Wow, Friday night -- you sure do know how to bring it. There are some incredible shows in town, so get those disco naps in early and be ready to hit the town. We Were Promised Jetpacks return to the Irenic for an all-ages show, being the second Scottish band in town this week. You can expect it to be a great night of sweaty fun. Meanwhile, the powerful ladies of Dream Wife drop into the Casbah, psychedelic garage-rockers the Jackets headline Soda Bar, and classic-rock act Starship play Poway OnStage. We should also mention that our buddies Fitz & the Tantrums are in town, but you already know that because it's already sold out. If tonight is any indication, we are definitely in for an amazing weekend.
Friday, Oct. 12:
- We Were Promised Jetpacks, Jenn Champion @ The Irenic
- Dream Wife, Russo, the Aquadolls @ Casbah
- Fitz & the Tantrums @ Sycuan Casino (SOLD OUT)
- The Jackets, the Schizophonics, the Loons, DJ Tony the Tyger @ Soda Bar
- Starship featuring Mickey Thomas @ Poway OnStage
- Lee Ann Womack @ Oak Room, Viejas Concerts
- Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, LANCO, AyDamn @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
- Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Particle Kid @ Harrah's Resort SoCal
- The Highwayman Show, Coby Lee Brooks @ Belly Up
- Sabrina Claudio, Snny @ The Observatory North Park
- Crucial Blend, DJ Green T @ Winston's
- Guerilla Toss, French Vanilla @ The Whistle Stop
- Batlords, WasteAways, Petty Saints, Curbside Funeral @ Ken Club
- 4th Ave, X's and O's @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Lady Dottie & the Diamonds, the Naked I @ 710 Beach Club
- Greg Rekus @ Red Brontosaurus Records
- Mychildren Mybride, Secrets, Capture, Earth Groans, Half Hearted @ SOMA
- Food Bodies, Riston Diggs, Tennessee Tina, Drew Smith (of the Rough) @ The Merrow
- OB Oktoberfest w/ Full Moon Fever, Anesthesia, Funk 'n Stein, Irie G, DJ Carlos Culture @ Ocean Beach Pier Parking Lot
- Unsteady, Mochilero All-Stars @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
- DJ Rocket Rio’s Pop Dance Party @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- Whitney Shay @ Panama 66
- Laurence Juber @ Museum of Making Music
- Christine Gilardi & Donna Larsen @ Lestat's
- Pity Party, Dezorah, Greg Rekus, Static on the Stereo @ Tower Bar
- Israel Maldonado, Aaron Bowen, Corina Rose @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Evolfo + Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin @ The Che Cafe
- 3rd Project @ Tio Leo's
- All Night Long (LA) invades SD: Old School Dance Party @ Space
- Adeumazel, Phantom Twins, Fresh Veggies @ Black Cat Bar
- Decrepit Birth and Arsis, Internal Bleeding, Pyrexia, AngelMaker, Within Destruction @ Brick By Brick
- Franco Escamilla @ Balboa Theatre
- Rachel Horter @ Moonshine Beach
- Matte Gray @ Moonshine Flats
- Toney Rocks @ De Oro Mine Co
- Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers @ House of Blues
- Zenith @ Border X Brewing
- Poor, Blacks Beach Boys, Alvino & the Dwells @ Rosie O'Grady's
- The Shantyannes, Electric Arch, Babydoll Warriors @ Pour House
- Joe Wood & the Lonely Ones @ Pour House
- Augustus, They Are Them, Grey Weather @ Bancroft Bar
- Skull.ture, Keepers @ Teros Gallery
- Janice & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- After Hours w/ DJs Adam Salter & Heminguey @ The Office
- Thieves Like Us @ Til-Two Club
- The Cover Conspiracy @ Navajo Live
- Cray @ Bassmnt
- Henry Saiz @ Bang Bang
- Sosupersam w/ J. Robb [Warehouse Takeover] @ Spin
- We Are Your Friends Dance Party @ Blonde
- Retrosonik: Reimagining the Music of the '80s @ Dizzy's
- Patterson Hood @ Music Box (7 p.m.)
- Deejay Al @ FLUXX
- Whatever Floats Your Goat ft. Ryan Orey @ Kava Lounge
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.
