It's Saturday night and you're probably gonna have a lot of couch time the rest of the weekend, so why not go big? After all, even for a bunch of old guys, few punk bands bring it harder than the Adolescents.Returning to the Casbah, they are often imitated (especially their T-shirt designs), but never duplicated. With Widows and the Touchies opening -- as my friend O would say, "Bring the shralp." Meanwhile, Ben Folds is really getting his work done in San Diego this week, with another show, this time at symphony hall. The English Beat play their second sold-out night at the Belly Up, DJ Quik and Warren G take you back to the old school at the Observatory, and Jason Cruz and Howl (featuring Jason Cruz of the famed punk band Strung Out), mix folk, Americana, and punk for something that should appeal to outlaw country lovers at Soda Bar.
Saturday, Feb. 6:
- Vinyl Junkies Record Swap @ Casbah (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Adolescents, Widows, the Touchies, Records with Roger @ Casbah
- Ben Folds @ Copley Symphony Hall
- Grand Opening Athenaeum Arts Carnaval @ Athenaeum Arts Center in Logan Heights (1955 Julian Ave)
- Gaslamp Mardi Gras Celebration and Parade @ Gaslamp District
- The English Beat, Warsaw @ Belly Up (sold out)
- Richard Elliot with Rick Braun & Peter White @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- DJ Quik with Warren G, AMG & Suga Free @ Observatory North Park
- Jason Cruz and Howl, Jared Stinson, Brian Wahlstrom, Yotam Ben Horn @ Soda Bar
- DJ Mike Delgado @ Bar Pink
- Unicorn Death, Mursic, Empyrean Throne, Chamber Sixx, Sergulath, Plus Guest @ SOMA
- Tim Weisberg Quintet @ Dizzy's
- Ellis Paul @ AMSD
- Katie Thiroux @ Museum of Making Music
- Jorma Kaukonen @ Music Box
- Wild Child: A Tribute to the Doors @ House of Blues
- SDCL Finals: Metal Gras, featuring Steel Toe @ The Bancroft
- Angst, Trash Axis, Rom Baro, No-Knock Raid, Sintierra @ Tower Bar
- E.N. Young, Shocks of Mighty @ Winston's
- Thirty 30, Dona Nova, Symbolic, Big Goat @ Brick By Brick
- Viri y Los Bandidos, Luna Mondragon, Darlene and Jasmine @ Lestat's
- The Tet Holiday, Grizzly Business @ Hard Rock Hotel
- Zero to Billy @ Java Joe's
- Lexington Field @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Absence @ Bang Bang
- Johnny Deadly Trio, the Shifty Eyed Dogs, Fanny & the Atta Boys, AK @ The Merrow
- DJ Kid Wonder @ U-31
- The Fabulous Ultratones @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Mardi Gras After Party with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony @ Fluxx
- Whiiite @ Bassmnt
- Eric D-lux and Benny Benassi @ Omnia
- Ascension @ Kava Lounge
- Twisted Relatives @ Boar Cross'n
- Nothing Special, Indica Roots @ 710 Beach Club
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.
