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Against all Will…..

May 19, 2010

Okay so here I am listening to an AWESOME new band… You always ask how do I find the “new” bands. Most of all my new finds comes from my son Ryan. Even though he is 12, he really has his ear to the music. He started playing guitar at about 7 or 8 and started drums and bass at around 9 or 10. His garage is packed with more gear than a concert hall and always clues me in on the “next big thing”!. This band he brought to my attention only a couple weeks ago. I have heard him consistently playing this one CD in between his Slipknot and AM TAXI and I wanted to find out more about them. So he let me take a listen and I got to hear “Against all Will” for the first time. I liked them right from the start, just like AM TAXI. I was sucked into their music and hinged on every word!! The best part is when I asked Ryan about the band and [Read More]

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AM TAXI – Slim’s April 29, 2010

May 5, 2010

AM Taxi show was held at one of my SF favorite venues; Slim’s. AM TAXI was one of the opening bands for the Spill Canvas. Additional opening bands were New Politics and Tyler Hilton. I was very excited to see AM TAXI since for the past few weeks I have been listening to a couple of their songs through their myspace page and really liked what I heard so far. AM TAXI hails from Chicago and is made of 5 very energetic and talented guys. Adam Krier-vocals and guitar, Jason Schultejann-bass, Chris Smith-drums and backups, John Schmitt-guitar and backups, Luke Schmitt-keyboard and backups. Their set list is as follows: Dead Street Paper Covers Rock Fed UP Charissa Woodpecker Shake, Rattle and Stall Paint It Black Mistake Prior to starting it seemed that not many people were familiar with their music and were just waiting for the Spill Canvas to go onstage. Most of the audience was just mulling around the long L-shaped bar and mingling. As soon as AM TAXI peformed the first song; it [Read More]

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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]

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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]

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Music Junkie Press

April 4, 2010

Allow me to introduce you to Music Junkie Press. Here we are, years later and after high demand: I finally have my blog dedicated to music. I know many of you personally have been waiting for this moment. Thank you for sharing your journey of music with us! We hope to bring you concert reviews, album reviews, music news, artist interviews and so much more. Well here it is, all in one place. Enjoy!