Friday road trip

I want to see The Pyronauts play in Auburn early Saturday afternoon, and have learned that there are a couple of good skate parks around there.  So, I am going to skate at Van's this evening and then drive up towards Auburn, find a hotel, hit a skate park in the morning, check out The Pyronauts set, then drive home by 6 PM!

Sounds like fun to me.  I'll have my cell with me.

Miles

PYRO-MAIL BELOW:

Miles,

Glad to hear you'll be coming!

August 21st at Relay for Life Cancer benefit at Auburn's Gold Country Fairgrounds

We play from 12:30 to 1:30pm.  There are a couple vocal/choral groups, and stuff, but no other bands as far as I know.

From Bay area: 

Take I-80 towards Reno, through Sacramento, to Auburn (about 30 minutes past Sacramento).  Take the first exit in Auburn, Maple Street, and go straight up the hill and past the courthouse (huge structure that will be on your right).  Go straight through two stop-lights (Lincoln Way and High Street).  Take a LEFT at the third stoplight (Racetrack/Fairgrounds).  This is the parking lot, park and walk through the gate and down the hill, the stage will be on your left!

Surf On!

Paul the Pyronaut

<pyronauts@hotmail.com>

Upcoming music

 Some good stuff!

 

Drunken Starfighter is a strange name but they can dish out a good reggae dub beat.  THURSDAY= tomorrow night.

Saturday afternoon: Pollo Del Mar is playing in SF.  Pyronauts are playing in Auburn.  Decisions, decisions!

 

Go Jimmy Go is going to be great opening for Eek-A-Mouse next Thursday.  Leave work early to be there at 5:30!

 

Jonathan Richmond is at the Blank Club on a Tuesday night in September.  He is a legend and gave a great show there last year.  No excuses accepted for missing this.

 

Not completely confirmed, but great ska on Sunday 10/3 at the Blank Club:

Monkey (San Jose)

Soul Captives (Berkeley)

The Toasters (NYC)

You could also buy me a beer for my birthday.

 

 

See you down front.

 

Miles

 

 

Miller Music in the Park

The 16th season of the free concert

Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Plaza de Cesar Chavez (at Market and San Carlos streets)

 

Aug. 19: Three Days Grace (alternative rock)

Opener: to be announced

 

Aug. 26: Eek-A-Mouse (reggae).

Opener: Go Jimmy Go

Comment:  Eek-A-Mouse is the real deal, and Go Jimmy Go (ska from Hawaii) can rip it up

 

Sept. 2: Greg Kihn (rock)

Opener: Big Fun

 

 

MUSIC AFTER DARK schedule

Held in a parking lot between the Agenda and Zoë's night club downtown.

Starts after the Music in the Park

 

Aug 19 - Drunken Starfighter (Dub Reggae)

Aug 26 - Dub FX (Reggae)

Sep 2 - Caravanserai (Santana tribute)

 

 

Streetlight Manifesto (Everything Goes Numb)

Another eMusic download I listened to on the way into work.  Streetlight Manifesto is the name of the band.  Everything Goes Numb is the name of the album.  They are a combination of Catch 22 and another band I hadn't heard of.  They sound a lot like Catch 22 on Keasby Nights (misspelled, I think).  Very fast ska punk with distinctive vocals.  My favorite tracks so far are:

 

Point/Counterpoint

A Better Place, A Better Time

 

Catch 22 is still around with some new members.  I haven't seen or heard them.  Streetlight Manifesto is playing in Oakland at the beginning of August, but I'll be out of town.  Too bad, they sound good.

 

 

Miles by email.

Anti-Flag

I downloaded one of their albums from eMusic last night.  I've been aware of them, but didn't realize they were from Pittsburgh.  Pretty good hard punk.  The title of the album is Die For Your Government.  Sample track names are:

Red, White, and Brainwashed

Police State in the USA

 

Good stuff.

 

 

Miles by email

Sunday night skate at Campbell Skate Park (CSP)

There were 4 or 5 very young boys and girls running around (yes
running, not skating). I was playing The Fury of The Aquabats, which
has tracks which are very circus like ska. It was like watching a live
cartoon. I talked to PRINCE VALIANT. I don't know his name, but he
drives a '66 Valiant car which is in fine condition. He brings his son
and a nephew from Mexico to the park on weekends. He is old enough to
have opinions about the music I play.

I played different stuff than usual.
New reggae: Freedom's Journal, by Ossie Dellimore.
Old reggae: The Harder They Come, by Jimmy Cliff.
Ska Punk Pop: The Fury of The Aquabats, by The Aquabats

Aside from a heavy fall on my knee going over the spine, I skated well.
Continued incremental evolutionary progress on the 50-50 slide. I'm
over 25% make rate for the 5-0 stall. I couldn't spin 360's at all
which is very unusual. I finally made 8 after 20+ tries. I did make 3
for 3 900 spins on the ramp which is much better than the last time. I
hope this is going to be a consistent maneuver I can count on. The
work maneuver sounds so much better than trick.

I hope the ibuprofen kicks in soon!

Miles

good music this weekend

Friday 7/23/2004 at SLIM'S in SF
The Aquabats- punky ska rock from SoCal.  They have just reformed.  Courtney Love likes them.

Saturday 7/24/2004at THE BLANK CLUB in SJ
Firme- a east SJ band playing ska/latin/reggae worldmusic.  The opening band is from Bostonand plays reggae.  The SJ ska band Monkey recommends Firme.

Hope to see you down front!

 

Miles

Jonathan Richman

I saw him at the Blank Club in December 2003.  It was a great show.  I only have a 3 song play list on my iPod which I queued up by mistake on the drive in today:

 

Give Paris One More Chance

Maybe a Walk Home from Natick High School

Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow

 

The second one is a very nice acoustic guitar instrumental.  All good.

 

 

 

Miles by email

 

 

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Gaz Mayall - 25 Top Rare Ska Tracks

I've listened to this CD several times since I got it a week ago, and like it a lot.  It is all very early stuff from Jamaica taken off the vinyl collection of Gaz Mayall, a London DJ and music lover.  My favorite track is

 

Bongo Man, by Bongo Man Byfield

 

Portions of the lyrics remind me of a Paul Simon song:

 

"I don't want a European baby

No matter how she try

If I should take a European baby

She could not do it in the Bongo way

 

Don't know much about Kennedy

All I hear is he was the remedy

Don't know much about Lee Oswald

Don't know much about Jack Ruby

 

All I know I'm a Bongo Man"

 

 

Good stuff.

 

Miles by email

 

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It's Time for the Peacocks

I listened to this CD last night while barbequing, and again this morning on the way into work.  The Peacocks are from Switzerland and they are a great band.  Sounds like the The Clash with a rock-a-billy upright bass.  Lyrics are good:

 

A word before you go

And

F# you too

I hope your lose

 

Available from Asian Man Records.

 

 

Miles by email

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