What A Dismal Weekend of Music
It appears to be a pretty low key weekend in terms of your options for musical entertainment. No real big name acts coming through, and nothing in particular of note on a local level. However, there are always recommendations to be made, so I will try to point you in the right direction.
First of all, I think that the best option for anyone will be going to catch Neil Young's concert movie, Neil Young: Heart of Gold in Hillcrest (see my post from yesterday.) Reviews have been positive across the board, check out the Rotten Tomatoes page for a sampling.
Pink Froyd plays Saturday at Winston's
My second promising diversion would be Pink Froyd, Saturday at Winston's. This Pink Floyd tribute band will be playing "Dark Side of the Moon" in its entirety. I saw the band perform "The Wall" about a year ago, and it was a great time. "Dark Side of the Moon" is one of those records that people know inside and out, so its a treat to hear it in a live setting and remember why you listened to it every night for a two year stretch of your life. When they played "The Wall", they divided it into two sets and played a third set of audience requested Pink Floyd, so I imagine more of the same will be in order. The only question I have for the band is what the deal with the name is. It lacks the obvious pun quality that seems like a requirement for a tribute band. Maybe I am just missing it...
If revisiting classic rock icons is not to your liking, there are always checking out artists who have not yet attained "Legendary" or even "Known" status. The Union Tribune's "Liner Notes" blog recomends a couple of local acts that sound relatively harmless, and a big party at the Casbah on Saturday:
Goodbye Blue Monday, Via Satellite and Manuok at S.D.'s best rock club Saturday for Loud + Clear Records' 4th Anniversary Party at the Casbah. Also performing: new L+C signing neonthief and Adam Gnade...don't miss this rare chance to catch his live show, which has been known to feature "six-person drumlines, girls banging on wine bottles with butter knives and a basement full of drunk, happy kids on electric guitars, piano, tambourine, bass, organ, homemade percussion, hand claps, you name it," according to his Web site.
So there you go. I'll let you know how Neil Young is.
