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The Flying Skulls at the Hop Monk July 8th

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

I am way out of touch with my people in the Santa Rosa area. I guess that’s why I haven’t heard of “The Best Dance Event in the North Bay” 2 years running (Bohemian). If that alone’s not enough to convince you to check out this event then maybe this year’s ”rag-time hobo theme” will peak your oscillator? San […]

Shows this week - California Edition

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Well, despite the damn near incredible music scene here in Portland, it’s true, I do often miss seeing all the great local Sonoma County bands that I used to see so often. So without having to wait until they finally tour up North, I hope to catch these shows while back visiting this week. For […]

Atlas Coffee Opening Party

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

There are few things better on a Sunday afternoon than coffee and great music, so this Father’s Day offer your dad a cup of joe and get ready to act surprised when there happens to be a full party going on at Atlas Coffee in downtown Santa Rosa. Fantastic local bands, Darwin DJing, and enough caffeine to keep you […]

Paper Hands on 5/29

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Well, it’s not often that I wish I could be back in Santa Rosa, but once in awhile an event comes up that makes me wish that I could afford to just hop on a plane and fly down there at a moments notice. This time, that show is the debut of Paper Hands, featuring […]

A few words with Goodriddler

Monday, May 24th, 2010

While any casual visitor to Santa Rosa might leave remembering only the Charlie Brown statues that litter the town or the plethora of wine oriented artwork and bars, underneath all the trends is a city brimming with amazing underground musical and artistic talent.
With a recent tour alongside The Americas just […]

Do you party?

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Party with some bad ass graphic novelists from all over and catch the end of a kick ass art show that has several bad ass artists. Sorry if you missed the stumptown fest today , all I had was a few bucks after spending the entrance fee-but still got to thumb through some sweet comic books.

Northbay Underground Showcase

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Is it cool for us to follow our previous post by promoting a show that is going on here? Probably not, but just because a venue is lame doesn’t mean the bands that are playing there are–and to be fair I have yet to step foot into the new incarnation of this venue. Anyway, we […]

Chrome Lotus has many nicknames… none of them good

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Santa Rosa’s newest hip nightclub is also the city’s newest rock music venue. Let that marinate for a second.
That’s right. The same douchebags and bagettes you see on “Jersey Shore” and “Downtown Santa Rosa” are the first thing you see in Chrome Chodus. Pool tables, a big bar, GIANT televisions everywhere, very, very loud top […]

Friendship

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

So, you’re going to want to watch this, and all the more reason if you’re from Sonoma County. Just a warning, it’s pretty awesome, and features certain members of Polar Bears, The New Trust and Santiago.

Total Bros Thursdays!

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Total Bros play with people we like, at places we like and we like them…and are originally from Santa Rosa, but they are all here now and have been doing it all around the Portland house show circuit for a few years. Total Bros is Wiley and Ethan. Some other projects that Ethan has been involved in are […]

Dripping Pen Issue III

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Dripping Pen is an “anti-elitist” collaboration of artists and writers who over the past few years have released two print and digital zines. Although it has been on hiatus for a few years, the Northern California based zine is back and currently calling for submissions for their third issue due out in the upcoming months. […]

Pandacide Split 7″

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Santiago, Moggs, and Lo-Five will be celebrating the release of their 7″ split on Pandacide Records this Saturday at the Guayaki Mate Bar in Sebastopol. These guys all stand alone as some of the best bands in Sonoma County so there is no doubt that this split will be worth picking up. Show starts at […]

Not to Reason Why Record Release Show

Friday, December 25th, 2009

In honor of their new album Not to Reason Why are kicking off a list of Bay Area shows with their CD release next Friday at The Phoenix Theater. And while the spotlight is surely theirs, they’ve assembled a lineup of some of the finest bands Sonoma County has to offer.Visit their myspace page […]

Get Here Now

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Our very talented friends Kindness and Lies will be playing their North Bay CD release show on December 12th at the always wonderful Last Record Store. I can personally attest to the fact that their new album, Look Up Now, offers five tracks packed to the brim with luscious vocal harmonies and intricately layered instrumentation […]

zombiezies

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Above pic is not from Santa Rosa. It is from The Internet. I cheat.
Downtown Santa Rosa was crawling with zombies this afternoon. Zombies promoting universal health care in the United States.
WTF?
Seemingly strange connection to make, but Michael Houghton of Section M fame felt it was a good way to get the point across that we […]

Save The Phoenix

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

I can’t possibly count all of the amazing shows that I have both attended and had the pleasure of playing at the Phoenix Theater. It has been a mainstay of the Sonoma County scene far before I began frequenting it back in High School, and it would be an immeasurable loss if The Phoenix had […]

GO TO THIS

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Daredevils & Queens Shows Cancelled

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

So, despite the fact that they have had no sound complaints, have had no violent or underage drinking fiascoes, and for the longest time have continued to allude police awareness, Daredevils and Queens is now being forced to cease hosting concerts. This comes as incredibly sad news to us, specially since three of our most […]

The return of xerox

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Grab your jelly beans and ride on over to Community Bikes this Sunday for a few hours of joy resurrecting jams. Man, so many good shows in the upcoming weeks!

The problem with Sonoma County…