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9:30pm, $6 |
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 Photobooth
"If you're unfamiliar with the smooth and effortless pop personality of Photobooth, it won't take long to recognize it's Jason Patrone from the smashing FM Knives on vocals, and it'll hit you over the head with hooks that don't let go. Daggerman Records is releasing the debut 7" and with tracks such as "Da Me Tus Besos" (if you listen close, you can hear the echo of Giorgio Moroder/Chicory Tip's glam classic "Son of My Father" buried in the chorus), and with the doe-eyed innocence of "In The Morning," it's sure to be another essential Bay-Area single you can't sleep without. Look for another Photobooth single to fall out of the sky on Raw Deluxe Records soon as well." - Victim of Time
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9:00pm, $6 |
 Grass Widow
"All-female trio Grass Widow combine ethereal harmonies and sharp postpunk melodies, acute guitar riffs, wound around three-way harmonized vocals. Its sound is notably influenced by female '80s postpunk legends like Kleenex, the Raincoats, and obscure Portland teenage-girl band the Neo Boys." - SF Weekly
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 Ape Rations
Two piece drums and organ punk/pysch-ish band from here in SF. Driven by heavy distorted organ and moog and draws mainly from punk and kraut-rock/pysch rock.
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9:00pm, $6 |
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 Ovipositor
"We’ve been compared to Pere Ubu, The Fall, and MX-80 amongst others. We are not pretty, we are not young, we are not sexy, we are not charismatic, we are not hip, we are not your friends. Please enjoy the music." - Ovipositor
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 Hurry Up Shotgun
ex-Greenlight the Bombers and Black Ghost, this new trio spews a blend of gritty pop rock with a self described sound akin to an asthmatic chest rattle in the summer heat run through a Marshall stack. (bio)
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9:30pm, $7 |
 Wicked Mercies
"Wicked Mercies is an 8-piece soul band fronted by three powerhouse female vocalists, and backed by a rhythm section that digs deep for the groove. Rooted in the Stax/Volt tradition, Wicked Mercies keeps it honest and gritty with fiery lead vocals and irresistible harmonies that channel the likes of Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins, Mavis Staples and Tina Turner." (bio)
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9:30pm, $7 |
 Change!
Notes pounded on the wood hammered duclimer, repetitive and hypnotic resonations, found sounds and heavily deconstructed samples crackle from an adjacent laptop. A theremin voice sings in the background and echos with delay and reverb. Lastly, appears the vocalist (with a unique glam-folk delivery style) and confrontational stage presence. (bio)
"Change! is the musical world of Aaron McEvoy. In this world, a giant, 134-stringed wood-hammered dulcimer--chiming, melodic and evocative of whimsical folklore--is the focal instrument of rock songs. Juxtapose this with McEvoy's un-dulcimer-like vocals and lyrics with a heavily fantastical slant, and you get a band who defy recognizable genres. But after the initial shock of geeky dulcimer weirdness wears off, the offbeat beauty of Change! reveals itself; the patient and unbiased listener will discover rewarding and keenly crafted pop songs." - San Jose Metroactive
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 Midstates
Midstates (Chicago): "Hyperactive pop munchkins making big poppy ropes and cables out their guitars, drums, and flanks of sparkling electronics. Basically chunky pop music in a blender with some really nice melodies and song structures in the mix."
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 Phil & the Osophers
"Phil and the Ospher's (Brooklyn, Frenchkiss Records) brand of irreverent, nonsensical folk is as apt for a backyard barbecue as it is on stage. Channeling other folksters like John Prine and Dan Bern, Phil's clever and flippant lyricism shines through in all his tunes that harken back to the days of the traveling balladeer."
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9:00pm, $FREE |
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DJ Lethal Ethan
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10pm, $FREE |
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9:00pm, $FREE |
 DJ Vanilla Gorilla
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