UGZ Magazine

HIGH ON FIRE

2012-03-02T09:30:00.001-08:00

The first single from the new HIGH ON FIRE album "De Vermis Mysteriis".

Dystrophy

2012-03-01T15:39:00.001-08:00

A couple of photos from Libertatia 2002, which took place at Warm Water Cove in San Francisco, CA.

If the turnout looks small, that's because it was. 2002 was a busy year for the Ear2TheGround Punx, which was basically UGZ Presents & friends holding down the fort at places like Burnt Ramen, and also doing our best to support the Pyrate Punx crew by including them on bigger events like the Rampaging Insane Depravity Fests. 2002 was not such a busy year for the Pyrate Punx, and by the end of the year the only active members of the crew were (to the best of my memory) Russ, Marcus, Jeremiah, and eventually myself when I was voted in as head booker (Marcus' old position). That caused a riff in the Pyrate Punx, and long story short, Marcus and I kind of broke off and did our own thing for a couple of years after that. Pyrate Punx remained a relatively small operation until the fateful day that I convinced Marcus Da Anarchist to sign up for a Myspace account, and the rest is history. Now the Pyrate Punx thing is international, or so I've been told by newer members of 'da crew'.

Our staff photographer Sam Bortnick snapped these photos of DYSTROPHY, along with some others that I'll post at a later time. DYSTROPHY were one of the best young Bay Area hardcore bands at the time, and they played a bunch of shows for us, including the Rampaging Insane Depravity Fest and the first ever UGZ Speed Trials.

UGZ Speed Trials 2005

2012-02-23T17:40:00.000-08:00

All photos by Lars Knudsen

From top to bottom: Iron Lung, Brutal Death, and Reagan SS.

924 Gilman | Mural Project

2012-02-23T11:37:00.001-08:00

In 2010 I got together with Bay Area artist Kaytwo from the WCF crew to organize the 924 Gilman Street Mural Project. The original idea was to create a rotating exhibit of pieces by Bay Area street artists, with Kaytwo handling the logistics for us once the ball was rolling. In spite of the puzzled looks I encountered when discussing the 'Mural Project' with many of the club's volunteers, I went ahead and proposed the project at a monthly membership meeting where it was voted in unanimously. In addition to receiving the club's stamp of approval, I asked for and received money to help kick start the process, i.e. pay for the paint. Unfortunately, the project was never fully realized, but Kaytwo did shoot the above videos documenting its beginnings.

FILTH

2012-02-22T11:04:00.000-08:00

FILTH reunion show (full set) from June 4th, 2010 at 924 Gilman, recorded by Dan Hashthrash. This was the first of four reunion shows FILTH played that weekend to celebrate 20 years of The List, and by far the biggest. Relive the chaos!

Will Rutherford

2012-02-03T18:07:00.000-08:00

Will Rutherford is an Oakland based musician and record label owner who currently plays bass and sings for both ACTS OF SEDITION and NEGATIVE STANDARDS. He was also a long time volunteer at 924 Gilman back when we were also active at the club. In addition to his usual Gilman workload, Will would occasionally knock out some impromptu wall art for some of UGZ's bigger shows. Usually, these pieces were done the night before an event, without a sketch or anything planned ahead of time. The photos in this post were taken prior to the AGE (Japan) / HELLSHOCK (Portland) show at Gilman in 2007.

UGZ Speed Trials

2012-01-26T14:57:00.000-08:00

Throwback Thursday: Oversized poster for the 2007 UGZ Speed Trials hanging next to the stage at 924 Gilman.

Black Dahlia

2012-01-26T14:38:00.000-08:00

Throwback Thursday: UGZ #15 meets the Black Dahlia, aka Elizabeth Short, at the Mountain View Cemetery in 2004.

POISON IDEA (1982-1989)

2012-01-18T13:32:00.000-08:00

BIRUSHANAH at Gilman 2008

2012-01-18T13:18:00.000-08:00

BIRUSHANAH is an experimental metal band from Osaka, Japan that UGZ Presents had the pleasure of working with at 924 Gilman in 2008. The band was brought to our attention first by Carl Auge, who was playing in DRAIN THE SKY at the time. Most of the credit for the experimental nature of this bill definitely goes to Nathan Carson from Nanotear Booking.

DARK CASTLE at Gilman 2011

2012-01-18T12:50:00.000-08:00

Here's a song from Florida's DARK CASTLE, who co-headlined one of the best bills we've ever had a hand in putting together. All of the bands were so good, from WORM OUROBOROS to DISPIRIT to YOB. It was also UGZ Presents first show at 924 Gilman in over a year.

IRON LUNG

2011-12-02T17:00:00.000-08:00

Filmed at the first UGZ Speed Trials, which took place at Burnt Ramen in Richmond, California back in 2002.

2011-12-02T10:25:00.000-08:00

This trailer has a very short clip from the 2007 UGZ Speed Trials in it. More specifically it has a don't blink or you might miss it cameo of Moses Saarni from CALIFORNIA LOVE unloading a barrage of blast beats. The graffiti pieces, which are partially visible behind him, were done by Will Rutherford the night before the big show at 924 Gilman.

NEEDLES

2011-11-03T09:28:00.001-07:00

JAVIER ABANTO | 924 GILMAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY

2011-10-20T10:39:00.000-07:00

My interview with Gilman's Cleaning Coordinator took place at 924 Gilman on October 19, 2011.

This Friday!

2011-10-19T09:49:00.001-07:00

Advance tickets are still available from Brown Paper Tickets

RYAN E | 924 GILMAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY

2011-10-19T08:51:00.000-07:00

My interview with Gilman's former Head Coordinator and current Secretary took place at 924 Gilman on October 15, 2011.

JEFF ARMSTRONG | 924 GILMAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY

2011-10-18T13:35:00.000-07:00

My interview with Gilman's former Head Coordinator and current booker (since 2008) took place at 924 Gilman on October 15, 2011.

KATEY | 924 GILMAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY

2011-10-18T13:27:00.000-07:00

Katey has been a show coordinator at 924 Gilman since 2010. My interview with her took place at Gilman on October 15, 2011.

PAT LIBBY | 924 GILMAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY

2011-10-17T20:06:00.001-07:00

My interview with Gilman's current Head Coordinator took place at 924 Gilman on October 15, 2011. Special appearance by Javier's iPhone.

MAX MONTEZ | 924 GILMAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY

2011-10-17T16:38:00.000-07:00

My interview with Gilman's current Co-Head of Booking took place at 924 Gilman on October 15, 2011.

CORRUPTED

2011-10-16T09:12:00.000-07:00

CORRUPTED live at 924 Gilman in 2008, shot by Dan Hashthrash. One of those shows that made it all seem worthwhile.

Jared Power's POISON IDEA

2011-10-03T19:35:00.000-07:00

Here's the latest poster design from Jared Power, this time for POISON IDEA's show at 924 Gilman on October 21st. Jared has created numerous posters for UGZ Presents and Gilman the past several years. If you want to see more work by Jared, then check out Jared's profile on Deviant Art.

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Checking The Toner

2011-09-28T12:23:00.000-07:00

Checking the toner on our flyers for POISON IDEA, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT, SABERTOOTH ZOMBIE, DEEP COVER. It goes down October 21st at Gilman.

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NO STATIK

2011-09-20T11:49:00.000-07:00

NO STATIK live at 924 Gilman on September 16th, 2011. This was their final song of a killer set, supporting another great band in RORSCHACH. Also on the bill were NEEDLES and BRAINOIL!

RORSCHACH - This Friday at 924 Gilman!

2011-09-12T14:51:00.000-07:00

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POISON IDEA

2011-09-06T09:17:00.000-07:00

UGZ & Road To Ruin Presents POISON IDEA at 924 Gilman on October 21st, 2011. For this show we're combining forces with Jeff Armstrong's Road To Ruin Productions, and both Jeff and I are excited to be bringing POISON IDEA back to the East Bay.

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YOB - Live At Gilman

2011-08-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

Here's a video of YOB playing "Ball Of Molten Lead" from their 2004 release The Illusion Of Motion at last Saturday's Gilman show. This clip comes to us courtesy of Corin, Dan, and KIll That Cat.

RORSCHACH

2011-08-11T19:33:00.000-07:00

On September 16th, RORSCHACH (NJ) is playing a show at 924 Gilman with BRAINOIL, NO STATIK, and NEEDLES. Advance tickets are available now at brownpapertickets.com.

BRAINOIL's first album in eight years is currently streaming on the 20 Buck Spin website for free!

DISPIRIT

2011-08-09T16:00:00.000-07:00

WORM OUROBOROS

2011-08-09T15:53:00.000-07:00

YOB

2011-08-09T14:00:00.000-07:00

After taking more than year off from our booking duties at 924 Gilman, UGZ Presents returned on August 6th, 2011 with a bill consisting of some of the best bands on the planet. From top to bottom we had YOB, DARK CASTLE, DISPIRIT, and WORM OUROBOROS, and unfortunately for you if you're just finding out about this now on August 9th, you missed it. While it's not the same as actually seeing these amazing bands live, we will be posting videos and photos from last Saturday night here for your perusement.

To start things off, check out this live review of YOB, DARK CASTLE, DISPIRIT, and WORM OUROBOROS at 924 Gilman courtesy of CVLT Nation, and featuring some great live shots from the SF Sludge blogspot: http://www.cvltnation.com/yob-dark-castle-dispirit-worm-ouroboros-live-at-gilman/