NEEDLES

Needles - full set from last Friday’s show at 924 Gilman.  Needles were easily my favorite band of the night, and I know it’s cliché to say, but every time I see this band they just get better.  Needles new 7” EP is, in my opinion, their best material to date, and you can purchase copies from Bad Skulls.

SEE YOU IN HELL

SEE YOU IN HELL (Brno, Czech RepUBLIC) + LOTUS FUCKER (DC/Baltimore) - West Coast tour 2013

NEUROSIS

I’m back from our short road trip to Portland for the Neurosis, Tragedy, The Body, Atriarch show at the Roseland Theater.  The sun was shining when I arrived in PDX, although the temperature hovered between forty and fifty degrees for most of the day, which is cold by Bay Area standards.  That said, I zipped up my hoody and wandered around as much as possible prior to the show, eventually making it as far as Pok Pok for lunch, which was awesome.

 The show itself was worth the trip, especially for the Tragedy and Neurosis sets. I was so into both bands that I only attempted to snap one or two pics early during Tragedy’s set, which turned out blurry.  During Neurosis’ set I made a conscious decision to just be in the moment and enjoy the show.  Early on though I did notice that there were a couple of guys there with nice cameras taking photos, and I figured I’d just look them up online when I got back to the Bay.  This Neurosis photo is by Al Case, and you can find more of his photos from last Saturday night’s show on his blog: http://traveljapanblog.com/wordpress/

REPLICA

REPLICA - "Big Black Boots" Live at 924 Gilman.  This was filmed at This Is Not A Step, which was a four day fest that took place the last weekend of June 2013 in the East Bay.

SOULS OF MISCHIEF

Souls Of Mischief - Never No More live at Hiero Day 2013 

Hiero Day 2013 was pretty amazing, and not just because it was free, but because it was an epic day of Hip Hop and positivity brought to you by artists that were actually born and raised here in Oakland, and the East Bay. And…It really was a Fest, with blocked off streets, three stages, countless acts, art, food (good food), beer (microbrew), etc., the whole nine. Souls Of Mischief and the Hieroglyphics are, like many of my favorite local artists and musicians, more famous than rich, which makes what they accomplished with Hiero Day 2013 that much more inspiring.

This Is Not A Step

ATRIARCH

We quickly cranked out this flier for the ATRIARCH show on May 25th at Gilman, and we'll be there to support the best show happening that night in the Bay Area.  If you haven't been to Gilman for a while, then this is a good bill to come back to since it's a departure from what the club's been doing the last couple of years.