San Diego: Dialed In Weekend Events

I sent out an email blast yesterday, but in case you weren't one of my victims, I thought I'd share the events that I'm involved with this weekend.

Thursday Night- The Heavy Guilt at West Coast Tavern. Free. 10pm.

As you may or may not know, I've been booking Thursdays at West Coast Tavern for a few months now and this week I'm especially excited to have The Heavy Guilt playing. For as long as I'd heard the band by name, I never actually saw them perform until one night when 2 of the members set up a small amp outside of the Soda Bar and played for the crowd moving in and out of the bar between bands. I was blown away and quickly made sure to get their info. If you haven't seen them, check out my attached video from that night. The shows are free and they start around 10pm and I recommend arriving hungry because the food at WCT is delicious.



Friday Night- San Diego: Dialed In 4 Year Anniversary at the Casbah. $8. Doors at 8:30pm.


I can hardly believe that it's been four years since I created sddialedin.com. My layout hasn't changed much over the years, but I've always thought that continuous content was my priority. To date I've posted over 4,000 posts and have over 1400 videos on my YouTube channel and have amassed somewhere close to 400 gigs of photos and video, not to mention mountains and mountains of incredible music. It has been a pleasure taking this from just being an online diary to what it has evolved into and I appreciate all of the continued support. To celebrate four years, I've asked my friends in White Apple Tree, Swim Party, and d/wolves to perform. Come rock the Casbah with us. The show is $8.

Saturday Night-The Rumble at Bar Pink. Free. 9pm.




The last event is the final Rumble of the year at Bar Pink. This one features Ume from Austin, and San Diego's Shapes of Future Frames and Raw Moans . As always, these shows are free and feature $3 Trumer Pils. It's been a pleasure being one of the Rumble partners this year so let's go out with a bang and I'll keep you posted about what my friends at Future Sounds, Indigenous, and Planetary have lined up for next year.


Again, thanks for all of your continued support. I look forward to seeing you this weekend.

Saturday Night- The Rumble feat. Jamuel Saxon & Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

It's that time of the month...The Rumble returns to Bar Pink this Saturday night. This month brings Detroit's Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and local music master Jamuel Saxon. DJ Albatross (Zack from Sezio) will be your music selector for the evening. As always, the night is FREE and features $3 Trumer Pils. For all the info, band bios, etc., check the full press release if you 'keep on reading' below.


THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO @ BAR PINK - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH
Jamuel Saxon, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr & DJ Albatross - FREE!
$3 Trumer Pils specials all night

Saturday night we have a special edition of THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO as we're teaming up with a crew we consider family - SEZIO - and we've created a Rumble that will be unforgettable.

THE RUMBLE is ushering in fall with a bit of NASCAR minus the rednecks, but fear not there will be plenty of beer. We're stoked to have the much buzzed about DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. traveling through THE RUMBLE SEPTEMBER as their aptly titled, Horse Power EP is a layered, textual full of shimmering beat laden gems like "Nothing But Our Love." The Detroit based duo of Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott, have long been on the scene, with a Moby remix under their belt, DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. are poised for the release of their full length later this year.

These guys keep racking up the love with a recent Daytrotter Session and shout outs from everyone including, CMJ, Pitchfork, Magnet Magazine and Altered Zones declaring their love for "Simple Girl," writing, "I wonder how I've made it through thousands of mornings without this song." Plus their dreamy cover of The Beach Boy's "God Only Knows " is bound to end up on episode of Big Love sometime soon; we just know it. This mash-up of electro beats, drum machines and elements of psych-folk, make DEJJ the preeminent soundtrack to the hazy end of summer. The band just was named as Stereogum's ' '40 Best New Bands of 2010'.

JAMUEL SAXON should be no stranger to anyone with a pulse in San Diego. Keith and company not only know how to get the party started, they are the party. They recently dropped a Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr remix of "Nothing But Our Love" that's more sexy than Samuel L's daughter's film career. If for some reason you were asleep or just stupid and missed their recent show with WAMPIRE and REPORTER, here is your chance for a make good - Saturday night!

"Eighties-inspired electro R&B for the hipster set. If "Dick in a Box" and Empire of the Sun are your idea of romance, then this side-project from Keith Milgaten of The Vision of a Dying World is your new bump-and-grind soundtrack." - Seth Combs (San Diego City Beat)

SEZIO, the art collective that seems to always have their fingers in all the tasty SD cakes, returns for a special celebration of two acts we've all bonded around, and our special guest DJ for the party will be none other than DJ ALBATROSS, aka Zack Nielsen of Sezio.

Listen and download music from these Rumble artists here
http://www.futuresounds.com/rumble

$3 Trumer Pils specials all night. FREE.

The Rumble San Diego is brought to you by the indie-minded collective of Future Sounds, Indigenous, Sezio, SDdialed In, Owl & Bear, SD City Beat, M Theory Records, Trumer Pils and Bar Pink.

Upcoming San Diego Events: The Rumble, FLUXX Live, NPMT

I'm involved with a few things in the upcoming months and want to spread the word.

The July edition of The Rumble is back this week with a killer lineup. Harlem, Sunday Times, and What Laura Says will all be at Bar Pink this Saturday night. As always, it's a free show, and there will be Trumer Pils drink specials. It's been a while since Zonies What Laura Says have passed through San Diego, so don't miss them. They're fantastic live and super nice guys.


After the success of Daydream Nation's FLUXX live event, they've already got another one cooking for July and it's happening during this year's Comic-con. Mark your calendars for July 22 (Thursday night) for a night with Mixmaster Mike, Hyena, and the Shark Attack DJs. Once again, Tim Pyles will be hosting. Because of the madness downtown for the Con, it is highly recommended that you purchase tickets in advance. Click the flyer for tickets.


Last but not least, this year's North Park Music Thing is back and this year I was invited to host a showcase of my own. It will be at 11, the bar currently known as Radio Room (and formerly the Zombie Lounge). The owners of Hamilton's and Small Bar are taking over which guarantees to bring some stellar craft brews and a warm environment to chill out with friends. For NPMT registration, click here. Single day all access badges are $20, or $35 for 2-day all access. The full band schedules have been released, too. Here's mine:

8:00-8:40 The Moviegoers
9:00-9:40 D/Wolves
10:00-10:40 Your Cannons
11:00-11:40 Swim Party
12:00-12:40 Holy Rolling Empire
1:00-1:40 Boyscout

The Rumble Returns This Saturday at Bar Pink

The Rumble is back (already!) and the monthly event really gives some perspective on how time flies by. This month there's another great lineup and will surely bring another packed night to Bar Pink this Saturday Night.

This month's lineup includes Maren Parusel, Chasing Kings, and Drug Wars. As always, there will be Trumer Pils drink specials and there's no cover.

To listen to each band, click here

THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO returns for the June edition @ Bar Pink this Saturday night with three amazing acts, a guest DJ, Trumer Pils beer specials all night and free admission - if you can get in.

Headlining the bill is the lovely, MAREN PARUSEL. Formerly of the all-girl punk band, Wild Weekend, Parusel's new keyboard based pop sound has gotten her attention. She received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2009 San Diego Music Awards and during her recent stint at SXSW, she caught the ear of the infamous, Kim Fowley (producer of The Runaways). Check out her song "Dear Love" available on 7" via Single Screen Records.

Rolling in for night #5 of their 6 night run of Rumbles it's LA's CHASING KINGS. Without offending dozens of other 'nice' bands I've known over the years, these guys could actually be the nicest crew we've met. Singer Matt Schwartz posses that something extra, the kind of spark and God-given talent that only comes around once in awhile, and he could evolve into someone on the Chris Martin level - he's that good. Portland, support your locals but this is one out-of-towner we urge you to see. Some compare the vocal stylings to everyone from Elvis Costello to Squeeze but we strongly recommend you see this band.

Opening the night are DRUG WARS. Called "the best kind of post-hardcore-punk-rock to listen to" by 7 Inches blog, this four piece are gathering buzz even across the pond with Collective Zine UK taking notice of their 7 inch 9846 (Grizzly Records).

Plus, a DJ set by METH COMBZ (aka Seth Combs of SD City Beat).

The Rumble: San Diego is in partnership with FUTURE SOUNDS, INDIGENOUS, M THEORY MUSIC, SDDIALED IN, TRUMER PILS and THE OWL AND BEAR.

The Rumble Is Back: March Edition

This month, The Rumble is back at it's permanent home, Bar Pink, with three outstanding bands that should be on your radar if they're not already. The show is this Saturday night and as always, the show is free.

This month featuring San Diego’s BEATERS before they take off on a national tour with The Soft Pack — and two out of towners: TWIN TIGERS – an Athens, GA, Old Flame-signed foursome that make shoegaze swirling, straight-up rock and roll that’s far from forgettable and BIRDS AND BATTERIES- A lo-fi, synth-soaked foursome that have managed to evoke equal parts Radiohead, John Carpenter’s 80’s OST work and some Parliament funkiness for good measure.

Once again, San Diego gets the gift of free music with this outstanding series. Check it out, but get there early as everyone now knows that a line out the door of Bar Pink is just par for the course on a Saturday night these days.

Once again, thanks to WOXY, Indigenous, Trumer Pils, and all of the partners for making this event happen.

The Rumble Returns (To A New Venue)

The Rumble is back after taking a month off for the holidays, and as usual, the crew has put together quite a lineup. The most important thing to know is that the San Diego Rumble is now going to be at Bar Pink. That's the only thing that has changed, however, and you can still count on $3 Trumer Pils beer specials (and an hour of free tastings), the show is still FREE, and you're still gonna get a stellar show that will rock your socks off. The show is THIS SATURDAY, February 6.

SPIDER FEVER is a project formed by Earthless drummer-Mario Rubalcaba (who will also be DJing) and he describes them as having “a ‘punk-n-roll’ feel.” They feature Rubalcaba on vocals and guitar, backed by The Heartaches’ Dean Reis and Billy Baggins and Cody Young from The Widows. We can’t wait for this set!

If you haven’t seen THE DABBERS yet, you must. They are a two piece comprised of Shelby Gubba (ex-BRAAIINS!) and Zack Wentz (Kill Me Tomorrow, Tender Buttons). They just released their debut album, And I Was Like, And They Were All…, on their own label, Rax Records. Congrats!

And lastly, JAGUAR LOVE will be joining us from Portland– formed by members of Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves. If the rumors are true, their live set is ridiculous.

SD:Dialed In is proud to be included as a partner with Future Sounds, San Diego Citybeat, WOXY, M-Theory, INDIGENOUS and Trumer Pils to bring this free showcase to San Diego.

Are You Ready For The Rumble? October 10 @ Casbah

SOOoooo...it's that time again. Last month I told you about The Rumble, a new monthly event happening at the Casbah, but it's a little bit bigger in scope than I really got into. The idea is to bring together up and coming bands, put them on a tour, and bring them to great venues, and the events will always be FREE for you, the curious music fan.

The tour starts tonight with Fitz playing all the cities from Seattle to Las Vegas, with other bands joining along the way, but in San Diego, we'll bear witness to Fitz & The Tantrums, Lady Dottie & The Diamonds, and The Blakes, and a DJ set by none other than Tim Pyles. The show is Saturday night, October 10. I had the opportunity to see Fitz open for Flogging Molly last month at House of Blues, and their energetic set won me over instantly, not to mention how charismatic Fitz himself is, both on and offstage. The dude oozes cool.






As in the other Rumbles, there are sponsors galore to bring it all together, including Trumer Pils drink specials, your chance to tweet, Facebook, or blog about the event to win a $100 gift certificate from Starlite. Regular Rumble partners include Future Sounds, Indigenous, Trumer Pils, Casbah, M Theory Music, and WOXY radio station. Additionally San Diego City Beat and yours truly, SD:Dialed In have jumped on board to present the monthly event as it grows.


You can check out each unique poster of The Rumble and all the cities involved here.

Did You Miss The Rumble?

Last night, Future Sounds & Indigenous hosted The Rumble, a montly event featuring up and coming bands local and touring. There were Trumer Pils drink specials and free food provided by Phil's BBQ, which were perfect for the early show. Last night's show featured The Jakes, U.S.E. (United States of Electronica), and Rafter. Keep an eye out as this will be a regular matinee event at Casbah.