This week has been amazing for music -- if it doesn't lead to the death of me. Wednesday night the music rages on with a sold-out Wild Nothing show at the Casbah and a sold-out show with the Arcs at the Observatory. If you didn't score tickets, you can still head to the Hideout for Blackbird Blackbird and Chad Valley, or go to Soda Bar for a biggger-than-life performance by the Big Pink, whose single "Dominoes" a couple years back put them on the map of indie dance music.
Wednesday, April 20:
- 91x presents Wild Nothing, Whitney @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- The Arcs @ Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
- The Big Pink, Sundrop Electric @ Soda Bar
- Blackbird Blackbird, Chad Valley, Manatee Commune @ The Hideout
- Bombino, Last Good Tooth @ Belly Up
- Naked Lights, Negative Scanner, DJ Mario Orduno @ Whistle Stop
- Vision Magazine Launch Party featuring Gabby Tamez, Bulevar Descarga, DJ Leslie Perez @ Music Box
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series and Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
- Never Let This Go, Sweet Ascent, Short Stories, Plane Without a Pilot @ The Merrow
- Voice of San Diego Live Podcast @ Whistle Stop (6 p.m.)
- Alex Greenbaum @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Club Kingston presents Piracy Conspiracy with DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Slingshot Dakota, Holling, She/Her/Hers, the Fresh Brunettes @ Che Cafe
- Raw: Natural Born Artists featuring Effren Villan @ House of Blues
- Blues Jam/Crafty Hour @ Salvation Alley, House of Blues (FREE)
- Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Rosy Dawn Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Thunder Cocks @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Realeyes and Elev8US present Squama, Divinity, Orion, Legit, Stoik, Snowmans @ Kava Lounge
- WTF Wednesday/G.U.R.U. Tribute Party @ El Dorado
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
- Crucial Blend @ 710 Beach Club
- A.O.K. Musik @ Henry's Pub
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah, the content manager for DoSD, 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.