As soon as I heard “I Remember” the lead track of Bully’s debut album Feels Like I was hooked. Front lady Alicia Bognanno’s raspy power vocals immediately harkens memories of Joan Jett, L7, and Hole. It has just the power and angst that I love from a female lead in a punk band. When I…
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ADVICE FOR THE NEW YEAR My mind is never more ready to follow good advice than on New Year’s day. Yes, I was feeling the effects of my birthday celebration and asking why again. Holly Butcher, who passed away at 27, has set thumbs raising with beautiful, inspirational words on her final Facebook post. This…
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A band that hails from the Glasgow area arrived in San Francisco last week to support their third studio album, No One Can Ever Know. The album got my attention with a synthesizer sound that reminds me of the Cure. My friend, Patrick, described it as sounding ” like the bastard child of The Pogues and…
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Sight, sounds, and tastes from the roadtrip. A travelogue of sorts. Portland Crystal Ballroom – The driving force to hit the road, err.. after spending time with my two sisters, of course. Picked up 4 tickets to see a double-bill show of my favorite new bands, Manchester Orchestra and Cage the Elephant. Manchester Orchestra’s Simple…
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I rediscovered 90s indie band in the Summer of 2010. Our road trip up to Lake Almanor in the Sierras, had me shuffling Dirt Track Date, Plastic Seat Sweat, Liquored Up and Lacquered Down and Mojo Box. What I found, is a hopelessly fun band for your car and even more so live at the…
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Summer is the time for some loud, adrenaline-pumping rock. When it gets hot, I look for a new album to blast in my car to make me happy, pumped and driving fast. With the newly reformed and self-titled Stone Temple Pilots album, I had hopes. Fortunately, this is exactly what this album seems to be…
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I have been to countless live concerts. These are the top 5 that come to mind as most memorable, before any reflection changes my answers. Beck and The Flaming Lips, Oakland Paramount (November 27, 2002) -Â For a short while, Beck and the Flaming Lips, teamed up for a somewhat unusual tour. The Flaming Lips…
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It seems this decade has been a renaissance of me seeing great bands of the 80s and 90s in small venues like the Mystic in Petaluma. When I saw them listed I immediately snatched up some tickets. I had great memories listening to Too High to Die in the early nineties. Unfortunately I had not…
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