If you ever get a chance to meet Tegan and Sara, you should definitely take it. They're honestly two of the nicest people in music and they genuinely love their fans. It's a little bit of a shame that they're playing at the seated Balboa Theatre, because their stand-out performances will likely have the crowd on their feet the majority of the night. Meanwhile, you have no choice but to stand when you check out Joyce Manor and Wavves co-headlining SOMA for an all-ages show, or when you check out the return of Mister Heavenly at Casbah. Cotton Jones' Michael Nau plays Soda Bar and industrial trailblazers KMFDM are at the House of Blues.
Friday, Oct. 20:
- Joyce Manor, Wavves, French Vanilla @ SOMA
- Mister Heavenly, Fan, the Color Forty Nine @ Casbah
- Tegan and Sara @ Balboa Theatre
- Michael Nau (Cotton Jones), Skyway Man @ Soda Bar
- KMFDM, OhGr, Lord of the Lost @ House of Blues
- CANCELED:
JR JR, Hembree @ The Irenic - Remo Drive, Diners, Bad Kids @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Runnin' Down A Dream: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Tom Petty @ Belly Up
- Felipe Esparza @ Humphreys Concerts by The Bay
- Bumblefoot (ex-Guns N Roses), Brett Ellis Band, Big Tooth Comb, RDG @ The Merrow
- KMFDM After-Party DJs Javi Nunez and Vaughn Avakian @ Space
- F---ing in the Bushes: DJ Daniel Sant @ Whistle Stop
- Richard Thompson Quintet @ Dizzy's
- The Fountain of Youth, the Ghost Dance, Long Lost Suns, Heir Gloom @ Tower Bar
- Harvard Bass and the homies @ Blonde
- Class Project with DJ Grimm and Old Man Johnson @ Bar Pink
- IT'S NEVER 2L8 @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5 p.m.)
- Tracy Grammer, Peggy Watson @ San Dieguito United Methodist Church Hall
- Tribute to Don Truesdail, Jefferson Jay, Israel Maldonado @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Gaby Aparicio & Friends @ Java Joe's
- Bands in the Nude with Patrick Dennis @ Black Cat Bar
- 36 Crazyfists, the Last Ten Seconds of Life, 1001, A Hero Within @ Brick By Brick
- KSDT presents: Mndgsn @ The Loft, UCSD
- The Devastators @ Winston's
- Highway Starr @ Moonshine Beach
- The Matte Gray Band @ Moonshine Flats
- Whiskey Ridge @ De Oro Mine Co
- Keep Your Soul & DJ OMZ @ The Holding Company 1502
- Ohio Players @ Sycuan Casino
- '80s night with Manic Fanatic, NuVintage @ 710 Beach Club
- Janice & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- After Hours in the Office with DJs Adam Salter & Ikah Love @ The Office
- Strictly Skunk @ Lestat's
- Isaac Rother & the Phantoms, Kids in Heat, Alvino & the Dwells, DJ Richard Whig @ Til-Two Club
- All-Vinyl Happy Hour w/Monsieur Turbeau @ The Office (6 p.m.)
- Kid Wonder @ U-31
- Funks Most Wanted @ Tio Leo's
- Rising Star @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Hot Gin @ Navajo Live (9 p.m.)
- Supa Fly Friday feat. DJ Charlie Rock & DJ Kidriz @ El Dorado
- Banda Toro, Banda Vallarta Show, Tribu Chicana @ El Patron Night Club
- LED presents SHOFFY, Erick Diaz @ Bang Bang
- Jack Novak @ Omnia
- United BY Bass Presents: CamelPhat @ Spin
- BB and Company @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- Penny & Sparrow, Sister Speak @ Music Box (7 p.m.)
- Mark Farina, Cris Herrera @ Music Box (10 p.m.)
- Popvinyl @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- J Espinosa @ FLUXX
- Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
- Divinity Presents Techno Sabbath 004 @ Kava Lounge
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
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.
