If you haven't caught on by now, this is a series of posts about the musical happenings that I was involved with in 2018. The last post was about a project I put together called Doodles. This one isn't about anything I worked on - it's all about the live music I saw that really moved me. If you recall from the first post, I'm pretty sure it was a show that sent me down this path... we'll see where this goes next year.
#MyMusical2018 Part 5: Other Shows
There's so much good live music happening in the bay area. There are so many good clubs and great bands - it can quite a bounty - an all-you-can-eat friggin Smörgåsbord. Life is pretty full though and it's a balancing act to get out to watch a band. I'm more likely to get out and catch friends' bands than out-of-town bands, but I've gotten to know a few out-of-towners who I'd see every time they come through. I could probably have a similar post for both art shows (art gallery openings are a lot like a band's gig and I like going to these things) and my kids' school, theater, and ballet performances.
Here are a few noteworthy gigs I happened to catch in 2018:
1/3 Tony Molina, Healer - Was this Healer's first show? I got some awful yet exciting video of their brief set. (see below)
1/6 Kids on a Crime Spree, Total Bettys
1/16 This Stellar Madness at the Bottom of the Hill
2/17 Mary Timony at the Independent
3/9 Hard Left at the Ivy Room
5/10 This Stellar Madness, Four Minus One Trio, The Gibbs at the Golden Bull
6/8 Business Of Dreams at the White Horse
6/24 Violent Change, Modern Dance, Chronophage, Beatniks at Dildo Factory
6/26 that big band I saw with Ron whose name I forget...
8/7 Tony Molina Record Release show at the Hemlock Tavern
10/4 Terry Malts at the Hemlock Tavern
10/22 Papercuts at Amoeba
11/8 Papercuts, Tony Molina, Kids on a Crime Spree at The Chapel a totally fantastic show!
11/11 Pennywhistle Park at the Ivy Room
12/9 Dead Kennedys at the UC Theater?
12/31 Beanpole at the Fillmore? Hopefully this works out...
Oh hey- more video! This is a playlist, so click through if you want to jump around the list of videos. Otherwise let it play...
What other shows am I forgetting here? Photos and videos? I got 'em.
That's it for the #MyMusical2018 posts. Thanks so much for following along. Maybe I'll update this thing more frequently in 2019? #morefrequentpostsin2019 here we come!
