You'd think that we'd all been locked up all winter if you took a look around the city at how many people were out and about enjoying the weekend. No, we don't get snow, but we are definitely a spring break destination, so parks and beaches and beer bars and everything are packed. If you want to hit one of the first street fairs of the season, head to Rolando for their free neighborhood fair. Headlined by San Diego Music Award winner Veronica May with a stacked lineup of local talent, along with community dance and performance stages, food and craft vendors, this event will give an accurate gauge of all the goodness to come in the upcoming weeks. By late afternoon or evening, catch Canadian act Grandson, who have sold out much of this tour and will likely do the same here. Belly Up has a great show with Black Moth Super Rainbow, there's a rare Sunday Hip-Hop Battle Bot at Casbah and Mexican punk/ska act Sekta Core get the crowd moving at Soda Bar. If you're up for a big show, crooner Michael Buble performs at Pechanga Arena.
Sunday, March 31:
- Rolando Street Fair featuring Veronica May & the To Do List, Len Rainey & the Midnight Players, Psydecar, Sister Speak, Funk's Most Wanted @ Rolando Blvd. between El Cajon Blvd. & Solita Ave. (10 a.m.-6 p.m., free, all ages)
- Grandson, Des Rocs, BarlowLN @ The Irenic
- Black Moth Super Rainbow, Steve Hauschildt, High Tides @ Belly Up
- DJ Artistic's Hip-Hop Battle Bot @ Casbah
- Sekta Core, Mad Cow Disease, Vile Humor @ Soda Bar
- Lady Dottie & the Diamonds @ Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs (1 p.m.)
- Michael Buble @ Pechanga Arena
- Terror Jr., Kossisko @ Music Box
- Rosa's Cantina @ Sycamore Den
- Snack Pack Playz Love Jamz @ Whistle Stop
- The Dales, James Spaite @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Antagonist, Mortar, Zombie Eating Horse @ Tower Bar
- Sheck Wes @ House of Blues
- The Rockademy @ Music Box (10 a.m., sold out)
- Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary @ Che Cafe
- Deborah Lynn & Hickory Wind Band @ Renegade
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
- Scott Mulvahill @ AMSD Concerts (Sweetwater Community Church at 5305 Sweetwater Road in Bonita)
- The Robin Henkel Band @ Lestat's
- Aladdin @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Keep It on the DL @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Eli Young Band @ Moonshine Beach
- Polka Dot Dress Movie Fundraiser @ Winston's (2 p.m.)
- RDG, AetherX @ Winston's (5 p.m.)
- Lalo Keyz presents A Hip-Hop Collective @ The Merrow (4 p.m.)
- Dylan Keawe @ Salty Frog
- Lollipop Records Night with Cellar Doors @ Blonde
- Whiskerman, Mdrn Hstry @ Amplified Ale Works
- Whit Aadland @ Pour House (1 p.m.)
- Kimmi Bitter @ Pour House (9 p.m.)
- Aborted, Cryptopsy, Benighted, Hideous Divinity @ Brick by Brick
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (all ages)
- Wizard Apprentice, Tyler Holmes, Tenshun, Angels Dust @ Kava Lounge
- Reggae Sunday @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking with Tribe of Kings @ The Office
- Nitrous Rockxide @ Navajo Live
- Sheck Wes, DJ Karma @ Parq
- R. Tyme, DJ Dale Da Dred @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- Reggae Sunday @ Spin
- Sunday Is for the Girls @ El Dorado
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.
