Last weekend Oakland was host to a show billed “The Missing Link”, where two tours met up and played a single show at the Fox Theater. We were able to bring a camera in and record Baroness, so here are a couple highlights from their set! Baroness is still on the road with Mastodon, Between The Buried And Me, and Valient Thorr, don’t miss this tour!!! Check for dates at the BARONESS MYSPACE PAGE.
Turn this up and play this bastard LOUD!!!!!
BARONESS @ The Fox Theater, May 8th 2010, Oakland, CA
It was a stormy Sunday afternoon. My brain was beaten by weeks of grindcore, followed by a long weekend of youth crew styled straightedge hardcore. I made it to the club, soaked head to toe, ready to kill every motherfucker that ever motherfucked. But lo, I was distracted by something unfamiliar, some bands I had never heard, and would normally not check out. I had never been one for any rockabilly or psychobilly, but my ears welcomed the new sounds, and god dammit those sounds were rocking and rolling!!!! Several bands played this afternoon, each one lessening my desire to kill and before I knew it, I was having fun.
Eventually a song from each of the bands that played will be uploaded, but these guys, Koffin Kats, were by far my favorite band of the night. They had fun, fast songs, and were obviously having a great time playing. I’ve picked out one song that really sorta captured the energy and chemistry between themselves as performers, their music, and the people there to see them.
If you are ok with not grinding for a few minutes, I suggest you check this out. Turn it up real loud, too, and make out with a hot chick or something. DO IT!!!
Here it is finally! Back in February Cyco Mike from OPPRESSED LOGIC had his 41st Birthday Bash at ye olde Gilman St, and it was quite a fun night. The bands were all killer, though Dr Know and Angry Samoans were highlights for me, having never seen either before. For some reason despite never hearing DR KNOW I always assumed I wouldn’t like it, and never bothered to check them out. Well, once again I was wrong, and I thought they were great. I’m an asshole for missing them all these years. Same with ANGRY SAMOANS, I knew their songs at least, but I had no idea that live it would be so weird, so almost terrible and yet totally fucking fun! All the other bands ripped it up, especially Oppressed Logic, this was probably the best set I’d seen them play. They are one of those bands that gets more animated and more into it the more people are there watching them. Mike kinds needs to bounce off of people, and this show had tons of that. A big turnout, both young and old, provided a big kick in the ass to all the bands playing. For the BUM CITY SAINTS fans, this is some of the last footage with Shadow in the band. A couple weeks later she left the band (and they are continuing as a three piece). NIHILIST CUNT and GUANTANAMO DOGPILE also played. I’m kinda sick of all this typing now, though, so I suggets you quit all this reading and check out the video highlights I posted from each set. Thanks to Arnol for recording the audio!
Torches To Rome, John Henry West, Fuel, Baader Brains, Bread & Circuits, Pinhead Gunpowder, the list goes on and on. Mike Kirsch has been in a LOT of bands, spanning 20 years, a lifer in the world of D.I.Y. hardcore. Here is his latest band, MOTHERCOUNTRY MOTHERFUCKER, playing their 1st show, a free show in someone’s living room in lovely West Oakland. Great tunes and a great presentation too, I love the costumes and the videos playing above them. Hopefully this band will put out a record soon! Well, for now we have this video, so crank it, drink a bunch of coffee, and flip the fuck out!!
– Dan HASHTHRASH
MOTHERCOUNTRY MOTHERFUCKER
February 25th, 2010
12th & Wood
Oakland, CA
Last week our home here was invaded by Lesbians. Not lesbians as in lesbian women, but the Seattle band LESBIAN. They have finally made their way down the west coast again, and I went to each of the three bay area shows. Here is the first one, a midweek show in Oakland at 21 Grand. This is the first song off their unreleased 2nd album, which they are still looking for a label to release. Someone release this awesome record! DO IT!!!! Well, until the record comes out, you’ll juts have to jam this. You know the drill, spark up and play it fucking LOOOOUUUDDD!!!!!
A few weeks back I got to witness the debut performance of a new band called OMENS OF AWE. This band features Jeff Matz of High On Fire on bass, and Peijman Kouretchian of Secret Chiefs 3 on drums. All instrumental tunes that generally clock in around ten minutes long, fucking awesome indeed! This is a new band, so there really isn’t much to write, but hopefully I will have more here from them once they start playing out some more. For now, add them on myspace HERE and jam the fuck outta this video! Play it LOUD!!!!
OMENS OF AWE
March 23rd, 2010
Stork Club
Oakland, CA
On February 12th, 2010, PINHEAD GUNPOWDER played a surprise show at 924 Gilman St. The show was announced the night before, and by the next morning, people were already lining up outside the club. Of course I was there to shoot some video, and so here is pretty much most of their set. If you like these guys, well, turn it up, scream for Billie Joe at the top of your lungs, and pogo like a god damned motherfucker. Thanks to Abbey Fox for sending me the setlist!
PINHEAD GUNPOWDER
February 12th, 2010
@ 924 Gilman St
Berkeley, CA
Set list for this video:
Ashville
Before the Accident
Life during Wartime
Cabot Girl
High Maintenance
Westside Highway
I Used To
Beastly Bit
Walkin Catastrophe
Backyard Flames
2nd Street
Anniversary Song
Crazy Horse
Future Daydream
Reach for the Bottle
MPLS Song
On the Ave
Big Yellow Taxi
Landlords
New Blood
Homesick Hopes
So here we are with the final installment of the 2010 UGZ Speed Trials, ending with the mighty PHOBIA. 20 years of grinding, and still at it, god damn. We get spoiled with them being from southern California, they play up here pretty often. Here’s another quality performance from these guys, and by now you know what to do, you know the routine. Smoke! Grind! DESTROY!!!!!
– Dan HASHTHRASH
Phobia
February 27th, 2010
@ 924 Gilman St
Berkeley, CA
FOXY BARONESS
