60 San Diego Reader February 25, 2016
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Malone, Monty Wednesday, 8pm — Mutemath
Humphreys Backstage Music Club:
Thursday, 7pm — B-3 Four Band Friday, 7:30pm — Tito Puente Jr. Saturday, 7pm — Tradewinds Sunday, 8pm — Marcus Slim Shaw and B.I.G. Monday, 7pm — Missy Andersen
Irenic: Thursday, 8pm — Drive Like Jehu
Saturday, 7pm — Julien Baker
Java Joe’s: Thursday, 8pm — Skelpin Friday, 7:30pm — Tom Brosseau Saturday, 7:30pm — Zero to Billy Sunday, 2pm — Dave Good’s Jazz Jam
Kaffee Meister: Friday, 8pm — Mandy Curo Saturdays, 6:30pm — Open Mic Night
Kalabash School of Music and the Arts: Saturday, 6pm — Passport to Worlds of Music: Music of Thailand
Kava Lounge: Sunday, 6pm — Pajama Party Tuesday, 8pm — Tribe Night
Kraken: Thursday, 8pm — Angelic Co. Friday, 8pm — Blue Eyed Soul Saturday, 8pm — Ramshackle Sunday, 8pm — Cougar Canyon Band
Wednesday, 8pm — Flipside Burners
La Jolla Community Center: Friday, 7pm — Fourth Friday Jazz: John Reynolds
Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows: Thursday, 8pm — B-3 Four Band
LampPost Warehouse: Thursday, 8pm — State Champs and Neck Deep
Lestat’s Coffee House: Thursday, 8pm — Joe Kaplow Friday, 8pm — The Mobros,
EVERYONE’S A CRITIC
Crushing it with Octagrape By Justin O’Connell
The new Octagrape album is like a long run on a breezy day, twisting and turn- ing around corners, through alleyways, main roads, and side streets. Despite shortness of breath and sore muscles, you feel cleansed and uplifted. At 19 songs, the collection is essen- tially a double-album. The kaleidoscopic sounds — partially recorded on tape — are not the standard fun fare Octagrape
usually delivers. Instead, there is urgency to the album, as if time is run- ning out. “Strange Light” leads it
off with a march of feed- back and bass, crescendo- ing in catchy distortion and vocals. “Hightropics,” a song defined by the melée it creates at live shows, is under control, its melody defining the chaos. “Seizures” will make you party like it’s 1981. “Sky Juice” is a mature pop song. The album-closer, “Carbonate the Seven
Seas,” is a stripped-down song of strummed bass notes, ’80s hair-guitar balladry, and morose pondering. Singer/guitarist Glen Galloway (Trumans
Water/Soul Junk) rocks manic on an album that sounds like a dim garage on a sunny day. Rumor has it, there’ll be a documentary to follow.
Locals drop a 19-song rock bomb with Aura Obelisk.
Music Reviews from Our Readers
Nothing Cheap By Donovan Roche
Two days before learning they would join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2016, Cheap Trick brought their power pop to the Belly Up. The band opened the show with the fitting “Hello There” and closed it 90 minutes later with “Good- night.” In between, they offered a mix of hits (“I Want You to Want Me,” “Dream Police”) and deep cuts (“California Man,” “Stiff Competition”). Composed of three original members —
Robin Zan- der (vocals), Rick Nielsen (guitar), and Tom Petersson (bass) — the band ripped through 19 songs spanning the band’s 42-year career. Zander’s voice was strong, and he had no trouble belting out big songs such as “Come On, Come On” and “Baby Loves to Rock.” In addition to his guitar fireworks, Nielsen wowed the sold-out crowd with his cavalcade of axes (strapping on a new one, in every imagin- able design, for each song) and generously showered the audience with handfuls of picks throughout the show.
Concert: Cheap Trick Date: December 15 Venue: Belly Up Seats: GA
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Shilo Gold, Matthew Sucich Saturday, 8pm — Raelee Nikole and Mitchell Lujan
Main Tap Tavern: Saturday, 8pm — Tiffany Jane & the Kicks
Manhattan Cocktail Lounge: Friday, 8pm, Saturday, 8pm — Wild Rumour
Martinis Above Fourth: Friday, 8pm — Janice Edwards & Nathan Fry Saturday, 6pm — Carol Curtis Sunday, 6:30pm — Ria Carey & Don L. Tuesday, 7:30pm — Stars of the Future
McP’s Irish Pub and Grill: Thursday, 8pm — Jackson & Jesus Friday, 9pm — Trunk Monkey Sunday, 4pm — Gonzology
Merrow: Thursday, 8pm — Advance Base and Bouquet Friday, 8pm — Garden Echo and Mrch
Molly Malone’s: Friday, 9pm — Ocean Natives Saturday, 9pm — Ron Shumate
Mr. Peabody’s Bar & Grill: Thursday, 8:30pm — Simple
Creation Friday, 8:30pm — Custard Pie Saturday, 3:30pm — Celeste Barbier
Museum of Making Music: Saturday, 7pm — Victor Wooten
Music Box: Friday, 9pm — Vokab Kompany Saturday, 8pm — Passafire
Nate’s Garden Grill: Thursday, 6pm — Missy & Heine Andersen Friday, 6pm — Drought Tolerant Bluegrass Band Saturday, 6pm — Don Howell Sunday, 1pm — Ben Powell Tuesday, 6pm — Bad Penny and the Pistols Wednesday, 6pm — Bossa Lounge Project
Navajo Live: Friday, 9pm — Bloodlines Saturday, 9pm — The Cameltones Sunday, 7:30pm — Da Mac Monday, 7:30pm — Monday Night Boogie
Nicky Rottens Bar & Burger Joint: Friday, 6pm — Private Domain Saturday, 6pm — Relax Max
North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe: Friday, 7pm — Rookie Card and Marie Haddad
Observatory North Park: Thursday, 8pm — Hippie Sabotage Friday, 7pm — Anti-Flag and Leftover Crack Saturday, 8pm — Joyce Manor and Andrew Jackson Jihad Tuesday, 7:30pm — Andra Day Wednesday, 7pm — Tyga
Office: Monday, 8pm — Under Cover: Songs of David Bowie Wednesday, 8pm — DJ Saul Q: The Strokes Night
Offshore: Saturday, 8pm — Jon Campos & the Incurables
Old California Mining Company, 1020 San Marcos Boulevard #118, San Marcos: Saturday, 6pm — Cowboy Jack
Old Town Temecula Community Theater: Thursday, 7pm — Debbie Voltura
Omnia San Diego: Thursday, 8pm — EC Twins Friday, 9pm — Nicky Romero
Orfila Vineyard: Friday, 4pm — Jimmy Patton Saturday, 4pm — Mike McGill Sunday, 4pm — Mariner
Pacific Beach Shore Club: Thursdays, 9pm — DJ Mike Czech
Panama 66: Sunday, 7pm — Soul Funk Jazz Alliance
Park & Rec: Friday, 9pm — Pocket Saturday, 9pm — Lady Dottie & the Diamonds
Pour House: Thursday, 8pm — P.T. Banks Friday, 8pm — Clay Colton Band Saturday, 8pm — Kimmi Bitter & the Younger Brothers Sunday, 8pm — Graham NanCarrow
Poway Center for the Performing Arts: Saturday, 8pm — Dancing With the Movies Sunday, 2pm — The Beatles: In My Life
Poway’s Irish Pub: Friday, 8pm — The Celebrities Saturday, 8pm — Cheap Date
Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill at the Ramada: Friday, 8pm — The Derringers Saturday, 8pm — Bayou Brothers
R. O’Sullivan’s: Thursday, 8pm — Jamie O’Connor Friday, 8pm — Brogue Wave Saturday, 8pm — Dropkick Mickey’s Sunday, 8pm — Highland Way
Tuesday, 7:30pm — Traditional Irish Session
Ramona Mainstage Nightclub: Friday, 8pm — Young Dubliners
Red Parrot Lounge at Casino Pauma: Friday, 8pm — Soul Gravity Saturday, 8pm — Lil Bit Of Soul Sunday, 8pm — Kanan Road
Rook Bar: Friday, 8pm — ShowCash Saturday, 8pm — Flight 42
Rookies Restaurant and Sports Bar: Friday, 8pm — Dubbest and Twisted Relatives Saturday, 8pm — Almas Ocultas
Rosie O’Grady’s: Friday, 9pm — The Known Unknowns
San Diego Cellars: Friday, 7:30pm — Devils Due Saturday, 7:30pm — Michael J. Dwyer Sunday, 5pm — Rising Resistance
San Pasqual Wine Bar and Gallery: Saturday, 7pm — Jim Earp
Soda Bar: Thursday, 8pm — Liquid Stranger Friday, 8pm — A Static Lullaby Saturday, 8pm — Monika Sunday, 8pm — Dirty River Boys and the O’s Tuesday, 8pm — Banta Wednesday, 8pm — Protomartyr and Chastity Belt
Spacebar Cafe: Saturday, 7pm — Kathryn Cloward
Spring Valley Library: Saturday, noon — Martin Luther King Jr. Choir
St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church: Sunday, 4pm — VOCES8 Acapella Ensemble
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church:
Rick Nielsen wowed the crowd with his cavalcade of axes.
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