San Diego: Always Changing, Always Growing

I was out running around with Tim Pyles today. It's become our Wednesday tradition- he picks me up a little before noon, we have a meeting at the Casbah, then we bounce around, finding lunch and running errands and generally cruising around.

Today involved a stop in at a new soccer store (or futbol/football/footie, if you wanna be international about it). It's called BOCA and opened 3 weeks ago, the day before the World Cup started. Since my illustrious college soccer career ended over a decade ago, I haven't had much cause to seek out soccer shops, but we popped in and it's so cool. Located at 1919 San Diego Avenue (which runs parallel to the 5 between Washington and Old Town), the store has all your soccer needs- jerseys, cleats, bags, shoes, shin guards, etc., but what is really cool about it is they have a room with two huge leather sectionals and two giant screen televisions where they show World Cup games. During games they serve coffee and donuts, and there's a huge plate glass window that overlooks the freeway and airport. It's open to the public and I just might have to catch a game there. It's also headquarters of the San Diego BOCA FC. The last game of the NPSL (National Pro Soccer League?) season is this Saturday night at Helix High School at 7 pm and we were told that the store has free tickets for the asking (available tomorrow).

Our second stop was at M-Theory Records. This Saturday they have an all day event with great bands, a sidewalk sale, and beer. And it's free! The sidewalk sale starts at 10 am. Band schedule below:

12:30-1 pm- The Preteens
1:20-2 pm Team Abraham
2:20-3 pm New Mexico (formerly Apes of Wrath)
3:30-4 pm The Watusis (formerly The Atoms)
4:20-5 pm So Many Wizards
5:20-6 pm Michael Rosas (of Satisfaction)
6:20-7 pm Boyscout
7:20-8 pm Jungle Fever

We had lunch at Mama Testa, which was featured on Throwdown with Bobby Flay from the Food Network. Apparently the episode re-airs next week, so if you wanna get your fill, do it before the swarms see the episode. I can attest that since Lucha Libre was featured on Man vs Food that lines go out the door when our local eateries are featured on national TV shows.

We popped in to Ray's Tennis, which is pretty much unchanged since I was a kid trying to convince my mom to buy me cute tennis skirts instead of the ghetto shorts I wore to my classes and tournaments. But even more interesting than that was that in the middle of the street, there was a guy working on his laptop. We asked what he was doing and he told us he was setting up the LED lighting for University Avenue. The Hillcrest Business Association raised money for the project, which basically lights up the trees and plants in the median of University for 3 blocks. There's a block party tomorrow to celebrate the investment, and he said that while most of the year, the lights will just be white, during holidays and special events they can be programmed to be their own little light show. Keep an eye out, Hillcrest!

Anyhow, I always tweet this stuff, but I'll try to make a point to chronicle these little bits I pick up in my daily life. My afternoon is now wide open...so should I work on some old photo posts or get out and check out the hood? There's the Adams Avenue Farmers Market happening right now (3-7pm at Adams Elementary), there's 30th on 30th starting in a bit, where local eateries open their doors and offer small plate offerings of food along with drink specials.

So much to do. I may be broke, I may be unemployed, but I sure do love this city.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 30-July 1

Wednesday June 30, 2010:

• Commune Wednesday feat. Lesands (formerly Arrows/Arrowws), DJ set by Colour Vision @ Whistle Stop
• Live Wednesday Presents: The Styletones, Anna Troy, Tori Roze and The Hot Mess, Mark Sexton Band @ U-31
• Gloomsday, Ghettoblaster, Sleep Lady @ Soda Bar
• Imaad Wasif, New Mexico @ Bar Pink
• Saint Vitus, Stone Axe, Phantom Ratio @ Casbah
• The Sugar Hill Gang, Futyle, D. Fresh, Mr. Dubie, D. Krew.U.T.A @ Ramona Mainstage
• Gilbert Castellanos w/ The New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
• World Anthem, Diversifyd, Shoreline Rootz @ Belly Up
• Stage Kids, Dreamgoatz , Montucky, Marcelo Radulovich @ Tin Can
• DJ Eric Howarth @ Prohibition
• Capsize, Shadows, Paper Tigers, Night Crawler @ Che Cafe
• Circa Now, Todo Mundo, Jones Esjay, Jason & Emily @ Onyx Room
• The Gregory Page Show @ Lestat's
• Lonestar @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Gino & The Lone Gunmen @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• The Family Stone @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• The Jeff Lorber Fusion @ Anthology
• Radio Exa Presents: Ana Barbara @ 4th & B
• My Elysian, Bitter Sober, Arms Entwined @ Radio Room
• Nothington, Minor Talent, Heartsounds, The Riot Before @ Ruby Room
• Holding Air Hostage @ Winston's
• Bayou Brothers @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Knockout Bell, DJ Gonzo @ O'Connell's
• Javid & Naoko @ San Diego County Fair, O'Brien Stage
• Lady Dottie and The Diamonds @ Gallaghers
• Rock 105.3 and 101 KGB Present: Steel Panther, 6ONE9 @ House of Blues
• Red Lane @ Coyote Bar
• Citizen Band, RDG, Eddie Lenhart, Michael Hagen @ The Stage
• Bill Magee Blues Band @ Patrick's ll
• Wendy Bailey @ Second Wind Navajo
• Burnett's Bliss @ Cafe La Maze
• Northern Lights, Vendetta Fish Night @ Dreamstreet Live
• Frankie-Dee and Funk-Natra @ The Kraken
• Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
• Tommy Price @ McP's Irish Pub
• Mad Traffic, Monkeys In Space @ 710 Beach Club
• Kozee and MC Apaul08 @ El Dorado
• Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
• Knight Vision @ Club Kadan
• Podunk Nowhere, Christopher Dale @ Postcards American Bistro @ Handlery Hotel
• Voetsek, Death Crisis, Captain Planet, DEA, Landmine Marathon @ The Yard (39 17th St)

Thursday July 1, 2010:

• One Eskimo, Alpha Rev, Honey Child Band @ Anthology
• Dead Meadow, Gun Runner, Brainticket DJs, Strange Vine @ Casbah
• CocoRosie, Cibelle @ Belly Up
• Longstay, Lesands, The Union Line @ Soda Bar
• Neon Beats, LaForge @ Tin Can
• Roxy Jones, Ape Machine @ Bar Pink
• Lifehouse @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Rio (Duran Duran Tribute) @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• The Spinners @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• L.E.D. Presents: AC Slater, Adam Salter @ Voyeur
• Gregory Page @ Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• Surfin Safari (Beach Boys Tribute) @ Lawrence Welk Resort Music Festival (8pm)
• Plane Without A Pilot @ Lawrence Welk Resort Music Festival (5-7pm, Free)
• Black Sancho & The Movement, Bossman Hogg, Problumz, The Nuttie Buddies, Dubdinero, No Face @ Brick by Brick
• Bold Bird, Josh Fischel @ Winston's
• Folding Mr. Lincoln @ Lestat's
• Motion to Sever @ Radio Room
• Bert Lams & Tom Griesgraber @ San Diego County Fair, O'Brien Stage
• Fire Corner @ Club Kadan
• Galactic Basic, MC Optimal, The S.H.i.T., DJ Emgee @ Wit's End
• The Blues Brokers, DJ Swoll @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Ruby and The Red Hots @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Allison Adams Tucker @ Croce's
• Sandy, Burnett, John Guillano, Marty Waak @ Cafe La Maze
• The Flock of 80's @ Henry's Pub
• Acoustic Evening w/Jefferson Jay @ Portugalia
• The Burnsville Band @ Patrick's II
• Richard Vission @ FLUXX
• Stag Hare, Gkfoes Vjgoaf, Starcircleanatomy @ Park Gallery
• The Mighty Untouchables @ Valley View Casino
• 2D's, Bookie, SMF, Bird, Fat Boy Music, Big Mane, Big Grizz, Fella Pi. B-Star @ Dreamstreet Live
• Banned From Eden @ Second Wind Navajo
• Indigenous People @ Gallagher's
• Karaoke @ O'Connell's
• Generations Party with DJ Artistic, Felt 1, Cros 1, Mr. Hek @ U-31
• The Paragraphs, Old Devil, Kera and The Lesbians @ Boar Cross'n
• Esjay @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• All Things Rad Presents: Iron Mike and Profile @ El Dorado
• Missy Anderson @ Marble Room
• Justin James @ Hennessey's PB
• Rock Out Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

One eskimO & Alpha Rev at Anthology, July 1

Earlier this week, Jeff posted his pick of the week with the One eskimO and Alpha Rev show. We've had the pleasure of seeing both bands; One eskimO played a KPRI show at Soundwave and Alpha Rev played for the station at West Coast Tavern. Both are playing tomorrow at Anthology, and while first floor tickets are sold out, some V-tix are still available here.

Here are the videos from both shows, and while the videos are decent, I guarantee this is a show you want to see live, especially in a beautiful venue like Anthology.

Welk Resort Hosts Free Music Festival, July 1-4

I've lived in San Diego all of my life and I never knew that The Welk Resort actually had events for the public. I also tend to skip over North County events, not because I don't care, but the central and south parts of the county keep me pretty busy on their own.

Anyhow, there's a music festival this weekend at the Lawrence Welk Resort. It's free for the early evening portion from 3-7pm each day, and there are ticketed night shows featuring some tribute bands. I'd go into more detail, but the press release is pretty clear and concise. Click 'keep on reading' for details.


This weekend catch the Lawrence Welk Resort Summer Music Festival featuring local bands from 3pm-7pm on the Welk Resort outdoor stage next to the Beer and Wine garden. Sit on the patio and enjoy different varieties of beers while listening to local bands! Enjoy BBQ and a Farmers Market, activities for the kids, golf and much more! In the evenings at 8pm catch Surfin' Safarai - A Tribute to the Beach Boys (July 1); Abbey Road - A Tribute to the Beatles (July 2) and Hollywood Stones - A Tribute to the Rolling Stones (July 3). All tribute shows begin at 8pm and are just $20.

Local bands will playing on the outside stage at the Welk Resort from 5-7 PM and rock tribute acts will perform inside the theatre at 8 PM during the festival. Popular North County punk band, Plane Without a Pilot, opens the festival on July 1 and plays a free concert from 5-7 PM. www.myspace.com/planewithoutapilot .

The headline music act on July 1 is Surfin Safari – The Ultimate Tribute to the Beach Boys. The band is musically directed by former Beach Boys’ music director Chris Farmer.The show starts at 8 PM and tickets are $20.. www.surfinsafariband.com.

July 2 features local favorite acoustic singer/songwriter John Lowery. The highly acclaimed acoustic guitarist was a member of Hatful of Rain at the height of the group’s popularity. He plays original songs, which he performs in North County coffee houses, and covers artists like Jack Johnson. His site is www.myspace.com/johnlowerymusic.The show is free and is from 5-7 PM.

The headline act on July 2 is Abbey Road – A Tribute to the Beatles. The Los Angeles Times said “this show delivers” the Orange County Register said “if you see one tribute act, see this one – smart and loads of fun,” and the Idaho Stateman said “if you like the Beatles, this is the ticket for you.” The group’s three costume change show, Liverpudlian patter between songs and faithful recreation of the music of the Beatles is a great show. The show begins at 8 PM and tickets are $20. www.tickettoridemusical.com.

July 3 features a Traditional and Dixieland jazz, blues and ragtime band, the Dixie Express Band. The band was formed in San Diego in June 2000 by a group of musicians participating in the America's Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society's workshops and jazz camps. The show is free and the band performs from 5-7 PM> Their site is www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36594896811

Headlining July 3 is Rolling Stones tribute, Hollywood Stones. This nationally touring band captures the musicality of the original as well as the unique Rolling Stones “vibe." The show begins at 8 PM and tickets are $20. http://www.hollywoodstones.com

On July 4 from 5-7 PM headlining the outside stage is Cathouse Thursday, lead my recording artist Will Farber. Will Faeber on keyboards and vocals. David Allen of the BBC called Will's 1997 release, NO SMALL COMFORT, "One of the best of the year". Will's third CD, TRAVEL BY STARS was released world wide to critical acclaim and he has just released the sound track CD for his feature film comedy, CLOTHING OPTIONAL, which he wrote and directed. http://www.willfaeber.com

San Diego Stuff You Care About (and stuff you don't)

Trying to catch up on some things, so here's some stuff I thought I'd share:

Serj Tankian has added a San Diego date at Humphrey's concerts by the bay on September 20. Grab a free download of a new track "Borders Are" by giving your e-mail here. Tickets went on sale over the weekend, so grab them now.

In the past week, the Casbah has announced several new shows, including Spoon on October 1 at Soma (tickets onsale this Friday). Another show added was Dax Riggs on September 8. You can grab a single from his forthcoming record Say Goodnight here.

Wavves next record, King of the Beach, has moved forward the release date to July 1. You can download the first single, "Post Acid", here. Nathan and band will be appearing at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (Downtown) with some guest DJ sets. It's being called a TNT event (which at one time meant FREE). Tickets are Free for members, $10 general, and $7 for students.

My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel is releasing a new solo album. All Birds will be released on August 31st by ATO Records. Check out a free download here of "Heaven Knows". (right-click/save or save link as to download)

San Diego's been getting some attention lately. First with the Travel Channel's Man vs Food featuring Phil's, Lucha Libre, and the Broken Yold in the season premiere:



There's also a new web series called Clean Break presented by Schick Hydro that made it's web debut today on Crackle.com. They focus on various watersports and kick of with a day at the Wavehouse.

From Crackle: Kiteboarding in San Diego

Oh, and one more thing...the zoo is launching special summer pool parties (for the animals, not for people) in the Elephant Odyssey area of the zoo. That will get it's own post, however...

That's not a whole lot of information for the 100 emails I just filtered, but I assure you there will always be more. For your enjoyment, I kinda love this video from the guys of OK Go:

Tonight! Anti-Monday League feat. Wallpaper, Kenan Bell, & Rafter

I highlighted Kenan Bell for my SoundDiego listings, but I wanted to write a little more...I seriously love these guys. Kenan Bell has played in San Diego a few times now, and while generally unknown to the crowds at those performances, quickly won them over. It's hard not to get caught up in a the flow.

I love my new camera so much that it's hard to watch old videos with my older camera, but here's "Like This" from one of their last Casbah shows.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 28-June 29, 2010

Monday June 28, 2010:

• Anti-Monday League Presents: Wallpaper, Kenan Bell, Rafter @ Casbah
• Audio-Out , Waring States of Mind, Early and Often @ Soda Bar
• The Styletones @ Bar Pink
• Lady Dottie and The Diamonds @ U-31
• Michele Lundeen @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Melly Frances and The Distilled Spitits @ Riviera Supper Club
• Adam G's Musical Pursuit @ Whistle Stop
• Pyrate Punx Mayhem Mondays Presents: Decay, Eternal Tormentor @ Radio Room
• Blues Jam Hosted by Mystery Train @ O'Connell's
• Club MAW @ Henry's Pub
• Open Mic @ Lestat's
• Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
• Missy Anderson @ Patrick's II
• Electric Waste Band, Drunk Poet's Society @ Winston's
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• The Get Down @ Club Kadan
• Dave Scott @ Croce's
• Mikdago Productions Presents: Stand Up Comedy @ 710 Beach Club

Tuesday June 29, 2010:

• Damien Jurado, Kay Kay and The Weather Underground, River City @ Casbah
• Analog Wave, Blessure Grave, The Freely Omnes, DJS Blk Pnts and Autumn Child @ Tin Can
• Dreamtiger, Luna Is Honey, Duchess @ Soda Bar
• Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three, Frank Fairchild @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Uncle Kracker @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Matt Commerce @ San Diego County Fair, O'Brien Stage
• The Bill Magee Blues Band @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• The Marshall Tucker Band @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• Local Brews Local Grooves: Lindsey Yung, Deblois Milledge, Paul Cannon, The Scott West Band @ House of Blues
• The Luke Walton Band @ San Diego County Fair, Plaza Stage
• Yeah Buddy Tuesdays w/ Rock Paper Tiger, Shaky Leg and the Teardrops, In the Red @ Radio Room
• Nena Anderson and Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
• Anthology House Band @ Anthology
• Dave Booda Acoustic @ Tiki House
• The Stilettos @ Henry's Pub
• Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
• Comedy Night with Mal Hall, Brian Scolaro @ Lestat's
• Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
• Too Cool for Karaoke @ Ruby Room
• Stress Free Stand Up Comedy @ U-31
• The Bayou Brothers @ Patrick's ll
• 52nd Street @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Jackson & Jesus @ McP's Irish Pub
• Tomcat Courtney @ Le Gran Tapa
• Open Mic Hosted by Mark Kramer @ O'Connell's
• Karaoke @ Cafe La Maze
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Friends Chill @ Whistle Stop
• One Year Anniversary Party w/ Special Guest @ Voyeur

Jeff's Weekly Pick: One EskimO @ Anthology Thursday July 1, 2010

When it comes to live music there is never a shortage of bands which play upbeat songs filled with danceable rhythms. On the other end of the spectrum are bands which play much slower, though no less thought provoking, songs. The latter fits the description of London 4-piece indie rock band One EskimO. What started as a solo project for lead singer Kristian Leontiou has evolved into a full band. Though the songs haven't really changed during this transition, there is a fuller sound with more instrumentation. The group got a huge boost when Hometime, one of the tracks from the eponymous album, was used for a Toyota commercial. This is further proof of how bands gain a fan base and make money in addition to touring and selling albums. (much more difficult in the Internet age).
Local radio station KPRI introduced the band to San Diego a few months back at the remodeled Soundwave. Those in attendance were treated to a full set prior to the band departing to perform at the Coachella Music Festival. This Thursday marks the return of One EskimO to San Diego, this time at the beautiful downtown supper club Anthology. Once again KPRI is presenting the show. While some tickets remain as of this post, do not delay in purchasing for the upcoming event. The heartwarming songs that will fill the air make this a must-see on the calendar.

Alpha Rev sets the stage.

Watch a video of Kandi below.

Tonight: Don't Miss Kate Miller-Heidke at the Casbah

I am generally not a fan of girl pop, so when I got Kate Miller-Heidke's CD in the mail I could've tossed it aside. I'm not really sure what it was about Curiouser that made me immediately pop it in the CD, maybe I just hadn't had a new CD in a few days, but I listened, then listened again. It got me through some writing, then through some house cleaning, then through some TV on mute time, then some photo organizing. I was hooked. Kate's playing this afternoon/evening at the Casbah. If you haven't been to a matinee show at the Casbah, they're really fun...it feels like you're breaking the rules by being thre before sunset. The show is only $10 and from the reviews I've seen of her tour so far, you will be in for a treat.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 25-27, 2010

Friday, June 25, 2010:

• Kate Miller-Heidke, Rachael Kantu @ Casbah (Early show, doors at 6:30 pm)
• Ives The Band @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage, 7pm, Free)
• Dave Gonzalez and the Stone River Boys, The Bedbreakers, El Monte Slim @ Casbah
• Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, The Simpkin Project, High Tide @ Belly Up
• Riddle The Roar (CD Release) @ Sushi Art
• Jamuel Saxon (CD release), Treasure Mammal @ Whistle Stop
• Hotel St. George, The Displaced, Kennedy's Curse @ Tin Can
• MEX @ Riviera
• The Gift/Curse, Pretty Too Bad, The Lions Mouth @ Ken Club
• Skyline Union, Secret Seven, The Steelwells @ Beauty Bar
• A Scribe Amidst The Lions, Irradio, Shapes of Future Frames, Ray Argyle @ Radio Room
• Rockabilly Shakeout with The Atomic Three, Floyd Burney & the Shipshapers, DJs James & Stack Aly @ Soda Bar
• Beat Panther, Saul Q, Kid Wonder @ El Dorado
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy hour, 5:30 pm)
• Sophie 103.7 3 year Anniversary feat. The Goo Goo Dolls, Angel Taylor @ Dreamcatcher, Viejas Casino
• Agua Dulce, The Defamation League @ Winston's
• Bonkers with DJs Junior & Atari @ Bar Pink
• Gregory Isaacs @ Soundwave
• Laura Jane presents Sue Palmer, Lavelle, The Tighten Ups@ Ruby Room
• Feel The Noise Electro Dance w/DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ U-31
• Chill Boy, Steve White @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• Hey Rosetta @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage)
• John Lefler, Loomis & the Lust @ Lestat's
• Country Rockin Rebels, Punchcard, N.O.K., Schitzophonics @ Brick By Brick
• Mad Martigan, Audible Mainframe, Echoes De Luxe @ 710 Beach Club
• Boyce Avenue, Tamar Kaprelian, Derek Evans @ Epicentre
• Every Avenue, Sing It Loud, The Secret Handshake, There For Tomorrow, The Material @ Soma
• Dead Panic, The Penny Dreadfuls, Cerebral Ballzy, Gross Negligence @ Che Cafe
• Plane Without A Pilot, Mornings Alive, Joker Face, The Blue Moonies, Bad Craziness @ Dreamstreet
• Zac Harmon @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Nathan James @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• The Tubes @ 4th & B
• John Foltz @ The Marble Room
• Oleta Adams @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm, Late Show 9:30 pm)
• Yusef @ Voyeur
• Soul Ablaze, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
• White Party feat Revolvr, Jon E Thin, Adam Timmerberg, Trent Kelly @ Spin
• Cobra, Zen Arts @ Fluxx
• Powerman 5000, Interim Divine, Diminishtry, A Dull Science, Hocus, Prowler @ Ramona Mainstage
• Julio Iglesias @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Erick Macek @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• San Diego International Beer Festival & Derby Dolls @ San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Arena
• Simple Green, Kritterbox, The City Freeze, Silent Dischord, Suburban Boredom and more @ Queen Bee's

Saturday, June 26, 2010:

• 6th Annual Bro-Am concert feat. Timmy Curran, Dynamite Walls, Jon Foreman and friends, OK Go, Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, The Almost, Kate Voegele, Young The Giant @ Moonlight Beach, Encinitas (Concert is free to the public)
• OB Street Fair & Chili Cookoff feat. The Styletones, Vokab Kompany, Mike Pinto, Electric Waste Band, The Watchlist, The Red Not Chili Peppers, Safety Orange and more @ Ocean Beach, Newport Ave.
• Mr. Tube & The Flying Objects, Little White Teeth, Black Hondo, Nothingful @ Casbah
• Space 4 Art Grand Opening feat. The Moviegoers, Rafter, Innerds @ Space 4 Art (325 15th Street, 6-10pm, Free)
• Switchfoot Bro-Am After Party hosted by Tevs & Switchfoot, feat the Bro-Am All Stars, Silent Comedy, The Howls, the Melali Sessions Band @ Belly Up
• The Love Me Nots, Stupidity, Thee Corsairs, Embalmers, The Strychnines @ Tower Bar
• Caminofest 2010 feat. The Doone Boys, The Downs Family, The Palominos @ Riviera (Noon-2AM)
• Twilight Screening (first two movies), music by War Stories @ Park at the Park, Petco Park (Free, 5:30 pm)
• Social Spit, The Bertos @ Ken Club
• Thunder Road (Tribute to Bruce Springsteen) @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm, Late Show 9:30 pm)
• Red Hot & Cool with DJs Trevor Young & Charlie Rock @ Bar Pink
• 5 to Midnite, Roxy Monoxide @ Tin Can
• Booty Bassment @ Whistle Stop
• Strangeloop, Ras G, Teebs, Schlomo, Timeboy, DJ sets by Illuminauts, Audiocrack, eLan @ Soda Bar
• Change The Station Blowout @ Radio Room (BBQ, 10 bands, 3pm-1am, FREE)
• Ooklah the Moc @ Soundwave
• Lisa Sanders @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• The Rescues @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage)
• The Cured, Blasphemous Rumours, INXS-ive, Labour of Love @ House of Blues
• Jordan Reimer, Summer Mencher, Tom Freund @ Lestat's
• Total Chaos, Systematic Abuse, Mass Terror, Ad Seg @ Brick By Brick
• Stranger, Concrete Project, Sandollar, Hey! Ho! Let's Go!, Off The Wagon, Secret 7, The Squirming Coils @ Winston's (Music all day!)
• Dust n Bones @ 710 Beach Club
• The 25th Hour (CD release), Vanguard, Murder On The Dancefloor, I Created A Monster, The Day Sets Fire @ Soma
• Author & Punisher, Bear Skull, DJ Tenshun, Monochromacy, Archons @ Che Cafe
• Crius, Arimathea, Nods to Nothing, Oculus Sinister, Vendetta Fish @ Epicentre
• Welcome To Nothing, Drag The Water, Dive Bomber, Mind Fuck, Bedlems Edge @ Dreamstreet
• Tribute To Thelonious Monk feat. Gilbert Castellanos, Mikan Zlatkovich, Rob Thorsen, Kevin Kanner @ Culy Warehouse (338 7th Avenue)
• Les Dudek @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Jesse Cook @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Cage Fighting @ 4th & B
• DJ Gabe Vega, Groundfloor @ El Dorado
• Dance Party with Saul Q & Kid Wonder @ U-31
• The Beatles "Rubber Soul" live by Rockola @ Birch North Park Theatre
• Villains @ Voyeur
• Luis Perez + Marcel @ Spin
• John Foltz @ The Marble Room
• California Celts, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
• Deathriders, Ruthless, Symbolic, Bastard Saints @ Ramona Mainstage
• Tux n Tennies with Toni Braxton@ Summer Pops at the Embarcadero
• Gospel Festival feat Marvin Sapp, J Moss @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Don't Stop Believin (Journey Tribute) @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• San Diego International Beer Festival & Derby Dolls @ San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Arena
• Brazilian Party @ Queen Bee's (Samba, capoeira, music, caipirinha, forro)

Sunday, June 27, 2010:

• Staring At The Sun CD Release Show feat. Lualta, SO3, Light Pollution, The Riders, Vinyl Film, Zank, Wendy Bailey @ Casbah (Free, Doors at 7 pm, Live FM 94/9 Radio Broadcast, Free Food from Lucha Libre)
• Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, DJ SK @ Belly Up (Sold out)
• Barhoppers Video Release Party @ Ruby Room (5-7:30)
• Klub Isolation feat. DJs Bryan Pollard, AmBones @ Ruby Room
• Karaoke with Daryl Johnston @ Soda Bar
• Tribe of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
• The Quick and Easy Boys @ Bar Pink
• Darling You're Stunning @ Radio Room
• The Lady Luck Revue @ Winston's (6-9 pm)
• Happy Ron's Open Mic @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• Carl Durant, Shame and Skandal, Trio Gadjo @ Lestat's
• Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's
• Sing or Die Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Too Many Creeps DJs feat Mario O & friends @ Whistle Stop
• Latin Connection @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
• Jesse Davis @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge Brunch, 10a-2p
• Fattburger @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Four80east, Matt Marshak, Marcus Anderson @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Intocable, El Trono De Mexinco @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• The Iron Maidens (Iron Maiden Tribute) @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• San Diego International Beer Festival & Derby Dolls @ San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Arena

Tortoise, Das Botons at the Casbah, 6/13/10

Tortoise came to town a couple weeks ago to a packed house at the Casbah and brought Das Botons to open up for them. Check out my blog at www.seemichaelsphotos.com for more.





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Things To Do In San Diego: June 22-24, 2010

Tuesday June 22, 2010:

• Josh Ritter, The Watson Twins @ Belly Up
• Family of The Year, The Moviegoers, Gayle Skidmore @ Casbah
• Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae @ Humphrey's Concerts by The Bay
• Dead Feather Moon, The Devil Whale, Gun Outfit @ Tin Can
• Mitchel Musso and Honor Society @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Lou Gramm @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• Silent Lune @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• Yeah Buddy Tuesdays w/ Jesus In Furs, Breaker Breaker One Niner, Fire Whiskey, I Dare You @ Radio Room
• Rare Form Live, Kontious & the Ko-op, Day-Go Produce, Parker & the Numbermen @ Soda Bar
• May Stands Still, Jeffrey Joe Morin, Damaged Goods, Phill Bellante, Locked Out Of Eden @ House of Blues, Voodoo Stage
• The Oppressor, Seconds From Disaster, Awaken The Alchemist, Jeremiah Johnson @ Soma
• David Nail @ Viejas Casino Dreamcatcher Showroom
• Nena Anderson and Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
• Tiki Tuesday feat. Craig Prior @ Bar Pink
• The Bigfellas @ Gallagher's
• Too Cool for Karaoke @ Ruby Room
• Anthology House band @ Anthology
• Dave Booda Acoustic @ Tiki House
• Oakhurst, The Bluegrass Boys @ Winston's
• The Stilettos @ Henry's Pub
• Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
• Comedy Night with Mal Hall @ Lestat's
• Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
• Stress Free Stand Up Comedy @ U-31
• Johnny Vernazza @ Patrick's ll
• Stelita's Groove @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Rich The Stitch Comedy Show @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Gene Warren @ McP's Irish Pub
• Zach Fowler, Ruby Hill @ RT's Longboard Grill
• Tomcat Courtney @ Le Gran Tapa
• Open Mic Hosted by Mark Kramer @ O'Connell's
• Karaoke @ Cafe La Maze
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Friends Chill @ Whistle Stop

Wednesday June 23, 2010:

• The Psychedelic Furs, She Wants Revenge @ Belly Up
• Manuok, Kelli Schaeffer @ Bar Pink
• Kenny Loggins @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Vertical Horizon @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• Matt and The Card of Transfer @ Riviera Supper Club
• G.B.H.,Rats Eyes, guests @ Casbah
• The Smart Brothers, All On Seven, Emily?MLE @ Tin Can
• Gun Runner, Cold Forty Three, Le Ra @ Beauty Bar
• Mariana Bell, Parlor Hawk @ Lestat's
• French Troubadour, Gayle Skidmore, DJ Francy Pants @ Soda Bar
• Live Wednesday Presents: Quino from Big Mountain, Chula Vista Soldier Club @ U-31
• Mad Traffic @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• Keiko Matsui @ Anthology
• Pieces of Teeth @ Brick by Brick
• Pyrate Punx Presents: Church of Sinners @ Radio Room
• Men And Whales @ Ruby Room
• Will Bernard, Robert Walters, Simon Lott @ Winston's
• The Sound Doctors @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Lady Dottie and The Diamonds @ Gallaghers
• Boneyard @ Coyote Bar
• Bill Magee Blues Band @ Patrick's ll
• Effect, H3llhole @ Second Wind Navajo
• Happy Smoke @ Second Wind Santee
• Burnett's Bliss @ Cafe La Maze
• Generation Kill, Imbalanced, Ruins Ov Abaddon, Helsott, Moment of Silence, Shining Sword @ Dreamstreet Live
• Jeff Moore @ The Kraken
• Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
• Laguna @ McP's Irish Pub
• Lisa Olson, Hazmatt, Enreverie @ Stage Saloon
• Gilbert Castellanosw/ The New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
• Mondays Alibi @ 710 Beach Club
• Black Tusk, Zoroaster, Dark Castle, Darkest Before Dawn @ Ramona Mainstage
• Justin James @ Vin De Syrah
• Menu Release Party feat. Pocket @ El Dorado
• Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
• Knight Vision @ Club Kadan
• Really Big Birds, Roll Film @ Kava Lounge
• Normandie Wilson, Sound Semantics, Mike Rudolph @ E Street Cafe (Encinitas)

Thursday June 24, 2010:

• Dirty Sweet, Scarlet Symphony, The Howls @ Fluxx
• Grupo Fantasma, The Earful, DJs SK & Serge @ Casbah
• Head Like A Kite, Lion Cut, Smoosh @ Tin Can
• Switchfoot @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• A Flock of Seagulls, When In Rome, A Dull Science @ 4th & B
• Dave Hause, Davey Tiltwheel, Flat/Wheeler, I Dare You @ Radio Room
• Ty Segall, Sonny & The Sunsets @ Bar Pink
• Red Octopus, The Embalmers, Authentic Sellout @ Belly Up
• Shapes Of Future Frames, Scales, Camp Out @ Soda Bar
• L.E.D. Presents: Felix Cartal @ Voyeur
• Bianca Paras, Criadillas, Scott Mathiasen @ Lestat's
• Illuminauts, Elan, Djej, VJ Oilander @ Winston's
• Keiko Matsui @ Anthology
• Ryan Blue & guests @ Wit's End
• Gregory Isaacs, Homegrown, Tribe of Kings @ Soundwave
• Sarazino @ World Beat Center
• Belly Up Night @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• The Temptations Review @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• Misc Ailments, New Cold Deceit, Treading Gravity @ Ruby Room
• Happy Ron's Showcase @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• Fire Corner @ Club Kadan
• Blasting Idiots, DJ Swoll @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Bredren, DJ Skizz @ Gallagher's
• Rock Out Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Ristband @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Candye Kane, The Skip Heller Trio @ Croce's
• Sandy, Burnett, John Guillano, Marty Waak @ Cafe La Maze
• The Flock of 80's @ Henry's Pub
• Acoustic Evening w/Jefferson Jay @ Portugalia
• Papa's Garage @ Patrick's II
• Southtown Generals @ Eastlake Tavern & Bowl
• V.A.M.P. Presents: Art, Words & Music @ Whistle Stop
• Despite The Wolves, Scar'd Sanity, In Every Breath @ Boar Cross'n
• The Heroes @ Valley View Casino
• Red Abbey, Strangely Strange @ Dreamstreet Live
• Double Standard, Safety Orange @ Second Wind Santee
• Wendy Bailey @ Second Wind Navajo
• Karaoke @ O'Connell's
• Generations Party with DJ Artistic, Felt 1, Cros 1, Mr. Hek @ U-31
• ES Jay @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• All Things Rad Presents: Profile and Iron @ El Dorado
• Harmony Road @ McP's Irish Pub
• All On Seven @ Borders Books Gaslamp
• Danny and The Tramp @ RT's Longboard Grill
• Sarazino @ World Beat Center

Daydream Nation Presents Dirty Sweet and more at FLUXX (Ticket Giveaway)

Yesterday Jeff chose Dirty Sweet as his "weekly pick" here on sddialedin.com. I thought I'd give a little more info and give away some tickets.

The show is presented by Daydream Nation, the new promotion company run by Eric Howarth of Hi-Speed Soul Records and former owner of M-Theory. He's the reason Tim Pyles and I got a tour of the club before it opened and why we attended the soft opening. The club has now established itself in downtown, but it is ready to experiment and crossover to maximize the amazing sound system and setup the club provides.

The lineup includes Dirty Sweet, Scarlet Symphony, and The Howls. Tim Pyles will be hosting, I'll be there, and other people are involved, too, like party hostess with the mostess, May*Star.

A critical factor for the evening for someone like me is feeling comfortable in a high end nightclub. As such, there's no dress code for the night, so you know I'll be there in my standard jeans and hoodie. There will also be art from Eric Wixon, Andrew Rymer, and Steven Suiter and perhaps most important to those of us on a budget, there will be beer and shot specials all night.

The show takes place this Thursday, June 24, at FLUXX, with doors opening at 9 pm.

Tickets to the event are $10 in advance here, or $12 at the door.

If you'd like a free pair of tickets, email me at sddialedin at gmail with the subject "Dirty Fluxx". Include your first and last name and a phone number. (Must be 21+)

An Introduction from Michael Klayman

Most of you probably don't know me so here's a brief introduction. I'm a huge local music fan and try to make it out to a rock or jazz show at least once a week. Most of the time, I bring my camera.

I usually refuse to be a guest blogger on other peoples' sites. I figure that if anybody's interested in seeing my work, they can find my blog. But when Rosey asked me to do some posts here, I had to reconsider. She has been a fixture on the local music scene for years, and has always helped me out whenever she could. For that I am grateful, and I'm honored to be a contributor.

Rosey got me in to last month's Birch North Park Theatre show, featuring Dirty Sweet, Transfer, The Silent Comedy, and Apes of Wrath (now called New Mexico). It was a fantastic show and I'd like to show a group photo from each band here, in order of appearance.

Apes of Wrath (New Mexico)

























The Silent Comedy

Transfer

























Dirty Sweet

























You can see more photos on my blog at www.seemichaelsphotos.com. I hope you like them. My next post will be photos from last Sunday's Tortoise show.

Michael Klayman
www.seemichaelsphotos.com

FM 94/9 Announces Independence Jam Coastal Invasion 2010

So today's the day that FM 94/9 made their big announcement about Independence Jam, which will once again take place at the Oceanside Pier.

Here's the skinny:

What: 2010 Independence Jam Coastal Invasion

Where: Oceanside Pier

When: Sunday, August 29

Who:

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Rogue Wave
The Whigs
Delta Spirit

The Silent Comedy
Nervous Wreckords
The Burning of Rome
White Apple Tree


Tickets are $30 (no service charges) with $1 of each ticket sale going to the About the Music fund. Tickets are on-sale Friday, June 25 at 10 am here.

Jeff's Weekly Pick: Dirty Sweet @ Fluxx Thursday June 24, 2010

San Diego Music Award winners Dirty Sweet will make their next live appearance this Thursday at the recently opened downtown nightclub Fluxx. Having never been there personally, it will be interesting to see how the band sounds in what the club notes is a "state -of-the -art lighting and sound system" via their website. The show is the first endeavor of Daydream Nation, started by Eric Howarth (former owner of M-Theory).

Dirty Sweet is carving its own niche in the rock and roll woodwork with the the release of their latest album American Spiritual. This is a record that truly reinforces the hard driving sound the band is known for. There is more variety within the LP and shows a band that is both maturing and ready to take their sound to a larger audience. Known for their frenetic live show, this a must-see event, so make the trek downtown to see one of San Diego's best live bands in a new venue. It should be good times indeed for those in attendance.
As a side note, there is no dress code for this show.

Scarlet Symphony and The Howls set the stage.

Watch a video of Marionette below.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 21, 2010

Monday June 21, 2010:

• Anti-Monday Leage Presents: Da Bears, D/Wolves, Recordable Colors @ Casbah
• Sea Of Bees, Metrofique, Aaron Swanton @ Soda Bar
• Halcyonaire, The Blank Tapes, Rubedo, The Walking @ Tin Can
• Pyrate Punx Mayhem Mondays Presents: Decrats, DC O!, San Deviants, Rat City Riot @ Radio Room
• The Styletones @ Bar Pink
• Lady Dottie and The Diamonds @ U-31
• Robin Henkel @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Pop Culture Trivia Contest @ Whistle Stop
• Melly France and The Distilled Spirits @ Riviera Supper Club
• Dana Ralston @ Davina's Cabo Grill
• Blues Jam Hosted by Mystery Train @ O'Connell's
• Club MAW @ Henry's Pub
• Open Mic @ Lestat's
• Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
• Chet Cannon's Committee @ Patrick's II
• Electric Waste Band, Drunk Poet's Society @ Winston's
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• The Get Down @ Club Kadan

Airborne Toxic Event Support Amnesty International with "Neda"

I suspect that most of my readers have some web savvy and interest in pop culture and current events...I mean, if you read a local blog, chances are you're reading twitter, facebook, have an RSS feed, and 18 other web pitstops before you get here, so I shouldn't have to explain Neda. Just to refresh your memory, she was a student involved in peaceful protests after the Iranian election in 2009, and was shot with a single bullet...and it was caught on video and posted online.

Many tributes in various art forms have been created to celebrate Neda's life, the innocence lost, the struggle to get fair elections in Iran and all over the world. If you have HBO, I urge you to watch "For Neda" which is currently On Demand. To help the cause or to just get more information, please click here.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 19-20, 2010

Saturday, June 19, 2010:

• Athlete, Carney @ Casbah
• San Diego Oysterfest feat. Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Tea Leaf Green, The Hooks, The Devasators, Old Man Markley, Rubbersidedown @ Embarcadero Marina Park North
• A City Serene, Casino Madrid, Adestria, Thy Kingdom Come, At The Skylines @ Soma
• Sight & Sound feat. The Nervous Wreckords, The New Regime, art by Jimmy Ovadia @ Queen Bee's
• The Widows, Rats Eyes, The Grids @ Ken Club
• Old Tiger @ Beauty Bar
• MADHOUSE III with Jupit3r (The Do Lab) , Stephan Jacobs (Kether/Multi Music) , Ruff Hauser (Kether/Multi Music), CRMNL, artists Eric Wixon, Sean Brannan, and Ale Garza @ Belly Up
• Generate Hope Benefit Show feat. Gregory Page, Taming The Fox, Kera & The Lesbians, Mike Pope & Big Decisions, Distilled Spirits, The Darkhorse Candidates @ La Gran Tapa
• Neon Cough, Roswell That Ends Well @ Wit's End
• Sean Francis Conway, 60's Residue, Warscroll, HRS-DYS @ Soda Bar
• Neon Beat feat. Junior The DiscoPUNK & Mr. Atari @ Bar Pink
• Space Nature, Wheels On Fire, Moonbeams @ Tin Can
• 80s vs 90s DJ Gabe Vega & Saul Q @ Whistle Stop
• SD Union Multi-genre Dance Monthly @ Ruby Room
• DJ Kelevra, Headshake, Prestune @ U-31
• Charles Johnson @ San Diego County Library, Santee Branch (10:30 am, free)
• Club Fallout: Industrial Night @ Radio Room
• Deaf Zero, Thrillrazr @ 710 Beach Club
• Christy Bruneau (CD Release) @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• John Miller & The Payback, Bad Science Fiction @ O'Connell's
• The Original Wailers, Psydecar @ House of Blues
• The Nards @ Tiki Bar
• Allison Lonsdale @ Lestat's (6-8 pm)
• Aaron Bown Art Show @ Lestat's
• DJ Sachamo, Danny Massure, Nathan Samuels (percussion) @ Kadan
• The Dough Nation, Submission, The Committee, Mr. Dubie @ Brick By Brick
• Rock Out/Beat Cancer Event feat. Redhanded @ Belly Up (4 pm)
• Sandi Shaner's Songwriters Competition @ Winston's (4-8 pm)
• Passafire, Full Blown Stone, Tatanka @ Winston's
• Agavero Revue @ Soundwave
• WITT, Snuffaluffagus, Duchampion, The Shade, Crooks @ Che Cafe
• Radio Racer (last show ever), One Hot Minute, The Material, Heads Down For Takeoff @ Epicentre
• The History, Dead Daze, Six Reasons, Sunday Girl, Joalby, Random Gibberish @ Dreamstreet
• Gyspy Swing Cats @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (5-7 pm)
• Makai @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (9:30 pm)
• Warsaw Poland Bros, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
• US Bombs @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• SoundON Modern Music Festival @ Athanaeum
• Sinatra & Martinis @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Lucky 7 @ Anthology (Late Show 9:30 pm)
• D.I.M., Circuit Freq @ Voyeur
• The Analog Show, Pleasure Victim @ El Dorado
• John Foltz @ Marble Room
• Guy Fieri @ Heineken Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair
• Doo Wah Riders @ Coors Light Rock On Stage, San Diego County Fair
• The San Diego Master Chorale: Amigos en Concierto, The Romero Duo @ Copley Symphony Hall

Sunday, June 20, 2010:

• In The Red, A Roadside Affair, Dirty Legs @ Casbah
• Candye Kane, Stone River Boys @ Belly Up
• Songwriters Acoustic Nights feat. David Brown, Veronica May, Byron Gore, Laura Kuebal, Sven-Erik Seaholm, Lee Whittaker @ Swedenborg Hall (1531 Tyler St)
• Windy City Gentleman, DJ Skullkrusher, Age of Collapse, Eskera, Fed To The Wolves @ Ruby Room
• Pregnant, Religious Girls, Indian Camp, Moon Pearl @ Che Cafe
• Sundaze with Trent Cantrelle, DJ Spin, dj loczi, GRoy, DJ Dow Jones, Marc Thrasher @ Wavehouse
• Karaoke with Daryl Johnson @ Soda Bar
• Tribe of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
• Atomic 80's hosted by DJ Shermz & Friends @ Radio Room
• Happy Ron's Open Mic @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• John Compton, Noah Sugarman, 500 Miles To Memphis @ O'Connell's
• Drea, Shame and Skandal, Trio Gadjo @ Lestat's
• Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's
• Sing or Die Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Too Many Creeps DJs feat Mario O & friends @ Whistle Stop
• Dieselboy, MC Question Mark, Wallcrawler, Austin Speed vs Skandar, Knottyboy @ Voyeur
• Stelita @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge Brunch (10a-2p)
• Reggie Smith @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Imogen Heap, Geese @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Turn The Page (A tribute to Bob Seeger) @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Billy Joe Shaver @ AMSD
• La Arrolladora Banda El Limon with Conjunto Atardecer @ Heineken Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair
• Pyromania @ Coors Light Rock On Stage, San Diego County Fair

Ch-ch-ch-changes....

It's recently come to my attention that several bands have changed names or are in the process...or forming new projects...or...whatever. Who can keep up? Here's a guide to try to keep it straight. And I probably have it wrong, too...

Arrows changed to Arrowws...correction...band will now be called lesands.

Apes of Wrath will now be known as New Mexico with a slightly different sound...but not to be confused with John Meeks and The New Mexicans (the name he sometimes gives his support band)

The Watusis used to be The Atoms, but you already knew that, right?

Tropical Popsicle is the side project of Timothy Hines of Lights On.

Low Volts is Tim Lowman, bassist for Blackout Party.

Black Swans is Jon Piotrowski of Demasiado.

Inkblot Propaganda is Jordan of Primitive Noyes & Grey Ghosts

The Makeup Sex is O's band (basically Fluf?)

Vegetarian Werewolf is the project of John Paul of The Hot Moon/Grand Ole Party

I'm also getting wind of a bunch of breakups and makeups. So hard to keep it all straight sometimes. Got more info for me? Send me your news at sddialedin at gmail.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 17-18, 2010

I'm back from Vegas. 'Twas a fun family trip, lots of good times with family and all, but I'm back and I'm ready for a San Diego weekend, some World Cup action, uninterrupted wi-fi, and control of my own remote control. I need a date/partner-in-crime on Friday night if you care to be my plus one for the Comedians of Chelsea Lately then either Beauty Bar or Casbah after. Yes, I'm serious. You should know how to find me. Full weekend listings if you click 'keep on reading'.

Thursday June 17, 2010:

• SoundDiego Live presents Rafter, DJ Dave Brown @ Bar Basic (Free, 7pm)
• The Whigs, Everest, Stripes and Lines @ Belly Up
• Local H, Left Brain Heart @ Casbah
• Radar Bros, The SoftLightes, My Education @ Soda Bar
• Donna Summer @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Jeans Wilder, Ornithology, Israel Putnam El Americano, Indian Camp @ Tin Can
• Wang Chung @ Anthology
• Veronica May and the To Do List, Family Wagon, Holding Air Hostage, Shawline Drive @ Soundwave
• Long Live Logos, Black Carl, The Lyon Crowns @ Beauty Bar
• Brawley @ Bar Pink
• Abrina, Still Ill @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• The Grass Roots @ San Diego County Fair, Paddock Stage
• Jamey Johnson @ The Dreamcatcher @ Viejas Casino
• The Bigfellas @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage)
• Flexx Bronco, Screamin Yeehaws, Hard Full Hearts, Sawyer Family @ Ruby Room
• Scott Cassidy @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• John Keawe @ AMSD
• Chiddy Bang, XV, 2 a.m. Club, The Pack @ Brick by Brick
• Miss Erika Davies, Ricky Stein, Jimmy Ruelas @ Wit's End
• Delta Nove @ Winston's
• John Hull & Mal Hall B-day Show @ Lestat's
• TRC Sounds, Kindle to Ember @ Radio Room
• Bingo Players, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Stir Crazy @ Fluxx
• Nite Vision with Pase Rock, Shark Attack Live, Erick Diaz, Adam Salter @ Voyeur
• Fire Corner @ Club Kadan
• Bozzani Brothers, DJ Swoll @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Len Rainey & The Midnight Players @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Sandy, Burnett, John Guillano, Marty Waak @ Cafe La Maze
• The Flock of 80's @ Henry's Pub
• Acoustic Evening w/Jefferson Jay @ Portugalia
• Paradise feat. Michele Lundeen @ Patrick's II
• Rock Out Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Firefly @ Valley View Casino
• Slow Motion Airplanes, Norml Flora, Doug McCarron @ Dreamstreet Live
• Deeper Purple, Alice and The Cooper Gang, Myndcryme @ Second Wind Santee
• Disaster Magnet, Street Liegal, Dead Body @ Second Wind Navajo
• Tommy Dubs @ Gallagher's
• Karaoke @ O'Connell's
• Generations Party with DJ Artistic, Felt 1, Cros 1, Mr. Hek @ U-31
• Caboose w/ DJ Trail-Mix-A-Lot & Mane One @ Whistle Stop
• Audiophix, Irieside, Jet West, DJ Luminous @ Boar Cross'n
• The Celebrities @ Tiki House
• Missy Anderson @ Marble Room
• SoundON Modern Music Festival @ Athanaeum
• Dawn of Midi @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
• Heavy feat. 6BLOCC aka R.A.W., OSL8, Dstro, Delano & more @ Spin
• ES Jay @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• All Things Rad Presents: Young Guns with DJ Groundfloor @ El Dorado
• Justin James @ Hennessey's PB
• Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra @ Balboa Theatre
• Jackson & Jesus @ McP's Irish Pub
• Dixie Jazz Band @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion
• Emerald River @ Santee Summer Concert Series

Friday, June 18, 2010:

• Boyscout, Holy Rolling Empire, The Steelwells, Music For Animals @ Beauty Bar
• El Vez, Fitz & The Tantrums @ Casbah
• Comedians of Chelsea Lately feat. Whitney Cummings, Jo Koy, Josh Wolf, and special appearance by Chuy @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Jamuel Saxon, Rafter, The Shaky Hands @ The Park Gallery
• The Young Dubliners, Lexington Field @ Belly Up
• Rat City Riot, San Deviant, Ladyparts @ Ken Club
• Northern Towns, Crushed On you, Lualta, Red Devil Squadron @ Radio Room
• Gran Sasso, Swore, Ox Eyes @ Soda Bar
• The Styletones @ Bar Pink
• F*#king in The Bushes with DJ Rob Moran & Friends @ Whistle Stop
• The Heavy Guilt, The Western Set, River City @ Tin Can
• Hanalei (ex-Ghost), Save Amos, The Red Ribbon Army, The Inheritance, Republic of Letters @ Ruby Room
• Feel The Noise Electro Dance w/Kid Kaio, The Office Twins, DJs Gabe Vega, May*Star hosts @ U-31
• Kelsea Rae Little, Anton Haugen @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• One Inch Punch & Friends @ O'Connell's
• Holding Air Hostage @ House of Blues (4 pm, Voodoo Stage)
• Weatherbox, Bedford Grove, Mufasa, Chroma Season, Birds of Paradise @ Epicentre
• Brendan James, Chase Coy @ House of Blues (7 pm, Voodoo Stage)
• Led Zepagain, Fan Halen @ House of Blues
• For Strangers and Wardens, Ian McFeron and Alisa Milner, Kenny Eng @ Lestat's
• Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Robert Gordon (King Bees), Gino & The Lone Gunman, Johnny Wadd & The Stiff Sheets @ Brick By Brick
• Deaf Zero, There Will Be Waves, Jeffrey Jackson, Meluplus, Josh Damigo, Bremaedat, Cody Kink @ Queen Bee's
• Joker Face @ 710 Beach Club
• Psydecar @ Winston's
• His Irate Life, Globe & Beast, I Am The Heart Attack, Fear Is My Fate @ Soma
• DJ Kowax @ El Dorado
• Slidewinder Blues Band, Roxy Blue & The Handful, Dezease, Rob Deez, The Cat Family @ Dreamstreet
• Rick Estrin & The Nightcats @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Kahilofa, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
• Micro Championship Wrestling ("Midget"/ Little People/Nugget Wrestling) @ 4th & B
• SoundON Modern Music Festival @ Athanaeum
• Tierney, Sutton, Hubert Laws, & Larry Koonse @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Chris Pierce @ Anthology (Late Show 9:30 pm)
• JD Souther @ AMSD
• Happy Hour with the Mar Dels @ Belly Up (5:30 pm)
• Dave Spoon, Anthony Ross @ Voyeur
• Paul Najera, Luis Miolaro, Minaro Hirata vs. DJ Veo, Monstak @ Spin
• Keri Hilson, DJ Politik, Ricky Rocks (live drum show) @ Fluxx
• Infinitum Obscure, To Violently Vomit, Almost is Nothing, Dissolution, Dark Haven, Ossification @ Ramona Mainstage
• John Foltz @ Marble Room
• KC and the Sunshine Band @ Heineken Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair
• Disco Freaks @ Coors Light Rock On Stage, San Diego County Fair
• Mainly Mozart Festival presents an Evening with Federica Von Stade @ Balboa Theatre

Win Tickets to the Comedians of Chelsea Lately!

I've run a couple contests over the past few weeks...for the Whigs and Autolux and some Black Keys vinyl...winners were already notified, so if you didn't hear from me, you weren't a winner this time around, but thanks for entering.

I'm still in Vegas, we're not heading back until later tonight, but I have a moment of free wi-fi and wanted to share an exciting e-mail I received. Remember back when I posted the Humphrey's Concert Calendar? I didn't really wanna jinx myself, but in a lot of ways I thought the comedy lineup was better than the concert lineup...don't get me wrong...there are great music shows, too, but for my taste, I'd see just about every comedy show there if I could (Jim Gaffigan, Joel McHale, Margaret Cho), but the one I'd really love to see is this Friday night with the Comedians of Chelsea Lately. Chelsea herself won't be there, but some her best round-table comedians will be, including Jo Koy (Josep is NOT gay!!), Josh Wolf (super hottie), and Whitney Cummings (formerly on Punk'd). Chuy is making an appearance, too.



Anyway, I have TWO pairs of tickets to give away. E-mail sddialedin AT gmail with the subject "Josep!!" and I'll pick two winners by Thursday to attend the show Friday.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 14-16, 2010

I'm in Vegas this week, but here's what's going on while I'm gone.

Monday June 14, 2010:

• Anti-Monday Leage : Fundraiser for Uncle Bob w/ The Dragons, Transfer, Furious IV, Ziggy Shuffledust and the Spiders From Mars, Wirepony @ Casbah
• Brier Rose, The Smart Brothers, The New Limb, Meseta @ Soda Bar
• Ankla Luz, Nohow On, Pelican Sam @ Tin Can
• Lockstep, Arsonists Prayer, Children of God @ Che Cafe
• The Styletones @ Bar Pink
• Lady Dottie and The Diamonds @ U-31
• Dude Jams, Shanghai River, The Bertos @ Ruby Room
• Chet Cannon's Blue Jeans for Teens Fundraiser for Photocharity @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Shane Cooley, Adam Smith @ Java Jones
• Pyrate Punx Mayhem Mondays Presents: Caulfield, Dead Heroes, tba @ Radio Room
• David Patrone @ Suite and Tender
• Filbert, Telephone Hat, Adams & Eves, Cousins @ Park Gallery
• Blues Jam Hosted by Mystery Train @ O'Connell's
• Club MAW @ Henry's Pub
• Open Mic @ Lestat's
• Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
• Shelle Blue @ Patrick's II
• Electric Waste Band, Drunk Poet's Society @ Winston's
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• The Get Down @ Club Kadan

Tuesday June 15, 2010:

• Shellshag, Dan Padilla, Arrowws @ Casbah
• Of Sons and Ghosts, The Delta Mirror, The Shimmies, DJ Skullcrusher @ Tin Can
• Jeremy Camp, Steven Ybarra @ San Diego County Fair Heineken Grandstand Stage
• Mattson 2, The Shade, Duchampion @ Soda Bar
• 52nd Street @ San Diego County Fair Coors Lite Rock-on Stage
• Wild Child (Doors Tribute) @ San Diego County Fair Paddock Stage
• Local Brews Local Grooves: Podunk Nowhere, XIV, Fearless in Fairweather, Diversion Sound @ House of Blues, Voodoo Stage
• Chief The Band @ House of Blues Salvation Alley Stage
• Stranger, Chill Clinton, Megan Combs @ Belly Up
• Yeah Buddy Tuesdays feat. The Regime, Sam Vicari, All Ages @ Radio Room
• Nena Anderson & Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
• Cathryn Beek's Acoustic Showcase feat. Charlie Imes, Speaking Idly @ Gallagher's
• Manhattan Transfer @ Anthology
• Dave Booda Acoustic @ Tiki House
• The Movement @ Winston's
• Too Cool for Karaoke @ Ruby Room
• The Stilettos @ Henry's Pub
• Darkwave Garden @ Club Kadan
• Comedy Night with Mal Hall @ Lestat's
• Doug Allen, Suzy Bongo @ The Kraken
• Stress Free Stand Up Comedy @ U-31
• Karaoke @ Cafe La Maze
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• The Bayou Brothers @ Patrick's ll
• Band Showcase Competition @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Friends Chill @ Whistle Stop
• Rich The Stitch Comedy Show @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Gene Warren @ McP's Irish Pub
• Soul Ablaze @ RT's Longboard Grill
• Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra @ San Diego Civic Theatre
• Starcrossed, Antiquark @ Dreamstreet Live
• Pete Logue & Little Hurricane @ True North
• Shane Cooley, Adam Smith @ City Front Terrace
• Stars on the Water @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (6:15)
• Tomcat Courtney @ Le Gran Tapa (6:30)
• Open Mic Hosted by Mark Kramer @ O'Connell's

Wednesday June 16, 2010:

• Writer @ Lux Art Institute (21+, Free, 7-9pm)
• Rooney, The Young Veins, Black Gold @ Soundwave
• April Smith, Jenny Owens Young, William Tell @ Lestat's
• Abe Vigoda, All Saints Day, Heavy Hawaii @ Casbah
• The Modlins, Hot TV, Rooftop Vigilantes @ Soda Bar
• Nena Anderson Jazz Trio @ Bar Pink
• Rock 105.3 and 101 KGB Present: Steel Panther, House of Blues
• Dennis DeYoung @ San Diego County Fair, Heineken Grandstand Stage
• The Very @ San Diego County Fair, Coors Lite Rock-On Stage
• Foghat @ San Diego County Fair @ Paddock Stage
• Wendy Bailey @ Second Wind Navajo
• Venice @ Green Flash Concert Series @ Birch Aquarium
• Shining Through, Mothlight, Cousins, Meseta @ Che Cafe
• Playing for Change feat Mohammed Alidu, Clarence Bekker, Peter Bunetta, Grandpa Elliott, Mermans Kenkosenki, Reggie McBridge, Jason Tamba, Louis Mhlanga and Titi Tsira @ Belly Up
• Bullet For Snowfox, Bryan Minus & The Disconnect, Don't Bore Nina @ Beauty Bar
• Tommy Emmanuel, Chase Foster @ Anthology
• The Prids, Blessure Grave, Soft Tags, Mrs. Magician @ Radio Room
• Rookwood, DJ Kevin Flynn @ Ruby Room
• Live Wednesday Presents: Agua Dulce @ U-31
• Heavy Glow, Whitman, Tommy Graf @ Tin Can
• El Monte Slim @ Riviera Supper Club
• Raise The Guns, Comfort In Rage @ Winston's
• The Soul Persuaders @ Humphreys Backstage Live
• Knight Vision feat. Subsonik @ Club Kadan
• Lady Dottie and The Diamonds @ Gallaghers
• Wednesday Night Shakedown @ Henry's Pub
• Northstar @ Coyote Bar
• The Burnsville Band @ Patrick's ll
• Burnett's Bliss @ Cafe La Maze
• Mz Kitty, Daygo Girls, She Wrote It For You, Tish Babe', Mz Chief, Daddy Rich, Problumz, The Nutty Buddies @ Dreamstreet Live
• Frankie D & The Funk Natra @ The Kraken
• Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
• Machete @ Tiki House
• Tommy Price @ McP's Irish Pub
• V Child, Robin Dean Salmon @ Stage Saloon
• Gilbert Castellanosw/ The New Latin Jazz Quintet @ El Camino
• Ben Powell @ Davina's Cabo Grill
• Bayou Brothers @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (6:15)

Jeff's Weekly Pick: Rooney @ Soundwave Wednesday June 16, 2010

LA- based rock band Rooney make their return visit to San Diego this Wednesday. This time the band will headline the recently remodeled and renamed Mission Beach venue Soundwave(formerly Canes). Those who have not been in the renovated space will hardly recognize it from its previous appearance. What does markedly improved lighting, better sight lines and a more open space mean? A much better overall experience for the concert goer, having been there myself several times recently. The main ingredient for a good show is the music, and Rooney fits the bill perfectly. This is a band that has experienced its share of highs and lows in a ten year history. The band released its third full length, Eureka, on June 8. Many of the songs are immediately likable, while main songwriter Robert Schwartzman is trying to capture the spirit from the band's prior efforts while building a bridge into the future. Not all of it works all the time, but their live show promises to be a good time for all those in attendance.

The Young Veins and Black Gold set the stage.

Watch a video of "I Can't Get Enough" below.

Rooney "I Can't Get Enough" from Team G on Vimeo.

Uncle Bob Needs Our Help!

Bob Bennett, Casbah partner and longtime bartender since the days of the Pink Panther, recently underwent knee surgery after a fall. In the process that he's going through physical rehab, he decided it was time to go through the other kind of rehab to kick his drinking. As he told CityBeat, “The main reason I’m going to stop bartending is because I couldn’t control not drinking, and alcohol became a pretty big problem with me,” Bennett explains. “This is the second time I’m going to try treatment to stop drinking for good.”

The lineup for the show is phenomenal: Transfer, Furious IV, Ziggy Shuffledust and the Spiders From Mars, and Wirepony in the Atari Lounge. Tickets are $20.

Additionally, raffle tickets will be for sale at the event, with great prizes and gift certificates from Riviera, Starlite, Bite, Ocean Minded, Dekline, M-Theory, Lucha Libre and more. I hear there's also a lifetime Casbah pass in the raffle, which is priceless.

For any out-of-towners who know and love Bob, but can't be here for the show, you can donate via the widget below.

PR Pile: Bands Coming To San Diego

I let myself get 200 e-mails behind this week, so as I work through them (and watch La Copa Mundial), I'll share some links with bands that are coming soon. Maybe you'll see how much fun a mailbox full of press releases really can be on a Friday morning (of course, I'm skipping a boatload, but if a band isn't touring to San Diego, they just get filed away)

Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants (Hensley's Flying Elephant, 6/12):
"I wrote 'Get Along' about moving out to NYC and having an old friendship fall apart. It made me want to run back to California (which I ultimately did)."
"Get Along"
MySpace

Soft Tags (Radio Room, June 16):
"Soft Tags keep the spirit of lo-fi alive with four-track opuses that gleam like excavated relics. Richard Shirk's vocals occasionally poke their way out of the murky froth like a Pentacostal howler, while chords are bludgeoned with all the subtlety of a battering ram. Live, acoustic guitars are cranked through amplifiers and the drum setup dispenses with cymbals entirely, for a thumping, simplistic groove that will have your foot stomping the earth and your fist unconsciously crushing your can of beer." Portland Mercury
Download Pine Barrens (right click, save as)

Whitman (Tin Can, June 16):
"A mix of narrative songwriting, driving guitars, ever shifting backing beats, and haunting organ whorls create the quartet’s signature sound."
"Light It Up"
"Cul-de-sac"

Rooftop Vigilantes (Soda Bar, June 16):
"The unsigned Lawrence, KS four-piece have been bowling over folks like Spin Magazine, Stereogum, Brooklynvegan and Impose Magazine with their contagious sweat soaked garage pop."
Download "Seth No Jump" (right click to download) Band MySpace

Snuffaluffagus (Che Cafe, 6/19):
"Snuffaluffagus, a musical endeavor created by songwriter Chris Braciszewski, was born out of a home studio project in his hometown San Diego and, over the last couple of years, has progressed into a collective of collaborating musicians basing their creative stylings around central ideas and concept albums."
Band MySpace

Magic Bullets (Casbah, 7/2)
Full album streaming on AOL Spinner

The Vicious Guns (Soda Bar, 7/14):
"The Vicious Guns give you a whirling electric glam punk sound"
Band site

The Dig (House of Blues, 7/16):
"These are the kind of songs you want to have along for a long car ride in the summer, windows rolled down, speakers blasting." - Pop Wreckoning
Daytrotter Session

Drink Up Buttercup (Soda Bar, 7/19):
"The Bucks County, Pa quartet's debut record takes elements of '60s psychedelic pop that seems to be en vogue and molds it to be their own..." Filter
Check out their Daytrotter Session

Places And Numbers (Epicentre, 7/24):
"Places And Numbers is Bobby Darling-- former guitarist for critically acclaimed art rockers Gatsbys American Dream...the Waking The Dead EP is a study in digital composition-meets-raw, revealing, unapologetic lyrics."
Download "Waking The Dead" (Right click, save as)
MySpace

A Rocket To The Moon (House of Blues, 9/18):
(tour support for Hanson)
"A Rocket to the Moon is going no where but up, expect them to be around for awhile. You’d be silly if you weren’t on their side." – Musiqtone


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Cricket Wireless, 9/28)
"Every ticket purchased to the tour comes with a download of the new album delivered via email on its June 15 release date."
Watch three performance videos from the new album, Mojo, at TomPetty.com or on YouTube.

A piece of random information:
Freecreditscore.com is looking for a new, independent band to sing a new batch of catchy jingles – and, they are currently accepting submissions online. They have already conducted live searches in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, but wanted to democratize the process by opening it up online, too. Click here for info.

And because I love them, Fanfarlo released a new video for "Fire Escape"


Got through less than half but I have big plans today and tonight, so I'll have to get back with more later. Enjoy.

"Dismantled Hope" Art by Ron Cameron/Music by Jason Lytle

O asked that I share the following information with you. If reading the whole thing is too much, the short version is that Ron Cameron has an art exhibition called "Dismantled Hope", accompanied by music by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy. Jason will also be performing a solo set at the opening Friday night at the Encinitas Library.

Friday, June 11, 2010
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Encinitas Library, Community Room
540 Cornish Drive
Encinitas, CA

Ron Cameron - Solo Art Exhibition "Dismantled Hope" is Cameron's first solo art and graphics show combining 20 plus years of his world famous skateboard graphics, and new works that mesh together in a slacker -meets- upside down world -meets- unstoppable hope dialogue. Ron will showcase vintage production skateboard decks, hand-painted decks, screen prints, photographs, sculptures, and new paintings.

Ron Cameron has been working feverishly behind the scenes of the youth culture market since 1986; creating some of the most memorable and iconic images that have helped shape today’s boardsports lifestyle. Envisioning the identity, philosophy, and art direction for skateboard companies, music events and clothing brands such as: Blockhead Skateboards, Acme Skateboards, Warped Tour, and RVCA Clothing. Ron has consistently brought color and attitude to the unsuspecting outside world, while keeping a similar thread of a central vision throughout all of his projects. Ron has also created artwork for other respected skateboard brands such as: H-Street, Vision, World Industries, Foundation, Toy Machine, and Krooked. International magazines: TransWorld Skateboarding, Big Brother, and Heckler. Clothing brands: Etnies Shoes, Nike SB Shoes, and 24-7. Bands: Plastikman, Buck-O-Nine, Big Drill Car, and The Mummies; and events: ESPN X-Games.

"Ron Cameron is one of the most prolific artists to have worked in skateboarding over the past 20+ years..." - SLAP Magazine 2009

Jason Lytle (who is creating the soundtrack for the art show) was the mastermind and frontman of the groundbreaking and creatively emotional band Grandaddy in the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s. Now working primarily as a solo artist he continues to create lush and thought-provoking music for movie soundtracks, car commercials, and other various projects around the world.

Ron and Jason have come together to collaborate on this art show for multiple sane reasons such as; they were both sponsored by the same skateboard company (Blockhead) in the late 1980s and shared similar artistic influences during this time; they both grew up in the Central Valley area of California (Ron in Sacramento and Jason in Modesto); and both received the exact same plastic skateboard model (GrenTek 'Spoiler') as Christmas gifts in 1976! Most importantly: they remained friends and continue to skate together often discussing their shared artistic vision of a world gone wrong in a beautiful way. Jason will be creating special songs and ambient sounds that will be played in the background and in headphones during this art show, and he will also be performing a live set at the Opening Event on June 11.

This show will be held at the Encinitas Library, Community Room for six weeks, opening Wednesday June 9 and running through July 15, 2010. The official Opening Event will take place Friday, June 11, 2010. Not the typical art gallery space, the main room is pretty good size at 2,000 square feet, and receives foot traffic of 1,200 visitors per day.

Things To Do In San Diego: June 11-13, 2010

Friday, June 11, 2010:

• Greg Laswell, Brian Wright @ Anthology (Late Show 9:30 pm)
• The Sadies, The Loons, Old Tiger, Blackout Party (Atari Lounge) @ Casbah
• "Dismantled Hope"- the art of Ron Cameron, music by Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) @ Encinitas Library (Free, 6-9pm. 540 Cornish Dr.)
• Jamuel Saxon, Random Patterns, Arrowws @ Tin Can
• Common Sense, Social Green @ Belly Up
• Diplo @ House of Blues
• Beaters, Neon Dick, Nude Boy @ Tower Bar
• The Drowning Men, The Steelwells, Little Hurricane @ Beauty Bar
• The Hundred Days, Republic of Letters, The Gypsy Nomads @ Ruby Room
• Audacity, Jungle Fever, Dreamboat, Clean Cut DJs @ Soda Bar
• Cheap Girls, The Menzingers, Madison Bloodbath, Sunnyside, The Bombpops @ Radio Room
• Pocket @ Bar Pink
• MEX (Mario Escovedo Experience) @ Riviera
• Pussy Galore presents Smile Now Cry Later, Recordable Colors @ Whistle Stop
• Syndicate, Day of Anomie, Marquez! @ Ken Club
• Barrington Levy, Homegrown @ Soundwave
• Feel The Noise Electro Dance w/DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ U-31
• Christopher Dale, Podunk Nowhere, Sven Erik Seaholm @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• Silence Betrayed, Ventura, Beneath Lanston, Dive Bomber @ O'Connell's
• TJ McFarland @ House of Blues (Voodoo Stage)
• Amber Rubarth, Ian Axel @ Lestat's
• MURS, Sick Jacken (of Psycho Realm & Nocando) @ Brick By Brick
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour, 5:30 pm)
• Natives of the New Dawn, Boom Snap @ Winston's
• Watchout! There's Ghosts, Pensive, Watch Us Burn, Add The Color, Okay! Okay! @ Epicentre
• Audrina, For 25, Eyes Out, A Bad Goodbye, Arson Academy, A Likely Story, So Far Gone @ Soma
• Sugar and Gold, Long Live Logos @ Che Cafe
• GrandMastaRats @ El Dorado
• The Skatalites @ Culture Beat (Ensenada, Mexico)
• Edwin Coronado, Isaiah Blas, Bakkuda, Sandasalia, Meluplus, Castillo @ Queen Bee's
• Ghost In The Graveyard, Baghdad Buddha, Vacscene, Disaster Magnet, Save The Hero, The Core @ Dreamstreet
• T Fox & The Fox City Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Diana Ross (with 15 piece orchestra) @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Hard Fall Hearts @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Javon Jackston, Les McCann @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• EK Party Rockers @ Gallagher's
• DJ Scotty Boy, DJ G*Roy, Touvan @ Voyeur
• DJ Homicide, DJ Mac Luv @ Fluxx
• John Foltz @ Marble Room
• The Fooks @ The Field
• Mower, Loked @ Second Wind Santee
• Ruines ov Abaddon, Wither, Aventale, Phantasm, Nemetacyst @ Ramona Mainstage
• Sammy Hagar and The Wabos @ Toyota Summer Concert Series, San Diego County Fair, Grandstand
• The Scarlet Furies @ Coors Light Rock On Stage, San Diego County Fair
• "Ruins True" a collective creation conceived by Liam Clancy, Mary Reich, Yolanda
  Snaith and Gabor Tompa, Inspired by Samuel Beckett's work, original music by
  Shahrokh Yadegari @ Sushi Art (8pm, $5 suggested donation)

Saturday, June 12, 2010:

• San Diego Loves Haiti feat. P.O.D., Letter Black, Get Back Loretta, Parker Theory,
  Stranger, Nova, Agua Dulce, Avery Watts, Arimathea, Cabanijazz Project, A Dull Science, Hocus, Rapture Ruckus, & Art, Big Car Show, Disaster Relief Awareness Fair and more @ Qualcomm Stadium (Doors at 10:30, 11am-7pm, $15 at the door)
• Open House/Free Saturday feat. Hello Trouble @ Lux Art Institute (11a-3p)
• The Rumble presents Maren Parusel, Chasing Kings, Drug Wars @ Bar Pink
• Sezio.org 2 year Anniversary feat. Little Deadman, art show @ Subtext Gallery (6pm)
• Sezio presents Writer, Cuckoo Chaos, Trouble In The Wind, Knorphus (Atari Lounge) @ Casbah
• An evening with The Crash Test Dummies @ Belly Up (6 pm)
• Lord Howler, Black Hondo, Ghetto Blaster, more tba @ Radio Room
• Group Art Show @ Chee-Chee
• Skatalites, The Devastators @ Belly Up
• Monsters From Mars, Shapes of Future Frames, Bryan Bangerter and the Whole Shebang @ Tin Can
• DJ Question Mark (The Souldsetter), Stack-aly & Chango Rey (Thee Strychnines) @ Tower Bar
• Young Guns 1 Yr Anniversary feat. DJ Groundfloor, Gabe Vega, Head$hake @ El Dorado
• Booty Bassment @ Whistle Stop
• F.U.Z.Z., Little Red Radio, People of Earth, Unruly Bangs, DJ Monster Mike @ Ruby Room
• Riverberb, Bloody Panda, Trees, Steps Spiral Downward @ Soda Bar
• Will Love Alot @ San Diego Harley Davidson (Kearny Mesa)
• The Gregory Page Show @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• No Duh (No Doubt Tribute), Safety Orange @ Soundwave
• GFI, The Specks, Some Kind of Nightmare, Tore Back @ O'Connell's
• The Bastard Winos @ House of Blues, Voodoo Stage
• A.J. Croce @ Lestat's
• Under The Stone, In Every Breath, Signs of Betrayal, Method Rising @ Brick By Brick
• JKFFC, She Bops @ Winston's (4-7 pm)
• Pink Froyd @ Winston's
• Four Minutes Til Midnight, Jet West, Noxy Bullets, UFC 115 @ 710 Beach Club
• Tribal Seeds, One Drop, Bucket of Fish, Fortunate Youth, The Divine Crime @ Soma
• Thou, Moloch, Ghost Limb, Abandon, Dangers, Soul Control, Another Breath @ Che Cafe
• Jamie's Elsewhere, Memphis May Fire, I Am Abomination, A Shattered Hope, Between Lions and Men, Ships and Sailing, Abandon The Harbor, Sound of Victory @ Epicentre
• Knights of Apollo, Subliminal Trip, Reason to Rebel, Southbay Wailers, 3 The Hard Way @
  Dreamstreet
• Julian Waterfall Pollack & his trio @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
• The Weener Pigs @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (5-7pm)
• Viva Santana @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (9:30 pm)
• Jesse Malin @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Evangenitals, River City, DJ Chelu @ Gallaher's
• Art Of Generosity @ Anthology (Private event)
• Vandalism, Rifat Ziadeh @ Voyeur
• The Dime Novels @ Marble Room
• Cobra, DJ Mac Luv @ Fluxx
• Juni Fisher @ San Diego United Methodist Church (7:30 pm)
  Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) @ Toyota Summer Concert Series, San Diego
  County Fair, Grandstand
• Sara Petite @ Coors Light Rock On Stage, San Diego County Fair
• San Diego Youth Symphony: Ovation Concert @ Copley Symphony Hall
• "Ruins True" a collective creation conceived by Liam Clancy, Mary Reich, Yolanda Snaith and Gabor Tompa, Inspired by Samuel Beckett's work, original music by Shahrokh Yadegari @ Sushi Art (9pm, $5 suggested donation)

Sunday, June 13, 2010:

• Tortoise, Das Boton @ Casbah
• Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
• 007 and the Souls @ Belly Up (San Dieguito River Valley Benefit, 3:15 pm)
• Swingin Utters @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Save Amos, Carson White & The Rancho Rats, Peaceable Jones @ O'Connell's
• Trust One & Rinasanz, Broken Dreams, Parker & the Numberman @ Radio Room
• Pearl, Batman Dennis, Cassanova, Tish-Bab'e, The New Lady of the West, Arok, Blu Pro, Stay F.L.Y. Ent, Malvados Clik, freshKIDD, Renwicked, Riot, (AO) n Talentd, Mac Mulla, Dog Diggi, Hanibal MC, Yung Sipp, Dopa Fresco @ Brick By Brick
• Girl Band, DJ Onyx, Sara Century, A Book About Elephants @ Che Cafe
• Molotov Solution, Dr. Acula, Monsters, I Declare War, Fight The Shark, Bound By Honor, Jeremiah Johnson @ Epicentre
• Salsa Sunday with Orquesta Primo @ Belly Up
• Ishmael & The Peacemakers, Lions Paw, 7 Seals @ Dreamstreet
• The Bonefest @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
• Doug & Ruby @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge Brunch, (10a-2p)
• Aubrey Fay @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge (8 pm)
• Andy McKee, Johnny Dickerson @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Mix Architekt, Rifat Ziadeh, Gunnar Lockwood @ Voyeur
• Klub Isolation feat. DJs Bryan Pollard & Am Bones @ Ruby Room
• Karaoke with Daryl Johnson @ Soda Bar
• Tribe of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
• The Lady Luck Band @ Winston's (6-9 pm)
• Happy Ron's Open Mic @ Java Joe's at Cafe Libertalia
• The Robin Henkel Band @ Lestat's
• Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's
• Sing or Die Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Too Many Creeps DJs feat Mario O & friends @ Whistle Stop
• Los Tigres Del Norte @ Toyota Summer Concert Series, San Diego County Fair, Grandstand
• Shattered Atom @ Coors Light Rock On Stage, San Diego County Fair
• San Diego Youth Symphony: Showcase Concert @ Copley Symphony Hall (4 pm)