It's no secret around here that we love Everest. Over the past few years, it's felt like the band has adopted San Diego as its second home, with Casbah residencies, and appearances at the Belly Up and Rocktoberfest. On Saturday, they will return to the Casbah with a killer lineup that will bring on that concert sweat that feels exhilarating. Of course, there are plenty of other options, including the lovely Scout Niblett at Tin Can (read our preview here), Mrs. Magician at the House of Blues and Awesome Fest at Soda Bar and the Void. If you want to get off the beaten path, Black Cat has a stellar lineup and will be a cool little escape from the usual.
Saturday, August 31:
- Everest, Heavy Guilt, Flaggs, Aaron Lee Tasjan @ Casbah
- Scout Niblett, P.G. Six, Tori Rogg @ Tin Can Alehouse (read our preview here)
- Mrs. Magician, Tropical Popsicle, DJ Blairly Legal @ House of Blues
- Awesome Fest 7 presents Summer Vacation, French Exit, Bubklaat, Siren Songs, Nato Coles & T.B.D.B., Sunnyside, Radon @ The Void
- Awesome Fest 7 presents Banner Pilot, Plow United, Slow Death, Gateway District, Manix, American Lies, Bam Bams @ Soda Bar
- Bartenders Bible, Miss Lana Rebel, Kevin Michael Mayfield, Stephen Rey @ Black Cat
- Stevie & the Hi Stax, Barry Thomas @ Bar Pink
- Tona Grad, Separation of Skin and Bone, Have Heart @ Standards Record Store
- Timothy H, Sando and the Irie, Vibration. Sloat Dixon @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Z Trip, VKCE @ Belly Up
- Adult Swim, with 12th Planet, Kissy Sell Out @ Dive Dayclub, Harrah's Rincon Casino
- Ronny Jones, Dave Casey, John Morris, Trent Slatton, Rotten Johnnies, Hot Mustard @ Brick By Brick
- Pac Div @ Porter's Pub
- Boys & Girls presents Le Youth @ El Dorado
- Intervention, featuring Paul Van Dyk @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel
- PSO, Sleep Walk, Let Em Rot, Dispossessed, Black Heads @ Che Cafe
- Chuck Johnson & the CJS Quintet @ Dizzys
- Neighbour/s, the Indys, Vignette @ Epicentre
- Sid and Rico @ Fluxx
- Ease Up, DJ Chelu @ Gallaghers
- 6ONE9, Hitman Honey @ House of Blues
- Caliber @ Humphreys Backstage
- Chris Carpenter, Joe Smith, Moonshine @ Lestats
- Len Rainey @ The Marble Room
- Phil Vassar @ Sycuan
- Two Wolves, Leanna May & the Matadors, Swim Team @ The Griffin
- Full Strength Funk Band @ Tio Leo's Lounge
- Popvinyl @ The V Lounge
- Danny Avila @ Voyeur
- Diamonds in the Back: Booty Bassment DJs Spinning Old School Faves, Trio Gajo, Gypsy Jazz Faves @ The Whistle Stop Bar
- C. Fish (4:20 p.m.), Piracy Conspiracy & Cumbia Machine @ Winston's
Rosemary Bystrak 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.