High-octane show at The Casbah<\/p>\n The Casbah has a great night of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll planned for everyone on Friday. On hand will be garage rock legends Untamed Youth and keyboard-driven rockers Thee Allyrgic Reaction. Both bands have excellent, high- octane shows, with music that takes in the best of 1960s influences and creates new sonic gems. That said, Untamed Youth, originally from Columbia, Missouri, are in a league of their own. Led by acclaimed guitarist\/author\/historian Deke Dickerson, the band was a mainstay of the \u201990s garage rock scene, delivering terrific barroom surf-tinged rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, tour after tour. Recently reunited, the band is still firing on all cylinders, with Dickerson\u2019s inspired guitar playing at the forefront, and a brand-new album \u201cGit Up and Go\u201d to promote. If you\u2019re a fan of garage rock, this show is a must.<\/p>\n \u2022 Untamed Youth<\/a>: Friday, Oct. 16 at The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd. 8:30 p.m. $25.<\/p>\n Folk, jangly rock and post punk meet<\/p>\n Swedish indie pop trio Peter, Bjorn and John stop in at Music Box on Friday. Mixing elements of folk, guitar\u2011driven jangly rock and post-punk sounds, the group\u2019s music scored bigger outside their home country, making their biggest splash with acclaimed 2006 album, \u201cWriter\u2019s Block,\u201d which features the group\u2019s best known song, \u201cYoung Folks.\u201d The occasion of Peter, Bjorn and John\u2019s current tour is the 20th anniversary of that album\u2019s release. The \u2022 Peter, Bjorn and John<\/a>: Friday, Oct. 16 at Music Box, 1337 India St. 9 p.m. $38.<\/p>\n Punk rock originials<\/p>\n The current edition of British punk icons, The Sex Pistols, featuring new singer, Frank Carter, perform at the Observatory on Oct. 16. One of the most influential groups of the past 50 years, The Sex Pistols were founded in 1975 and still include original members Steve Jones (guitar), Glen Matlock (bass) and Paul Cook (drums), alongside vocalist Carter, who does a good job as the new frontman, keeping the manic energy of the show consistently high. The band will be performing their sole studio album, 1977\u2019s \u201cNever Mind the Bollocks, Here\u2019s the Sex Pistols\u201d in its entirety, including such once controversial, now classic tracks as \u201cGod Save The Queen\u201d and \u201cAnarchy In The U.K.,\u201d making this show a must for both longtime fans and anyone curious about the roots of today\u2019s punk rock community.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter<\/a>: Friday, Oct. 16 at The Observatory, 2871 University Ave. 7:30 p.m. $82 and up.<\/p>\n Anniversary celebration<\/p>\n One of the area\u2019s most scenic music venues, Panama 66 at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, celebrates its 12th anniversary all weekend beginning Friday with an extra helping of music. The weekend\u2019s highlights include eight-piece instrumental combo the Sandpiper Ensemble (Friday), surf-inspired quartet The Red Foxtails and jazz trumpeter \u2022Panama 66<\/a> 12th Anniversary: Friday \u2013 Sunday, Oct. 16 \u2013 18 at Panama 66, 1450 El Prado. 8 p.m. No cover.<\/p>\n Mix of vets, rising stars at Bayfest<\/p>\n Bayfest returns to San Diego Friday through Sunday for three days of fun in the sun. Taking place at Mariner\u2019s Point Park, the music fest features a mix of reggae, ska and punk, with a focus on island sounds. It\u2019s the perfect mix of music for the event\u2019s setting, steps from the ocean in Mission Bay, with headliners set to include the likes of Rebelution, Steel Pulse, Kohle Kai and The Offspring. Music fans will want to hit the festival grounds early, as Bayfest is also \u2022 Bayfest<\/a>: Friday\u2013Sunday, Oct. 16-18 at Mariner\u2019s Point Park, 3119 Mariners Way, Friday: 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Noon. $140.<\/p>\n Hits and choice covers from Bonnie Raitt<\/p>\n Grammy-winning blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt takes the stage at Rady Shell on Saturday. Raitt hasn\u2019t released an album since 2002\u2019s \u201cJust Like That,\u201d so her current set list is a cross section of tunes from across her career, mixed in with choice covers. Raitt puts on a great show, with touches of gospel and early rock in her sound, as heard in some of her best-known material such as her hit, \u201cSomething To Talk About,\u201d but expect the night\u2019s biggest audience response to be for a heartfelt version of her 1991 ballad \u201cI Can\u2019t Make You Love Me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Bonnie Raitt<\/a>: Saturday, Oct. 17 at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way. 7 p.m. $71 and up.<\/p>\n Greatest hits from 10,000 Maniacs <\/p>\n Folk pop favorites 10,000 Maniacs play at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on Saturday. Fronted by singer Mary Ramsey, who replaced original vocalist Natalie Merchant in 1993, 10,000 Maniacs still includes key members Dennis Drew (keyboards), Steve Gustafson (bass), John Lombardo (guitar) and Jerry Augustyniak (drums), with Ben Medina taking over the lead guitar role from the late Rob Buck. The band\u2019s current tour features a greatest hits \u2022 10,000 Maniacs<\/a>: Saturday, Oct. 17 at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive. 7 p.m. $67.<\/p>\n All-star jazz greats<\/p>\n The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center\u2019s free music series in The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd continues on Oct. 22 with a performance from The Rob Thorsen Quartet. Thorsen is a jazz bass-playing legend having been a first-call session player for decades, recording with everyone from pop singer Anya Marina to jazz legend Mike Wofford. For this show, he\u2019ll be backed by an all-star group of musicians including Melonie Grinnell (piano), Richard Sellers (drums) and Gilbert Castellanos (trumpet), the latter being one of the most important musicians to emerge from San Diego\u2019s music community in the past 50 years, both through his onstage performances and his music education efforts. Jazz aficionados won\u2019t want to pass up this performance from four local jazz greats.<\/p>\n![\"Four](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0.Untam_.jpg\")
<\/a>Untamed Youth. (Photo by Susie Delaney)<\/p>\n
band is still making great music, most recently issuing the 10-song collection, \u201cEndless Dream,\u201d but this tour\u2019s live run-through of their biggest album promises to be a fun, nostalgic event for longtime fans.<\/p>\n
Gilbert Castellanos with his Latin Funk Sextet (both Saturday), as well as the Chunky Hustle Brass Band (Sunday). Whenever you stop by on the 12th anniversary weekend, Panama 66 is offering an excellent soundtrack to go along with the great food and terrific view of the park\u2019s Sculpture Garden and California Tower.<\/p>\n
showcasing some of San Diego\u2019s rising stars, including appearances on tap from Doah\u2019s Daydream, Cappo Kelly, The Resinators and Kela Sako.<\/p>\n
setlist that\u2019s sure to please longtime fans, as well as being the perfect introduction to their sound for new listeners, focusing on their late \u201980s and early \u201990s hits, such as still-in-radio-rotation tunes like \u201cTrouble Me\u201d and their cover of Roxy Music\u2019s \u201cMore Than This.\u201d<\/p>\n