This Thursday: Culture Clash!
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This Thursday evening I’m excited to participate in a grassroots community event called Culture Clash taking place at CELLspace in San Francisco’s Portrero hood.The local artists, musicians, and film makers are all crazy talented from the links I’m seeing on the facebook page – and it’s only $5 to get in so come check it out, line up below:
8pm-2am
$5 Entry
18 to get in, 21 to drink
Artist/Vendors:
Deadeyes (zines/prints)
Noa- (live painting)
Safety First (zines/prints)
Eduardo Valadez (Food)
Zachary Sweet (Original Paintings, zines)
Suzy Hernandez (Sewn Pieces)
Maris Kaplan (Jewlery)
Tyson Johnston (Original Paintings,prints)
Michael Del Torre (Food)
Aaron Shunga (zines)
Mel Marzahl (drawings/prints/crafts)
Mary Johnson (Winter Accessories)
Realize Zine (Zines, Duh!)
Jared Roses (Original Pieces)
Music:
RNB MILLIONARIES w/ Alt Burlesque by Hayley Moonbeam
Fine Steps (Sacramento)
Archibald Barbarian (Secret Side Walk)
Beat Casso
Moe! Staiano (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum)
DJ Joseph Rosenberry (Lower Bottoms Funk Party)
&and&
#sicksadworld dj’s
GuMMyBeAR (Disaro)
Neto187 (Hoodstock)
Film:
“Sorry I Like To Party” by Eliseo Cabrera & Erik Stinson
“The Mongoosnuffle Shuffle Rag” by Emily Alden Foster
“МОКРОУС 3Д” by Nastia Voynovskaya and Nadya Voynovskaya
“Untitled” By Donghoon Han
“The Creature That Once Was a Man” by Anthony A. Russell
Top Tracks of 2011
Yeah it’s been forever since anything’s been posted, but I just can’t not indulge in my new favorite tradition. This year I found myself using sites like Pandora and Grooveshark more (I’m still not enthralled by Spotify), so my listening habits weren’t so album-centric . However, thanks to good ol’ iTunes I was able to pick out some of my favorite tracks of 2011 and make my first mix on 8tracks:
Flying Overseas – Theophilus London
Believer – John Maus
Sim Sala Bim – Fleet Foxes
I Follow Rivers – Lykke Li
Before – Washed Out
Peeping Tomboy – Kurt Vile
Sixteen Ways – Vivian Girls
You Can Count on Me – Panda Bear
The Colour of the Earth – PJ Harvey
Lotus Flower – Radiohead
How Come You Never Go There – Feist
The Wilhelm Scream – James Blake
New Beat – Toro Y Moi
Outside a Hexagram (B.Hamilton Cover) – James & Evander
Northern Lights – St. Vincent
Cheers to 2012, Enjoy!
from last year:
Dia de Los Muertos
Keep the spirit, uh, alive with this autumnal awesomeness:
the Mission District’s famous Day of the Dead (tomorrow!)
Houdini: Art and Magic at the CJM
flashlight tours of San Jose’s creepy Winchester Mystery House
Radiolab: Live, In the Dark, as part of the Bay Area Science Festival
The Fire’s Aftermath at OMCA, first Sundays are free
free docent-led tours of Oakland’s epic Mountain View Cemetary, 2nd and 4th Saturdays
Happy candy grabbing, amigos…
Hump Day Inspiration: Drive & Desire
I heard the song ‘Under Your Spell’ by Desire on KALX about two weeks ago and I went ‘huh.’ Then, I heard my housemate play it in order to get his Friday night going- I immediately had to ask who was responsible for this cheesily amazing song. He told me it was on the Drive soundtrack… the impressive score is just another reason to go see this movie, besides the obvious I mean. And by “the obvious” I mean that sick jacket, duh.
I don’t eat, I don’t sleep, I do nothing but listen to this damn song on repeat:
Hump Day Inspiration: Dads are the Original Hipster
Happy 62nd birthday to a pretty cool dad!
For more cool dads, check out Dads Are the Original Hipster
Recap: Mission Creek Oakland’s Grand Finale
Battlehooch
Amoray
Religious Girls
Since seeing them back in May of 2010, Battlehooch has seemed to tone things down a bit. At that time, they were decked out and practically bursting off of the tiny stage. The large stage of the Uptown certainly gave Patrick and others room to jam, though. There was a hint of the former Battlehooch rumpus, and one member was wearing a non-clothing item as a piece of their ensemble. It was Grant, and he was wearing a pillow case with holes cut out for his arms and head. Their feel-good vibes were infectiously effective at getting the crowd pumped.
Amoray
You can feel the fabulous on Amoray. It radiates from him. You can see it from the back of a dark, smokey club. During a post-set “hello, great set” hug, some of it actually sloughed off onto us. It felt like hot polyester and sequins. The fabulous of Amoray is fun to watch, too. The two song set could be described as sassy and brassy and was definitely a crowd favorite for the evening.
Religious Girls showcase a brand of hyperkinetic, obsessively rhythmic noise-rock with a force that has catapulted them to Bay Area buzz band status, as shown by the crowd of young males encircling them with ardor. People on stage during Religious Girls is very unlike people on stage during Amoray. While people on Amoray’s stage are all busting various moves to a cut that I am pretty sure was about the public advocacy of mutual masturbation, dudes on stage during Religious Girls seem to be enjoying their own private musical masturbation.
One aspect of the show that I truly enjoyed was a special audience member. The old dude. I’ve seen this particular old dude at Uptown a number of times but most old dudes at the show ensconces me in a sense of wonder and delight. I’m not sure what it is about the old dude that makes me feel so ok. The sense of self-assuredness required to spend a late night sharing a dark, smoky venue with a seething crowd of wasted twenty-somethings and endure all the ridiculousness and irritation that that must entail for the sheer joy of watching a band.
The night was a rousing success proving that Mission Creek Oakland is necessary and deserved. A big congratulations and thank you to the small MCO team for a month of great shows; the fruits of their labor were appreciated by all. Photos by Maris Kaplan- see the whole set on flickr.
Ticket Giveaway: Religious Girls at Uptown
So we’ve been totally asleep at the blogging wheel lately. Sorry, we’ve been… busy.
But we’re back! And just in time to give away a pair of tickets to the final MCFO event. The closing show features Amoray, Younger Lovers and Battlehooch opening for Religious Girls at the Uptown and promises to be a pretty good time.
To win a pair of tickets to next Friday’s closing party, email us at bayareabourgeois [at] gmail [dot] com with your name and your favorite religious girl, living or dead. Hint: my pick was Bill & Ted’s version of Joan of Arc. Feel free to get weird with it.
Deadline is Thursday at 9am! Show is 21+ so youngin’s need not apply.
Coffee Talk: Sightglass
photo via Laughing Squid
After reading the results of 7×7‘s recent blind taste test of Bay Area coffees, I realized that I had never tried the top contender–Sightglass. They recently opened their first retail location on 7th St. in SOMA, and I dropped by the other day to taste it for myself. Like many other specialty coffee shops, they offer pour-over and espresso drinks only. So, what makes Sightglass different?
The friendly barista welcomed my questions, and informed me that most coffee roasters in the area offer several different roasts across the spectrum, light-to-medium roasts being very popular. Sightglass, however, does only light roasts. Even their espresso is light.
The result is a subtle, more tea-like taste, described by some as fruity. I tried the Kenya Nyeri PB Ruthagati, which was not as bright as other African coffees I’ve tried, and noticibly sweet–especially about 3/4 of the way down. At $5.75 a cup I don’t think it could become part of my daily ritual, but I found it delicious. If you’re looking for a quality, hand-crafted cup of coffee that lives up to the hype, check Sightglass out. They prove that you don’t have to be “bold” to be exciting.
Can’t make it to San Francisco? Get it brewed at Modern Coffee in downtown Oakland, or take it home from Whole Foods.
HCFM: Mission Creek Oakland + Art Murmur = Lurve
Mission Creek Oakland began three years ago as an extension of the legendary Mission Creek Festival in San Francisco (now in it’s 15th year!). This year, MCO has grown from one week to spanning the entire month of September! It fills us with pride to see Oakland bring it’s indie/electro/punk A-game with as many shows as there are days in the month and, like, over 75 artists I-kid-you-not. A complete list of goings on can be found here, and volunteers are still needed and appreciated!
Tonight, Come celebrate the kick-off at the Uptown with a free concert featuring:
HORNS OF HAPPINESS (video featured above)
FIELD TRIPS
MWA HA HA
WHITE CLOUD
9pm, 21+
Weekend To-Do List
Tonight: Anyone able to venture beyond the tunnel should definitely check out the first-ever showing of rock photographs taken by Alamo mom and total character Donna Paula. Her exhibit “A Fan’s Point of View” will be up tonight at the Round Hill Country Club from 6-9 and will feature amazing poster-sized prints of 70s legends like Marley, Hendrix, Bowie, Mercury, Dylan, Jagger… you name it, she was there- and her stories alone are worth going for. Hella good music, slideshow, and full bar will be accompanying. For more info, check out this great article in Diablo Magazine.
Tomorrow: UNIFYSOUND + Sick, Sad World Present: An Education at the Oakland Metro Operahouse. The whole gaggle of BAB-loved DJs will be joining local acts like Twin Steps for a filthy/gorgeous night of what the Metro does best. 8pm, $5 before 11… goes late, duh.
[Watch] Twin Steps’ Junkie Song via Into the Woods
Sunday: Chill out and stock up for the coming week at the SF Swappers’ August Food Swap. RSVP in advance to secure your spot, bring some brunch-type potluck offerings to share, as well as 5 to 10 items to exchange. I have a couple jars of homemade jam and bushels of ripening tomatoes in mind…. 1-3 pm in the Mission, FREE
