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moe. :: 02.03.12 :: The Independent :: San Francisco, CA
Setlist
Set 1: Not Coming Down > Paper Dragon, One Life, Runaway Overlude > Bring It Back Home > Mexico
Set 2: George, Faker > Bring You Down, Wildflowers, Sticks and Stones, Don’t Fuck With Flo > McBain
Encore: Moth
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moe. :: 02.04.12 :: Club Nokia :: Los Angeles , CA
Setlist
Set 1: Skrunk, Smoke > Captain America, It, Lost Along the Way, St. Augustine > Downward Facing Dog, Down Boy
Set 2: Puebla > Billy Goat > Queen of Everything, Letter Home, Four > Rebubula
Encore: Time > Farmer Ben
2/4/12 – moe. and Keller Williams @ Club Nokia (Los Angeles, CA) View Photos
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Authority Zero and Voodoo Glow Skulls :: 01.20.12 :: Slims :: San Francisco, CA
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Authority Zero and Voodoo Glow Skulls brought their co-headlining tour to Slim’s, and they rocked the place late into the night with their speedy, grinding guitar riffs and melodic, clear toned ska interludes. The weather on the night of this show was the classic San Francisco mixture of sudden wind and rain, and everyone arriving through the door fit somewhere on the scale of damp to soaking wet, and all very ready to warm up with a drink and some punk rock rowdiness. Ska is a genre that hasnt gotten a lot of love from the mainstream music industry in recent years, but the zealous enthusiasm of the crowd at Slims proved that the Bay Area punk scene is still packed with wild fanatics, singing the words to every song and getting sweaty while crashing into friends in the pit.
The nights mayhem began as an organ track of vampire inspired music played through the speakers as the six-members of the Voodoo Glow Skulls swaggered out onto the stage. They grabbed their instruments and shredded out the distorted, well-known riff of Ozzy Osbournes Crazy Train, and the crowd pushed to the front of the room and against each other, the beginning stages of a mosh pit already forming. The metal guitar was cut short as the Glow Skulls horn section came in and rushed the band away into their set. Frontman Frank Casillas jumped across the stage clad in a menacing Mexican wrestler mask, with his two brothers Eddie and Jorge Casillas flanking him on either side with their breakneck speed guitar and bass playing.
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The Voodoo Glow Skulls have had a lot of time to perfect their stage show after their formation in 1988, and they have since mastered the art of balancing great instrumentation with an intense stage presence. Frank constantly sang out Spanish and English lyrics in different styles, from choppy ska vocals to heartfelt, drawn out wails at song peaks. Jorges bass parts were my favorite part of the music, as he really utilized the whole fretboard and picked out winding, dynamic lines that drove the songs forward and pushed people to dance harder. Trumpet player Mark Bush and trombonist Brodie Johnson played fast and scaling notes in perfect unison, adding that raw, brassy element that bumps the tracks up to the next boisterous level. The audience was most excited about hearing Charlie Brown, Shoot the Moon, and the bands upbeat ska cover of I Wanna Be Like You from Disneys Jungle Book, which had everyone singing along. The band dedicated one of their last songs to Jose in the Slims kitchen for always cooking them great food when they came through the Bay Area, which I thought was one of the best dedications Ive heard at a show. He waved through the swinging door from the back as they rocked out in his honor.
Authority Zero wasted no time once they had set up on stage, starting right out with the heavy rocking crowd favorite A Passage in Time. The boundless energy of the bands deep voiced singer Jason DeVore contagiously hit the rest of the audience and both the band and their fans seemed to be fueled by Four Loko for the entire show as the surf punk tunes bled out from the stage. DeVores rich voice mellowed considerably during the few slower and more reggae influenced songs of the night, which provided a cool contrast to his usual forceful singing that spares no lungpower. He mentioned that this was their seventh show of a 50-date tour, and that his voice was already strained. He definitely does not hold back in any way, and its what makes people go so crazy at Authority Zero shows.
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Other popular songs were Over Seasons and their last song Superbitch, where DeVore gathered everyone who said it was their first show ever at the very front of the stage. He said that your first show experience is something that really sticks with you, and that he wanted to make it a memorable night, noting to one of the guys, You look terrified! Seeing those kids being pushed up to the front by their friends reminded me how great the feeling of community is amongst colliding strangers at punk shows, and when the band takes it upon themselves to make it a welcoming night for newcomers it heightens that happy, adrenaline-infused feeling exponentially.
The set ended and the crowd immediately started chanting for an encore. DeVore came back out and did a couple acoustic songs to promote their new live album, Less Rhythm More Booze (released January 31). DeVore demonstrated his lyrical prowess when singing the Irish drinking song Rattlin Bog, where he spat out words faster and impressively faster as the music progressed. Everyone clapped along and it was a great way to end the night while showing a different side to Authority Zero.
If this all sounds like a good time to you, theres a good chance this tour will be in your city on one of the many upcoming dates. So, grab your Vans slip-ons and get ready for a rowdy night in the pit with some great veteran ska-punk heavyweights.
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LEGENDARY STICKMAN ANNOUNCES
A NEW RECORD AND SPRING TOUR
Mickey Hart |
Three time Grammy winner Mickey Hart announces his new studio album and tour. Hart’s new album entitled Mysterium Tremendum, his first in five years, follows the 2007 Grammy award winning Global Drum Project.
With Mysterium Tremendum, Hart is pushing the boundaries of what we know as music, creating a genre of his own. “I have always thought of life, the world at large, as music,” says Hart. “This work is a physical representation of that notion. I have combined sonic images of the formation of our universe with sounds drawn from musical instruments. It’s all about the vibrations that make up the infinite universe. In this case, they began as light waves and these light waves are still washing over us.”
For this new work Hart joined with long time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter to pen the words for these songs. “Hunter is a bold visionary writer who knows where I am going with this music,” says Hart. ” He is indispensable to the weave of this story.”
Fresh off the road from a sold out 19 date tour, The Mickey Hart Band will be back on the road, and “Above The Clouds”, touring in March and April to support the new album, which will be released April 10, 2012.
The Mickey Hart Band lineup consists of Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools, Grammy winning percussionist and longtime bandmate Sikiru Adepoju, Tony Award winning vocalist Crystal Monee Hall, singer Tim Hockenberry, drummer Ian “Inx” Herman, guitarist Gawain Matthews, and keyboardist Ben Yonas.
Mysterium Tremendum will be released on Mickey Hart’s own 360 Records. The album is co-produced by Ben Yonas (Zion I, Spencer Day, Jazz Mafia).
Mickey Hart Band Tour Dates
3/1/12 Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre
3/2/12 Los Angeles, CA -El Rey Theatre
3/3/12 Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Cafe
3/4/12 Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theatre
3/6/12 San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brewing Company
3/7/12 Healdsburg, CA – Raven Theater
3/8/12 Sacramento, CA- Colonial Theater
3/9/12 Chico, CA – El Rey Theatre
4/10/12 Louisville, KY – Headliners
4/11/12 Cleveland, OH – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
4/12/12 Jim Thorpe, PA- Penn’s Peak
4/13/12 Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
4/14/12 Londonderry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
4/16/12 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
4/17/12 Carbarro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
4/18/12 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
4/20/12 Live Oak, FL – Wanee Festival
4/21/12 Atlanta, GA – Sweetwater 4:20 Festival
4/22/12 Birmingham, AL – Workplay Theatre
4/23/12 Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
4/25/12 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
4/26/12 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
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