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Burger Boogaloo 2015 (Episode 1)

By Sean On July 6, 2015 · In Burger Boogaloo, Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Show Reviews

Thunderroads, The Gories, Shannon and the Clams, The Mummies, John Waters
July 4, 2015
Mosswood Park
Oakland, CA

Burger Boogaloo 2015 (Episode 1)

By Sean Sanford

            I must admit we were a bit apprehensive about going to Burger Boogaloo this year. We […]

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All That Pins Business with Big Business, Pins of Light and Worship

By Sean On July 4, 2015 · In Bottom of the Hill, Metal, Rock and Roll, Show Reviews

Big Business, Pins of Light, Worship
July 3, 2015
Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA

All That Pins Business

By Sean Sanford

Candice and I hold Pins of Light very close to our hearts. The band that is. We were […]

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An Evening For The Ladies…the Band

By Sean On June 24, 2015 · In Comedy, Indie Rock, Milk Bar, Show Reviews, Skateboarding

For The Ladies
June 18, 2015
Milk Bar
San Francisco, CA

An Evening For The Ladies…the Band

            Under the guise of solemnity I was silent and staring, the trees of Golden Gate Park taking on the grey hew of twilight. (Side […]

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Award to the Wise for Thrasher SOTY, Shannon and the Clams, Bass Drum of Death, Naughty By Nature

By Sean On December 16, 2014 · In Hip-Hop, Indie Rock, Show Reviews, Skateboarding, SOTY, The Public Works, Uncategorized

Thrasher SOTY, Shannon and the Clams, Bass Drum of Death, Naughty By Nature
December 13, 2014
The Public Works
San Francisco, CA

Award to the Wise

Blow the dust off the needle and set it spinning. Or, to the spinning. We’re all trying to put the […]

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The Rite To Remain Violent with Ancient Rites, Cloak and Agata

By Sean On December 12, 2014 · In Metal, Show Reviews, Skateboarding, The Knockout

Ancient Rites, Cloak, Agata
December 9, 2014
The Knockout
San Francisco, CA

The Rite To Remain Violent

Twas the week of Candice’s birthday. Okay, so it turns out that birthdays can be tiresome when you have a shitload of friends who love you. […]

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The Magic Remains With Stevie Wonder

By Sean On December 10, 2014 · In Motown, The Oracle Arena, Uncategorized

Stevie Wonder, India Arie, Sheila E.
December 5, 2014
The Oracle Arena
Oakland, CA

The Magic Remains

I feel that everyone has, within their plethora of concert-induced memories, one or two shows that stand incomparable to anything else. Maybe it was simply your first arena-rock show, or the […]

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The Tracks of My Beers with Pins of Light and Wild Eyes

By Sean On September 5, 2014 · In Metal, Show Reviews, Skateboarding, The Hemlock, Uncategorized

Pins of Light, Wild Eyes
August 26, 2014
The Hemlock
San Francisco, CA

The Tracks of My Beers

         San Francisco is experiencing a sort of mass exodus. I feel like every day I hear of somebody awesome moving to Oakland or Los […]

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Queer Things in Small Packages with The Dwarves, The Queers, Masked Intruder and The Atom Age

By Sean On August 22, 2014 · In Bottom of the Hill, Punk Rock, Show Reviews, Uncategorized

The Dwarves, The Queers, Masked Intruder, The Atom Age
July 15, 2014
Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA

Queer Things in Small Packages

Sure, all us elderly folk are familiar with Mtv Unplugged. But only true music enthusiasts know about NU Unplugged, where budding […]

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Color Me Rad with McRad, Drunk Injuns, Free Beer and Motorhome

By Sean On August 5, 2014 · In Bottom of the Hill, Punk Rock, Show Reviews, Skateboarding, Uncategorized

McRad, Drunk Injuns, Free Beer, Motorhome
August 2, 2014
Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA

Color Me Rad

With Candice out of town, my thumbs were beginning to grow tired of twiddling. The wolves were trotting rabid and I wanted to rock out. By the sheerness of […]

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It’s the D.I. of the Tiger! With D.I., Bum City Saints and Rockfight

By Sean On May 9, 2014 · In Punk Rock, Show Reviews, Skateboarding, Thee Parkside

 

D.I., Bum City Saints, Rockfight
April 19, 2014
Thee Parkside
San Francisco, CA

It’s the D.I. of the Tiger

Have you noticed how stylish bacon has become lately? I don’t mean that metaphorically either. I mean bacon. All over the place. It’s kinda fuckin annoying. Did I […]

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