San Diego Shows–Tuesday, Feb. 2
PLAN A: The Soft Pack, Beaters @ Tower Bar. The Soft Pack is releasing their debut album tonight. Let the inevitable backlash begin. Check out the full story here. PLAN B: The Dave Rawlings Machine @ Belly Up. This one’s really close to being a Plan A, so if The Soft Pack’s post-punk ain’t your thing, then this might be the show for you. Like Willie Nelson and T-Bone Burnett before him, Rawlings has spent much of his early career helping others write songs (Ryan Adams and Gillian Welch, to name two), but his recently released debut, the alt-country gem A Friend of a Friend, is proof that he’s a talent in and off himself. BACKUP PLAN: Melly Frances and the Distilled Spirits, Megan Slankard, Greg Gibson @ Tin Can Alehouse.
OTHER COOL STUFF:
Bare Wires, Manic Attracts, Timecopz @ Soda Bar.
Dan Padilla, The Anchor, Sunny Side, Breaker One Niner @ The Casbah.
“Too Cool For Karaoke” @ Ruby Room.
