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Puddle of Mudd, Burn Halo and the Veer Union – April 5, 2010

April 7, 2010

We went to see Puddle of Mudd in San Francisco and found out they were playing at one of my old stomping grounds; Slims. If you haven’t read it yet, my previous post covers Slim’s and what a great place it is! The tickets for the show were only $25 and was a great deal since we found out that there would be two opening acts! $25 for three bands. The kids (my son Ryan and his friend, Javier) were really excited about that since they are soon building their history of bands they have seen in concert. When we got there, of course the boys went straight to the merchandise tables and Ryan rushed to buy the autographed drum head to add to his growing collection! They were even more amazed when they found the band members of the opening band selling the merchandise. They took no time to ask them to autograph the CDs and the posters! First up was The Veer Union. This band comes from Vancouver, Canada and consists of five [Read More]

Slim’s San Francisco – an old friend

April 6, 2010

Yesterday I was going to cover another concert in San Francisco. When I learned the venue was going to be Slim’s – it was like finding an old friend on Facebook. My history with Slim’s is a long one. Slim’s which was opened in 1988 by legendary R & B Artist; Boz Scaggs and was right around the time that I was going to concerts on a 3 x week basis. Slim’s was my favorite place to see concerts since it would book big name acts but you would be able to see them in an intimate setting. I could remember that it was always a clean nightlcub with very good service at the bar as well as a balcony where you could order some “good eats” and kick back and watch a great show. It has been at least 10 years since my last visit to Slim’s and when I turned down 11th Street and saw the familiar neon Slim’s sign I was growing more excited to visit my old friend and wondered how [Read More]