San Francisco: New Wave Tidal Wave Threatens East Bay
Brilliant 1979 spoof newspaper in which, “Biafra Campaigns for Mayor” of San Francisco. For those who don’t have impeccable eyesight like I do, the highlights are: 1. Biafra’s campaign is … Continue reading
In the Mood For… the Holidays
I just have bundles and bundles of holiday cheer. Can’t deny that CRASSmas spirit, am I right?? Actually I’m really bitter this week ever since I missed the MCD show … Continue reading
Noisegasm: Lydia Lunch at the Verdi Club
Lydia Lunch is a force of nature. A tempest of sex, noise, booze, and wrath. Lucky for me, San Francisco was directly in the path of the storm called RetroVirus: … Continue reading
San Francisco: Lydia Lunch
Fact: It would be fucking impossible for me to be more stoked about seeing Lydia Lunch tonight. If you don’t already have tickets, they’re $16 here. Did I mention she’s … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Watt
I am drunk off whiskey and just returned from seeing Mike Watt for the (what?) 20th time in my life. All is well in the world. Too many dudes at … Continue reading
RAB Radio #21: Burning Skulls [Halloween Edition!]
Okay, so I’m a couple days late, but last week’s edition of Ribbon Around a Bomb radio was (predictably-but-still-fantastically) HALLOWEEN-themed. Gore, death, bats, blood, ghosts and zombies are ALREADY some … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Dia de los Muertos
Happy Day of the Dead, folks. Please respectful of this beautiful cultural and religious holiday and remember that it is NOT Halloween. Procession and Festival of Altars starts in the … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Rene Ricard
Tonight (!) is the opening for Warholian art hero Rene Ricard’s “New Paintings and Not So New” at Highlight Gallery here in SF. I’m not sure why he has never … Continue reading
RAB Radio #20: Refusing to Be a Man
Every Saturday night, I DJ a radio show of all female-fronted punk, post-punk, no wave, garage rock… that kind of thing. In this installment of Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio, … Continue reading
Noisegasm: David Byrne + St. Vincent
I’ll admit: I wasn’t totally on board with this collaboration… until I was unexpectedly given 4th row center tickets to see the two at the Orpheum in SF last night. … Continue reading
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