Holy Shit - PART TWO - live @ the Eagle, San Francisco, 12/27/07

So if you weren’t at the Holy Shit show, you totally missed out. Luckily WFISF has a video camera now, so you don’t have to miss out completely. So Holy Shit are a band from LA that make this really stubborn psychedelic music. They play V back to I a lot… sort of like David Bowie’s Heroes or Modern English’s Melt with You. That chord progression always sounds awesome. So check them out if you’re not already familiar. The band features Christopher “Crissy Baby” Owens from one of our favorite bands Girls.

Holy Shit - PART ONE

Holy Shit - PART THREE

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Woman of Color - live @ the Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, 12/27/07

Santa bought me a cheap camcorder which is, like, the best gift EVER. I got a chance to tape some of Woman of Color’s set last night. I have to admit Cesar was looking kind of hot for some reason so there are lots of zoom-ins on his face. I like the zoom in feature. I want to zoom in on butts (on somebody who sort-of has a butt first) and stuff like that - but I feel like that’s tacky and gross. What do you think?

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A new SF Christmas tradition? Going to the maul?

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For reasons unknown, Mat Cote is leaving San Francisco behind for a gay death known as Kentucky (Louisville to be precise). Fun fact, did you you know one in ten is missing all of their teeth in Kentucky?

Anyway, come to the eagle Thursday night to say goodbye to Mat. He might be quiet at first (he’s known for it), but once you get a few drinks in him he loosens up. I’ll be there if my flight isn’t delayed.

GAY R.I.P. 1979 - 2007

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Once again I braved I-5, this time to attend the White Slave Trade Holiday Rave. Hard Place spent more time decorating COG Space then practicing but we managed to pull a set together. Doesn’t it look nice?

I love parties at the White Slave Trade. I got hugs from the guys in Totally Radd. Met lots of cool people:

I’d have to say the highlight of the evening was the DJ set by Crusty Grindage (Ashley & Hazel), these girls know how to rock the house!

But Ashley, I’m concerned. You’re always so beautiful and composed! When did you become the drinkenest gal I know? So with the aid of my new camera and photoshop, here’s a scientific assesment of what you will look like in 10 years if the party doesn’t stop!

Wow, kinda like Mrs. Garrett from Facts of Life!

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So, one last hurrah before I get on a plane and sit in airports for days on end becuase I refused to pay more to go to Tennessee than I would to go to Europe so my flight is insanely crappy with a million connections that I’ll never make visit my family for a few days, Tonight:

At first I was all, bands I don’t know anything about and haven’t had time to check out their myspace pages, maybe I won’t go. But then I realized I’m not that old yet and also the addition of Connie Fucking Francis makes me swoon. They are a punk rock dream. You should come too!

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Donuts started off as a club night at The Knockout a little over a year ago with the idea to mix together vegan donuts, live bands, DJs, video and fashion into a poorly lit bar. Within months of starting, Donuts had a well-developed online presence and were mentioned in 7×7 and the SFB Guardian. Due to its hotness, Donuts got pregnant and gave birth to additional clubs like Donuts Disco and Sauerkraut. Donuts is curated by Kat Matutina (resident DJ Pickpocket) and visual artist/videographer Alison Childs. Without further adieu, here are the 6 reasons why I don’t like Donuts:

DJ Pickpocket
Allison Childs
1. The promoters are prettier than you. How is a girl supposed to keep her self esteem in tact going out to a club where the promoters aren’t some fugly worn-out-and-put-away-wet ex-hipster dude they can rely on sleeping with at the end of the night when they’ve had too many drinks and their friends have disappeared? I dunno about you, but when I go out to the club, I wanna be surrounded by REAL WOMEN who either look like Xena, Chyna or Mo’Nique. Not these two hot, too hot girls.

2. Party photographers won’t take a picture of you. Married older brother types only wanna take pictures of mousey inde girls. Not your fine ass.

3. Vegan donuts guy is the only person who will talk to you. No really.

4. Forget about your band, you’re never gonna play at Donuts. Donuts once referred to itself as the Part Time Punks (a long running weekly LA club night) of San Francisco… as if Part-Time Punks only booked bands from Olympia and people that have been popular for over five years. Forget about Donuts being a breeding ground for new musical talent, if you see a band at Donuts, chances are you’ve seen them before. To be honest, Donuts looks more like a mini Popscene in it’s booking of safe, established bands.

5. So straight you might as well be in Daly City. I even attended their one year anniversary that looked sorta gay with hey willpower playing and all. Now I don’t necessarily want a room full of queens, but I want to at least feel like I’m in the presence of gaze.

6. Not sure of their motivations. Venture capitalists are pretty easy to figure out. When I asked the door guy how the money was split, he said all the money went to the bands. I kind of believed him. So if these promoters aren’t in it for the money, you’d think they’d be in it for the art right? Well… maybe. The only artists I see getting a break from Donuts are the fashion designers… who don’t have any other nightlife I’m aware of to showcase their talent in. It’s pretty apparent that Donuts is not trying to nurture any scene or break any new visual/musical artist. They’d be a little more curious and adventurous in their booking if that were the case. I suspect their motivation is personal popularity. I feel like an asshole for mentioning that suspicion. I’d love to be proven wrong.

The next big Donuts party:

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I just saw a poster for donuts disco today… there’s like, 23,000 different donuts nights aren’t there? Is it really necessary? Let somebody else throw a club, don’t be so greedy! Myles was asking what was going on on NYE and I just realized — Donuts probably. The best part is is that I was just being a jerk when I wrote that, but I just went to their myspace and its true!

Anyway, Donuts is alright kinda. No hurt feelings, ok? I’m just stressed out because of the holidays. For those of you still in town this Sunday, Safety Scissors is djing at Donuts again (what dude, are you like resident now?) and he’s always a fun time. Go check him out! Ask him to bust out his two copies of “I think we’re alone now” by Tiffany. He really wants to be known for being the DJ who runs tricks with that song. Seriously!

One last thing. I’ve been trying to keep this to myself but I just can’t. No matter what the kids in the mission and at ritual say,those vegan donuts aren’t that great. And don’t say I think that because I’m not vegan!

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Artists scramble to make THE iconic portrait at the time of a rapper’s death. Here is a collection of some that have been created for Pimp C over the past week.

You can buy the above shirt for me on eBay. It is also my favorite and one of a kind - so it would make a really great gift.

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I went and saw Bridez last night.

They played at this invite-only apartment/art-space going-away/birthday party. There were big party bottles of vodka, balloons and lollipops. Spice Girls and Blink 182 were played full blast on a small portable CD player at the bar. There was lots of posturing and outfits - in a good way. Lots of young people taking the typical Polaroid photos - feeling like their life was important and worth documenting. It was kind of cute and optimistic.

So Bridez, formerly known as Wild Gold and Wildflowerz, make this really awesome dumb rock. I’m not really sure what it is. All I know is that I like it WAY better than lead singer Liza’s first band, So So Many White White Tigers. Liza basically does the same thing in this band: she makes this really squelchy sound with her voice that kind of sounds like a thermin by the time it comes out of the PA. She sings like that while doing physical comedy: throwing things, pouring drinks on people, and generally just being really in-your-face. You ether hate it for being too brash, or love it for reminding you of why you love loud music.

Well, I definitely love Bridez. They have a lot going for them. The boys in the band are super young - I’m talking under 21. Guitar player Will actually plays power chords and seems to tune his guitar in standard tuning… thank God. I was getting so sick of loud noise bands in San Francisco that took the Thurston Moore way too seriously and decided to reapproach the guitar by way of Sonic Youth. Drummer Phill’s playing style is pleasantly generic while still finding a way to be very expressive and fun. In the final analysis, they look statuesque on stage and that’s something that will never go out of style. Whether or not that transfers onto a recording… we’ll just have to wait and see. A great album would be their ticket out of being the cool urban houseparty band of the moment, but I don’t get the feeling they’re concerned about being anything more than that.

Bridez play Cafe Du Nord January 26th with White Williams… who is now famous?

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