in San Diego with a massive show at Valley View Casino Center. With Portugal.The Man and newcomers Sunflower Bean opening the show, you're going to want to get there early and stay through the very last note. For the less rambunxious of San Diego, Humphreys has a show with three legends -- Neko Case, KD Lang, and Laura Veirs -- whose collaborative album just dropped last Friday; Kenny Rogers is at the San Diego County Fair; and David Bromberg is at the Belly Up.
Wednesday, June 22:
- Cage the Elephant; Portugal.The Man; Sunflower Bean @ Valley View Casino Center
- case/lang/veirs, Andy Shauf @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
- Mimosa, Real J Wallace, Skinny Vinny, DJ Artistic @ Casbah
- Kenny Rogers, the Bacon Brothers, Linda Davis @ San Diego County Fair
- David Bromberg: A Seated Show & Evening With @ Belly Up
- Nothing, Culture Abuse, Wrong @ Soda Bar (read our interview with Nothing here)
- Mid-Week Boogie with DJ L @ Bar Pink
- Ne-Hi, Splavender @ The Hideout
- Rever, the Dirty Shakes, Flakes @ The Merrow
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
- DJ Rees Withrow @ Whistle Stop
- The Purple Xperience @ San Diego County Fair
- Club Kingston Presents: South Town Generals with DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Notorious4Comedy @ Java Joe's
- Karaoke with Cici @ The Bancroft
- Working Class Wednesday @ Tower Bar
- Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- WTF Wednesdays @ El Dorado
- Eyes Omega @ Kava Lounge
- Gino & the Lone Gunmen @ Tio Leo's
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
- The Geode Project @ 710 Beach Club (10 p.m.)
- A.O.K. Musik @ Henry's Pub
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.
