San Diego Unseen: An Urban Portrait
Kastle - Photo Courtesy Myspace
PLAN A: Kastle, Mr. Biggs, Head$hake, Austin Speed @ El Dorado. Judging by most of the DJs and producers who come through San Diego, you’d swear that dubstep is the cock rock of electronic music. But with his diva samples and lush synths, Kastle offers a fresh, crisp, house-inflected take on the bass-heavy genre. PLAN B: Death on Mars, Oh Air Night, Mangled Bohemians @ Soda Bar. Some Death on Mars tracks traffic in dreamy folk; others delve into claustrophobic electronics. Either way, this local band plays some seriously haunting, strange and beautiful stuff. BACKUP PLAN: Wallpaper, The Dance Party, K. Flay @ The Casbah.
OTHER COOL STUFF:
Ladies Night w/ Zaq Attack, DJ Wywy, Chapolito @ Air Conditioned Lounge.
Zodiac Death Valley @ Analog Bar.
Gary Morris @ Anthology.
David Lindley, Roy Ruiz Clayton @ Belly Up Tavern.
Marcy Playground, Universal Trap, Save Amos, Someday Assassin, The Tyler Beach Project @ Brick by Brick.
Jazz Jam w/ Gilbert Castellanos @ El Camino.
The Get Up Kids, Steel Train, River City Extension @ House of Blues.
Jessica Lerner, Brian Bosen, Chris Carpenter, Paulina, The Yes Team @ Lestat's.
Where I’m Calling From @ The Loft @ UCSD.
Firehouse Swing @ Queen Bee's.
66 Ohm @ Riviera Supper Club.
Tribe of Kings, No Sucker DJs ft. DashEye, DJ Artistic @ Ruby Room.
“Analog” w/ DJ Heather Hardcore @ Shakedown Bar.
Tropical Depression, Neat Beats / Phen Swan, Crmnl, DJ Wank Chops @ Tin Can Ale House.
“Commune Wednesday” w/ Whistle Hearts Jenny & The Commune Crew @ Whistle Stop.
“Club Kingston” w/ Piracy and the South Bay Wailers, Pegasus, High Power, MILINTICA, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winstons.
