Things To Do San Diego: July 4-6, 2008

Happy 4th of July!  I was trying to take a day off from blogging and e-mails, but I'm at my sister's and couldn't resist playing on her MacBook.  (I use a PC, so I'm completely envious).  

Anyway, here's the listings for the rest of the weekend.  I'll be back online this weekend, but in the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter (I'm @sddialedin).

Friday, July 4, 2008:

• Constantines, Ladyhawk, Modern Rifles @ Casbah
• A Beautiful Noise, DD Dagger (Austin), Emery Byrd @ Beauty Bar
• Nautical Disaster, Death On Mars, Gurtrudestein, Trophy Wife @ The Ken Club
• Feel The Noise W/DJ Set By Buddy Akai/Gabe Vega & Saul Q @ U-31
• KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Diego County Fair
• Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ Anthropology (Early Show, 7:30 pm)
• West of Memphis @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage)
• End of Power, Secret Fun Club @ Chasers
• Tobyn Clark & The Tender Faeries, River City @ Whistle Stop
• The Buzzbombs @ Surf & Saddle
• Carlos Olmeda @ Lestat's
• First Friday Knights - Live Indie Bands, Electro DJs @ San Diego Sports Club
• Don Carlos, Lambs Blood, Rare Form, Organika Music Sound @ Belly Up
• Nova, Brian Morefield @ 710 Beach Club
• Anthony Smith's Trunk Fulla Funk, The Wagon @ Winston's
• Split Finger, High Tide & Steel Foundation @ Canes
• Stella's Groove @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Marvin Hamlisch Leads A Star-Spangled Pops!: @ Summer Pops - Embarcadero

Saturday, July 5, 2008:

• Greg Gerding’s Book Release Party fo "Loser Makes Good", music by Wild Weekend & Rich White Males @ Bar Pink Elephant
• Ryan Ferguson, The Whirling Dervish(L.A.), Bridge @ Chasers
• Avalon Tattoo Anniversary Party with The Creepy Creeps, The Glossines,Batar-zan, Revenge Club @ Casbah
• Lilith Velkor, Cabron, Heavy Cessna @ The Ken Club
• Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ Anthropology (Early Show, 7:30 pm, Late Show, 9:30 pm)
• The Coyote Problem @ Hooley's Irish Pub & Grill
• The Verizon VIP Tour w/ Natasha Bedingfield, The Veronicas, Kate Voegele @ House of Blues
• Surfrider Foundation Benefit Show feat: The Feelings Mutual, Silent Armada, Blue's Ruby, The Variety Show @ Che Cafe
• B-Side Players @ WaveHouse
• Nowhere Fast @ Surf & Saddle
• The Cured, I-90, Long Duk Dong, Mixmaster Tim Pyles @ Belly Up
• The Bumsville Band @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage)
• Transport w/ DJs Gabe Vega & Saul @ Whistle Stop
• Vinyl Kids Presents Pigeon John feat Root Beer/DJ Jealous Girl and special guests @ U-31
• The Anna Troy Band, Silverleaf @ Lestat's
• Aaron Blyth and the Men of Leisure, The Pheromones, Broadcast of UFC 86 (8pm) @ 710 Beach Club
• "San Diego Music Fest" w/ bands TBA @ Brick By Brick
• The Dajjal Persona, Carol Ann Name, Rise Of Caligula, A Legend Unknown, At Point Of Decapitation @ soma
• Banyan @ Winston's
• Pivit, Agent 51, Arm The Angels, Critical Me@ Canes
• A Salute to America - preseted by Sandy Shaner @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (Early show 4:00P - 8:00P)
• Jackie Payne, Steve Edmondson Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (Late show, 9:30pm)
• The Gilbert Castellanos New Latin Jazz Quartet @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
• Marvin Hamlisch Leads A Star-Spangled Pops!: @ Summer Pops - Embarcadero

Sunday, July 6, 2008:

• Team Abraham, Roxy Jones, The Polka Dot Dot Dot @ Beauty Bar
• Retribution Gospel Choir, Dreamtiger and A Scribe Amidst The Lions @Casbah
• Chuck Cannon, Diane Waters @ Lestat's
• Lower Definition (CD Release), Dance Gavin Dance, A Static Lullaby, Four Letter Lie, Secret And Whisper @ soma
• The Brothers Unconnected, A Tribute to The Sun City Girls and Charles Gocher @ Bar Pink Elephant
• Los Alacranes Musical @ San Diego County Fair
• Tribe Of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
• Yesterday's Papers, Little Pieces @ 710 Beach Club
• Israel Vibration, Outlaw Nation, DJ Rashi @ Belly Up
• Rick Ortiz Presents The Best Of Tributes @ House of Blues
• Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
• Blueswailers @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• 94.9 Presents - Reggae Sundays w/ DJ Tommy - Live music from Project Out of Bounds @ Canes 2-6p Free.
• Azar Lawrence Quartet (The Legacy of John Coltraine) @ Anthropology (Early Show, 7:30 pm)
• Stelita @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (Early show, 10a-2p)
• Daryll Williams @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (late show, 8 pm)
• Marvin Hamlisch Leads A Star-Spangled Pops!: @ Summer Pops - Embarcadero