How about another free rock show at the Shanty tonight? This one is full of local critters, all from the neighborhood of punk and metal, but represent some of the coolest cats on that block. So come through at 9 p.m. and check out the bangin’ and clangin’ of Berk and the Jerx, Ultramafic and […]
Berk and the Jerx
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Sideways
This one goes to a hard deadline and print on the first Election Day of 2026 for us Californicators, so bear that in mind while reading whatever comes next. Regarding the gubernatorial race, I am tempted to write “whoever wins, we lose,” but that’s not my exact sentiment. I’ll be cautiously optimistic if Tom Steyer […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, March 1
The Siren’s Song remains open and as long as that remains the case, I will be discussing the gigs there, as we need to hang onto our quirky venues for as long as we can. Once gone, they don’t tend to return, nor does the gap left in their wake ever seem to be sewn […]
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Mirrors in the Mirror
I’m chopping away at this on the last Monday in February, all the while considering, however far in the back of my head, that I’m about to, God willing, hit another birthday next week, on the first Wednesday of March. All night I’ve been listening to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s gorgeous Spiegel im Spiegel, one […]