Kevin Smead | SDUN Reporter<\/p>\n
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it\u2019s jam packed with tons of great shows. Here\u2019s five good ones during the next two weeks if you\u2019re having trouble deciding on who to go see. <\/i><\/p>\n
Parkway Drive with special guests (to be announced) @ House of Blues, San Diego<\/b><\/p>\n
Friday, Jan. 31<\/b><\/p>\n
$22 advance \/ $24 day-of<\/b><\/p>\n
While metalcore is not everyone\u2019s cup of tea, there\u2019s something undeniably great about Parkway Drive. The band features some of the most talented musicians performing today, and the group\u2019s blend of beautiful, shredding guitar melodies with an absolutely punishing rhythm section is darn near perfect. It\u2019s also worth mentioning the group consists of a bunch of Aussie surfer dudes who are just living the dream. Even if you\u2019re not a fan of heavier music, Parkway Drive is still definitely worth checking out.<\/p>\n
Into It. Over It., The World is a Beautiful Place & I am no Longer Afraid to Die, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Big Bad Buffalo @ The Ch\u00e9 Caf\u00e9<\/b><\/p>\n
Monday, Feb. 3<\/b><\/p>\n
$10 advance \/ $12 day-of<\/b><\/p>\n
I was fortunate enough to see Into It. Over It. open for Saves the Day the last time they were here. While it\u2019s normally just one guy (Evan Thomas Weiss), he often tours will a full band, playing emo indie-pop that comes closer to pop-punk. Into It. Over It. put on a heck of a show last time and it\u2019d be great to see them headlining this time around. Also, TWiaBP&IanLATD (phew!) is pretty incredible and are worth going for alone. Their very Midwest-emo inspired sound is something I\u2019m really into and the fact they make good, minimal use of keyboards helps too. Shake off that Monday blues with some good jams.<\/p>\n
Mother Falcon, The Midnight Pine @ Soda Bar<\/b><\/p>\n
Tuesday, Feb. 4 <\/b><\/p>\n
$10<\/b><\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been going nuts over Mother Falcon lately. This beautiful, massive (at any given time there\u2019s more than 15 members) chamber pop group from Austin, Texas plays new-school music with an old-school sound. Horns, violins, cellos, and guitars all come together to form one powerful and immersive musical experience. What keeps it all together, though, is the songwriting which is accessible and catchy. Also, they\u2019re playing every Tuesday night in February with a different opener, so if you can\u2019t make this one, go to the next one.<\/p>\n
Schitzophonics, Neighbors to the North, Amerikan Bear, Gloomsday @ The Casbah<\/b><\/p>\n
s\u00e1bado, 8 de febrero<\/b><\/p>\n
$8<\/b><\/p>\n
Schitzophonics won this year\u2019s San Diego Music Award for \u201cBest Hard Rock,\u201d and it\u2019s very much deserved. Their fuzzy garage sound has enough of a psychedelic influence that you could easily mistake them for a group out of the early \u201870s. Their music is pretty easy to get down to, and I\u2019ll never say no to great bass work, which the three-piece group has plenty of. The lo-fi garage theme continues into the openers, too, making this a great night of pure rock \u2018n roll.<\/p>\n
White Denim, Clear Plastic Masks @ The Casbah<\/b><\/p>\n
domingo, 9 de febrero<\/b><\/p>\n
$13 advance \/ $15 day-of<\/b><\/p>\n
Keeping with the theme of the right amount of psychedelic influence, I\u2019m glad to see White Denim headlining a tour here. Its sound is a bit more relaxed than the garage rock groups of the previous evening, but the raw musicianship is still there. These guys write some great tracks and don\u2019t go overboard with the noodly guitar work. Plus, their new album, \u201cCorsicana Lemonade\u201d is really groovin\u2019, so it\u2019s worth going to see them play tracks off of that.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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