Gym Class Heroes played June 8 at the Grandstand Stage as part of the San Diego County Fair

Too $hort, incidentally, performs here tomorrow at the Live Nation-owned House of Blues. The rock-rap band Gym Class Heroes, which is also booked for Street Scene, played June 8 at the Grandstand Stage as part of the San Diego County Fair. Elvis Perkins, another Street Scene act, is due here July 2 at 4th&B (which is booked, but not owned, by Live Nation).

True, Street Scene will offer a chance to hear hometown favorites Louis XIV and such up-and-coming young artists as Paolo Nutini, Fair to Midland and Shut Up Stella. But bringing back acts that have played here so recently, such as Too $hort and Gym Class Heroes, is a curious move for a festival hoping to re-establish itself after a dramatic, 30,000-plus decline in attendance over the past two years.