Americana Rockabilly: The Quarter Mile Combo
The Sonoma four-piece act, The Quarter Mile Combo, on the heels of their 2010 release “Motels, Gas and Beer,” performs at the Verdi Club this Wednesday, September 15, 2424 Mariposa, San Francisco. 9 p.m., $12. Kept solid by drummer Gary Daly, and Todd Troublemaker’s upright bass slappin’, Justin Barr slings sweeping guitar solos and riffs alongside powerhouse [...]
Margaret Cho gets “Cho Dependent”
–By Julia Dodge It all began for me with Margaret Cho’s angry Korean mother impression. It just doesn’t get any better than that… or does it? Comedy, acting, fashion, all-around rabble rouser… Cho is now trying something new: a comedy rock album. Out August 24, “Cho Dependent” has the Korean Queen of Comedy on [...]
Lone Star State Latinas: Girl in a Coma
–By Julia Dodge No, you aren’t hearing things: this San Antonio trio is named after the Smith’s song. But it’s just one of the many ways Girl in a Coma pays homage to their idols, ranging from 50s rockabilly, Spanish music and the gritty groans of 90s alternative rock. “We don’t stick to a [...]
High Heeled Shoes, Tattoos & Booze this weekend!
I’ll be the one with a camera in one hand, a beer in another…
Lady Monster poses for Dr. Sketchy’s SF TONIGHT
You can wipe images of Jack Tripper dropping his robe right out of your head… this is not your typical nude sketch class. Dr. Sketchy’s, an international drawing phenomenon created by Brooklyn-based artist renegade Molly Crabapple in 2005, asks a simple question: why can’t drawing naked people be sexy? Good point: forget notions of artist [...]
Ólöf Arnalds: “Innundir Skinni” visits San Francisco
–By Julia Dodge Ólöf Arnalds, with her extra terrestrial-pitch and soothing accoustic guitar, opens up a world of magic on her sophomore album, “Innundir Skinni.” If you’ve been feeling emotionally-stunted, computer-logged or crushed by the weight of the world, the Icelandic folk princess will make it all go away. Seriously. Like the ephierial and liberating sounds of Tori [...]
Out of this World: Go Go Jane Wiedlin is ‘Lady Robotika’
–By Julia Dodge Most of us know Jane Wiedlin as the spunky, angel-voiced guitarist and songwriter from the legendary new wave girl group, the Go Go’s (“Our Lips are Sealed”, anyone?) Others may remember her as Joan of Arc in “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” For me, Wiedlin will always be treasured in her memorable [...]
Graveyard Gals: Thee Merry Widows Paint the Bay Area Black
–By Julia Dodge To speak with Eva Von Slut, the queen of Bay Area burlesque and frontwoman of the country’s leading all-girl psychobilly band, Thee Merry Widows, you’d expect someone unattainable, unapproachable, and above all, perhaps frightening. However Von Slut, as well as the Widows’ lead guitarist Nishone, upright bassist Jenna Ferocious, rhythm guitarist Mistress [...]
You are Loved, Kim Garrison
MORE INFO ABOUT FREE TICKETS TO SEE KIM GARRISON BELOW! Paris. San Francisco. New York City. Galway, Ireland. Singer-songwriter Kim Garrison has been here, there and everywhere… burgeoning, diverse cities all serving as inspiration for her debut album, “You are Loved.” In 2007, Garrison could be found playing venues in NYC’s Lower East Side weekly. [...]
All that Jazz: Mimi Fox
–By Suzanne Corson With fingers flying over the fretboard and passion in her heart, acclaimed jazz guitarist and composer Mimi Fox celebrates the release this month of her latest DVD, Mimi Fox: Live at the Palladium. Fox has been named International Critics Poll winner in six consecutive Downbeat Magazine polls and has performed with luminaries [...]