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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Last Thursday, Annie and I headed to the Doug Fir for some live music. As evidenced by our Dept of Eagles review, we love the Fir; great sound, good atmosphere, nice and dark. This night we were going not only to escape the 90 degree temperatures we had to endure all weekend (WTF Portland?!?!) but […]
Why I hate reggae night; or Church and Moggs mini-review
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Church is generating a big buzz from Portland, Oregon (not Maine). Moggs is a great band from Petaluma. Other bands were playing. Combine this with $2 Pabst bottles and you’re looking a good night right in the smiling face. But throw in reggae night and that smiling face gets turned upside-down, revealing a sour old […]
David Bazan Portland House Show Review
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Read all about David Bazan’s intimate house show tour right here at Alarm Magazine, featuring a review of Bazan’s local Portland stop a month back by our own Charlie Swanson.
I love this photo! image via Sunboil.com
kicking it old school
Monday, April 20th, 2009Is it just me or would the newly announced lineup for The Outside Lands festival have been relevant, oh say, like ten years ago? I mean sure, there are a handful of bands that I wouldn’t mind seeing, but most of the acts date back to the bands I was seeing years ago in High […]
The return of xerox
Friday, April 10th, 2009Grab 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…
Friday, April 10th, 2009Our musically minded hearts are breaking that yet another wonderful venue is closing their doors. My advice - start a venue that rich tourists can go to, with still life paintings of wine grapes. Surely that will never be shut down.
Live it up people, this will be The Boogie Room’s last:
simple myspace reiterations
Friday, April 10th, 2009We ♥ Ben, Ben plays bass in Snipers.
bands bands bands
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Got a show you want us to post about? Email us at info@tonegazer.com and we will put it up!
Polar Bears On The Road
Friday, March 6th, 2009Kicking off the month with a CA tour alongside RX Bandits, Polar Bears will return to the Bay Area on the 11th to play one of San Francisco’s most intimate venues, Bottom of the Hill. Get your tickets now right here!
3/6- San Diego @ The Loft at UCSD
3/7 & 3/8- Anaheim @ Chain Reaction (Two […]
You don’t have to wait forever
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Sonoma County’s favorite instrumental rockers, Not to Reason Why, have returned from the studio with a soon to be released full length album Would You Hug Fire?, featuring eight tracks of atmospheric soundscapes sure to get your heart racing. For all those eager ears out there, NTRW have uploaded their new track “Forever” for your […]
Snipers!
Sunday, February 15th, 2009So Modesto was recently rated one of the top 10 worst places to live in the Country (It really is that bad) but, redeeming it for one night will be Snipers, Solar Powered People, and Sleepnoise! I haven’t heard Sleepnoise, but I can definitely vouch for the other two. Come out and make Modesto great […]
LOVE SUCKS ‘09
Friday, February 13th, 2009I can totally remember the last Love Sucks show I attended. It was years ago at what used to be Clo’s Creamery. It was the first and last time I ever went to a show at that old venue, and I thought it was amazing - an intimate little bar with a full stage set […]
The Problem With Promotional CDs
Sunday, February 8th, 2009To begin with full disclosure, I have been reviewing CDs and writing about bands since college. I like doing it, particularly because I get free music. No denying that.
Now I’m not a picky man. Usually the CDs I get are not the full package. This is standard practice for record companies and promotional material in […]
New Tracks!
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Mikey O’Connor, formerly of The Most Awesome Protagonist, just put up some new tracks for your listening pleasure. Do yourself a favor and go check them out: http://www.myspace.com/mikeyhasnobones
thank you!
Sunday, January 11th, 2009A giant thank you to everyone who came out to Ace in the Hole Pub tonight! The show was a great success, despite a few technical mishaps and time slot changes. It was still great. All three bands were amazing, and special thanks to Dandelion War for blowing minds despite a faulty Navi, and Horizons […]
Nick Grizzle presents Tonegazer approves…
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009By the way, it’s at 7 p.m. and all ages. Did we mention it’s FREE?
Editors’ choice, 2008
Monday, December 29th, 2008Tonegazer will be posting our picks for bands to watch in 2009… stay tuned for a New Year’s Day Bonanza!
Tonight!
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008Are those Nick’s hands? I don’t think they are. Nick?
busking
Sunday, December 21st, 2008Tonegazer fully supports DIY music and style. This is why when we came across a band playing on the streets of Union Square in San Francisco last night, we had to make sure the public knew about it.
Apparently it’s called busking. A band sets up on the street and just plays - no permit, no […]
The Black Cat this Saturday
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008We would like to encourage everyone to go see this great show happening in Pengrove this Saturday. Oh the sweet, sweet sounds of local music.
Thomas Elder, we salute your amazing flyer designs.