Sunday Matinee + Evening – San Francisco

Music Festivals tend to implode on Saturday Night.  Not  Budget Rock 8.   They booked the best for last.  Both bills listed above look to be  the scene and where it’s happening.  HappyParts has to work. Oh well.  BayBridged – a sharp indie voice of the bay posted an Impediments track – check them out there.  I’m quite [...]

Thursday Night Knockout

deadbeat presents…..
sir lord von raven
jail weddings
the sermon
the naysayers
10pm, $8
The Knockout

East Bay Express – Impediments

By Mark Keresman
October 21, 2009

Jeez, what year is this? I know this’ll make me sound old, but some of this debut platter by Oakland’s Impediments sounds like one of those late glitter-era/proto-punk platters (e.g., New York Dolls, Dictators) while the rest of it sounds like the class of 1977 (not that it’s a bad thing [...]

London Residency

King’s Cross Social Club
Golden Animals

MGMT on Divisadero Street on Friday

More Valerio Photos
From Their Blog:  “Just a reminder that the band are playing Treasure Island Music Festival in your fair city this Saturday (10/17).  Also, stay tuned Thursday morning for a special surprise announcement that you may find of interest. “  They kept their word. See NME for details. Will they open for Flaming Lips? Now [...]

Saturday is John Peel Day

“If the audience are leaving in ambulances,  you know you’ve  done a good job” – John Peel
“Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any surface noise. I said, ‘Listen, mate, life has surface noise.’ ” – John Peel
Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes
(Golden Animals set time: 10:30pm)