Recommended Shows In San Diego September 16-22, 2013

With all the shows this past weekend (SDMT), the upcoming week promises to be one filled with many viable music choices in San Diego. A closer look reveals some worth attending.

For those who are not going to the sold out Bastille show at the House of Blues on Monday, catch New York funny man Todd Barry at the Casbah...

Synth pop band Body Language headlines the Casbah on Tuesday...Jason Isbell plays the Belly Up...Seattle's Rose Windows bring their psychedelic rock to Soda Bar...

Denton, TX is home to folk rock band Midlake...they will be releasing their next album in Nov....catch them at the intimate Soda Bar on Wednesday...highly recommended...

On Thursday live music returns to Hard Rock's 207 bar with Magic Wands and Carousel headlining...Okapi Sun opens...

The weekend kicks off in style with The So So Glos and the wonderfully named Diarrhea Planet taking over Soda Bar...do not miss this show...'nuf said...

The Vaccines make their San Diego debut on Saturday at the Casbah...read a preview here...Deap Vally will be heating things up at Soda Bar...

Austin's The Octopus Project bring their unique sound to Soda Bar on Sunday...Catch Lee Fields and his soul/funk at the Casbah...

This is only a small slice of what lies ahead for music fans in San Diego...be sure to support all the bands and venues by attending a show (or two)...

Watch a video of Melody Calling by The Vaccines below.



Watch a video of Space by Magic Wands below.

Do You Know The Vaccines?

If you follow the music scene in San Diego (yes, there is one) you might have noticed The Vaccines are playing their first local show here on September 21. Couple that with the designated venue being the Casbah and you have the recipe for what promises to be one killer show. Since forming in London back in 2010, the indie rock quartet with an edge have released two full length albums. Much of their touring in the US and abroad has been as openers for the likes of Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix (in the fall), so to see the young quartet at the intimate Middletown venue will be quite the exception. I urge you to purchase tickets here before the show sells out (which it will).

For those unfamiliar with The Vaccines listen to a few tracks below (courtesy of SoundCloud).