There's always chatter about up-and-coming bands after each South By Southwest, and one of those that emerged this year was the surf-rock Aussies of Hockey Dad. The duo make their Casbah debut on Thursdaym, and you just know all the cool kids will be there. Meanwhile, Brick By Brick hosts the Ataris who are still rocking after 20 years. Throw Rag appear at Til-Two, classic rocker Foghat play the Belly Up, and Monolord are at Soda Bar.
Thursday, Aug. 11:
- Hockey Dad, Muuy Biien, the Gloomies @ Casbah
- The Ataris, Punchcard, Sideshow @ Brick By Brick
- Throw Rag, the Downs Family, the Screamin Yeehaws, Homeless Sexuals @ Til-Two Club
- Foghat @ Belly Up
- Lil Uzi Vert with Rob $tone @ Observatory North Park
- The Babes, Raymond the Sparrow @ Sycamore Den
- Monolord, Beastmaker, Sweat Lodge @ Soda Bar
- Grown Folk Music @ Bar Pink
- Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Black Cat
- Container, Die Mibildungen Des Menschen, Isolde Touch @ The Hideout
- Little Heroine, Jason Andrew Webber @ Lestat's
- Skelpin @ Java Joe's
- Alejandra Guzmán, DJ LV @ House of Blues
- "Ain't Misbehavin': The Fats Waller Musical Show" @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- The Frequency Within, the Mice @ The Bancroft
- No Limits, DJMysonKing @ The Office
- Rosy Dawn @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Feliciano Arango y Amistad Cubana @ Winston's (9 p.m.)
- Michael McNevin, Joe Rathburn @ Folkey Monkey
- The Loosen Up, AIDA, DJ Mane, Kid Wonder @ El Dorado
- Lil Uzi, Vert @ Fluxx
- Night Skool @ Henry's
- Lost Kings @ Omnia
- Rakta, DJs Mike Turi and Andrew McGranahan @ Whistle Stop
- Club Nabu @ Kava Lounge
- The Fremonts @ Tio Leo's
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.
