It was just a few years ago when Courtney Barnett was playing her first show at the Casbah. I had the opportunity to interview her before the show and I remember that I told her off camera that it wouldn't be long before she was selling out the North Park Theatre. Tonight, she's doing that very thing, though now, of course, we know it as the Observatory North Park. The Aussie indie-rocker is one of the best wordsmiths writing music today and it's no surprise to see her star continuing to rise. If you're heading to the show, get there in time for Waxahatchee. If you didn't score tickets, fret not, because we've got Irish rockers the Coronas at the Casbah, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at the Belly Up, and British alt-rockers Ulrika Spacek at Soda Bar.
Wednesday, Oct. 3:
- Courtney Barnett, Waxahatchee @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
- The Coronas, the Heavy Guilt @ Casbah
- Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Kitchen Dwellers @ Belly Up
- VJ Grimm @ Bar Pink
- Ulrika Spacek, Mint Field, Witness 9 @ Soda Bar
- Sleep Signals, Avenue Army, Tzimani, Mind Divided @ The Merrow
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presents Spaces @ Balboa Theatre
- The Goddamn Gallows, the Strikers, Gutter Demons, Systematic Abuse @ Space
- Sutton Papanikolas, Camino Paz @ Thorn Brewery, Barrio Logan
- MC50, Starcrawler @ House of Blues
- The Matt Hall Group @ Seven Grand
- Jazz with Leonard Patton & Matt DiBiase @ Tio Leo's
- Gilbert Castellanos' Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
- Voices of Our City Choir @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Dance Klassique with Joe Pea, Ryan Bauer, Gomez @ Blonde
- Open Mic Night @ Pour House
- Paul Gregg @ Sycamore Den
- For Peace Band, Ras Takura & Highland Steppers, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Will & Anthony Nunziata in "From Broadway to Italy" @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Farmtruck, the Humdingers @ Navajo Live
- Turnt Wednesdays @ U-31
- Open Mic @ Midnight Jack
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Chelsea Wolfe, Russian Circles @ Music Box
- Tradewinds @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 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.
