San Francisco: Places That Are Gone

The list compiled here below on this page is a random registry of places that I could think of that have left San Francisco since I arrived in the late 1980's. Some of these were just neighborhood spots and dives, some were well known or iconic semi-legendary locations in biz for decades, some … Continue reading →

Cock Sparrer – Teenage Heart at #RockTheShip

UK Boot Boy Glam Rockers Cock Sparrer Present Their Classic Song "Teenage Heart" From The Flight Deck Of The U.S.S. Hornet Aircraft Carrier In Alameda CA. The occasion was "Rock The Ship" a festival celebrating the 15th Anniversary Of Pirates Press Records, and quite an event and … Continue reading →

Trapper Schoepp – Freight Train (Sister Double Happiness cover at The Chapel)

I was pleasantly surprised by an opening act at a recent concert in San Francisco, a young singer out of Milwaukee named Trapper Schoepp performing with his brother. The songwriter has been on the road for months promoting his indie magnum opus album "Primetime Illusion", one he's put his heart … Continue reading →

Highlights Of Chuck Prophet’s Hardly Strictly Weekend 2019

Here's a two song video clip from the opening salvo of the Chuck Prophet Official annual two night stand at The Make-Out Room this weekend as his post Hardly Strictly after party tradition. The two tunes I edited up here are the set opener "Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins" from the Yep Roc … Continue reading →

Redd Kross On Tour With The Melvins & Getting Uglier Every Day

Redd Kross have just embarked on their longest US tour in over twenty years, no longer teen babes from Monsanto, they are fully grown rock gods, that have receding hairlines, mortgages and even kids' tuition to take care of. This makes imperative, insane and impressive the challenge of … Continue reading →