Recommended Shows in San Diego December 9-15, 2013

The near arrival of winter has brought cooler temperatures and rain to San Diego. Touring bands are winding down their string of holiday and club shows, while local bands headline their favorite locales. A closer look at the upcoming week reveals many musical happenings worthy of attendance.

On Monday Toronto indie rockers Dinosaur Bones make a stop at Soda Bar...

Consult the listings for Tuesday's lineup and choose wisely...

Lissie plays her biggest San Diego show to date on Wednesday at the House of Blues...Nashville's Kopecky Family Band open for a great bill...The Black Crowes hit the Balboa Theatre for a sold out show...

L.A's eight piece band The Mowgli's swoop into The Griffin for Thursday's show of the night...Chillwave artist Slow Wave headlines the Casbah...

On Friday Seattle's up and coming indie pop rockers Ivan & Alyosha play an intimate gig at Soda bar...highly recommended...North County has a great local bill with Transfer and The Drowning Men at the Belly Up...

Saturday finds Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and the Dust stopping for a show at the Casbah...

The Clavin sisters band Bleached plays Soda Bar on Sunday...Kitten returns to the Casbah with the young and very talented lead singer Chloe Chaidez...

All in all, a great week of music awaits the pre-holiday show revelers...support the bands and the venues by attending a show (or two).

Watch a video of Nothing Left Between the Lines by Dinosaur Bones below.



Watch a video of The Great Divide by The Mowgli's below.