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San Francisco Music News - August 2007

Ukuleles, videos, and gigs

August 31st 2007 17:59
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco presents the exhibition Evolution of the Ukulele: The History of Hawaii’s Jumping Flea. Viewable at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art at 55 Yerba Buena Lane until October 21, 2007. For more information visit www.mocfa.org.
It is a part of the first-ever San Francisco Ukulele Festival, to be held September 7 and 8, 2007.

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Folding bands and strutting stars

August 29th 2007 17:38
Vivisection have packed it in and now ceases to be a band. Fans are awaiting to hear what projects lie ahead for the former members.

Love, Hope and Fear are also on their way out of existence, but if you go to their Myspace page at: Really Long Link you can still buy their music


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Shows and interviews

August 27th 2007 19:12
Pidgeon are playing an In-Store Performance @ Amoeba on September 13th & have a show with Little Teeth on August 29th at 3158 Mission Street.
Josh Fix also has a show on August 29th at the Red Devil Lounge.

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Free album and some shows

August 24th 2007 17:45
You can download the old album by The Lovemakers for free at http://thelovemakers.fuzz.com/

The Paper Sons are playing at The Rock It Room on September 6, 2007 with Ghost to Atom. It is an 830pm show


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Keith Varon and others

August 22nd 2007 19:28
Keith Varon, one of my very fav performers has a show in Danville at 5pm, Thursday.
Quote: "Keith will be performing at the very last Hot Summer Nights of Summer '07 in front of the Danville Hotel on Hartz Ave."

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LYP

August 20th 2007 20:00
One of my fav bands, Little Yellow Perfect, is playing at the Red Devil Lounge on Thursday. (Squaretape are also playing, along with Downtown Harvest.)
LYP have been one of my top ten bands for a couple of years now, and I have written reviews for their last two CDs. They are one of the bands that I interviewed for my book - SAN FRANCISCO MUSIC VIBES OF THE 2000's - available at www.lulu.com/winterbear.

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Tonight, goodbye and much more

August 17th 2007 20:55
Tonight, the EBMUD (East Bay Musical Underground Destinations) operates the BUSTERRANEAN ContraBANDS west coast tour...
Check for their converted public bus at the ALBANY LANDFILL, aka "The Bulb"
QUOTE: Music


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Birdmonster comp and concert info

August 15th 2007 20:03
Vaylence are playing Beale Street on Saturday 18th. For $5 you get to hear their all-girl band three others. The show is at 8pm.
Catch six cool bands at the International Pop Overthrow on Friday night. The Condors, Hope Chest, Phamous Phaces, The Brink, The Mission Satellite and Red Planet are playing at the Rockit Room for $8.
Finding Mercury are playing the Bay Area Music Festival Show in Pleasanton Saturday. It is a 1pm show, and further information can be found at www.bayareabarbequecookoff.com
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My Revolver and...

August 13th 2007 19:52
My Revolver have a video of their recent NYC appearance available to view. (Check their Myspace for the link.)
The Common Men also have a new music video on display. (Details can be found at their Myspace page too.)

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Who is playing where…

August 10th 2007 19:10

Tokyo Decadence are playing in SF at BOTH on Saturday @ 10pm.

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Roller skating, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and breast cancer.

August 8th 2007 17:42
The Frail are looking for a SF inhabitant who can roller skate. They have not yet disclosed the details, but if you know of someone, please send a line to them at www.myspace.com/thermals

On Thursday, local band Sputterdoll are playing at the Retox. It is a $5/21 show, with two other bands. For anyone not aware of Sputterdoll, they were one of the groups I included in my SF music scene book, written in 2005. (This book is still available for preview/purchase, and can be found at www.lulu.com/winterbear
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KFOG & The Bad Hand

August 3rd 2007 21:20
Finding Mercury, soon to play Dan’s in Walnut Creek with Keith Varon, have been amongst the lucky 15 bands to be included in the KFOG LOCAL SCENE COMPILATION CD.
(KFOG is a SF area radio station)
FM’s song ‘Whisper’, available to view in video format on their Myspace page, will appear on KFOG’s ‘Local Scene 4 CD’ - soon to be available for just US$5


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A new CD &…

August 1st 2007 20:51
Keith Varon & Finding Mercury are sharing the limelight at Dan's in Walnut Creek on Friday night. (That would be a concert that I wouldn’t want to miss if I were in town!!)

On August 9th, HIJK are set to release their new CD ‘The Pen and the Letter’ at the Rickshaw Stop. It is to be an 8pm concert with two other bands and a DJ


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