May
22
Wed
7:00 PM
Soda Bar Presents @ Che Cafe
ROTTING OUT
EXPIRE
GLOBE AND BEAST
***This show is at CHE CAFE. All Ages*** Also, please note Your Demise is no longer performing.
May
22
Wed
8:30 PM
BLACK PUS
CALIFORNIA BLEEDING
YOUNG WANTS
In addition to pounding skins and hollering in Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer, Brian Chippendale busies himself with his Black Pus solo project, releasing noisy 4-track knockdowns on his own diarreahRama label.
May
23
Thu
8:00 PM
JAY NASH
DAVID RAMIREZ
PATRICK NORTON
Jay Nash, East Coast native and rock troubadour, has been blessed with the kind of excruciatingly rustic voice so rarely heard on record.
May
24
Fri
8:30 PM
Grizzly Records & Soda Bar Presents @ Soda Bar
WILD WILD WETS
DAHGA BLOOM
MOTHLIGHT
It's a 7inch Release Party for Wild Wild Wets new single, Criminal Blue! You get a free record with paid admission.
May
25
Sat
8:30 PM
TV GIRL
JEANS WILDER
MONSTER RALLY | DUDES
TV Girl is an indie pop duo formally from San Diego, but now based in LA.
May
26
Sun
8:30 PM
TAKAHASHI
BLOODY MARY BASTARDS
SUBSURFER
Takahashi features Dickie & Jeff, formally of aMiniature.
$5
May
27
Mon
8:30 PM
RYAN TALMO
ERIKKA INNES | PERRY KURTZ
LAURA CRAWFORD | REZA ASGARI + MORE!
Ryan Talmo Live Comedy Album Recording at Soda Bar!
FREE
May
28
Tue
8:30 PM
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
THE ROMAN WATCHDOGS
PLASTIC CITY PARIAH | DIVING FOR EARTH
$5
May
29
Wed
8:30 PM
SNAIL
AWAKENERS
Snail formed in 1992 featuring singer Mark Johnson (The Crucified, PASTE, Blessing the Hogs).
$6
May
30
Thu
8:30 PM
RADIATION CITY
CUCKOO CHAOS
NICELY
Portland’s Radiation City will release their second full-length album Animals In The Median, May 21, 2013 via Tender Loving Empire.
May
31
Fri
8:30 PM
CAPTURED! BY ROBOTS
ALPHA CHANNEL
GRAMMATICAL B | MARCO POLO
Captured! by Robots is a touring musical comedy troupe with only one human member.
Jun
01
Sat
8:30 PM
Casbah Presents @ Soda Bar
BUNNY GANG (featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly)
+ guests
Nathan Maxwell is the bassist for Flogging Molly.
Jun
02
Sun
8:30 PM
Casbah & Soda Bar Present @ Soda Bar
LENKA
LETTING UP DESPITE GREAT FAULTS
Lenka is an Australian singer–songwriter, known for her song "The Show".
Jun
03
Mon
8:00 PM
Soda Bar Presents @ Che Cafe
CEREMONY
BLANK REALM
SUSPECT
***This show is at the Che Cafe. All Ages***
Jun
04
Tue
7:00 PM
Soda Bar Presents @ Che Cafe
PARQUET COURTS
SHIVA TRASH
NOSTALGIC PEOPLE
***This show is at the Che Cafe. All Ages***
Jun
04
Tue
8:30 PM
AND AND AND
SUN ANGLE
HELLO PENELOPE
“And And And’s repertoire encompasses the lo-fi sweetness of The Kinks combined with the bouncy indie pop Pavement made oh so popular.” – The Deli Magazine
$7
Jun
05
Wed
8:30 PM
91X Presents
THE UNLIKELY CANDIDATES
CAROUSEL
THE SINCLAIRS
Fort Worth indie-rockers The Unlikely Candidates recently signed with Atlantic Records!
91¢
Jun
06
Thu
8:30 PM
WAYNE HANCOCK
THE SCREAMIN YEEHAWS
"Wayne Hancock has more Hank Sr. in him than either I or Hank Williams Jr. He is the real deal." - Hank III
Jun
07
Fri
8:30 PM
THE DWARVES
FUZZBOMBS
CODA REACTOR
Dwarves is an American punk band formed in Chicago but now based in SF.
Jun
08
Sat
8:30 PM
THE DONKEYS
THE CAT BURGLARS
TV MIKE AND THE SCARECROWS
The Donkeys are local indie legends!
Jun
09
Sun
8:30 PM
NEW HOUSE
THE FIXTURES
New House is a new indie/pop outfit based in San Diego.
$5
Jun
12
Wed
8:30 PM
THE LLAMADORS
LATE NIGHT RACKET
THE FLOWERTHIEF | HOT SANDS
EP Release Show for local rockers, The Llamadors!
$5
Jun
14
Fri
8:30 PM
Casbah & Soda Bar Present @ Soda Bar
SMALL BLACK
HEAVENLY BEAT
Small Black is an indie band from Brooklyn, New York. Their sound is commonly described as belonging to the chillwave genre, though the band's members don't label themselves as such. They have released an album under Jagjaguwar.
Jun
15
Sat
8:30 PM
THE BURNING OF ROME
THE HOWLS
WATER LIARS | ED GHOST TUCKER
A top notch Saturday night lineup! Tickets on-sale now!
Jun
16
Sun
8:30 PM
EX-CULT
OCTA#GRAPE
SHIVA TRASH | KIDS IN HEAT
“Ex-Cult is the Memphis band formerly known as Sex Cult who offer a fresh take on the darkened, deadpan corners of noisy 1970’s proto-punk”—Pitchfork
Jun
17
Mon
8:30 PM
PATRICK SWEANY
LOOSE SNAKES
JERRY OLEA AND THE 805 DRIFTERS
"Sweany seamlessly melds indie rock with blues, soul and Americana. " -Chicago Sun-Times
Jun
18
Tue
8:30 PM
FOREIGN FILM
ATTIC WOLVES
SABA | 22 KINGS
A night filled with folk, americana and indie-rock acts!
$5
Jun
19
Wed
8:30 PM
HOLY GRAIL
ANTI-MORTEM
Holy Grail is an American heavy-metal band, founded in Pasadena, CA.
Jun
20
Thu
8:30 PM
BART MENDOZA & TRUE STORIES
SCOTT MATHIASEN
STATIC HALO | ADAM MARSLAND
A beloved member of the San Diego music community, Bart Mendoza has been lending his talents as musician, journalist and friend.
Jun
21
Fri
8:30 PM
DEADLY BIRDS
NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH
Deadly Birds are an American rock band formed in San Diego, CA.
Jun
22
Sat
8:30 PM
NEW MEXICO
+ guests
Embrace your inner alpha with San Diego's surveyors of the southwest indie frontier.
$8 / $10
Jun
23
Sun
8:30 PM
HOODED FANG
REAL THINGS ARE GOOD
LOVE LETTERS
Toronto-based indie-pop outfit Hooded Fang announce their third full-length release, Gravez, out May 28 on UK label Full Time Hobby.
Jun
24
Mon
8:30 PM
WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 78'S
EL MONTE SLIM
MUSIKANTO
Whitey Morgan and the 78's are honky tonk country band based in Flint, MI. In 2010 they signed a recording contract with Chicago based Bloodshot Records.
Jun
26
Wed
8:30 PM
Commune Wednesdays Presents
BRENDAN B AND THE BREAKS
Commune is a movement of artists, designers, musicians and people that take a stand against tobacco corporations and their presence in the scene.
FREE
Jun
27
Thu
8:30 PM
PRINCE RAMA
+ guests
Prince Rama is a two-piece now age psych-dance band based in Brooklyn, NY.
Jun
28
Fri
8:30 PM
Casbah & Soda Bar Present @ Soda Bar
BIG BUSINESS
+ guests
Big Business is a stoner metal/sludge metal band from Seattle who are currently signed to Gold Metal Records.
Jun
29
Sat
8:30 PM
BLACK FAG
HOMELESS SEXUALS
POONTANG CLAM
The "Absolutely Fabulous" Tribute to Black Flag!
Jun
30
Sun
8:30 PM
MISTER LIES
GIRAFFAGE
DWNTWN | KILL QUANTI DJS
Mister Lies is the operational alias for producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nick Zanca.
Jul
01
Mon
8:30 PM
MOTIVE
BONNIE & THE BANG BANG
Seattle transplants, Motive, peddle pure melodic rock, with catchy hooks that recall the best moments of The Killers and the fuzzy vocals that remind us of a more cheerful Julian Casablancas.
Jul
02
Tue
8:30 PM
ARK LIFE
REBECCA MARIE MILLER
THE MIDNIGHT PINE
Ark Life features Jesse Elliott, the rugged front man of These United States.
$5
Jul
03
Wed
8:30 PM
GOODNIGHT, TEXAS
+ guests
Goodnight, Texas is an American folk-rock band named after the geographic midpoint between songwriters Avi Vinocur (formerly of The Stone Foxes) and Patrick Dyer Wolf.
Jul
06
Sat
8:30 PM
TINY TELEPHONES
+ guests
Tiny Telephones debut album, 'The Heavenly Child', has been called a post-rock cross between Explosions in the Sky and M83.
$8
Jul
07
Sun
8:30 PM
SCALE THE SUMMIT
CASTLE
Scale the Summit is an American instrumental / progressive metal band based out of Houston, Texas.
Jul
08
Mon
8:30 PM
Sonicbids Presents
QUIET COMPANY
+ guests
Quiet Company is a rock band hailing from Austin, Texas, led by Taylor Muse.
$7
Jul
12
Fri
8:30 PM
THE HEAVY GUILT
TROUBLE IN THE WIND
DIRTY SIRENS
The Heavy Guilt is as much Americana as it is avant garde garage, as much folk blues as it is psychedelic indie stomp.
Jul
13
Sat
8:30 PM
BURNT ONES
COSMONAUTS
WILD WILD WETS
Burnt Ones sophmore album, You'll Never Walk Alone, will be released on May 15th via Burger Records.
$8
Jul
14
Sun
8:30 PM
HEAVY HAWAII
WILD ONES
MY BODY
“It’s easy to pigeon-hole bands these day’s with blogger’s descriptions of bands, but let it be known that Heavy Hawaii is a stand-alone–unique in their approach and finished product.” – Weekly Tape Deck
$5
Jul
16
Tue
8:30 PM
THE MELODIC
SONG PRESERVATION SOCIETY
“Like Mumford & Sons and Noah and the Whale, MMM have been taking the no- frills, steady, heavy-gigging, word-of-mouth route to success, and it's working.” -Guardian
Jul
17
Wed
8:30 PM
EDDIE SPAGHETTI
LAUREN MANN AND THE FAIRLY ODD FOLK
HARD FALL HEARTS
One quarter member of the Greatest Rock N Roll Band In The World (Supersuckers).
Jul
18
Thu
8:30 PM
GRAND TARANTULA
THE ROYALTY
Grand Tarantula is a unique punk rock group from San Diego, CA. Their catchy tunes blend the dreamy pop appeal of early 60’s rock n’ roll with the intensity of late 70’s punk.
$8
Jul
20
Sat
8:30 PM
Casbah Presents
FUTUREBIRDS
DIARRHEA PLANET
“…stunning second record…‘Baba Yaga’ is very much an ‘on tour’ record; the controlled chaos of Futurebirds’ live shows translates on record like never before.” -Pitchfork
Jul
23
Tue
8:30 PM
TIJUANA PANTHERS
+ guests
Garage-rock trio Tijuana Panthers' new album Semi-Sweet is released on May 28 via Innovative Leisure.
$7
Jul
25
Thu
8:30 PM
HOCKEY
SAINT MOTEL
SWIMM
Hockey is an American indie rock band from Portland, OR. New album 'Wyeth Is' out now!
$12 / $15
Jul
28
Sun
8:30 PM
SPEEDY ORTIZ
+ guests
Speedy Ortiz debut full length, Major Arcana, out July 9th via Carpark Records.
$5
Aug
01
Thu
8:30 PM
Invisible Children Presents
WILD CUB
RARE TIMES
THE KABBS
Nashville duo Wild Cub debut album, Youth, is out now via Big Light Recordings.
Aug
03
Sat
8:30 PM
WHISKEY SHIVERS
WILD CHILD
Austin bluegrass outfit (or “trashgrass” as they prefer to call themselves) Whiskey Shivers roll through town.
$8
Aug
18
Sun
7:30 PM
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV
KRIS ORLOWSKI
Gregory Alan Isakov is a singer-songwriter. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he emigrated to the United States as a child, and was raised in Philadelphia. He began touring with a band at the age of 16. He now resides in Colorado.
Aug
25
Sun
8:30 PM
LUKE REDFIELD
LATE NITE HOWL
ED GHOST TUCKER
Luke Redfield is an American indie folk singer-songwriter.
$5
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