I have to give it to the women of the 2010 Lilith tour for being brave.
More than a dozen years ago, the original Lilith Fair was billed as a celebration of women in music and toured the nation at a time when radio still broke artists, and record and concert sales made a lot of people a whole lot of money. This year's edition has been plagued with problems, downsizing venues in some markets and all-out cancellations in others. There's also the issue of fan club members buying tickets at high presale costs, only to see comparable tickets sold in several promotions, from two-for-one offers to removing service charges to offering $10 flat rate tickets, causing outrage among the tribe that Lilith tries so hard to create.
The good news is that the tour stop in Chula Vista has many talented ladies on the bill, and while I can't guarantee it, I would bet that you could walk up and score some reasonably priced tickets to the show.
Wednesday, July 7:
- Lilith Fair, featuring Sarah McLachlan, Brandi Carlile, Miranda Lambert, A Fine Frenzy, Kitten, Susan Justice, the Weepies, Jenni Rivera, Donna Delory @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
- Bully Blinders, Parker and the Numbermen, PCH, 50/50 @ Casbah
- Live Wednesday presents 91X Loudspeaker with the Howls, the Tall Ships, Roswell That Ends Well, TeRRodactyl @ U-31
- Welcome to Chilltown, with Cousins, Vandersteeze, Kevin Childs, Miniature Tree, DJs Brothers Ralph, Spiritbear, TravisT @ Tin Can
- Bobby Long, He Is We, Trouble Over Tokyo @ Anthology
- Leon Russell with the Reflectacles @ Belly Up
- Hypnotic Odyssey, Like Nothing Do @ Beauty Bar
- EXA Radio presents Anahi, Jay Valdez, Radios Silent and Montecristo @ House of Blues
- Death On Mars, Perfect Blue, Black Arches @ Soda Bar
- Jazz in North Park presents Denise Donatelli, Geoffrey Keezer Quartet @ Birch North Park Theatre
- Psydecar @ Winston's
- Bill Magee @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Gallaghers
- Roy Rapid @ Riviera Supper Club
- Wendy Bailey and True Stories @ Second Wind Santee
- Burnett's Bliss @ Cafe La Maze
- Young Reef, Osceola, Fire, Black Mikey, No Face @ Dreamstreet Live
- Gilbert Castellanos with the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
- The Speks, Thelenthour @ 710 Beach Club
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and sometimes whatever creeps into her head on her music blog San Diego: Dialed In. Check it for even more listings. Follow her updates at twitter.com/sddialedin or submit your music listings.
