Half Moon Bay

Next Friday, the 17th, Half Moon Bay, Old Princeton Landing (460 Capistrano Road) were playing with DAIKON and LEVEL UP BEAT DOWN. 9PM, 5 bucks. It's gonna be awesome. Totally serious.

Razorcake Review

We recently received a very nice review in the latest issue of Razorcake magazine (issue #58). The reference to ONE LAST WISH is pretty amazing as "My Better Half" happens to be one of my all time favorite songs.

We even made the reviewer's top 5 for the issue, coming in at #4 (just two places behind his vasectomy, which I think is a pretty big deal).

Fullyintercoastal Records Website

Fullyintercoastal Records (OK, me) is finally getting it together and is updating the website so it looks good, or at least better than it did. You can find more information on the band there and maybe there are some plans for a proper Pine Away record coming up and some other records. Check it out. fullyintercoastal records

Balazo, again

We're playing tomorrow night (Thursday the 7th) at SUB-MISSION (Mission @ 19th) with DAIKON, TERRY MALTS and YI. It's gonna be really good, really. I'm a big fan of Daikon (and not just the radish). I'm guessing it's $5 and starts at 8ish (so most likely 9PM).

Balazo Hardcore Show

We're playing a show at Balazo/Sub-Mission on Thursday the 16th. It's at 9PM sharp and I think we're playing first so be on time. I'm guessing the show is $5 but not sure. The other four bands are all hardcore bands that I'm pretty excited about. NO STATIK includes too many members of past and current great bands to even mention. HORNSS is heavy stuff from former member of the JACK SAINTS and they spell their name with two s's so they're twice as good. Don't know too much about ZERO PROGRESS but they sound pretty good. Lastly I'm sort of afraid to even mention PILLS because I don't want to blow the internet's mind but I hear that it is good stuff (though they should have spelled it with a "z", I mean pills with an "s" is kind of like spelling punx the incorrectly, you know, with a "ks" but whatever).

Updates - Rasputin's, Reviews

We are playing at Rasputin Music in Berkeley on next Sunday, August 29th. It's at 1PM in the afternoon and of course is free. We'll be playing songs and giving record purchasing recommendations. "College rock like when "college rock" meant something", I love it.

The Berkeley Last Sunday Fest is going to be going on at the same time where they close down Telegraph and bands play outside and people try to sell you their crap or something so if you drive, be aware of that. Oh yeah, our friends Hooray For Everything will be playing that festival at 3PM so you can stick around to see that as well.

We also recently got a great review of "The Barefoot Feel" tape in Collective Zine. Andy and some other folks have been at this for a long time. Speaking of recommendations, they give some great ones on new bands worth looking at in their forum.

Wood Pigeons Video

Lawn Bowling (Pine Away) from Bob Thayer on Vimeo.

San Francisco filmmaker, rock musician and general nice guy, Bob Thayer, made this film featuring the San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club and the music of Pine Away. Bob and I went by one Saturday and though we didn't catch them in their lawn bowling whites, we did catch them bowling. The folks there were very nice, Bob filmed, I sat on a bench trying to explain to people passing by that lawn bowling is in fact nothing like bocce ball and that they should really keep their voices down while making such comments because it's quite offensive to the players.