San Diego Shows–Saturday, July 24
PLAN A: Boris, Saade, Brainticket DJs @ The Casbah. Japan’s Boris made it big when they released the gnarly psych-metal album Pink in 2005. Their drone-y jams of recent years are more uneven, but their live show is still awesome—and really fucking loud. Plan B: Tan Dollar, Weed Diamond, Dash Jacket, The Endless Bummer, Surveyor @ Che Café. Lo-fi usually refers to recording quality, but I’d expect Tan Dollar to sound just as scratchy onstage with their cheap-sounding keyboards, drawn-out synth drones and washed-out vocals—though they do have some guitar. In keeping with the night’s theme, Weed Diamond and Dash Jacket make hazy indie-rock with echoing vocals. BACKUP PLAN: Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube @ 4th & B.
OTHER COOL STUFF:
“Yacht Rock” screening w/ Hollywood Steve Huey, DJ Claire (5-8 p.m.) @ Whistle Stop. Check out an interview with Hollywood Steve here.
“Johnny Rad Fest” w/ The Spits, Tokyo Electron, Half Rats, Jungle Fever, Stalins of Sound, Strychnine DJs @ Ken Club.
“Subterranean” w/ Ill Kid, DJ Vent, Crix Saiz, Austin Speed, Puppy Kicker, Melotronix, EshOne, Recordable Colors, Griffin One, Vent @ Kava Lounge.
Holy Ghost! (DJ set), Mike Relm, Franki Chan @ Voyeur.
A Scribe Amidst the Lions, Gun Runner, Ryan Blue, Archery for the Blind, DJ Gonzo @ Ruby Room.
Longsleeves, Bobby Pena and the Stowaways, Mark Haeck, David Ramirez @ Tin Can Ale House.
DJs Saul Q, Kid Wonder @ U-31.
Nerd City, Image Comics, Things From Another World @ Soda Bar.
Comic-Con after party and LA Hands vinyl release w/ UBUV, Science Fiction, DJ Rags @ Onyx Room.
Marc Cogman @ Park Gallery.
The League of Extraordinary Adventures w/ Voltaire @ Queen Bee’s.
The Displaced @ Riviera Supper Club.
Adema, In Silence, Bloodline, Drownswerve, Loked, Opium Bride, Interim Divine @ Ramona Mainstage.
Kris Allen @ Anthology.
The Villains, Gabe Vega, Groundfloor @ El Dorado.
4th & B after-party w/ Snoop Dogg, Melo D @ Fluxx.
The Asphalt @ Hensley’s Flying Elephant.
The Adam Carolla Show @ House of Blues. Remember The Man Show? Ah, memories.
“Juicy” w/ DJ Mike Czech, Halloween Hallowdays @ AC Lounge
“Red Hot and Cool” w/ DJs Trevor Young, Charlie Rock @ Bar Pink.
Pine Mountain Logs, Los Chicharrones Group @ Belly Up.
Boom Snap, Come On Go With Us, 5 to Midnight, Colour Vision DJs @ Beauty Bar. Come see Boom Snap, a jam band whose music Seth Combs once described as an “excruciating jack-off session.” Ouch.
“Of Samuel Saxon” w/ DJ WWDJ @ Bluefoot Bar & Lounge.
The Secret Seven (CD release), Unset, Governor Drive, The Secret Wizard Project @ Brick by Brick.
Sene Africa @ Claire De Lune.
Uncle Junkie, Baghdad Buddah, Retrolust @ Dream Street.
“Illfonix” @ Kadan Club.
