Live music this week: Acoustic Evenings and an Eternal Wave in La Jolla

Acoustic Evenings

Promoter Jefferson’s Jay’s popular Acoustic Evenings concert series is moving from the Athenaeum to the La Jolla Community Center, with the first show set for Nov. 6. For fans of the area’s singer-songwriter community, it doesn’t get much better than this. Each show features three of San Diego’s premier acoustic performers playing short sets, with this edition set to showcase music from Tim Flannery, Steve Bulman and Jay. All three artists are headliners and worth a listen, but Flannery in particular is a gifted performer, with a wealth of excellent originals that cast his sound somewhere between Richard Thompson and late-period Tom Petty.

• Acoustic Evenings: Friday, Nov. 6, at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. 7:30 p.m. $30.

Eternal Wave

Beach rock quartet Eternal Wave plays at Beaumont’s on Nov. 7. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, the band has a slew of fun originals such as “Hippie Summer” and “I Just Wanna Surf,” but where they really excel is in their renditions of early 1960s dance floor-filling anthems, including tunes like “Louie Louie,” “Walk Don’t Run,” and “Misirlou.”  Beaumont’s intimate setting will give Eternal Wave’s performance the feel of a fun house party, rather than a concert.

• Eternal Wave: Saturday, Nov. 7, at Beaumont’s Eatery, 5662 La Jolla Blvd. 9 p.m. $10.

The Psychedelic Furs

UK post-punk rockers, The Psychedelic Furs, aren’t resting on their laurels. Fans heading to their show at The Sound on Nov. 8 will hear all of the group’s biggest radio favorites from the 1980s and early 1990s, including “Pretty In Pink,” “Heaven,” and “Love My Way.” However, unlike many groups from that era, The Psychedelic Furs don’t just concentrate on their past, giving plenty of stage time to their more recent songs, such as the excellent single, “The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll,” from their latest album, “Made of Rain.” Nearly five decades after they first hit the charts, singer Richard Butler is in fine voice and remains a commanding stage presence.

• Psychedelic Furs: Sunday, Nov. 8, at The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., 8 p.m. $67 and up.

Danny Green

Pianist Danny Green performs a free solo concert at the Athenaeum on Nov. 9 as part of the venue’s lunchtime concert series, which takes place most Mondays. Green is one of San Diego’s top-tier talents, a first-call session musician, often heard performing alongside the likes of Peter Sprague, Ron Thorsen and Allison Adams Tucker. At this performance, Green will be taking the Athenaeum’s stage to celebrate the release of his latest album, performing songs from “Let The Music Happen.” Though thoroughly a jazz release, pop fans will also enjoy Green’s recast versions of Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish” and The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life.”

• Danny Green: Monday, Nov. 9, at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., noon. Free.

Shakedown Citi

What’s in a name? For New York-based group, Shakedown Citi, it’s the perfect description of their sound and influence: A Grateful Dead tribute group formed in the parking lot of an East Coast stadium. Appearing at Winston’s on Nov. 6, Shakedown Citi, but they are just about the perfect jam band for a Friday night in Ocean Beach, offering up a curated set list of one of the area’s all-time favorite bands best material, alongside improvisation. While Shakedown Citi includes such favorites as “Touch of Grey” and “Terrapin Station” in their shows, fans will love the band’s inclusion of deep cuts and songs by the Dead’s influences such as Bob Dylan and Hendrix.

• Shakedown Citi: Friday, Nov. 6, at Winston’s, 1921 Bacon St., 7 p.m. $10.

Chunky Hustle Brass Band

The sounds of New Orleans come to Balboa Park on Nov. 6 with an appearance from the Chunky Hustle Brass Band at Panama 66. In addition to their originals, the horn-focused, seven-piece band includes such expected standards as “St. James Infirmary” in their sets, but also occasionally throws in some fun curveballs, such as the “Sesame Street Theme.” Fans of jazz, blues and funk will enjoy the Chunky Hustle Brass Band’s music, with the bonus of the concert taking place in one of San Diego’s most scenic concert settings, Balboa Park’s sculpture garden.

• Chunky Hustle Brass Band: Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Panama 66, 1450 El Prado. 6-8 p.m. No cover.

3 Car Garage

Anyone looking for a budget-friendly good time may want to check out 3 Car Garage, performing on Nov. 6 at Clairemont Town Square. Part of their “Sounds of the Square” fall concert series, the event takes place in the food court area. 3 Car Garage’s concert is ideal for fans of classic rock, with a set list full of tunes from The Monkees to Steely Dan to The Romantics. A veritable jukebox of radio favorites from the 1960s through the 1980s, 3 Car Garage offers up a great soundtrack to an evening’s shopping trip.

• 3 Car Garage: Saturday, Nov. 6 at Clairemont Town Square, 4821 Clairemont Drive. 6-9 p.m. Free.

Thomas Dolby

Best known for a string of new wave hits, circa the early 1980s, British musician Thomas Dolby has cast a big shadow in music. Appearing at Music Box on Nov. 9, Dolby’s biggest hit was 1982’s quirky “She Blinded Me With Science,” but over the decades Dolby can also be found on hit recordings by the likes of Foreigner, Def Leppard, George Clinton, and Joni Mitchell. For this tour, Dolby is performing the bulk of his 1988 album, “Aliens Ate My Buick,” but fans can rest assured he includes a cross-section of songs from his early albums, including such dance floor favorites as “Hyperactive” and “May The Cube be With You.”

• Thomas Dolby: Monday, Nov. 9, at Music Box, 1337 India St., 8 p.m. $56 and up.

The Band tribute band

San Diego-based tribute to The Band, Chest Fever, will stage a version of their namesake band’s classic “Last Waltz” concert at the Belly Up Tavern on Nov. 12. At the original performance, which took place on Nov. 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, The Band was joined by a host of musical luminaries, and the same will be true for this show. For this one-off event, Chest Fever is set to be joined by the likes of Kimmi Bitter, Mike Stax (The Loons), Isaiah Mitchell (Earthless), Nena Anderson and more. Fans of The Band’s music will enjoy Chest Fever’s versions of songs such as “The Weight,” “Up On Cripple Creek,” and “The Shape I’m In,” with the band managing to recreate period-accurate sounds, as well as capture the spirit of the original recordings.

• Chest Fever presents The Last Waltz: Thursday, Nov. 12, at The Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave. 7 p.m. $45 and up.

Billy King and the Bad Bad Bad

Austin’s Billy King and the Bad Bad Bad take over the stage at The Casbah on Nov. 12. Mixing rock ‘n’ roll with psychedelia, as well as touches of surf and blues, as heard on their new single, “The Ballad of Backwoods Bobby,” Billy King and company deliver a heavy sound that has more than a bit of swagger in its grooves without sacrificing song hooks. Fans of groups such as The Black Crowes will find much to appreciate here. Opening the show are incendiary rockers The Film Company and Bloo.

• Billy King and the Bad Bad Bad: Thursday, Nov. 12, at The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd. 8:30 p.m. $16.