Woohoo! Yasuko and the Melt Banana crew will descend on San Francisco tomorrow night with another show of torrential noise rock. I can’t think of a better way to expunge the excesses of holiday madness.
Music
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Nov 11
Plaid tonight at Mezzanine
It’s been 14 years since I first fell in love with Plaid’s Not For Threes album. For the record, 1997 was a very good year for Warp Records, which also put out Aphex Twin’s Come to Daddy and other releases by Squarepusher, Mira Calix and Autechre. Catch the duo tonight at Mezzanine, who are touring to promote their new album, Scintilli.
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Jun 11
Tonight at GAFFTA
A/V Performances Flyer for GAFFTA
Tonight at Gray Area Foundation for the Arts: A/V Performances, featuring Rafael Anton Irisarri, Morgan Packard, and Agraph. Should be a sweet evening.
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Jun 11
Seattle.
It’s been another month and well into the summer season since I last wrote. The days have been full with spectacular music shows like Robag Wruhme, Omar Souleyman, and Matmos; Balenciaga at the De Young Museum, Isabelle de Borchgrave at the Legion of Honor; and a trip up to Seattle to see some architecture, sip delicious coffee and visit with some long-lost Fraggles. Oh yes, and memory-drenched ambient releases from the Caretaker, Ezekiel Honig and Matthew Cooper. Here are a few photos from the trip north:
Morning coffee @ Vivace
Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle
Chapel of St. Ignatius
Frye Art Museum
Experience Music Project
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Apr 11
Holiday Weekend.
Last weekend was full of good music. It kicked off with the Lumerians show at the Catacombs on Friday, followed by Spectrum‘s mind-blowing performance at the Hemlock Tavern on Saturday. After a glorious day hiking on Mount Tam (with wildflowers in full bloom), I caught Spectrum a second time at the New Parish on Sunday. It’s been a blissful weekend.
Spectrum at the Hemlock Tavern
Spectrum at the Hemlock Tavern
