It's been a few years since we've heard from Blaqk Audio, the electronic project of AFI's Davey Havok and Jade Puget, but tonight, you can catch them at the Observatory North Park. Their latest record, "Only Things We Love," which dropped last week, is a bit of an ode to some of their favorite '80s sounds from Depeche Mode to Erasure. Meanwhile, we're still in a post-San Diego Music Awards haze, and if you want to see yet more of the elite bands of SD who were nominated, tonight is another chance to do just that. Around town, Stephen Marley plays an acoustic show at the Belly Up, Ark Patrol play Soda Bar, and our buds Western Settings are set to rock Blonde.
Thursday, March 14:
- Blaqk Audio, Silent Rival @ The Observatory North Park
- The Slashes, Warsaw, Velvet Starlings @ Casbah
- Funky Thigh Collectors @ Bar Pink
- Stephen Marley @ Belly Up
- Blank Cassette SD Vol.4 presents Ark Patrol and Mosss @ Soda Bar
- DIN, Karger Traum, Adios Mundo Cruel @ Whistle Stop
- Forever Ends Now, Slow Decay, Palace Of Mourning, In Spite @ Space
- Western Settings, Braggers, and guests @ Blonde
- Afton Presents King Emery, DrippaZay, T-Chronic, Mic Dee, Jasmin Rose and guests @ The Merrow
- Boomboxx Thursdays @ U-31
- Jerry "Hot Rod" DeMink @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- DJ Chuck aka “Big Country” @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Lazerpunk, Shredder 1984, FaceXHugger @ Brick by Brick
- Nadya Ginsburg in "Anxious and Dangerous" @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- DJ Dougie Frosh @ Rosie O'Grady's
- OB Hip Hop Social with Real J Wallace, Roughneck Jihad, and more @ Winston's
- Deeper Shade of Soul @ Til-Two Club
- No Limits with DJ Myson King & Colombo Roc @ The Office
- Bill Caballero Latin Jam @ Border X Brewing
- Gasolina! with Kid Wonder, A-Boogie, and guests @ El Dorado
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Yung Gravy, Bbno$, DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip, Joey Trap @ Music Box
- Mercedes Moore @ Tio Leo's
- DJ Yodah @ Henry's Pub
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