Dan Deacon - Hapy Green Skull
Jaga Jazzist - Mikado
Ensturzende Neubauten - Von Wegen
Black Dice - Drool
Mojack - Acorn
OM - Unitive Knowledge of the Godhead
Subarachnoid Space - The Red Veil
Acid King - Heavy Load
Volt - Volt
The Jam - Modern World (by request)
Black Francis - Threshold Apprhension
Shocking Pinks - This Aching Deal
New Order - Love Vigilantes
Psychedelic Furs - Sleep Comes Down
Qui - Apartment (by request)
The Vandelles - Fever of the Beat
Jeremy Jay - Angels On
Kitchen & the Plastic Spoons - Happy Funeral
The Pleasure Kills - Smash Up the Radio
Islaja - Melodie, Melodica
Wire - 23 Years Too Late
Unknown Instructors - Twing-Twang
Sigur Ros - Salika and Hljomalind
Stark Reality - Shooting Stars
Busdriver - Casting Agents and Cowgirls
Public Enemy - They Call Me Flava
NR/JRK - Boom Bap Bang
Japanther - Summer of ‘79
Ween - Someday
Aavikko - Viitostie
Solvent - Steve Strange
Steve Eto - Hot Rod Guitar
Pieces of Peace - Pollution
Mojack
Tweaky Jazz-Rock. Mojack is an instrumental rock band, formed by ex-Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn, ex-member of Bazooka Tony Atherton on sax and clarinet, Steve Sharp on bass, Andy Batwinas on percussion, and Richie West on drums. This is their 3rd record. Tracks 9, 10 and 12 end abruptly. A lot of this sounds like a recorded jam session, but some of it is really cool.
Picks: 1+, 2, 5+, 7+, 9+, 10+, 11, 12, and 17
No fucks
I saw the Tubes on Saturday night at the Independent. It was cool for me because, as a representative of KUSF, I was given a upstairs pass. This allowed me to have the best seat in the house. I had a raised chair on the balcony and only one or two other people who stopped by every now and then to take pictures. I felt like I was in the Elvis room, or perhaps the Boy in the Plastic Bubble.
I’ll begin by saying that the opening band was Triple Cobra and I was not expecting much from them (I didn’t care for their new CD). But they were pretty good. They all wore Louis XIV outfits and there were two beautiful amazon dancers who had choreographed dance steps that were quite amazing to watch. The music rocked too. I may revisit their CD.
Now for the Tubes. They are not young, but they really seem to enjoy what they’re doing - and what they’re doing is rockin’ (mostly) in the same way they always rocked.
I remember my friend’s aunt telling me that she saw the Tubes in 1973 and they kept leaving the stage and coming back in different costumes, and that each costume represented a group of songs. Well, now it’s just Fee Waybill who changes costumes. The band plays on while leaves, does a quick change and returns for the next group of songs. The costumes became more and more outrageous until he was just wearing chaps and male thong underwear (and this is a 59 year old man!).
The songs were mostly good. I say mostly because I don’t really like the slow dance (or power ballad tunes) - except for “Don’t Touch Me There” which they didn’t do. I also didn’t really care for the hits from the 80s that popular on MTV. But they did an incredible version of “White Punks on Dope” and “What Do You Want From Life.”
Fee Waybill is a great entertainer, and very accessible too. He sort treats the audience like a bunch of old friends, and tells a lot of stories. After the show he, and the rest of the band, came out to the T-Shirt stand to meet the audience and sign records.
All in all it was a great show and I’m glad I went. I would recommend it if you ever liked any of their songs - be it the 70s or the 80s - you won’t be disappointed.
El Grupo Sexo - Forever Now
Boomtown Rats - Up All Night
David Bowie - Up the Hill Backwards
Circle - Black Black Never Never Land
Wire - A Serious of Snakes
Wire - Desert Diving
Jay Reatard - My Shadow
Mojack - Acorn
Rank & File - Coyote
Alice Cooper - Desperado
Einsturzende Neubauten - Ich Warte
Gal Costa - Tuareg
The Satelliters - I’ll Make You Sorry
Ramones - Cretin Hop
The Coathangers - Nestle in My Boobies
The Replacements - Androgynous
Pavement - Summer Babe (Winter Version)
Fugazi - Cashout
Joe Lally - Strascinata
Auntie Pus - Marmalade Freak
Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Por un Con
The Blow - Pile of Gold
Tussle - Nightfood
B52s - 6060-842
Lamps - Anvil
The Stranglers - Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead
Robert Pollard - Here Comes Garcia
Television - See No Evil
Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons - Ice Cream to God
The Cosmopolitans - (How to Keep Your) Husband Happy
Numbers - New Life
Thursten Moore - The Shape is in a Trance
The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night
Black Francis - Captain Pasty (by request)
The Dagons - In Gingham
Yikes - Irresponsible
OOIOO - Sizuku Ring Neng
Tarantism - Echoes of the Underbush
The Damned - Lovely Money
Hildegard Knef - Holiday Time
PJ Harvey - When Under Either
Swans - Saved
Angels of Light - Black River Song
Sons & Daughters - Medicine
Iggy & the Stooges - Tight Pants
The 101ers - Keys to Your Heart (v.1)
The Pleasure Kills - Smash up the Radio
Frustration - Blind
Devo - Blockhead
Jeremy Jay - Air Walker