9/21/2010 – Live music w/ Lion Riding Horses ~ Greenflash (Indie/Folk)

August 31st, 2010

Live music w/ Lion Riding Horses ~ Greenflash (Indie/Folk)
When: Tue Sep 21
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
Details:

Lion Riding Horses

Lion Riding Horses

Lion Riding Horses
http://myspace.com/lionridinghorses
Andrew plays some drums. Greg plays guitar. Young tries to sing and play guitar at the same time but has trouble doing it well sometimes. Alex is good at the bass. Young and Andrew like music and burritos so they formed a band. Greg likes music too so he came along for the ride. We found Alex on craigslist. We thought he was going to be crazy but he turned out alright. Young saw a picture of a lion riding a horse and he chose that for our name. He writes the songs and then the rest of us make them better. We like what we do and we hope you enjoy our music or at least not want to throw things at us. If you do, please throw sandwiches. Thank you.

Greenflash

Greenflash

Greenflash
http://www.myspace.com/greenflashsounds
“The solo project of Jonathan Baskins, Greenflash is a convergence of both natural and synthetic acoustics to create a blended balance of harmony and dischord.”

9/18/2010 – Live music w/ The Swamees ~ Felsen ~ Jay Trainer Band (Rock)

August 31st, 2010

Live music w/ The Swamees ~ Felsen ~ Jay Trainer Band (Rock)

The Swamees

The Swamees

Live music w/ The Swamees ~ Felsen ~ Jay Trainer Band (Rock)
When: Sat Sep 18
Time: 3pm
Cost: $8
Details:
The Swamees
http://www.theswamees.com
http://www.myspace.com/theswamees
The band mixes folk subtlety, greasy chicken-shack funk, and country swagger in a pig iron cauldron of molten rock psychedelia.

Felsen
http://www.myspace.com/felsenlovesyou
As co-founder of the famed East Bay Wrecking Crew, Andrew Griffin has played with CAKE, Vince Welnick, Camper Van Beethoven, The Bloody Lovelies, and others.

Jay Trainer

Jay Trainer

Jay Trainer Band
http://www.jaytrainer.com
http://www.myspace.com/jaytrainerband
Jay Trainer combines thick, prolific guitar riffs and stark lyricism, while drawing on the traditions of funk, rock, blues, and psychedelia to craft a modern classic. The singer/songwriter possesses a unique ability to effortlessly negotiate tone and volume, moving from a quiet, almost jazzy tone to a booming thunder at any given moment. The effect calls to mind the masters of several genres of rock music. [myspace]

9/15/2010 – Live music w/ ZOO ~ Swanifant ~ CLOUDS

August 31st, 2010
Zoo

Zoo

Live music w/ ZOO ~ Swanifant ~ CLOUDS (Experimental Indie)
When: Wed Sep 15
Time: 8pm
Cost: $3-5
Details:

ZOO
http://zooisaband.com
http://myspace.com/zooisaband
http://facebook.com/zooisaband
“ZOO is a crazed two piece coming out of the Bay Area, [who] somehow channels devils from both the Balkans and the proto-industrial wastelands of Throbbing Gristle.” – Echo Curio (LA, CA)

Swanifant

Swanifant

Swanifant
http://myspace.com/swaniphant
blissed out rhythmic jams

Clouds

Clouds

CLOUDS
http://myspace.com/cloudssf
2 piece dymaxion-style band, experimenting with new sounds and processes to get them. Once described by a fan who “didn’t know whether to be hypnotized or dance”

9/8/2010 – Live music w/ Deep Teens ~ Sleepwalkers ~ Quiet Coyote ~ The Homewreckers

August 31st, 2010

The Sleepwalkers

The Sleepwalkers

Live music w/ Deep Teens ~ Sleepwalkers ~ Quiet Coyote ~ The Homewreckers (Psych / Pop)
When: Wed Sep 8
Time: 8pm
Cost: $3-5
Details:

Sleepwalkers
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Sleepwalkers/104239436292940?ref=ts

dark dance, psych post punk

Quiet Coyote
it’s dancy, mathy, thick, a pack of coyotes whose call can be mistaken for a lonely banshee looking for a party on a cold desert night.

The Homewreckers
http://myspace.com/wewreckhomes
The Homewreckers are a pop-punk band who sing about lost love, the faults in human communication, being queer, latin america, getting your period, and fucking shit up. Featuring Cristy C. Road singing, gargling, thinking too much and playing guitar; Crystal Bradley (Partyline) playing drums; Jackie O. (Girlcrush) playing bass; and Turtle Garaufis (Rude Mechanical Orchestra) playing guitar. Frank Leone (The Unlovables) also plays guitar and is on our 7″, but does not come on tour. The Homewreckers live (and occasionally die) in Brooklyn New York.

9/7/2010 – Live music w/ The Smilodons ~ Lagtime (Rock)

August 31st, 2010

Live music w/ The Smilodons ~ Lagtime (Rock)
When: Tue Sep 7
Time: 7-9pm
Cost: FREE
Details:
The Smilodons
http://www.myspace.com/thesmilodons

Lagtime

Lagtime

Lagtime
http://www.lagtimeband.com/music
Lagtime is a three-piece, improv–fusion band. Our music is rooted in rocky fusion, but spans topics such as jazz, funk, reggae and blues. We live mostly down deep in the pocket, but with the liberating guidance of jazz, we make brief re–surfacings to the head to remind you of where you (we) are.

With us, interplay is the name of the game as each member feeds off the others. Rock-solid beats and jazzy tendencies open the door for groove–based, blues–inspired bass lines and a tapestry of infectious melodies and rock–god solos. [website]

9/6/2010 – 8th Annual COWGIRL PALOOZA: Live music w/ 77 El Deora ~ Wicked Mercies ~ The Bootcuts ~ The Evangenitals ~ Los Train Wrecks

August 31st, 2010
8th Annual Cowgirl Palooza

8th Annual Cowgirl Palooza

8th Annual COWGIRL PALOOZA: Live music w/ 77 El Deora ~ Wicked Mercies ~ The Bootcuts ~ The Evangenitals ~ Los Train Wrecks
When: Mon, Sept 6
Time: 3-9pm
Cost: $10
Details:
COWGIRL PALOOZA
Come one, come all, come out and play at the 8th Annual COWGIRL PALOOZA festival at San Francisco’s El Rio on LABOR DAY.

Incredible femme-powered country/western/punk/funk/and all-around-good-time bands dominate the day, on the beautiful outdoor courtyard stage.

Free BBQ is available for all (so long as it lasts!) so come early and enjoy the free food while listening to incredible music all day long!

77 El Deora

77 El Deora

77 El Deora
http://www.77eldeora.com
Maurice Tani, Jenn Courtney & 77 El Deora is a San Francisco-based, 5-piece, alt-country/Americana outfit. Formed in 2004, the band has honed its sound through diet, exercise and constant live shows, amassing a loyal following of discriminating roots music aficionados and other social misfits.

Wicked Mercies

Wicked Mercies

Wicked Mercies

http://www.myspace.com/wickedmercies
Eight Piece Powerhouse fronted by three talented women who really know how to work the crowd. This is the real deal, working class local talent that brings the sound of San Francisco street soul to the people.

Wicked Mercies is a funky soul band. Listening to them gives me a goofy smile as I raise my hands in the air and sporadically scream, Oh Yeah, to the dismay of my neighbors. Does life have you down? Are you depressed? Flick your Prozac down the drain and just put Wicked Mercies on continuous play. Shake it proud. They are The Supremes for 2010. Addie, Crystal and Ashley front the group with their powerful energy and vocals. The band backs them with their soul and funk fusion. A perfect accompaniment.- Tony DuShane, SFGate.com

The Bootcuts

The Bootcuts

The Bootcuts
http://www.bootcuts.com
We had very humble beginnings starting out as a cubicle-based trio (Cristal, Meg and Matt) singing songs about hyperactive cats, swampbuggies and tornadoes. It’s all we knew.

As we added key members to the band–Lori on vocals, Tom on bass, Ross on drums–we developed our sound and expanded our songwriting to include topics such as building relationships, the destruction of those relationships, and the rebuilding of THOSE destructed relationships. And we ramped up a pretty fun live show in the process.

“Misisipi” Mike Wolf was added to replace ex-boyfriend guitarist Jon Seltzer (long story) and there you have the modern sounds of The Bootcuts. [website]

Evangenitals

Evangenitals

The Evangenitals
http://www.evangenitals.com
The Evangenitals, founded by playwright/director Juli Crockett and opera/jazz singer Lisa Dee, features Henry Bermudez on lead guitar, fiddler Andrea Baker, Ari DeSano on accordion, drummer Kristy McInnis, and Nathan Phelps currently doing duty on the upright bass.

They are an alt-country hillbilly love punk rock revolution of the freak folk/Americana variety made flesh for your listening pleasure. On a quixotic crusade in the key of life hell-bent on breaking all the world’s hearts open..[website]

Los Train Wreck

Los Train Wreck

Los Train Wrecks
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Train-Wreck/126376537401286
Since New Year’s Day 1992, six accomplished bay-area band veterans have come together once a month to host “Los Train Wreck’s All-Star Jam,” now at El Rio on the second Tuesday of every month. Come on down to sit in or listen.

As “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Records’ house band, we have had the dubious honor of recording music with dozens of authors, including Amy Tan, Ben Fong-Torres, Norman Mailer, Maya Angelou, Jessica Mitford, and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.

Don’t miss this amazing day of music at El Rio!

9/5/2010 – Live music w/ THE BELLRAYS ~ Carletta Sue Kay (Punk/Soul)

August 30th, 2010
Bellrays

Bellrays

Live music w/ THE BELLRAYS ~ Carletta Sue Kay (Punk/Soul/Country)
When: Sun Sep 5
Time: 8pm
Cost: $10
Details:
The Bellrays
http://myspace.com/thebellrays
It goes without saying that singer Lisa Kekaula has a voice thats as big as her Afro, and powerful enough to strip paint off of a car, and that her male comrades are all black belts on their respective instruments. What REALLY impressed me about their performance was the sincerity and passion behind it. [myspace]

Carletta Sue Kay

Carletta Sue Kay

Carletta Sue Kay
http://myspace.com/carlettasuekay
7″ release party
One of San Francisco’s most wonderfully…San Franciscan acts is Carletta Sue Kay! She’s been blowing up the underground scene here in SF. Carletta Sue Kay is a flouncy, dramatic gal who loves to sing gripping stories about her adoration for lads and her various heartbreaks. This is one talented gal who can sing her guts out! [ameoblog]

9/4/2010 – Live music w/ Sex Presleys ~ Atomic Lucy ~ Scott Young

August 30th, 2010
Sex Presleys

Sex Presleys

Live music w/ Sex Presleys ~ Atomic Lucy ~ Scott Young
When: Sat Sep 4
Time: 9pm
Cost: $8
Details:

Sex Presleys
http://www.myspace.com/sexpresleys
Hailing from S.F. the Sex Presleys are the bastard demon child of Las Vegas Elvis and a transgender Sex Pistols. GOD SAVE THE KING!

Atomic Lucy

Atomic Lucy

Atomic Lucy
http://www.myspace.com/atomiclucy
Atomic Lucy is high energy, seductive rock with infectious pop melodies. Imagine the combination of four visionary musicians pushing the parameters of rock/pop, and you will discover why Atomic Lucy is The Premier Rock Band in San Francisco.

Scott Young

Scott Young w/ Red Meat

Scott Young (Solo – from Red Meat!)
http://www.myspace.com/redmeatcountry
Carrying on the strong West Coast tradition of creating authentic country and western music with a sharp edge, the San Francisco based band Red Meat is dedicated to keeping honky tonk music fresh and alive. Formed in a garage in the Mission District in 1993, Red Meat takes its inspiration from the likes of Bakersfield legend Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Sr. and the Carter Family. They also count Gram Parsons as an influence and visually they recall the salad days of the Modesto, California-based Maddox Brothers and Sister Rose. [myspace]

9/2/2010 – Live music w/ Wanda and Wonder ~ Safe ~ Parasise

August 30th, 2010

Live music w/ Wanda and Wonder ~ Safe ~ Parasise (Rock)
When: Thu Sep 2
Time: 9pm
Cost: $5
Details:

Wanda and Wonder

Wanda and Wonder

Wanda and Wonder
http://www.myspace.com/wandaandwonder
Wanda and Wonder is a music project started by Forrest Lewinger and Lucas Noah. Hailing from Georgia, where Forrest and Lucas grew up together, Wanda and Wonder existed purely over the Internet until the summer of 2009 when Lucas moved to San Francisco. Wanda and Wonder are influenced by all genres including melodramatic pop songs, reggae, and easy listening. [myspace]

9/1/2010-Live music w/ The Kitchen Fire Band ~ The Bad Moons ~ Daniel Durrett (Americana)

August 30th, 2010

Live music w/ The Kitchen Fire Band ~ The Bad Moons ~ Daniel Durrett (Americana)
When: Wed Sep 1
Time: 8pm
Cost: $5
Details:

The Kitchen Fire Band

The Kitchen Fire Band

The Kitchen Fire Band (Alt.Country-Rock)
http://www.myspace.com/kitchenfireband
Drinking, Driving and Desire… Just a few theme’s evoked by San Francisco’s own Kitchen Fire. This alternative country band blends tight, signature harmonies with dark tinged urban edged twang and guitar driven of rock ‘n roll. They tell stories of love and desire, bedrooms and break-ups, and endless rolling highways. Kitchen Fire plays a mix of memorable original songs and obscure covers by amazing songwriters that drives the bus from swing to rockabilly to country and straight-up bar room “hell yeah” rock ‘n roll. If you like your country bourbon on the “rocks”, you’ll want to come closer to the fire…

The Bad Moons

The Bad Moons

The Bad Moons (Swampy Americana)
http://myspace.com/wearethebadmoons
Coming from the farthest four corners of the American musical consciousness, ‘The Bad Moons’ weave a web
of sound with threads colored by many traditions. They bring an energy to the stage that is pure and honest with a determination to add something fresh to the musical conversation. [myspace]

Daniel Durrett,
http://www.danieldurrett.com
Daniel Durrett is a San Francisco based singer/songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist. His sound has often been described as electronic, eclectic, evolving, eccentric, and easing.

Daniel Durrett

Daniel Durrett

His musical foundation came from teachings based on the Royal School of Church Music in England. While studying Studio Recording at Western Michigan University and working under the alias Jimmy 2 Sticks – an exploration of digital and analog sound transformations – he released 7 collections of music and composed remix work as well. Most notably, he is featured on “Digital Bliss Volume 2” with a remix of the Artemis track “Subterranean“.[myspace]

8/28/2010 Live music w/ Head On

August 27th, 2010
Head On

Head On

When: Sat, August 28
Time: Doors at 8:30 (no entrance allowed prior); Show at 9:30p
Cost: $10 Advance / $12 @ Door
Details:
HEAD ON
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HEAD-ON/126039147429966?v=info
http://www.myspace.com/headonlives
GET ADVANCE TICKETS HERE: http://holdmyticket.com/event/15035

For the first time in 25 Years Head On’s original members Frank, Howard, James, Mark, and Rick will play a special show at El Rio in San Francisco with special guest **Jetboy** San Francisco Bay Area’s own all original HEAD ON is playing one very special show at El Rio in San Francisco!

Head On was started by James Ray, a guitar player transplanted from New Mexico to the San Francisco Bay Area. He soon recruited Mark Berglund, a Bay Area native, as lead vocalist and song writer. Together with Ray, Mark wrote a majority of Head On’s material. Rick Tweed and Howard Teman (bass guitar and drums respectively) were soon added as was lead guitarist Frank Wilsey.

Working their way through and eventually dominating the San Francisco club scene, Head On went on to support such bands as Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Joe Perry, Y&T, Motörhead, Aldo Nova, Kix, Shooting Star and others. Noted for their lively and outrageous shows, Head On was likened to such bands as the New York Dolls and Aerosmith.

During its brief career (1980–1984) Head On released several independent collections that were sold at local retailers in the San Francisco Bay Area. They were featured and landed covers on local underground publications as well as being reviewed in the well known British rock magazine Kerrang! Their music was played on local radio stations and the band made guest appearances on local TV. [wikipedia]

8/21/2010 PETER-PA-LOOZ-A!!! A 50th birthday party for Peter Fogel, founder of PEPPERSPRAY

August 17th, 2010
Peter Fogel

Peter Fogel

Live music w/ Pepperspray, The Bubbleheads, The Whoa Nellies and contributor to countless musical projects including ’90’s cult-party band Enrique and ’80’s psychedelic punk band AlieNation
When: Sat, August 21
Time: 3-8pm
Cost: FREE
Details:
Peter Fogel
Peter moved to San Francisco in 1978 and has been playing in rock bands ever since. Highlights include punk rockers AlienNation in the 80’s; glam rock phenomenon Enrique in the ’90s and bubblegum pop ensemble The Whoa-Nellies in the 00’s.

A prolific composer and band leader, Peter was the recipient of Best Original Music and Best Original Lyrics awards from the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle in 2001 for his original musical “Club Inferno”.

The PEPPERSPRAY (6pm)
http://www.peppersprayband.com/
Patti Smith. Anna Nicole Smith. Robert Smith. The Smiths. Smith & Wesson. The strobe light of celebrity flashes and the stars collide in your mind. Eclectic streams of influence merge and an electric new superband strongerges. Witness the cultural marvel that is PEPPERSPRAY! Each of these award winning Z-list megastars have marked their turf internationally in music, film, fashion, dance, design, porn and theatre. Collectively, as PEPPERSPRAY, they have dragged the age-old institution of female impersonation back into the Rock ‘n’ Roll spotlight.

This is an ass-kickin’ real live band with all the glamour and humor of a killer drag show. They’ve opened for Cher and Scissor Sisters. They’ve headlined the biggest street fairs in the US of A. The San Francisco Examiner calls PEPPERSPRAY “…a combination of The Spice Girls and The Sex Pistols”. They are impossibly cool and deliriously fun. Their live shows regularly thrill audiences of every jaded age and persuasion with a spicy set of inflammatory originals and crackling pop and rock covers.

Whoa Nellies

Whoa Nellies

Whoa Nellies (4:30 pm)
http://www.whoanellies.com/
The Whoa Nellies are an ultra-mod sextet specializing in classic three-part harmony pop songs from the mid-to-late 60’s and early 70’s….

Special guests with Fleigh and members of Mighty Slim Pickins 5:30 pm

The Bobbleheads (7:30pm)
http://www.thebobbleheads.com/
Formed in 2003, the Bobbleheads, John Ashfield (guitar, vocals), Phil Bulan (drums, vocals), Eugene Koh (bass) have been delighting audiences with their songs of playful yet adult elementary-school infused pop. Their melodies will stick with you long after the song is over, but don’t confuse catchy with kitschy. Their bottom line is held down by Phil’s steady-on drumming and Eugene’s rock-in-your-face bass. John’s lyrics reveal they are happy music geeks, making the perfect 3-minute song and having fun along the way. According to The Bobbleheads, the world isn’t such a bad place after all.

8/19/2010 Live music w/ Yes Alexander (Album Release!)

August 16th, 2010

Yes Alexander

Yes Alexander

Live music w/ Yes Alexander
When: Thu, August 19
Time: 8pm
Cost: $5-10 sliding scale
Details:
Yes Alexander – Album Release Show for Like Lions
http://www.yesalexander.com
“Yes Alexander has the gorgeous and otherworldly voice of a young, strung-out angel hustling on some shimmering ho’ stroll in heaven. It is filled with yearning and sweetness and hurt and promise. Also, if you have a crush on a person you totally want Yes’ music on the obsessive mix CD you make to leave on their doorstep.” – Michelle Tea

Yes Alexander’s insatiable hunger for music has provided an array of intoxicating melodies that collide with folk, synth pop, rock and roll and hip hop. Yes first picked up a guitar at the age of 17 and since then she has toured frequently and collaborated with an eclectic set of musicians. (yesalexander.com/about)

6/27/2010-Our PRIDE: Queerly Beloved- 2nd Annual Queerly Beloved Pink Sunday Party

June 24th, 2010

Tina Horn

Queerly Beloved- 2nd Annual Queerly Beloved Pink Sunday Party
When: Sun Jun 27
Time: 3pm
Cost: $5
Details:
QUEERLY BELOVED 2nd Annual Queerly Beloved Pink Sunday Party Hosted by

Courtney Trouble

Courtney Trouble & Tina Horn a benefit for QueerPorn.TV (http://queerporn.tv)

ONLY $5 – THE CHEAPEST PARTY ALL WEEK!

A dirty, sexy, sweaty daytime dance party to celebrate our PRIDE of being
dirty, sexy, sweaty QUEERS!!!

dj campbell
dj venus in furs
dj bunnystyle

Performances by
ALOTTA BOUTTE (burlesque dive extraordinaire!)
DEXTER JAMES (the return of the award-winning drag king!)
KINKY KISSING BOOTH QUEER PORN STARS
KINK BOOTH!

Drink Specials from 3pm-5pm, so get there early!!! Bathing Suits,
Underwear-As-Outerwear, and over-the-top gender-fucking clothing encouraged

6/26/2010 – Our PRIDE: Mango After Dyke March Party

June 24th, 2010
PRIDE • Photo by Laverrue

PRIDE • Photo by Laverrue

Mango, After Dyke March Party
When: Sat June 26
Time: 8pm
Cost: $10 (before 9pm); $15 (after 9pm)
Details:
Pride is almost here and MANGO is going on strong and doing what we do best
– bringing the sweet and sexy beats with ladies galore!! Come after the
Dyke March and shake what your mama gave ya at our spot: El Rio. We got
food. We got girls. We got live performances. We got drink specials and
surprises too. The only thing missing is YOU! Dance the night away and bring
in Pride right… MANGO style!! HAPPY PRIDE and as always… Walk Good!!

Get the party started right after the Dykes on Bikes roll out!! It’s a 10
minute bus ride or a 10 block walk from Dolores Park! $3 drinks from 8-9p,
then get ready for lots of MANGO LUUUV: special performances, the Real L
Word give aways, gift bags for the first 300 folks — Plus what you LUV:
party outside, HOT hip hop and SPICY salsa & delicious and free BBQ.

6/25/2010-Our PRIDE: The 4th Annual TransMarch Afterparty to Benefit Transfolx

June 24th, 2010

The 4th Annual TransMarch Afterparty to Benefit Transfolx Organizing in Prison!
When: Fri June 25
Time: 9pm door; 10pm show
Cost: $5-22 (sliding scale)
Details:
Strut your stuff @ the Transgender Pride March’s Afterparty! Come dance and show your solidarity with transfolks resistin’ the prison industrial complex and fighting for a better world for all of us! Featuring: DJ Durt and DJ Black Great giveaways from Good Vibrations, AK Press and more! Party will benefit the Trans/Gender Variant in Prison Committee (TIP). Performers: DJ Durt and Dj Black will be spinning hip hop, dance hall, electro, urban cuts, and booty jams.

http://www.myspace.com/deejaydurt

http://www.myspace.com/clubsweet

6/24/2010 – Our PRIDE: Live music w/ Gretchen Phillips and Phranc

June 24th, 2010
Gretchen Phillips

Gretchen Phillips

Live music w/ Gretchen Phillips and Phranc
When: Thu Jun 24
Time: 8pm door; 9pm show
Cost: $8-15
Details:
Gretchen Phillips
http://www.Gretchen-Phillips.com
Why was Gretchen Phillips voted into the Austin Chronicle’s 2000-2001 Music Poll Hall of Fame? Let’s see. Her choice to put a lesbian point of view front and center in her songs has been cited as an inspiration to such indie pop sensations as Le Tigre, The Butchies and Pansy Division. Her bold and creative use of Casio presets has been cited as an influence on Austin’s own foul-mouthed music sensation Hug. And, very arguably, where would Riot Grrrrl be without Meat Joy, her seminal first band, which artfully combined sexual politics with lots of humor? [website]

Phranc

Phranc

Phranc

http://www.myspace.com/phrancmyspace
Self-professed “all-American, Jewish, lesbian folksinger” Phranc got her start in the late ’70s Punk rock movement with synth rock band Nervous Gender and reggae Goth band Catholic Discipline (a band that would be immortalized in the first installment of the Decline of Western Civilization movies). During this period, she would sing some of her more political songs acoustically to allow the audience to clearly hear her words. It was these performances that eventually led to the discovery of her voice as an acoustic folk artist. During the span of her early solo releases (Folksinger and on), she discovered her niche — a voice for not only the gay and lesbian community, but for the socially conscious everywhere. Phranc’s music is often humorous in approach, but the underlying message is always based on serious subject matter.

6/16/2010 Live music w/ Hi-Nobles

June 15th, 2010

Hi-Nobles

Hi-Nobles

Live music w/ Hi-Nobles
When: Wed Jun 16
Time: 8pm
Cost: $7
Details:
Hi-Nobles
http://www.myspace.com/thehinobles
They sound like a three-finger shot of “awesome.” … Sixties-styled, organ-fueled, fuzzed-out garage soul that couldn’t get any more R&B stuffed into it even with a shoehorn.
- Verbicide

Perfect for Little Steven’s Underground Garage radio show … Vocalist Scotty channels Eric Burdon in his howling … Think The Seeds, mid-70s punk garage soul-rock and pub-rock, delivered with swagger and attitude along with a wink.
- Music Connection

This is a disc of solid, R&B, garage soul living in CA with a groove address in Detroit … the whole disc will make you wanna find a dark, smoky, steamy club and shake what your Momma gave you with some hot stranger while hitting the well bourbon. Old school party soul.
- Music Cookie

Seconds into the lead off track “Soul Sister” you’ll be shaking it and having a ball. The 12-track album is a delightful rhythmic, dance-filled romp!
- Sinister Girlz

Is psyche-soul a style yet? If not, it should be and the Hi-Nobles might think about getting the patent on it. This collection of bad boys rushes head on into the world of rhythm & blues, but does it in a way that turns everything upside down just enough to be new.
- Sonic Boomers

Even through the cold digital medium, The Hi-Nobles seem like the ones to ignite a red-hot dance party.
- The Agit Reader

Shake! takes the listener on a time trip back to the 1960s … they’ve learned the lessons of their forefathers well, and clearly know how to raise the right kind of rock ‘n roll ruckus
- Sound Advice

If there was no such thing as “punk blues” before, there is now … If you’re up for the non-stop frenetic pace, you won’t have any problems listening to this entire disc, but a B-12 shot might be a good idea!
- Vintage Guitar

Any opportunity to hear The Avengers’ string smasher is one worth happily taking, because when a guitar gets in to the man’s hands, nothing stops him from delivering an all-fronts sonic assault. Which is exactly what he does on this Music Machine/Seeds/Sonics-inspired assault. Dig the new breed baby!
- The Big Takeover

The Hi-Nobles have definitely hit a high note with this record … The musical attainability and substance of Shake! is most genuine and spells out good times, track-per-track. Shake!, as the album title suggests, will shake your soul to the core and get your two left feet dancing in no time.
- Frantik Mag

It’s been a while since I’ve seen REAL punk being laid down, without emo or screamo BS. I worked Warped Tour for five years and the Hi Nobles were definitely raw refreshment punching you in the eye.
- Performer Magazine

The Hi-Nobles carry off their highly polished blues rock sound with more than just finesse, it has an amazing sense of soul … It is the essence of good music in a bottle. Drink it up.
- Banned Promotions

6/16/2010 Live music w/ Victory and Associates (Record Release!)

June 15th, 2010
Victory  and Associates

Victory and Associates • Photo by Mike Padua

Live music w/ Victory and Associates (Record Release!)
When: Wed Jun 16
Time: 8pm
Cost: $7
Details:
Victory and Associates
http://www.victoryandassociates.net/
It is simple really, you may know the men of Victory and Associates from other bands, you may not.
However, what is created when they come together is unique combination of rock and roll that pleases and excites. If you don’t know, you are going to want to know.

Take the parts of huge classic rock you may actually WANT to turn up, mix it with the parts of indie rock that has stood the test of time, throw in a dash of post-punk sensibility and you are on the trail to victory… and associates.

Victory and Associates are on a mission of the great unjading
Something to believe in. Something to sing along and rock out to.
Something fantastic.

Comprised of members of Mount Vicious, Replicator, Ned, Ghost to Atom, Radio Crimes, My Sunny Disposition and more, Victory and Associates know their way around a good song and endeavor to deliver something exciting to both musician and non-musician alike.

Victory and Associates ARE the party saviors, and want you to remember:
Don’t just prepare to lose, you must prepare to win.

6/16/2010 Live music w/ Genius and the Thieves

June 15th, 2010
Genius and the Thieves • Photo by Staci Takach

Genius and the Thieves • Photo by Staci Takach

Live music w/ Genius and the Thieves
When: Wed Jun 16
Time: 8pm
Cost: $7
Details:
Genius and the Thieves
http://www.myspace.com/geniusandthethieves
Genius and the Thieves are five guys who love what they do.

Having spent the majority of their lives in and out of bands all over the musical spectrum, Genius and the Thieves got serious in late 2008 and brought what was once a side project into focus. Now they spend most of their time making rock and roll with a distinct indie edge and drinking fancy beers.

Their live shows have been called fearless and full of raw energy. Be forewarned: dance parties and sing alongs usually ensue.