60 San Diego Reader January 7, 2016 OF
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Over the years, Black Sabbath has proven to be an easy mark for the creative tribute band. In a recent issue I wrote about Mac Sab- bath, a bona fide tribute that, while keeping the music real, fronts elaborate McDonald’s cartoon character costumes and makes food-parody of certain lyrics. Now comes Black Sabbitch, an all-female Sabbath tribute act from Los Angeles. I’ve no idea what feelings the royal couple (Ozzy and Sharon) may have toward Mac Sabbath, but they do like Sabbitch. They chose the band to open for Ozzy at last year’s Ozzfiesta. Black Sabbitch got started in the manner
of countless hard-rock bands: during a jam session based on Sabbath tunes. It’s an easy
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THIS WEEK’S SHOWS
710 Beach Club: Friday, 8pm — The Brewhahas and Bomb Squad Saturday, 8pm — Tinseltown Dragons and Rage Again
950 Lounge at the Handlery Hotel: Friday, 5:30pm — Curtis Taylor Trio
98 Bottles: Friday, 8pm — Will Pierce Saturday, 8pm — 145th Street
AD Nightclub: Tuesday, 8pm — Neo Soul Tuesday
Analog: Wednesday, 8pm — Ivan Garzon
Athenaeum Music and Arts Library: Thursday, 7:30pm, Saturday, 7:30pm, Sunday, 7:30pm — SoundON Festival: Apocalypse & Transfiguration
place to start a hard-rock friendship — almost every- body knows Sabbath, and the song structures themselves are relatively easy to pull off if you don’t. In this case, a drummer named Angie Scarpa and Blare N. Bitch, a guitarist, both veterans of L.A.’s rock scene, worked out together one night on some Sabbath and the rest is his- tory. They found their “Gee- zer” in Melanie Makaiwa, and Aimee Echo from the Human Waste Project stepped in on vocals — but she does them her way, not with the grandiose theatrics of Ozzy. Otherwise, the job of a tribute band is dif-
Coyote Bar & Grill: Thursday, 6pm — Mirage Friday, 6pm — Mystique Element of Soul Saturday, 6pm — Midnight Satellites Sunday, 5pm — 63Eatles Wednesday, 6pm — Slower
Croce’s Park West: Thursday, 6pm — Ke’Ahi Friday, 7pm — The Robert Dove Quartet Saturday, 7pm — Blue Largo Sunday, 6pm — John Reno Monday, 6pm — Clay Colton Duo
BLACK SABBITCH
ficult and simple in equal measures. Simple, because every note has already been worked out in advance. Difficult, because every single fan knows those notes and will therefore know it when said tribute band makes mistakes. All of that is off the table with Black Sabbitch. They are a hard-rock band playing old-school Sab- bath, not actually living it so much or playing by
Monday, noon — Mini-Concerts at Noon
Aztec Brewing Company: Friday, 8pm — Aquile Saturday, 8pm — Luis Triptych
Backyard Kitchen & Tap: Wednesday, 7pm — Aquile
Bancroft: Thursday, 9pm — Darkwave Garden Saturday, 8pm — Anarcho Speakers and Apathy Cycle
Bang Bang: Friday, 8pm — Drezo Saturday, 8pm — Jonas Rathsman
Bar Pink: Saturday, 8pm — Hills Like Elephants and John Meeks
Barleymash: Friday, 9pm — DJ Slowhand Saturday, 8pm — DJ Fresh One Monday, 9pm — DJ Slowhand Tuesdays, 9pm — DJ Mike Czech
Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar: Friday, 8pm — Miss DJ Lux Saturday, 8pm — DJ Chris Cutz
Beaumont’s: Thursday, 7:30pm — Adam Block Duo Friday, 9pm — Aquile Saturday, 9pm — Jewel City Sunday, 11:30am — Mike Myrdal
rote, and they bring a new shine to old doom. Indeed, they rock the living hell out of Sabbath’s catalog. That, and a reporter once wrote about liking the band’s “sexy confidence.” So do I. Gayc/DC and Gunner Gunner also perform.
BLACK SABBITCH: Soda Bar, Saturday, January 9, 8:30 p.m. 619-255-7224. $12
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Tuesday, 6pm — Grease Monkeys Wednesday, 6pm — Jody Mulgrew
Crush: Friday, 7:30pm — DJ Mancat Wednesday, 7:30pm — Jeff Moore
De Oro Mine Co: Friday, 7pm — Jimmy Lewis and Ryan Hiller Saturday, 7pm — The Scavengers
Belly Up: Friday, 8pm — California Honeydrops Saturday, 8pm — Tommy Castro & the Painkillers Monday, 8pm — Simpkin Project Tuesday, 8pm — Langhorne Slim & the Law Wednesday, 8pm — Ty Segall and CFM
Blind Burro: Friday, 8pm — Thatwasthen Duo Saturday, 8pm — Kenny Eng & Rob Deez
Boar Cross’n: Thursday, 8pm — Will Locken and the Euphonics
Bootlegger: Thursday, 8pm — DJ Jenny Pocket
Bourre Southern Bistro: Thursday, 6pm — Gary Rich Jazz Jam
Brick by Brick: Thursday, 8pm — Dark Measure and Ruines Ov Abaddon Friday, 8pm — Gravehill and Thanatology Saturday, 8pm — Ignite CD Release
Cafe Panini: Friday, 8pm — Cyan Rising Saturday, 8pm — That’s Right Sunday, 8pm — Bound To Have a Good Time
California Sol Greek Sombrero: Friday, 8pm — Black Market III
Carmel Valley Library: Wednesday, 7pm — Louis Landon, Pianist for Peace
Casbah: Thursday, 8pm — Tim Heidecker Friday, 8pm — The Paladins Saturday, 8pm — Rebecca Jade and Birdy Bardot Monday, 8pm — Super Buffet and Pumphouse Tuesday, 8pm — Oh, Wonder
Chandler’s: Friday, 4:30pm — Jonny Tarr
Cheers Bar & Grill: Fridays, 8pm — Jukebox Hangout Saturday, 9pm — Teaser
Chico Club: Saturday, 8pm — Kalamity Wayne & the City Slickers
Ché Café: Friday, 7pm — Imagery Machine and Boychick Saturday, 8pm — Run Forever and Looming Tuesday, 7pm — Dogs On Acid and Winter Break
Commons Bar: Tuesday, 6:30pm — Ryan Hiller
Cork and Craft: Tuesday, 6pm — Aquile
Dirk’s Niteclub: Friday, 8pm — Harley & the Pirates Saturday, 8pm — DJ Alex
Dizzy’s: Friday, 8pm — Chase Morrin Trio
Saturday, 8pm — Lori Bell Quartet: Brooklyn Dreaming Sunday, 7pm — Bert Turetzky Presents Quartetto Sorrento
Downtown Café: Friday, 6pm — Ramshackle Saturday, 6pm — Night Shift
Duck Dive: Thursday, 8pm — DJ Who Friday, 5pm — David Shyde Saturday, 8pm — DJ Slowhand
Eddie V’s: Thursday, 6pm — JazzMikan Trio
Friday, 6pm — AJ DeGrasse Trio Saturday, 7pm — Freddie A. Dream Trio Sunday, 6pm — Ray Briz Trio Monday, 6pm — Shelly Taylor Trio
Tuesday, 6pm — Mikan Zlatkovich Wednesday, 7pm — Freddie A. Dream Trio
F6ix Niteclub: Friday, 8pm — DJ Rags Saturday, 8pm — DJ Vision Sunday, 8pm — DJ Kaos
Fallbrook Art Center: Saturday, 6pm — Rio Peligroso
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Friday, 9pm — The Fooks Saturday, 8pm — Quel Bordel
Firefly: Sunday, 6:30pm — Casey Turner
Firehouse American Eatery and Lounge: Wednesday, 8pm — On the House
Float: Friday, 8pm — DJ Scooter Saturday, 8pm — Miss DJ Lux
Fluxx: Friday, 8pm — Deejay Al Saturday, 8pm — Brett Bodley
Gallagher’s Pub & Grill: Friday, 9pm — Upshots Saturday, 8pm — Temple of the Dads
Golden Acorn Casino: Friday, 7pm — Nemesis Saturday, 7pm — Urban Gypys
Hard Rock Café: Thursday, 5pm — Kathryn Cloward
Headquarters: Sunday, noon — Jessica Lerner
Hideout: Friday, 8pm — Doña Pancha Fest
House of Blues: Friday, 8pm — Broken Stems and Jet West Sunday, 7:30pm — Bethany Joy Lenz
Wednesday, 7pm — Blues Jam with Robin Henkel Wednesday, 7:30pm — Reel Big Fish
Humphreys Backstage Music Club:
Thursday, 7pm — R:Tyme Friday, 8pm — Y3K Saturday, 8pm — Sara Petite Sunday, 8pm — David P. Stevens Monday, 7pm — Backwater Blues Band Tuesday, 8pm — Cadillac Wreckers Wednesday, 8pm — Bumpasonic
Java Joe’s: Saturday, 8pm — Carlos Angeles Olmeda Sunday, 2pm — Dave Good’s Jazz Jam
Kensington Club: Saturday, 8pm — Christ Killer and Santa Claus
Kona Kai Resort & Marina: Thursday, 6pm — Missy Andersen Friday, 6pm — Marcela Mendez Saturday, 11am — Jenny & Doug Saturday, 6pm, Sunday, 11am — Wyatt Lowe
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