There are some really great shows tonight, but get excited for the afternoon, when local musician Shawn Rohlf plays Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in its entirety at Whistle Stop's afternoon happy hour. By nightfall, bust out your Aqua Net and neon spandex as '80s legends Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark play the House of Blues. The Casbah hosts artist Lido Pimienta who was a SxSW favorite this year, the Mother Hips return to the Belly Up and Slothrust will have Space packed.
Saturday, March 31:
- Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food Festival @ SDCCU Stadium Practice Field
- East Village Opening Weekend Block Party with Caliber @ Petco Park (free, J Street between 6th & 10th, 12-6:30 p.m.)
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ggoolldd @ House of Blues
- Lido Pimienta, Swsh @ Casbah
- Shawn Rohlf & Band play Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot @ Whistle Stop (5 p.m.)
- Fictitious Dishes with DJ Ratty @ Bar Pink
- The Mother Hips, Trouble in the Wind @ Belly Up
- Slothrust, Potty Mouth @ Space
- The Oh Hellos, Wildermiss @ Music Box
- Actors, Warsaw, Soloe @ Black Cat Bar
- Spice Pistols, Electric Mud, Brett Ellis Band @ Brick by Brick
- Mt. Eddy, Sitting on Stacy, Grove, the Bash Dogs, Big Fig Wasps (King Gizzard Tribute) @ Soma
- Unsteady, Lexicons, Shocks of Mighty with SDC Soul Club DJ King Dutty @ Ken Club
- Roy Wood$ @ Observatory North Park
- Vundabar, Ratboys, Exasperation @ Soda Bar
- The Moves Collective, Chugboat @ Winston's (10 p.m.)
- Booty Bassment with DJs Dmitri & Rob @ Whistle Stop
- French piano virtuoso Pierre-Yves Plat @ Dizzy's
- Through Being Cool Part Two @ Blonde
- Nemr Abou Nassar @ Balboa Theatre
- Tom of Finland Fundraiser: Dance Your Heart Out @ The Merrow
- Danny Green Trio @ Panama 66
- Small Town Heroes @ Pour House (5:30 p.m.)
- Sierra Club Fundraiser @ Border X Brewing
- Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
- Fashion Jackson, Jara, Wizaerd @ Lestat's
- The Diva Show with Lisa Sanders, Eve Selis, Randi Driscoll, Veronica May @ Java Joe's
- Groove International @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Stellita Porter & the Corvelles @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Playlist @ Public Square Coffee House
- Idiot Bombs, the Mice, OttoBahn Von VroomVroom, Inciting Riots @ Tower Bar
- Rosa's Cantina @ De Oro Mine Co.
- Push @ Bancroft Bar
- Martin McDaniel @ Moonshine Beach
- Jackson Michelson @ Moonshine Flats
- Dark Alley Dogs @ Winston's (2 p.m.)
- Manticore, Invocation War, Maledict @ Til-Two Club
- Safety Orange @ The Harp in Ocean Beach
- Strictly Business w/ DJs Edroc & KanyeAsada @ The Office
- Marauak & Raggabond: Brazilian Reggae Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Shrimper Dan & the Bottom Feeders @ Peabody's Encinitas
- La Maquinaria Norteña @ El Gran Patron Night Club
- Eddey Hyatt @ U-31
- Spring Salsa Event @ Tio Leo's
- The Reflectors @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Beta Maxx @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- The Deep End: Tato, 2vilas, Halo Varga, Eric Medina, Cris Herrera @ TBD
- Adam Salter @ El Dorado
- Dee Jay Silver, Robin Schulz @ Parq
- Sabbat 20-Year Anniversary @ Spin
- DJ Amen @ FLUXX
- I-90 @ Navajo Live
- Elephante @ Omnia
- Rockstar Saturdays @ Henry's
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.
