Sunday, September 30, 2012

Music Events 2012: 84 & Treasure Island Festival

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Rvivr, Street Eaters and 17 Reasons play Thrillhouse Records for free at 7pm. The Hemlock offers you a show from Dead Western, Exquisite Corps and Blue Oaks for $6 at 8-30.
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Ho-Down, Bernadette, Shawna Virago, Castles In Spain, Lydia Popovich and DJ Salex play Thee Parkside at 8pm for $10. The Elbo Room gives you Adios Amigo, Solwave and Dogcatcher for $8 tonight. You can hear from The Uptones and Ska Kings And Queens at Ashkenaz - 1317 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley - whatever your age for a max of $15 tonight.

Tonight is the start of the 3-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park - where you can catch free music whatever your age.

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The Inciters, The Impalers, Wicked Mercies and DJ Dion play a 9-30 show at CDN tonight. The El Rio offers you The Mantles, Swiftumz and Cocktails in an $8 show if you are 21+. Hell On Wheels and Burning Monk share the stage at Thee Parkside for free at 3pm. Wave Array, She Beards and Warbler are the 9-30pm lineup at BOTH tonight.

& here is an advance squizz at the lineup for the TI festival: HERE

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Music Events 2012: 83 & Rykarda Parasol link

BTW - ASTRAL are playing The Mezz on Sept 30....

OCTOBER


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At 7pm, you might want to catch Magik Spells, Subculture and Shannon Harney playing BOTH. At 9, you might opt on catching Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Dam Funk and Bodyguard playing Bimbo's 365 Club. Blood Red Shoes, Happy Fangs and Starskate play an 8pm show at The Rickshaw Stop, listed as all age.

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The Hemlock has a 9pm show on tonight from Natur, Space Vacation and Ironwitch. The Knockout gives you an 8-30pm show from Meat Market, Primitive Hearts and The Rinds - the latter having a record release. Communist Daughter, Sporting Life and Max Potner play a $7 show at 9 at The Elbo Room.

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Strung Out, The Swellers, Such Gold and The Sheds share the stage at Slim's for the 6+ crowd at 7-30. Wax Tailor, Shana Halligan and DJ Tom Thump can be caught for $15 at The Rickshaw Stop starting at 8 tonight. You may prefer to catch Tokyo Raid, Spiral Electric and Elektrik Sunset in an 8-30pm show at The Hemlock for $6.

Rykarda Parasol link 

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Music Events 2012: 82

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At 9pm, you might choose to catch Permanent Collection, Swiftumz, English Singles and Manatee playing a show at The Stork Club. Another option for 9pm entertainment is to catch Zodiac Death Valley, Finish Ticket, Sporting Life and The Dandelion War playing The Rickshaw Stop. The Hemlock offers you a 9-30pm show from Vir, Here Come The Saviours and Erik Blood.

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Thee Parkside's entertainment begins at 2pm - you can catch music from Trainwreck Riders, Saything, Slow Trucks, Ugly Winner, Speak Friend, Quiet Americans, Future Space and Time and Big Mittens. At 9, there is a show on from Carlton Melton, Phil Manley Life Coach and White Manna at The El Rio. Another 9pm show is on from Sunfighter, Spencer Owen Limited, Super River and Midnight Snackers at Oakland's 3411 Lounge.  

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The music starts at 2pm from Vows, The Blank Tapes, Ash Reiter, Li Xi, Cannons and Clouds, Fpod Bpod and Upstairs Downstairs at Thee Parkside. At 8, you could catch The Hemlock's show from Inner Ear Brigade, Marco Eneidi Shattered and Mutual Aid Project.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Music Events 2012: 81 & a video link

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B.Lewis, Sonnymoon, Naytronix and Bells have a show on at CDN for 21+ peeps at 7-30. BOTH gives you City Tribe, Redwood Wires and Windham Flat for $8 at 9.

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False, Blown to Bits and Lycus play The Elbo Room at 9pm. Dragonette, The Knocks and Aaron Axelsen can be heard at The Mezzanine for $18 at 9. The Hemlock offers you Steakhouse, Wounded Men and El Cajon for $6 at 8-30.

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Starting at 9, you can catch a show from Dreamdate, The Parlour Suite, The She's and The Ian Fays at Brick and Mortar Music Hall. Slim's gives you Hydrophonic, Electric Shepherd, Rawdad and Vinyl Intermissions for $12 at 8-30. Panic is Perfect, Oceanography and DJ's Blondie K and subOctave from Fringe - DETAILS

The Soft Moon: VIDEO

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Music Events 2012: 80

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At 6pm, Awesome, Freemoutain Pulsewave, Milk and Blood, Waxy Tombs, Heatherz and New Happiness play Thrillhouse Records. At 9, you could catch He's My Brother She's My Sister, Family Folk Explosion and Shakey Graves playing The Starry Plough. Cut Hands, Burmese, Bestial Mouths and DJ Crackwhore play a 21+ show at The Elbo Room at 9-30. There is a free all age show on from Micachu And The Shapes at Amoeba Music in Berkeley at 2, today. THE CLARENCES have another of their monthly Saturday afternoon FREE & ALL AGES concerts at Norge Laundry in Oakland at 1pm - this month's guest artist is SUGAAR KANNE. Night Moves w/ special guest: Poolside (DJ Set) - DETAILS

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Red House (Concord) has a 7pm show on tonight from Greater Sirens, Hawkins and Silver, Swim to Sydney, Demi and the Gods and Luna. At 9, you might want to catch Sunbeam Rd, Feuding Fathers, Boyfrndz and Al Lover and the Haters at Milk Bar.

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The Niners, Sxo and The Surgeon Generals play a 21+ show at BOTH tonight at 9. If you are in Oakland, you can catch Mournful Congregation, Velnias, Sangre De Muerdago and Pendulous at the Metro Side Room in an all age show for $10 starting at 7. Dj Mei-Lwun's MANIC MONDAYS Sept 24th w/ Dj Solarz DETAILS

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Music Events 2012: 79

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At 9pm, you can catch The Blueness, La Fin Absolute Du Monde and Big Brother Little Brother playing The Stork Club. The Milk Bar has another 9pm option on - a show from Ringo Deathstarr, Permanent Collection and Chasms - DETAILS.

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BOTH have a 9pm show on tonight from my second fav band, Astral - there will also be music from Mansfield Aviator and The Basements. The Hemlock has a show on tonight - listed on one list as 9pm and the other as 8-30pm. Either way, the bands listed to play are Casey Neill, Victor Krummenacher and Passenger and Pilot.

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There is a 9pm show on from The Trophy Fire, Picture Atlantic, Case in Theory and I Was Totally Destroying It at The Uptown. The Starry Plough gives you a 9-30pm show from Song Preservation Society, David Dondero and Graham Patzner. There is another 9-30pm show on tonight, at The Hemlock, from Outlaw, Shivas and Peachelope.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Music Events 2012: 78 & Sean Hayes

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At 9, you could catch The Hemlock's offering from Blake Mackey, Numinous Eye and Diego Gonzalez. Polkacide, Erin Brazill & The Brazillionaires and Sassy!!! play Thee Parkside at 11am in an all age show. Neung Phak has an album release show on, with more music coming from Lumerians and DJ Bobby Ganush at The Rickshaw Stop, starting 8pm.

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The Elbo Room offers you a 9pm show from Natural Child, Cool Ghouls and Buffalo Tooth. An hour earlier, you could hear from Love Songs, Synthetic ID, Nude Beach and Yogurt Brain at The Knockout. An hour before that, The El Rio has a show on from The Teutonics, The SFPD and Lady Stardust. Dj Mei-Lwun's MANIC MONDAYS Sept. 17th w/ DJ Sam Isaac - DETAILS

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Hemorage, Serpent Crown, Ironwitch and DJ D.Jake play a 9-30pm show at The Knockout for 21+ peeps. BOTH offers you Broncho, Lovely Bad Things and Bad Weather California for $10 at 9.
New music from Sean Hayes HERE

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Music Events 2012: 77

 
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At 8-30, you could hear from Grizzle and the Plenty, Rin Tin Tiger, Eight Belles and Cave Clove at The Starry Plough. There is a 9pm show on at Sub-Mission from Buffalo Tooth, Down and Outlaws, American Sharks and Disappearing People. You might prefer the 7-30 show from Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra, Cartoon Justice and Key West at The Meridian Gallery.

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If you head on over to The Hotel Utah Saloon you can catch Venus Beltran in the show I would personally pick to attend if I were in town tonight. Slowness Moonbeams and Dead Leaf Echo also play this 9pm show. At 9, if you prefer, you could catch Mac Demarco, Melted Toys and Surf Club playing The Rickshaw Stop. Another option starts at 6pm and comes from The Growlers, Cosmonauts, Guantanamo Baywatch and Pow! who play a show at The Depot. Mezzanine + popsceneSF present: Bag Raiders (DJ Set) -DETAILS
FUTURE|PERFECT/#Y3K w/ PICTUREPLANE, ANTWON, & CHIPPY NONSTOP (in the loft) - DETAILS

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At 9-30, Boyjazz, Hot Lunch and Hot Fog play The Hemlock Tavern. At the same hour, you could catch The Love Dimension, Atomic Bride and Mystery School playing The Starry Plough. There is a 9pm show from The Grannies, The Divvy's and Dead Air Saviours at The El Rio. Fringe, the indie music video dance party! - DETAILS



Friday, September 7, 2012

Music Events 2012: 76

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At 6pm, you could catch Glitter Wizard, Crag Dweller and Creepers playing Eli's Mile High Club. Hellfire, Gypsyhawk, At Our Heels and Wild Eyes play a $7 show at The Elbo Room, starting 9pm. The Mezzanine gives you Trust, DZ Deathrays, Nightmare Fortress and DJ's Omar and Aaron Axelsen at 8 for $12-50. Dj Mei-Lwun's MANIC MONDAYS Sept 10th w/Jay Stone - DETAILS 

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There is an 8pm show on from John Benson, Relay for Death, New Happiness, CCR Headcleaner and Surf Shit at Heco's - 7th St and Peralta Street, Oakland. At 9, The Custom Kicks, City Deluxe and Courtney and the Crushers play BOTH. Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow and Tyr have an all age 7-30pm show on at The DNA Lounge.

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Casy and Brian, Bam!Bam!, Lessons and Coast Jumper have a 9pm show on at The Stork Club. Also at 9, Forever Goldrush, Electric Sheep and Female Trouble have a show on at The Hemlock Tavern. Silversun Pickups, School Of Seven Bells and Atlas Genius play Oakland's Fox Theater in an all age show starting 7-30.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Music Events 2012: 75 & Venus Beltran/Jessie Evans music

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At 8, Sic Alps, Violent Change and Burnt Ones play The Make-Out Room. Another 8pm show comes from Surf Shit, Straight Crimes, Heavy Medical and Bubonic Bear playing The Couch Palace in Oakland. The Uptown offers you a 9pm show from Young Prisms, Mwahaha and Clipd Beaks. Roach Gigz, Main Attraction, A-1, Baby E and DJ Nima Fadavi play a 9pm show at Slim's.

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Megan Slankard and A City On A Lake share a 21+ show at CDN tonight at 9. Another 9pm option is to catch The Fresh and Onlys and Terry Malts playing The Independent. The El Rio has another 9pm chance to catch some music - their show is from Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, Glitz, Chief and Visions and Tones. Roddy Radiation, Skabilly Rebels, Impalers, Jokes For A Feelngs and Imposters play Sounds of Underground at 924 Gilman starting 8pm. At 9, Thee Oh Sees and Sic Alps play The Uptown. Thee Oh Sees Fall Tour/North American Dates begin today! DETAILS

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At 9-30, you could catch Spaceburn, Kit Clayton and Bobby Browser playing Bar 355. A 9pm option is to catch Tigon, Mercy Ties and Commisure at The Hemlock Tavern.

The latest from Venus Beltran: HERE

HERE is some Jessie Evans.