Your Guide To This Week’s San Diego Concerts
Try a different take on summer with some bands that handle sunshine other ways than Top 40 playlists and beach balls. Take a desert trip or add some horror to your Beach Blanket Bingo summer party—you’ll thank us later.
Aghori – 6/2
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The Merrow
Hillcrest
Who said summer shows had to be full of sunshine pop? Cue the heavy metal of Aghori. Sunlight doesn’t mean dark sounds aren’t welcome—everyone likes a little savory with their sweet, after all.
Refuse “life’s prescriptions” and vent some frustration with Aghori at The Merrow.
The Creepy Creeps – 6/2
The Casbah
Little Italy
The Creepy Creeps combine the best parts of vintage surf rock, costumed horror flicks and rock ‘n roll to make one of the best live shows around—complete with go-go dancers.
Think The Munsters on LSD. Yeah, you’re welcome for this one.
In-Ko-Pah 4 – 6/3
Desert View Tower
Jacumba
Recapturing the raw, non-commercial experience of outdoor music, In-Ko-Pah wants to get up to some “classic desert ‘high jinks.’” The line-up includes many local favorites:
- The Mattson 2 • San Diego, California
- Zig Zags • Los Angeles, California
- Mrs. Magician • San Diego, California
- Playboy Manbaby • Phoenix, Arizona
- Birdy Bardot • San Diego, California
- Buckfast Superbee • Encinitas, California
- Creepseed • San Diego, California
- The Widows • San Diego, California
- The Mission Creeps • Tucson, Arizona
- The Strawberry Moons • San Diego, California
- The Bassics • Imperial Beach, California
- Stephen El Rey • Imperial Beach, California
- Archons • San Diego, California
This is the Anza Borrega festival you definitely don’t want to miss.
JOY – 6/3
Soda Bar
City Heights
Psychedelic blues band JOY brings the rock of the ‘60s to the present. This is what freak-out stoner rock sounds like—and we love it.
Soda Bar’s intimate stage is the perfect place to experience JOY’s vintage sound. This is one show you don’t want to miss.
Goodbye June – 6/3
The House of Blues
Downtown SD
Nashville rockers Goodbye June cite their influences as “life experiences and many great artists.”
Channeling the energy and big sound of arena rock with the sensibilities of indie artists, Goodbye June sound like a dirtier Kings of Leon with a bit more bite.
Come get your dose of Southern hard, bluesy rock at The House of Blues.
