3 QUESTIONS WITH....Mano Dio Gracias

Q: How are things going for you/your band this year in SF?

A: Things are going well. I am working on two releases this year for the wildlife. One EP and ONE full length to follow. Both are almost done. but none are finished.

Q: Which 3 local bands that have faded away would you most like to see come back?

A: I'd like to see the wildlife get back together. We actually never officially broke up. Look for some surprises this year.

Q: If you had to recommend three current local bands for fans to check, what would they be?

A: I don't know because I don't get out much. But if the wildlife ever starts rehearsing again I would recommend them.

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At 8pm, you might choose to catch Noveller, Jealousy, Chasms and Tied to the Branches playing The LAB. Elektrik Sunset have a record release show for 21+ peeps at The Riptide, listed as free. BOTH gives you a 9pm show from The Hundred Days, The Frail and The Cires. There is an 8pm show at 49 Allison Street from D33J, Mark Aubert, Kouta and Lotide. Barn Owl, Suishou No Fune and Tone Volt play The Hemlock for 21+ peeps with $7.

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Joe Goldmark has a free show on at Amoeba Records starting 2pm. Kelley Stoltz, Old Light and Sonny and the Sunsets have an 8pm show tonight at The Make-Out Room. Severance Package, Jus Folks, Apogee Sound Club, Hobo Gobbelins, Major Powers And The Lo Fi Symphony and The Barons Of Tang play a free show at The Uptown from 7pm, listed as The Monsters of Geek day 2. No Captains, James Brothers Band, Duffermen In Carrels, Sarchasm, Dewey And The Peoples and The Feds share the stage for Battle of the Bands at The DNA Lounge from 5-30pm.

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At 8, you could catch Waxy Tombs, Jungle Jim, Idaho Joe and Professor O'blivion playing The El Rio. If you prefer a 9pm show, try The Elbo Room's offering of The Moonlight Orchestra, Speak Friend and Oh No Joe. Electrician, Emji Spero, Remambran and Real Live Tigers play The Speakeasy - 604 56th Street in Oakland – in an all age show for $5 at 7.

Wax Idols music  HERE -

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Gun Town, Hemorage, Poor Luckies and Rude Tuna share a $4 show at Sub-Mission Gallery, starting 8pm. Eli's Mile High Club gives you a 7pm show for $5 from Civil War Rust, Bass Line Bums and The 132, if you are in Oakland. Winterslee, French Cassettes and Love Axe are BOTH's line-up for tonight – tix are $10.

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The Stripminers have a free all age show at Amoeba Records, starting 6pm. The Stripminers can be heard again tonight if you dig them – along with Gram Rabbit and Dirty Hand Family Band they play in an 18+ show at Brick & Mortar at 9. CDN gives you Paige And The Thousand, Fox & Woman and Lia Rose
for $12 at 9. Mark Nelsen has a record release going on at Thee Parkside, along with Fleeting Trance and Secret Secretaries, The Spiral Electric and DJ Neil Martinson – all for $7.

DJ MARIO MUSE - SPIRIT OF '68 - DJ MIX – can be heard here:

with details here:

& now onto JUNE:

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Dear Indugu have an EP release show in Berkeley tonight – along with Caldecott and Whiskerman
they are playing La Pena - 3105 Shattuck Avenue – in an all age show at 7. The Milk Bar gives you a $6 treat from Mikal Cronin, Burnt Ones, Permanent Collection and some DJs from 8. The Memorials have a CD release going on at Volcom Store in Berkeley at 3.

3 QUESTIONS WITH.... Daniel Lannon

Q: How are things going for you/your band this year in SF?
A: So far so good! We have been working on our new record at Different Fur Studios... it's almost been a year or seems like it will be soon. We have songs with Kylee from Loquat, rapper A-1, and maybe some few other tricks up our sleeves. We will also be finishing up the record at the Converse/Cornerstone Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn New York, so we're pretty excited about that.

Q: Which 3 local bands that have faded away would you most like to see come back?
A: I'd love to see Plan 9 (Misfits cover band, rock it again!)
Every Move A Picture
& Murder of Lilies

Q: If you had to recommend three current local bands for fans to check, what would they be?
My Fav Local Bands right now are...
Doe Eyes
Geographer
Young Digerati

3 QUESTIONS WITH.... Andrew Gomez

Q: How are things going for you/your band this year in SF?

A: Things are going pretty, pretty, pretty good.

First, we just played with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at The Independent here in SF. That was a milestone for us, considering how huge they were in 2005, which is coincidentally also the year Keith (my songwriting and lead singing pal in Sporting Life) & I started writing music together. Anyway, opening a sold out show for a popular band with mega indie cred is daunting, considering everybody is there to see CYHSY & can grow impatient if they're not in the music. We feel like we brought across what we do, so... success!

Besides that, we have a show at GAMH on July 8, and we're working on some new material. You can peep an unmixed, unmastered song here:

Q: Which 3 local bands that have faded away would you most like to see come back?

A: Three SF local bands that have faded away? Hmmm. Let's go with:

A. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
B. American Music Club
C. Huey Lewis & The News

Q: If you had to recommend three current local bands for fans to check, what would they be?

A: Three current local bands?

A. Girls
B. The Spyrals
C. The Fresh & Onlys

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You can catch THE CLARENCES free concert at Norge Laundry - 3908 Grand Avenue, Oakland - on May 26th at 1pm! QUOTE: This month's guest artist: JOHN THE BAKER! Bring your laundry and listen to FREE music!

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At 7-30, Amnesia holds a show from Franklin's Mint, Autobody, Dymaxion and The Aerosols – tix are $6. There is a 3pm show from Unnatural Helpers, King Lollipop, Zig Zag's and Bad Backs at The Knockout. There is a free all age show going on for The Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary at the S.F. Waterfront. Antisect, Proudflesh, Vaccuum and Bloodkrow Butcher play The Rockit Room at 7pm.

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The Hemlock Tavern offers a 2pm show from Hornss and Lo-Pan. Cold World, Backtrack, Expire, Twitching Tongues, Minus and Dead End Path play Oakland's New Parish at 8. MANIC MONDAYS have their 4-year Anniversary. Details -

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The Knockout has an 8-30pm show from Rocketship Rocketship, Bass Line Bums and Bum City Saints, tonight. Lo-Pan, Deep Sea Thunder Beast, Abstracter and One-Eyed King play Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland for 21+ peeps. TuneStone and Cheat The Hangman play an unplugged show for free at 7pm at The El Rio.

There is a new album out from The Blank Tapes: HERE!

3 QUESTIONS WITH.... Kevin Ian Common

Q: How are things going for you/your band this year in SF?
A: We've gone on a small hiatus. Our drummer left to finish schooling. We are currently getting our personal lives in order, then we seek to actually reform again IN San Francisco later this year.

Q: Which 3 local bands that have faded away would you most like to see come back?
A: Please Do Not Fight is breaking up, unfortunately. I really miss The Catholic Comb as well. Astral hasn't broken up, but I really wish they would play more often!

Q: If you had to recommend three current local bands for fans to check, what would they be?
A: Of course, THE COMMON MEN! Then, The Dandelion War, Seeking Empire, and Tomihira. My list could go on, but I'll stick with these for now!

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Jack Killed Jill and Ill Content play a free all age show at Shrouded Monkey Lounge - 3rd floor, 1255 21st St in Oakland. Johnny Render has a CD release show on with The Ian Fays at Flanahan's - 3805 Noriega Street for 21+ peeps at 8-30 that is listed as free. Slim's gives you Star Slinger, The Hood Internet, Chrissy Murderbot and DJ Dials at 9 tonight. Bad Veins, Voxhaul Broadcast and Tidelands play BOTH in an all ager at 9.

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The Atom Age have a CD release show on with The Dead Beats, The Skank Agents and Kill The Bats at 924 Gilman Street at 8. SF Popfest is on at The Hemlock, where you can catch a $10 show from Seapony, Boat, Black Elephant and Desario. Brick & Mortar have La Cuneta Son Machin and Locura playing a show at 9 for you tonight if you are 21+. The Mezzanine offers an $18 show from The Twelves, Volta Bureau and Girls N Boomboxes at 9.

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Tawnee Kendell has a CD release show on at CDN, along with Blisses B, Dad's LPs and Cassandra Farrar + The Left Brains for $10 at 9. Tokeson, Very Be Careful and DJ Aztec Parrot play Brick & Mortar for 21+ peeps at 9 - doors at 7. You can catch Brooklyn band Pop. 1280 and some DJs at Sub-Mission in an all ager at 10 tonight. Details -

The 26th and 27th May offer you the free all age 'S.F. Carnaval Parade & Festival' in Mission District.

I Love This City - San Francisco is on on both Friday & Saturday. Details-

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At 7pm, you could catch the show from Fezant, Stratic, Noah Phillips and Jason Hoopes at The El Rio. DJ Mei-Lwun's MANIC MONDAYS is on with DJ Scotty Fox details -

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Slim's have a 7pm show on tonight with live music from Dum Dum Girls, Tamaryn and Young Prisms. At 9, you might want to catch Domestic Electrics, Sick Kids XOXO and Le Panique playing The Hemlock Tavern. My personal pick for tonight's entertainment if I were lucky enough to be in town at the mo is Blackburner and King Loses Crown who have a show on at The Elbo Room - it's a free show and starts at 9pm.

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The Luggage Store Gallery has a 7-30pm show on tonight from Wild Moth, American Splits, Grass Widow and Broken Water. The Rickshaw offers you a 9pm show from Blasted Canyons, Sunbeam Rd and Fine Steps. Also at 9, there is live music from Bam Bam!, Cleveland Brown and Wild Assumptions at The Uptown.

-Wax Idols video: VIDEO

- Madelia - played 10-000 times by me! (& that is only since loading LastFM/on the computer....)

3 QUESTIONS WITH.... Israel Chavarin

Q: How are things going for you/your band this year in SF?

A: Things are going as great as I could hope for in my little music world as I play bass and promote shows under Roundmusic Presents:

The Frail, we have new managment wer're really excited to be working with, Britney Tillman and/with YBR Promotions. We're also trying to finish an album produced by Partick Brown (owner of Different Fur Studio) and its being recorded at Different Fur as well. Hopefully the album will be done by June, 12 songs, yay! Our guitartist at the moment has his indie rock band Sporting Life which I'm filling in for on bass.

Sporting Life, has a sold out show at the Independent with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah May 22nd, June 8th at GAMH and June 29 with Dramarama at the Red Devil Lounge.

Roundmusic Presents:, trying to put on shows is funny to me. Either things work super easy and I can get quick confirmations from bands or it can be a total nightmare where I'm one band away from solidifying a night. At the moment I have Tornado Rider, Battlehooch, Kill Moi, Sporting Life and dj Whats His Fuck at Great American Music on june 8th and Loquat, Young Digerati, Foxtail Somersault, Chelsea TK and the Tzigne Society and dj Galine MoDamoiselle at Slims on July 28th.

Q: Which 3 local bands that have faded away would you most like to see come back?

A: Bands that have faded that I miss are Maldroid who arent playing indefinitely, Persephonee's Bees who moved to NY and Rykarda Parasol who moved to Paris.

Q: If you had to recommend three current local bands for fans to check, what would they be?

A: Three local bands I would suggest are Young Digerati, Mister Loveless and The Bruises.

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Roosters Roadhouse offers an 8pm show from Greater Sirens, A Farewell Device and Maia and Beryl. CDN gives you The Avengers, Erase Errata and Carletta Sue Kay playing a show at 9. At 9-30, you could catch Buckeye Knoll, Halsted and Emily Moldy playing The Starry Plough. The Night Kitchen: DJ SLUGO / HOTTUB / hosted by SISSY NOBBY + more is on at The Milk Bar - details:

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Tokyo Raid, Cellar Doors, The Secret Secretaries and The Green Doors play an 8pm show at 924 Gilman Street for all ages. The tix cost $8 and it includes The Maze Art Show reception from 6pm. Hatriot, Pain Clinic, Potential Threat, Angerhead, Envirusment and Ominos have a 7pm show on at The Rockit Room. The Rickshaw Stop offers you Seeking Empire, Beta State, New Diplomat, The Bruises and DJ Aaron Axelsen for $10. At 9, you could catch White Suns, Cube, Stillsuit and No Babies playing Sugar Mountain in Oakland. Fringe, the indie music video dance party! Is on at Madrone Art Bar - details..

The Queen Is Dead - A Birthday Celebration For Morrissey! Details can be found at details..

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The Hemlock has a 6pm show on from Dimesland, Lord Dying and War Child tonight. The Verms, Misisipi Mike and Tony Sales are playing a free all age show from 7pm at Disco Volante. CDN gives you a 9pm show from Pansy Division and Swann Danger.

3 QUESTIONS WITH.... MATT ADAMS

Q: How are things going for you/your band this year in SF?

A: things are going great for me & my band in SF & beyond. we've been playing some great shows with some great bands & have also been touring around the world like crazy; Brazil, Japan, the West Coast & soon in NY & Europe where we'll be playing w/ Thee Oh Sees in Bordeaux. Our next show is June 12th at the Rickshaw Stop w/ Nicki Bluhm. We have a couple new records coming out too, a tape on Burger Records & a 7" on 20-sided Records.

Q: Which 3 local bands that have faded away would you most like to see come back?

A: 3 bands that I'd like to see:
honey.moon.tree., Sleepy Todd's acoustic music & fpodbpod (although they haven't quite faded away, only rusted a bit)

Q: If you had to recommend three current local bands for fans to check, what would they be?

A: three local favs: Magic Leaves, Range of Light Wilderness, & Little Wings

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Jordan And The Hashmites, The Open Mind, SpiriTech and Pronstar 2.0 have a show on at The Stork Club for 21+ peeps at 9. At 8-30, you might prefr to catch Disastroid, Belligerator and Standard Poodle playing The Knockout. Another9pm show is going on at The Hemlock, where you could catch Street Pyramids, Animal Eyes and Duckyousucker.

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At 8, you could catch the show from Sudden Infant, Holly Herndon, Relay for Death and Waxy Tombs at Terminal. There is a show on at 9 from Sunfighter, The Arabs, Cadet and The Midnight Snackers at The Uptown. The El Rio also has a 9pm show - with music from The Illness and Street Score for 21+ peeps with $5. Thee Oh Sees play Brick and Mortar before dissappearing on an overseas tour - tour details

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The Stork Club have an 8-30pm show on tonight from Meat Market, Field Trips, Buzzmutt and Zoo. You might prefer the 9pm show from Sudden Infant, Michael Gendreau, Gerritt Wittmer and Jim Haynes at The LAB. Stefanie Keys, Reckless In Vegas and The Highway Robbers are playing CDN for $14 if you prefer.

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Late notice of Friday 11 May event: WAX IDOLS 7" RELEASE SHOW! w/ WOUNDED LION & BIG NO at Make-Out Room - details: http://www.facebook.com/events/387359531284673/

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Off! Have a free show on at 4pm at Amoeba Records in Berkeley. There is an 8pm show on from Genevapop, Rio Rio, Thrillouette and The Dust Collectors for 21+ peeps tonight if you head on over to The Rockit Room. BISHOPEMAGNETIC MUSIC VIDEO RELEASE PARTY is on at Manor West - 750 Harrison - and my personal pick of the day - with live music from The Frail. QUOTE: Join us for a one-off special night of music, fashion, superstars, models, artists, music lovers & friends as we officially launch publicly & celebrate the release of Bay Area Indie electro house punk DJ act Bishopemagnetic's new music video for their new Afrobeta remix of "Playhouse"! Shot in San Francisco. Its gonna be a crazy night of music & fashion. The energy will be nonstop crazy, ALL night!!!! Details can be found at: DETAILS

David Nudelman, Pineapple Princess and Hegemony Jones play the early 5pm show at The Hemlock for $5, with The Crazies Will Destroy You, Wizard Boots and The Gillbillies playing the 9-30pm show for $6.

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924 Glman Street has an all age show onm tonight for $7, starting at 6pm, from Blackbird Raum, Matador and Gay Henry. You might prefer to head on outter town to Walnut Creek to catch Starting Six, Foolish Ways, Cupcake and Ryan Martinex playing The Red House at 7. BOTH gives you a show from White Hills, Glitter Wizard and Disappearing People at 9.

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Alcoholic Faith Mission, You Won't and French Cassettes share the show at 8pm if you are at The Rickshaw Stop tonight. The Hemlock gives you Inferno Of Joy, Standard Poodle and The Krells for $5 at 6. Slim's offers a show for evrybody over 6 from Beach Fossils, Catwalk and Permanent Collection if you have $15 at 8.

Chi McClean - QUOTE: Just found out that my tune, "Hole In My Heart", won first place in the singer/songwriter category of the West Coast Songwriters International Songwriting Contest this year.

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At 8pm, you could catch Lotus Plaza, Wymond Miles and Mirror Mode playing The Rickshaw Stop.

Action Jackson, Megaflame and DJ Please The Booty have a show on at The Elbo Room for 21+ peeps with $9 spare. The Hemlock has a 9pm show on from Ion High, Medicine Cabinet and Gemini Six.

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At 9, Midnite Snaxxx, Paint Fumes and Pamela Bad Boys play The Hemlock Tavern. Antenna Farm Records present Magic Wands, Middle Class Rut, Flagship and Beware Of Darkness at The Uptown for 21+ peeps with $15 at 7. Trebuchet have a record release show on with The New Trust, You Are Plural and Survival Guide at BOTH tonight at 9 with dooirs at 8-30.

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8 pm is when you could catch JD Samson and Men, Myles Cooper and Hi Fashion playing The Rickshaw Stop tonight. There is another 8pm offering from Three Bad Jacks, Left Alone, Moonshine and Bastard Makers at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley whatever your age. 9pm is when to catch Black Moth Super Rainbow, Lumerians and Gramatik playing 103 Harriet. You might prefer to catch A White Hunter, Bad Boys and Stares playing a 7pm show at Casa Sanchez - 2278 24th Street for $3 if you are looking for an all age show.

- Rykarda Parasol news - QUOTE: Rykarda recently recorded her third album at San Francisco’s Light Rail Records. Expected release this autumn!

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The Caps have a CD release show on tonight at 924 Gilman Street for $7 - the music starts at 5pm and you can also hear from Limnus, Angels Of Vice and Grim Bizness. There is another CD release going on tonight from Bryaugh, who plays a show with Under 15 Seconds, Trashkannon, Short Changed and Venkman at Eli's Mile High Club in Oakland for 21+ peeps with $5 at 7. The Hemlock offers you a $6 show at 9 from North Fork, The Cry! and Spiral Electric.

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The El Rio has a 7pm show on from Salt Flat, Bascom, Tender Buttons and Hazel's Wart tonight. Strung Together: A Somewhat Acoustic Series is on at Brick & Mortar Music Hall - details here: http://www.facebook.com/events/421556564522698/

The Skinny Singers, John Fullbright, Breathe Owl Breathe, Honeymoon and Jackie Greene play CDN at 8 for 21+ peeps. The GAMH offers you The Wombats, Static Jacks and The Neighborhood hosted by Live 105 at 7 for $16. Dj Mei-Lwun's MANIC MONDAYS w/Dj Just is on - details can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/events/426492700694496/

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At 8, you might want to catch Allo Darlin', The Wave Pictures and Sorryeverafter playing The Rickshaw Stop. The Hemlock offers you Aussie band Post Paint and Michael Beach tonight for $6 at 9. Dragonforce, Holy Grail and Huntress have a 7-30 show at Slim's tonight for $20.