Great Apes, Strike Twelve, Gentlemen Prefer Blood @ Ken Club, San Diego

It’s always a fun time when friends come from out of town, and even more fun when they’re in town to play a show. San Francisco’s Great Apes came down the coast and made a stop in San Diego, and gave us a preview of their new album, due out this autumn. The new songs were great, and there were old favorites on offer, as well. Strike Twelve made the trip down from Temecula, just to the north of San Diego County, to join in the fun, and Gentlemen Prefer Blood trekked down from Los Angeles, so it the night was a California smörgåsbord of pop punk.