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To the best of my knowledge, Jackson Philips has yet to produce a bad tune under the moniker Day Wave.  Seriously, everything that’s come out since 2014 has been solid.

The one-man bedroom-beats extraordinaire brings his talents to San Diego this evening, playing a show at The Casbah.

The Oakland, California musician tours with a full band, so I’m curious to hear how those flawless beats translate live.

Mr. Philips released his debut full-length The Days We Had back in May.  The LP was preceded by countless catchy singles over the past few years.

His music is inspired by The Beach Boys and New Order, but I hear hints of The Cure and The Ocean Blue.

Doors are at 8:30, with the show starting at 930.  There’s two openers scheduled tonight, Dear Boy and Blonder.

This post will update with vids and setlist.

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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at the North Park Theater in San Diego seeking a life changing experience.  The Shins will conclude their two-night residency in San Diego tonight.

The pride and joy of Albuquerque, New Mexico will be showcasing most of the tracks off the new album Heartworms, which is scheduled to drop this coming Friday.  Four of the tracks from Heartworms have already been released as singles, including “Painting A Hole,” released last week.  In addition to the new songs, there will plenty of classic Shins tunes, I swear.

Btw, whatever happened with The Shins are confirmed for Coachella?

Kid Wave gets things started around 8pm.

This should be fun!  I’ll keep you posted on the setlist and try to get some vids.

Check out The Shins Mixtape I threw together!

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After a two year absence from the Make Music Pasadena Music Festival, GoINDEEpMusic will reappear there today.

I’m most looking forward to checking out the Brooklyn indie band Small Black today.  The band is playing Playhouse District Stage at 4:30.  I’ve always said, Small Black is a hugely underrated indie act and the best act to emerge from the chillwave genre, sorry Washed Out.

Other acts I will try to check out include Annuals, PAPA, and Atlas Genius.

Here’s the schedule.

Enjoy some Small Black below:

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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at the Soda Bar in San Diego tonight to check out The Thermals.

The Portland-based indie-punk band has been around since 2002 and have released seven studio albums.  Their current album We Disappear came out on March 25.

The trio consists of Hutch Harris (guitar, vocals), Kathy Foster (bass, vocals), and Westin Glass (drums, vocals).  Harris and Foster are founding members, Glass joined the band in 2008.

The band is currently touring North America showcasing most of the tracks off of We Disappear, as well as playing their 2006 album The Body, The Blood, The Machine in its entirety, just not in proper order.  It appears that sets have been running roughly 23 songs deep, so there’s no need to worry about not getting your 15 bucks worth.

Also appearing tonight are Colleen Green and Summer Cannibals.  Get your tickets right here, doors fly open 8:30.  I’ll update this post if the vids I shoot tonight are decent.

Here’s a few tunes they’ll play tonight:

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GoIndeepMusic will be out at The Observatory in San Diego tonight for an evening of friends, food, fun, and alternative rock.

Remember when it was cool to say you were into alternative rock?

Silversun Pickups are one of those type of bands that’s too alt for the radio station I listen to, so I don’t keep up with them as much as I used to.  I am however on their mailing list, so I do occasionally receive electronic mail from the band updating me on what they’re up to.  I’ve been on the list since I saw them at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach way back in 2006.

Tonight will be my fourth Pickups show overall, and then I’ll catch them a fifth time Saturday night at the Coachella Music Festival.  The quartet will be making their third Coachella appearance in 2016, following stops at Empire Polo Grounds in 2009 and 2007.

I purposely left them off my Top 40 Must-See Coachella 2016 Bands, knowing I was going to this show tonight.  If I wasn’t going to the show tonight, they would’ve been around my #40 must-see band.

The Los Angeles-based rockers have four studio albums to their credit.  The most recent effort, Better Nature, came out last September.

Down below are a few vids from the show.  Both tunes are off the new album.

The Pickups are always fun!

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GoINDEEpMusic is going dancing at The Observatory in San Diego tonight.

Glasgow, Scotland’s CHVRCHES, the best synthpop act on the planet, will kickoff their North American tour in a few hours in North Park.  This evening’s show precedes their two-weekend appearance at the Coachella Music Festival.

The Toronto-based indie pop outfit Alvvays gets the festivities started at roughly 8pm.

I will officially inform Glasgow tonight.

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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at the Soda Bar in San Diego, California for an evening with Yuck.  The London-based indie rockers recently fired up their North American tour, and are fresh off of multiple appearances at SXSW in Austin, Texas last week.

The group is touring their third studio album Stranger Things which dropped back on February 26.  This is the band’s second album since Max Bloom to over lead vocal duties, he replaced departed founding member Daniel Blumberg.

Tonight will be my second encounter with the band, the first coming at “Winter Chella 2012.”  The moment Yuck hit the Outdoor Stage in 2012, the skies darkened, the wind kicked up to hurricane-like force, and it began to rain, seriously, at Coachella.  The wind was so bad during their set, it was impossible to hear the early 90′s influenced lo-fi quartet go at it.

Tickets still remain for tonight’s show for a measly 14 bucks.  Doors swing open at 8:30.  Two bands are supporting Yuck tonight, the Los Angeles outfit Junk and Brooklyn’s pride and joy Big Thief.

Can’t wait!

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Here are some vids from the show and the setlist.

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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at the North Park Theatre in San Diego, CA tonight for an evening with MEW.  The Danish indie band begins their three week North American tour tonight in sunny San Diego and concluded on October 11 in the land of the cheaters, Boston.  What’s your favorite Danish? Mine’s cheese.

The group released their sixth studio album earlier this year, around the same time long-time guitarist Bo Madsen left the band.  The latest release + - has been received with positive reviews and it also marks the return of bassist Johan Wohlert, he left the band in 2008.  + - is the the band’s first studio album since 2009′s No More Stories…

San Francisco indie rockers The Dodos are scheduled to open tonight.  The Dodos released their sixth studio album Individ back in January.  It’s rare you get two great bands on the same bill, not to mention, it’s only 18 bucks plus fees.  Tickets still remain.

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Here’s some tunes and the setlist from the show:

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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at the Glass House in Pomona, CA tonight for an evening with Bloc Party.  Tonight marks the British indie rock band’s first show since July 2013, in advance of their appearance at this weekend’s FYF Fest.

The band recently resurfaced from a brief hiatus and have made major lineup changes.  Gone are bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong.  Still in place are frontman Kele Okereke (pictured) and guitarist Russell Lissack, who have had zipper lips on who is replacing the former members.

The Gang Of Four inspired band is currently is working on 15 new songs for their forthcoming fifth studio album.  The group’s 2005 debut effort Silent Alarm was named by this blog as the Best Album of the Zero’s Decade.

I’ll be curious to see who else at the show besides me will be discussing the band’s hiatus.

The Los Angeles alternative rock band The Active Set will provide support.

Here’s a tune we better hear tonight.

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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at the Hollywood Palladium tonight for an evening with The Replacements.  The Mats recently kicked off their Back By Unpopular Demand Tour last week in Seattle, tonight the second Hollywood show in as many nights.  This is the first proper tour for the Minneapolis legends since reforming back in 2013.  The band had only been playing festival dates up to this point.

Immediately after the show, I’m off to The Promised Land to celebrate Arrival Day at the Coachella Music Festival Weekend 2.

Enjoy “Bastards Of Young”

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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at The Hide Out in San Diego tonight for an evening of elegant dream pop with the London based band 2:54.  The band is comprised of the Thurlow sisters, Colette and Hannah, along with Joel Porter (not to be confused with former Steelers linebacker Joey Porter) and Alex Robins.  The ladies formed the band in 2010 after splitting from the punk band The Vulgarians.  2:54 takes their name from the precise moment in The Melvins tune “A History Of Bad Men” when as Colette describes “the bass line turns doomy, and dreamy.”  Ms. & Ms. Thurlow dropped their self-titled debut back in 2012, and have since followed it up with the 2014 release The Other I.

If that not fun enough, the Glasgow, Scotland lo-fi band Honeyblood will open the festivities tonight.  These ladies dropped their first studio album last summer, and have since put themselves in the category of a band on the come.  If you dig Vivian Girls or Best Coast I suggest not missing their opening slot.

Tickets are still available for the show for a measly 14 bucks.  Get them here.

Sample some 2:54 below:

“Creeping”

“Crest”

Sample some Honeyblood below:

“Killer Bangs”

“Bud”

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