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This Week In Bay Area Live Shows: Sept 28th – Oct 3rd

Monday, September 28th, 2009

And you thought Outside Lands Festival was a shitshow for people that live in San Francisco. Wait until all the crazies and hippies descend on Golden Gate Park this weekend (October 2nd – 4th) for what may quite possibly be one of the best free concert festivals in the country. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is exactly how the title suggests, the bluegrass but in the mix you’ll find Nick Lowe, MC Hammer, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Tom Morello, Steve Martin (Yes, THAT Steve Martin), Okkervil River, Old 97’s, Emmylou Harris, Robyn Hitchcock, Billy Bragg, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Aimee Mann, Booker T. & the Drive-By Truckers, and many maaaaaany more. I’m going to try my damndest to catch most of the above artists and discover a few at the same time without losing my freakin’ mind with the crowds. See ya there!

I missed yesterday’s post for this week’s best shows, but I don’t recall anything substantial happening (I’m probably wrong, but whatever).

Tonight (Monday) Alice in Chains rocks the The Fillmore with their new lead singer, Dead Meadow and Spindrift play The Great American Music Hall, TV on the Radio singer/guitarist Kyp Malone’s Rain Machine does The Independent, and glam rock group theSTART play UC Davis.

Wednesday we have Ida Maria and Ladyhawke at The Fillmore, Datarock at Slim’s, and stoner rockers Kylesa and Kowloon Walled City at the DNA lounge.

Thursday hosts Abe Vigoda at The Knockout and David Bazan and Say Hi rock The Independent.

Friday, after the chaos of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 2009, you can see Asobi Seksu, Anna Ternheim and Loney, Dear at Slim’s, Paramore and Paper Route at The Warfield, Experimental Dental School and Clipd Beaks at The Hemlock, hardcore legends T.S.O.L. and Disciples play 924 Gilman in Berkeley, Gil Scott Heron rocks The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center and our friends at Bay Bridged hosts a killer line-up with Tartufi, Judgement Day and Geographer at Rickshaw Stop.

Saturday, the SF LovEvolution with Deadmau5, Groove Armada, and many more DJ artists play at the Civic Center for those of you not into folk/blues/good music(?), The Horrors rock The Independent, and Miike Snow and Jack Peñate play a sold out Bottom of the Hill.

Rain Machine – Give Blood from Rain Machine (2009)

Geographer – Can’t You Wait from Innocent Ghosts (2008)

Kowloon Walled City – Turk, Taylor and Jones from Turk Street (2009)

Clipd Beaks – Nohorizons from Winterfucking (2008)

Disciples – Rising from Colors of Being (2008)

Tags: Aimee Mann, Billy Bragg, Booker T. & the Drive-By Truckers, Clipd Beaks, Disciples, Dr. Dog, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Emmylou Harris, Geographer, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Kowloon Walled City, Lyle Lovett, MC Hammer, Neko Case, Nick Lowe, Okkervil River, Old 97's, Rain Machine, Robyn Hitchcock, Steve Earle, Steve Martin (Yes, THAT Steve Martin), Tom Morello
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Kuestionnaire: Hoots & Hellmouth

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Philadelphia-based Hoots & Hellmouth are ready to charm and march their way to your heart with their brand of happy-go-lucky roots-rock. Their sophomore effort, ‘The Holy Open Secret’ continues their trek to revitalize and move forward in the name of hip shaking revival rock music. Rob Berliner, Andrew Gray and Sean Hoots return as the core trio of string slingers and harmonious vocalizers, co-producing in collaboration with Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man) at Philadelphia’s American Diamond Studio. The outcome is a crazy and energetic album that is wild, woolly and ready to knock you on your ass.

You can purchase ‘The Holy Open Secret’ here and check them out on tour here.

Lead singer-songwriter Sean Hoots makes his way to the Kata Rokkar and answers this week’s Kuestionnaire.

1. Of all the bands/artists in your CD/record collection, which one is your most cherished?

otis redding

2. What have you been listening to lately?

antony & the johnsons, mewithoutyou, slayer, notorious big, “good god!: a gospel funk hymnal”

3. What’s your favorite local band?

2-way tie between dr. dog and mewithoutyou (hezekiah jones gets a close second)

4. What was the last show you attended?

mewithoutyou (i’m feeling redundant…)

5. What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to?

4-way tie: morrissey, antony & the johnsons, the black crowes and animal collective

6. What show are you looking forward to?

i don’t get to go see shows much anymore…so, as a result, i have no idea who’s coming around.

7. What musician would you like to hang out/work with for a day?

ahmir “questlove” thompson

8. What four albums you would bring to a deserted island?

if i could be alone on a deserted island, i would make all my own music.

9. Would you call yourself a music geek?

i don’t call myself anything.

10. Any favorite music-related videos/DVDs you own?

jeff buckley at the metro, slayer live at the warfield

11. What’s the last book you read?

“letters to a young poet” by rainer maria rilke

12. Do you prefer live performances or recording in the studio?

they both have charm for their own reasons.

13. Any embarrassing moments on stage you’d like to share?

like the time i tripped over my shoes, lost my pants and mooned a crowd of thousands? nah, nothing i’d like to share…

14. Any favorite tour locations?

anywhere in the southeast…particularly nc/sc (family roots, y’all!).

15. Lastly, what have you done today?

ate a rockin’ breakfast at the little grille collective in harisonburg, va, then sat in a van for 6 hours en route to knoxville, tn (reading milan kundera’s “the art of the novel,” which i highly recommend) and then did a soundcheck. i assume we’ll finish off the day with our set, all things going forward as planned.

Hoots & Hellmouth – Known for Possession