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Pixie Picks

Plan your weekend with Robin Roth's top show picks -- like Pixies at SDSU's Open Air Theatre

Friday, Cold Cave and Body of Light take over the Space Bar Grand Opening (formerly the Hideout); Dead Feather Moon, Shane Hall & the Outfit and the Paragraphs are at the Casbah; Petty vs. Eagles ft. the PettyBreakers and Boys of Summer play at the Belly Up; Sammy J with the Devastators and Sophia Alone are at Music Box; Morgan Delt, Amerikan Bear and Dream Joints perform at Soda Bar; White Mystery, Gloomsday and the Ghost Dance hit the Ken Club; and Noise Pollution (AC/DC Tribute) takes over the Holding Company. Get your dance on with the Soul Train Revue Dance Contest at the Lafayette Hotel; F---ing in the Bushes at the Whistle Stop; BUMP! at Blonde; J.Phlip and Boys Don't Disco at Bang Bang; or Tommy Maverick at Bassmnt.

On Saturday, plenty of Record Store Day performances at local, independent record stores in San Diego including Spin, Lou’s and M-Theory (get the SoundDiego Record Store Day lowdown right here). It’s also the Chicano Park Day Celebration and the CityBeat Festival of Beers. Later that night, the Pixies and Public Access T.V. take over the CCCU OAT; Cold Cave and Body of Light perform at night two of the Space Bar Grand Opening; The Wailers headline Music Box; Cindy Lee Berryhill (Record Release Party), Syd Straw and Nena Anderson hit the Casbah; Lil Uzi Vert takes over the Observatory North Park; Ghost Bath, Astronoid and Ash Williams are at Soda Bar; Joseph and Bailen play the Belly Up; and Bayside, Say Anything and Reggie & the Full Effect perform at House of Blues. Dance options include Life in Color featuring Cash Cash, A-Trak and Rusko at Valley View Casino Center; EDX at Omnia; Booty Bassment at the Whistle Stop; or Club Sabbat at Numb3rs with DJ Heather Hardcore and yours truly.

Have a great weekend and I’ll see you on the dance floor.

Robin Roth is a familiar voice in the San Diego scene. She is on the air at 100.7 KFMBFM, plus she promotes and spins all over town. Follow Robin on Twitter or submit your DJ listings here.

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