SF SHOWS 2013: 86

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Survival, Cultural Warfare, Venting Machine, Raiju and T.O.O.K. play an all age 7pm show at 924 Gilman Street. Also in Berkeley, you can catch Loretta Lince, The Unheal Hand, Hochzilla, Lucifer Meltdown, Phantom Limbs and Heartache Sisters playing the annual Murder Ballads Show at the Starry Plough from 8. Altamont have a record release tonight, playing with Freshley's Vomet and Stone Chimp at Bender's from 9pm for $5.

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Joe Shambeaux & The Doctors have a record release at Thee Parkside tonight, playing along with Secret Town for free with the music starting at 4pm, but doors from 11am. The Hemlock gives you a $6 show from The Shape, Buzzmutt and Appendixes which starts at 8-30.

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The Chariot, Glass Cloud, Birds In A Row and To The Wind play an 8pm show at Slim's. The Brick & Mortar gives you an LP release from Upstairs Downstairs as well as music from Social Studies and Tartufi from 8-30pm tonight - tix are listed as $6.

SF SHOWS 2013: 85

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Michal Menert, Mux Mool and Mikey Thunder play an 18+ show at The New Parish for $10 tonight. BOTH gives you Oceanography and Timothy Robert Graham in an $8 show from 9.

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Hot Blood Orkestar and Cash Pony play a 9pm show at The Starry Plough for 21+ peeps. CDN offers you an 8-30pm show for $7 from The Shondes, Native Americans and Galloping Sea. All Hallow's Eve @ DNA Lounge DETAILS.

NOVEMBER

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Brave Ulysses, Dance Party Boys, Poshlust, Nslasha and Black Bones share the $10 show from 8pm at 924 Gilman Street. The Uptown gives you a free show from Sam Flaxx, Pure Bliss, Fine Steps and Muscle Drum starting at 9 - doors open at 6. The Hemlock has a 9-30pm show from Narrows, Early Graves and Glaciers for 21+ peeps with $10.

SF SHOWS 2013: 84 & Mr Kind

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Touche Amore, Dangers, Creative Adult and No Limbs are either playing 924 Gilman Street or BOTH from 5pm - but as they are listed for both venues at the same time, I suggest calling one of the venues if you want to catch them to find out where they really are playing. Meanwhile, from 9pm, BOTH offers you an all age show from The Ocean Blue, The Orange Peels and DJ Roberband Girl.

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Kodaline and Diane Birch share a show at CDN tonight - tix are a max of $15 and the show begins at 8. MANIC MONDAYS HALLOWEEN W/ CHRIS KARNS, DJ MEI-LWUN & 31RAX TRUNK SHOW 5PM-2AM DETAILS. 

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Modern Life Is War, Ceremony, Wax Idols and Creative Adult play a $12 show at 924 Gilman Street from 8. The Hemlock gives you a $7 show from The World War 1's, Gravy's Drop, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel and Tik Tok from 8-30pm.

Mr Kind music track HERE & video HERE.

SF SHOWS 2013: 83 & Rykarda Parasol update

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Sister Sparrow And The Dirty Birds, Cassoria and Insects vs. Robots play an 8pm show at Slim's for $16 tonight. BOTH gives you a 9pm show from Earthless, Joy and Hot Lunch for $12 if you prefer.

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Jughead's Revenge, Toy Guitar, United Defiance, Melvin Makes Machineguns, Yankee Brutal and Ninja Slaughterhouse play 924 Gilman Street for $8 from 7-30 tonight. Live 105's Sppkfest offers you Sebastian Ingrosso, Empire Of The Sun, A-Trak, Nervo, Mord Fustang, Aaron Axelsen, Saint John and Miles The DJ whatever your age at the Arena in Oakland - warning: tix are a tad pricey. Thee Parkside gives you a 9pm show from Posole, Bonnie & The Bang Bang, Growwler, Dot Punto if you pay $8 - but you can get in $2 cheaper if you go in costume.

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Yoshitonic, 51-50, Slag, D.H.C., Pancake Lizard, Ten Sack and J+K+K+F+O play an all age show at B.R.S. in Richmond from 6pm. Thee Parkside gives you Cobra Skulls, Jabber, Toy Guitar and Point Of View for $10 from 9. BOTH offers a 9-30pm show from Rin Tin Tiger, Vandella and Moxie Kids for $12 whatever your age tonight. Club 1994 Halloween Special is on - DETAILS.

Rykarda Parasol is coming back to town shortly - in the meantime, enjoy her new video HERE.

SF SHOWS 2013: 82

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Hunx & His Punx and Wet Drag play a 9pm show at The Chapel. Live 105 gives you Ms Mr, Wildcat! Wildcat! and Miles The DJ in a $15 show at The Independent from 8. MANIC MONDAYS DSTRUKT - DETAILS.

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Tiny Little Blackouts, Fleeting Trancem and Bedrock Radio play a 9pm show at BOTH tonight for $8. Goodbellies Cafe in Oakland offers you a $5 show from 8pm from The Yoots, Jerk Lewis, Cop Circles and Homebodies.

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Young Moon, Feelings and Sandy's play an 8-30pm show at The Hemlock for $6. Slim's gives you Au Revoir Simone, Genius and Callmekat for $16 from 8. SEE FLYER: includes The Tubes, The Mermen, Cannons and Clouds, Ray Bertolono and The Upbeats, Pollo Enfermo, and Marshall's friends and loved ones.

SF SHOWS 2013: 81 & awards galore

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Real Friends, Mixtapes, Forever Came Calling, Pentimento and Quiet Game Starting Now have a 6-30pm show on at Oakland's Metro for $12. The Uptown offers you Little Sister, Ancient Wing, Piranha Party and The Skunks for $8 from 9. Death Angel have a CD release at Slim's tonight, playing along with Heathen, the reunion of Transition and My Victim from 8. Ticket cost is in the mid $20's - but you get a free CD.

 

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Emcee Infinite, Oscar Goldman, Lucid Optics, Zack Bateman, MC Books and Host Stanley Ipkuss play hip hop night at 924 Gilman Street for $10 from 8. Foxtails Brigade, Lasher Keen and The Moore Brothers have a 9pm show on at Berkeley's Starry Plough from 9 for 21+ peeps. BOTH offers you The Trophy Fire, Eyes on the Shore and Belle Noire if you are 21+ at 9-30.

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Year Of The Fist have a CD release going on tonight - and play along with The Lucky Eejits and Grit & Gold in a 9pm show at The Uptown for $8. BOTH gives you The Paper Kites, The New Thoreaus and Identical Homes in a 9-30 all age show.

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Twin Forks, Matrimony and Branches play a 7-30pm all age show at BOTH. CDN offers a 21+ show from Trevor Garrod, Stephen Cogswell and Miner for $10 from 8. Goblin / Secret Chiefs 3 DETAILS

Check out how well Techung's new album scored at the Tibetan Music Awards HERE.

SF SHOWS 2013: 80

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Twitching Tongues, Stigmata, Turnstile, Downpresser and Angel Dust give you a $10 show from 7 at The Metro. MANIC MONDAYS VINROC HBD/FAIR WELL RYTOAST - DETAILS.

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Diamond Head, Raven, Volture, Owl and DJ Rob Metal entertain metal fans at The DNA Lounge from 8pm tonight. The Hemlock gives you an 8pm show for $7 from Disappearing People, Creepers, Buffalo Tooth and Sutra.

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Waves, King Tuff and Jacuzzi Boys play a 6+ show at Slim's for $21 from 8 tonight. BOTH gives you Be Calm Honcho, Great Wilderness and All My Pretty Ones for $10 if you are 21+.

SF SHOWS 2013: 79

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Blessed Curse, Valensorow, Dizastor, Lucabrazzi and Paranoid Drag play an 8pm show at 924 Gilman Street for $10. Slim's gives you Roach Gigz, Husalah, Bobby Brackins, The Gooba Circus and DJ Skimask at 9. 21+ peeps in Berkeley can catch Extra Classic, Sweet Chariot and Big Eagle at The Starry Plough from 9.

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Disappear Fear have a CD release on tonight in Berkeley, playing a 9pm show along with The Naked Barbies and Loretta Lynch at the Starry Plough. BOTH gives you Guitar Wolf, The Coathangers and Coward in a 9-30pm show listed as all age. Profligate, Samantha Vacation and DJs will be playing at The Sub-Mission Gallery for 21+ peeps from 10pm.

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Stickup Kid, Leer, Point Of View, True Hearted and Till I Fall share a 6pm show at 924 Gilman Street for $8. Battle of the Bands is on at The Metro in Oakland tonight, where you can hear from Palpitare, Mannequin Planet, Dread-I-Knights, Miles Of Machines, Lyceum, Madra Allta, The Wearies, Urban Theory and Theflypver States from 4pm. Berkeley's Starry Plough gives you a free 4pm show from The UnReal Band, The Dedicated Maniacs and The Happy Clams.

ALBUM REVIEW: TECHUNG - LAM LA CHE - ON THE ROAD

Lam La Che has 19 tracks of beautiful Tibetan music, blending traditional with contemporary styles. Several of the tracks are instrumentals, with the lyrics in an accompanying booklet (in both English and German) for the vocal tracks as well as descriptions of the wordless pieces.

My personal favorite track is Lama Khen, stemming from the final cries from some of those who have sacrificed their lives in the name of Tibet. The title song's lyrics are a poem by the well-known blogger-poet Woeser, now set to music. The sounds of tracks 10 and 18 stand out as somewhat different, also breaking the album into segments along with the instrumental/vocal track variations.

I would recommend this 2013 release to those interested in Tibetan music, those wishing to sample something slightly different for playing in the house while cooking or doing chores, and those who simply enjoy beautiful sounds.

The album can be purchased HERE, you can see a video for my favorite track HERE, & you can find out more about Techung HERE.

SF SHOWS 2013: 78

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Katatonia, Cult Of Luna, Tesseract and Intronaut play a 7pm show at Slim's for $25. MANIC MONDAYS MOVES TO MONARCH!!! DETAILS

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Hugh Cornwell and Brothers Of Brazil share a 9pm show at CDN for 21+ peeps tonight. BOTH gives you an $8 show from Sugar Ponies, Lucas Ohio Pattie and Muncie from 9. THE BLANK TAPES/SEAN HAYES U.S.A. TOUR is on at The Independent - DETAILS. 

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Shannon & The Clams, Guantanamo Baywatch and The Chuckleberries play a 9pm show for $8 at The El Rio. Slim's gives you an 8pm show from Anberlin, The Maine, Lydia and From Indian Lakes. Minerva, Agria and Los Tilliches have a $5 show on at Brick and Mortar for 18+ peeps with a fiver tonight.

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The Lower 48 have an album release and play along with Survival Guide and French Cassettes at BOTH from 9. The Chapel gives you an 8-30pm show from Thee Oh Sees, The Blind Shake, Obn III's and Fryborg - listed as all age. The Hemlock offers you Command Control, Momotaro and What Fun Life Was for $6 from 8-30.