Thursday, June 30, 2005

blank club saturday night 7/2 be there

Combining elements of punk, gypsy music, and Brecht-ian cabaret, Gogol Bordello tells the story of New York's immigrant diaspora through debauchery, humor, and surreal costumes. Leader and singer Eugene Hütz's taste in music was spun out of black-market tapes of the Birthday Party and Einstürzande Neubauten in his native Ukraine. After being evacuated to Western Ukraine in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster, Hütz became enamored of the mystical, outsider qualities of gypsy music. Living as a refugee in Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Italy before moving to the United States in 1993, he experienced life as an outsider himself. After arriving in New York, he teamed up with guitarist Vlad Solofar and squeezebox player Sasha Kazatchkoff. American Eliot Fergusen added a strong rock sound on the drums and the band was also augmented by Sergei Riabtsev on fiddle, a former theater director from Moscow whose past experience would prove helpful in the future in crafting Gogol Bordello's bizarre stage shows (like one which tells the story of super-powered immigrant Ukrainian vampires). The group's early gigs involved playing straight gypsy music at Russian weddings, but their music soon evolved into the hyper-kinetic explosions that earned them a solid following amongst New York's downtown hipsters. The band issued a single in 1999 entitled When the Trickster Comes a Pokin', quickly followed by their debut full-length, Voi-La Intruder, which was produced by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' drummer Jim Sclavunos. Solofar and Kazatchkoff were replaced by accordionist Yuri Lemeshev, who hails from the Russian island of Sakhalin, and two Israelis, guitarist Oren Kaplan and saxophonist Ori Kaplan, who despite their similar names were not related. Hütz helped bolster the band's popularity by becoming somewhat of a celebrity in the downtown scene, in part fueled by his Thursday night DJ gigs at Bulgarian club/restaurant/bar Mehanata, where he played Ukrainian, Gypsy, raï, and flamenco music for a crowd of artists, models, Ukrainians, Russians, Gypsies, and Bulgarians with tendencies toward exuberant dancing and smashing plates. In the spring of 2002, Gogol Bordello embarked on a European tour and performed as part of the Whitney Biennial, bringing their music to a whole new audience.
— Stacia Proefrock, All Music Guide  



Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Bordello music

See you down front on Saturday night. Check out the reviews.

The Russian Flogging Molly... GOGOL BORDELLO +Special Guests at The Blank Club in SJ
scheduled July 2, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: The Blank Club



Thursday, June 16, 2005

Fwd: music this summer

I'm looking forward to seeing as many as possible...



Surf Sunday at Hotel Utah:  All Day And Night: KFJC Presents Battle of the Surf Bands II
Rick Escobar (of The Woodies), Pollo Del Mar, The Berzerkers, The Pyronauts, Drifting Sand, The Aquamarines, The Concaves, The Lava Rats, The Coppertones, Surf Cinema, The Neptunes, The Del Mars
Doors:    2:00pm Show:    3:00pm Door:    $10.00 Ages:    21+ 
scheduled June 19, 2005 from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM


NOFX & The Loved Ones, Bullets To Broadway
scheduled June 20, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: Slim's SF
Attendees: San Jose Skate and Music Group <SJ-SnM@googlegroups.com>
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SHOW IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT - THANK YOU! 
They are true punk pioneers of the genre as they've toured every corner of the globe several times over and have insisted on holding true to their punk ethics. No band has achieved more success independently, and they've done it all without help from MTV or any other aspect of the corporate rock industry. Although they're reluctant to admit it, they're musically influenced by bands like Bad Religion, Misfits, RKL, etc. At least they were back in in the day, now they do all the influencing.


THE SLACKERS at Slim's in SF
scheduled June 22, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Showtime: 9:00 PM (Doors: 8:30 PM)
Ticket price: $13
Tickets available on-line at: Virtuous.com, Tickets.com 
All Ages
The Slackers sound is pure roots, but still innovative. While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (original backing band for the Wailers), the band sees its music through an American lens. This band is equally appreciative of old blues, 60's soul, rock, and R & B as it is of reggae, rocksteady, dub and ska. It is as if the Rolling Stones or the Yardbirds had grown up on Bob Marley as well as Muddy Waters.


The English Beat at 19 Broadway in Fairfax/Marin
scheduled June 24, 2005 from 9:30 PM to 11:30 PM
19 Broadway    
presents
The English Beat
featuring
Dave Wakeling & DJ Raul
at 19 Broadway
21 & over, no outside bottles, beverage containers or backpacks allowed. $25 day of show.
Saturday, June 25 at 9:30 PM
U.S.$20.00-U.S.$25.00
FAIRFAX IS ONLY 20 MINUTES FROM GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. A beautiful drive across the Golden Gate Bridge and along scenic Hwy. 101 for about 11 miles. Take the Central San Rafael exit, go one block and turn left on Third Street. Stay on Third, bear right onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd and in about 4 miles you will reach Fairfax. Take the first left on Pacheco Ave for about 20 yards and then turn right on Broadway Blvd.  19 Broadway is next to the Fairfax Theatre. At night also look for our green illuminated shamrock high in the redwood tree behind our building!


West Bound Train at Grant and Green club in SF 
scheduled June 25, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: Grant and Green club in SF


The English Beat at 19 Broadway in Fairfax/Marin
scheduled June 25, 2005 from 9:30 PM to 11:30 PM
19 Broadway    
presents
The English Beat
featuring
Dave Wakeling & DJ Raul
at 19 Broadway
21 & over, no outside bottles, beverage containers or backpacks allowed. $25 day of show.
Saturday, June 25 at 9:30 PM
U.S.$20.00-U.S.$25.00
FAIRFAX IS ONLY 20 MINUTES FROM GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. A beautiful drive across the Golden Gate Bridge and along scenic Hwy. 101 for about 11 miles. Take the Central San Rafael exit, go one block and turn left on Third Street. Stay on Third, bear right onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd and in about 4 miles you will reach Fairfax. Take the first left on Pacheco Ave for about 20 yards and then turn right on Broadway Blvd.  19 Broadway is next to the Fairfax Theatre. At night also look for our green illuminated shamrock high in the redwood tree behind our building!


The Russian Flogging Molly... GOGOL BORDELLO +Special Guests at The Blank Club in SJ
scheduled July 2, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: The Blank Club


THE ODD NUMBERS & THE DEADUTANTS, THE DRIP, THE GENTLEMAN CALLERS at The Blank Club, SJ
scheduled July 8, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: The Blank Club, SJ
$8.00


Pimp My Ride Tour @ Blank Club, SJ
scheduled July 22, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:55 PM
Location: THE BLANK CLUB - 44 South Almaden Avenue - San Jose, CA 95113
CIGARETTE, FABULOUS DISASTER, RIOT A GO-GO, INSPECT HER GADGET, DEAD VANITY  Friday 7/22/2005  Doors at 9 PM  $TBA


Mr. T Experience & Groovie Ghoulies, Teenage Bottlerocket, Teenage Harlets, Sabrina Stewart at Slim's in SF
scheduled July 23, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: Slim's
333 11th Street
San Francisco, California
Showtime: 8:00 PM (Doors: 7:30 PM), 
Ticket price: $10/$12
MTX (known by the long-form The Mr. T Experience) has been a ferociously inventive band since their 1986 self-released debut album, "Everyone's Entitled To Their Own Opinion." 10 albums and over 200,000 in sales later, MTX is still better at what they do than anyone else. What began as a Brit-influenced art punk band became one of the earliest and most compelling pop punk bands of all time. MTX has kept growing over the years, pushing pop songwriting and arranging as a post-pop punk rock band. The 13 songs of their latest release "Yesterday Rules" sounds like what they are: the creation of a songwriter who has created and mastered genres and is at the height of his powers. Dr. Frank's songs are so consistently catchy and witty that is almost easy to take the output of his remarkable band for granted. But to do so and miss out on the amazing new songs would be a mistake! 


Reel Big Fish with American HI-FI, El Pus, Punchline at
The Fillmore
scheduled July 26, 2005 from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Location: The Fillmore


O.C.'s THE ADOLESCENTS & THE BRIGGS, ANGEL CITY OUTCASTS, DEK at The Blank Club, SJ
scheduled August 9, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: The Blank Club, SJ
$10.00


English Beat at 19 Broadway in Fairfax/Marin
scheduled August 27, 2005 from 9:30 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: 19 Broadway in Fairfax/Marin
also 8/28/2005 
FAIRFAX IS ONLY 20 MINUTES FROM GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. A beautiful drive across the Golden Gate Bridge and along scenic Hwy. 101 for about 11 miles. Take the Central San Rafael exit, go one block and turn left on Third Street. Stay on Third, bear right onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd and in about 4 miles you will reach Fairfax. Take the first left on Pacheco Ave for about 20 yards and then turn right on Broadway Blvd.  19 Broadway is next to the Fairfax Theatre. At night also look for our green illuminated shamrock high in the redwood tree behind our building!


THE SHITKICKERS & J.F.A., HIGHTOWER at The Blank Club, SJ
scheduled August 27, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: The Blank Club, SJ
August 27, 2005
9pm
$10.00


English Beat at 19 Broadway in Fairfax/Marin
scheduled August 28, 2005 from 9:30 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: 19 Broadway in Fairfax/Marin
also 8/27
FAIRFAX IS ONLY 20 MINUTES FROM GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. A beautiful drive across the Golden Gate Bridge and along scenic Hwy. 101 for about 11 miles. Take the Central San Rafael exit, go one block and turn left on Third Street. Stay on Third, bear right onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd and in about 4 miles you will reach Fairfax. Take the first left on Pacheco Ave for about 20 yards and then turn right on Broadway Blvd.  19 Broadway is next to the Fairfax Theatre. At night also look for our green illuminated shamrock high in the redwood tree behind our building!


Direct From Russia:  THE RED ELVISES Doing Two Sets! at The Blank Club, SJ
scheduled October 21, 2005 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location: The Blank Club, SJ
October 21, 2005
Doors 9pm
$10.00






Wednesday, June 15, 2005

20050611 Pollo del Mar, Surf Cinema, Bezerkers, Concaves

This was a fun surf show at the Brookdale Lodge in the Santa Cruz mountains. This photo is of Surf Cinema rocking out in front of a 60's batman clip. Good stuff.

Messing around

How annoying is this?

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Saturday night surf music

This should be very fun. It is a bit of a drive. Get a room so you can drink heavily.

http://www.brookdalelodge.com/

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Live music 6/10/2005 in San Jo


Live music 6/10/2005 in San Jo, originally uploaded by milesgehm.

Thursday, June 02, 2005

MONKEY CD RELEASE SHOW FRIDAY! (6/3/05)

It will be fun.
 
Miles
milesgehm@mac.com
http://www.milesgehm.net


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: Curtis Meacham

Date: June 1, 2005 1:01:53 AM PDT
To: Monkeyska@Yahoo.com
Subject: MONKEY CD RELEASE FRIDAY! (6/3/05MONKEY will be celebrating our official
CD RELEASE PARTY, this Friday, in San Jose!
 
ASIAN MAN RECORDS PRESENTS: CRUEL TUTELAGE
 
Featuring:  
MONKEY, DUB FX, DRUNKEN STARFIGHTER & UPRITE
DUB ORCHESTRA (Portland, OR)
 
At:
THE BLANK CLUB - 44 Almaden Ave., San Jose, CA
 
This is a 21+ show, so remember to bring your
Valid I.D. Doors at 9pm. $7 admission.
 
For those who can't make it, please stop by 
Our label's site for more info on product:
 
http://www.asianmanrecords.com 
 
*********************************************
           ALBUM PRE-ORDERS!
*********************************************
Thanks to all of you cool cats who pre-ordered
The CD directly from the band! You now own a 
Copy, before the rest of the world and that 
Means that you are totally kick-ass cool!
 
For everyone else who is interested in 
Purchasing a copy for their very own, please
Go to: 
 
http://www.asianmanrecords.com 
 
There, you can find our CD and a whole bunch
Of quality Punk, Ska & Indie bands to choose
From.
 
Thank you for your support.
 
*********************************************
          UPCOMING DATES!
*********************************************
JUNE 3
THE BLANK CLUB - 44 almaden st., San Jose, CA
w/MONKEY, Dub FX & Drunken Starfighter
CD RELEASE PARTY!!!
 
JUNE 4
DOWNTOWN JOES - 902 Main St., Napa, California
21+ Doors at 9pm. FREE! Info: 707-258-2337 Bobby
http://www.downtownjoes.com
 
JUNE 9
PHOENIX THEATER - 201 Washington St., Petaluma, CA
ALL AGES!!! Doors at 7pm. 
Featuring: Monkey, Epoxies, Ashtray & Kato!
 
JUNE 10 
COMMAND CENTER - Union St., Oakland, CA ALL AGES!!!
Eastbay CD Release!!!
w/MONKEY & The Epoxies!
 
JUNE 11
CLUB FRED - 1426 N. Van Ness St. Fresno, CA
Doors at 9pm 21+ w/I.D.
W/MONKEY & LOS HOOLIGANS
 
JUNE 14
Blue beat lounge presents: CURTIS' BIRTHDAY SHOW! 
KNITTING FACTORY - 7021 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Doors @8pm. ALL AGES!!!
 
JUNE 15
SHOWCASE THEATRE - 683 S. Main St., Corona, CA 92882
w/La Banda Skalavera, Red Store Bums & The Slaves
 
JUNE 16
NAVAJO ROOM - 8515 Navajo Rd., San Diego, CA 92119
w/Unsteady & Skaramanga
Doors at 9pm. 21+ w/I.D. Free Admission!
 
JUNE 17
RIVERSIDE BREW CO - 3397 Mission Inn Ave. Riverside,
CA
Doors @ 9pm. 21+ w/I.D. Info: 909-784-2739
w/Monkey & WestBound Train
www.riversidebrewing.com
 
JUNE 18
NECKBEARDS SODA BAR - 5070 S. Price Rd. Tempe, AZ
Info: 480.838.4747 Doors @ 7pm. ALL AGES!!!
www.neckbeard.com 
 
JUNE 19
ZEN SUSHI - 2609 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
W/WestBound Train
 
JUNE 20
CLUB GOOD HURT - 12249 Venice Blvd. W. Los Angeles,
90066
21+ w/I.D. Doors at 8:30pm
INFO: 310-390-1076 http://www.goodhurt.net 
 
JULY 1
JUNGLE COPY - 542 High st., Palo Alto, CA
FREE SHOW! ALL AGES! Doors at 7pm!
 
JULY 31
GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL - Gilroy Fairgrounds, Gilroy,
CA
3:45-4:30pm @ the Gazebo Stage
 
AUGUST 8
HIGH DESERT SKA FESTIVAL - 743 Houston Dr. Grand
Junction, CO
W/Monkey, Uprite Dub, Irie Beats, Chris Murray, &
More!
 
****************************************** 
 
Curtis Meacham ~ P.O. Box 254, Cupertino, CA 95014-0254
 

 

Monday, May 30, 2005

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No picture.
No links.
No cut and paste.
Monday 5/30/2005 10:51 PM PDT.
Matt is in bed. Lynn is in La Jolla with Eleanor.
Bailey's on the rock when I don't really need more. Tastes good.
THE EYES OF MAY is a photo project I have assigned myself starting 5/28/2005.
I only have 1 or 2 (if I bend the rules) days left. People I will look for tomorrow and next day are
Bev, Brenda, Betty, Shirla, Ashley, Richard, Nanette, Precy, Ian, Gene, Juni, Kioko, others.

Eleanor fractured her pelvis last Sunday. Lynn has been down there for the past week. I want Eleanor to get better, and Lynn to come home. I miss salad.

Really, really, looking forward to Monkey at The Blank Club this Friday [6/3/2005]

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Monkey Party in plain text

I've increased the depth of my email list considerably for this
event, to support a very good local band. If you haven't heard from
me for awhile and don''t want to again, let me know or just ignore it.

WestBound Train is playing some California dates in mid-June. I
don't know if they will make it to NorCal. They were really good
last year. This Friday at the Blank Club should be great. Uprite
Dub Orchestra has been added to the line-up. Some info about them is
pasted in at the end. Sounds like music even an inebriated middle
aged man with a bum knee could dance to! Come out and find out.

Miles
milesgehm@mac.com
http://www.milesgehm.net

*********************************************
NEW CD ON ASIAN MAN RECORDS!
*********************************************

MONKEY will be holding it's first “label” CD Release Party!

ASIAN MAN RECORDS PRESENTS: CRUEL TUTELAGE

Featuring: MONKEY, DUB FX, DRUNKEN STARFIGHTER & UPRITE DUB
ORCHESTRA (Portland, OR)

At:
THE BLANK CLUB

44 Almaden Street
San Jose, CA
JUNE 3RD
This is a 21+ show, so remember to bring your
Valid I.D. Doors at 9pm. $7 admission.

For those who can't make it, please stop by
Our label's site for more info on product:

http://www.asianmanrecords.com

JUNE 3
THE BLANK CLUB - 44 almaden st., San Jose, CA
w/MONKEY, Dub FX & Drunken Starfighter
CD RELEASE PARTY!!!

JUNE 17
RIVERSIDE BREW CO - 3397 Mission Inn Ave. Riverside,
CA
Doors @ 9pm. 21+ w/I.D. Info: 909-784-2739
w/Monkey & WestBound Train
www.riversidebrewing.com

Uprite Dub Orchestra

Band Name
Uprite Dub Orchestra
Type of Music
Funk
City/State of Origin
Portland, OR
Web Site
http://upritedub.com

Uprite Dub Orchestra is a six-member band featuring a solid rhythm
section of guitar, bass and drum kit complemented by tenor sax,
trombone, and trumpet with occasional appearances of keyboards,
melodica, and the upright bass. Drawn together by their love of
instrumental music and the lengths to which it can be explored, the
Uprite dub sound is a cross breed of Jamaican beats loosely based in
the dub styles pioneered at Channel 1 studios and Lee Perry’s Black
Ark. In late August 2001, founders Ryan Bley and Brandon Hutson had a
vision inspired by the likes of Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, The
Skatalites, The Specials and Sublime.

Brandon and Ryan recruited some good friends and fellow musicians and
formed the Uprite dub Orchestra. Finding the other members of the
band was not a problem, as all the members of the band were from Mt.
Hood Community College's Jazz Band, with the exception of Jeremy who
played together with Ryan in a band from Spokane, WA called Longview.
The lineup features Taylor Aglipay on Tenor Sax and Guitar, Jeremy
Jauchius on Guitar, Mike Montgomery on Drums, Justin Partney on
Trumpet and Keys, Brandon Hutson on Trombone, Keys and Melodica, and
Ryan Bley on Upright and Electric Basses. Uprite dub Orchestra
officially formed in December of 2001.

After a few months of practice, their first gig was the Red and Black
Cafe in Portland, OR on February 12, 2002 with the Hip Hop group
Money & Lovin'. Soon after, the band had polished off a few tunes
around March of 2002. Along with Money & Lovin’ they founded and co-
hosted a weekly night of Dub and Hip hop featuring the finest Djs and
artists from the local Portland metro area at the Mount Tabor Pub,
the Tuesday Night Special. Uprite dub Orchestra also performed at the
“Land and Freedom” benefit concert for Dignity Village, a tent city
transition for the homeless. Inspired by the plight of Dignity
Village, Uprite dub composed and dedicated a song entitled "Land &
Freedom Dub”. In March '03 along with Universal Roots Records shop,
Uprite hosted a monthly series called “Kulcha fi de Massive” which
featured Uprite dub as well the best reggae, dub, and dancehall
Portland had to offer such as Roots Revolution, Instigators,
Earthforce, Alter Echo and DJs Cansaman and Magneto.

The song list from Uprite dub Orchestra stretches from tight
arrangements of Augustus Pablo and Don Drummond songs; with the
original sweet horn harmonies, to fresh original material; tales of
struggle, oppression, and freedom from the Machine. Be it Dub Reggae,
Ska, or Hip-hop; Uprite dub Orchestra knows how to “get the party
started right”.

Miles
milesgehm@mac.com
http://www.milesgehm.net

White Denim

Jeanne says Hancock Fabrics on Saratoga.  Stay tuned.

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

See Monkey at The Blank Club in San Jose on Friday 6/3/2005

Friday, May 20, 2005

Good music coming up

This Sunday afternoon at Hotel Utah in SF,

The Insect Surfers (from SoCal)

are playing with Pollo Del Mar, and The Pyronauts

It is surf Sunday BBQ before the Giants-As game!

 

On Friday 6/3, Monkey's CD release party

is at The Blank Club in San Jose.  The opening bands

are Drunken Starfighter and DubFX,

and they are damn good.

 

The Firme show on 6/4 seems like it has been postponed.

 

The Slackers are making a swing through the west coast. 

They are playing 6/22 (Wednesday night) at Slim's in SF. 

They are good enough to make it worthwhile to make

 6/23 (Thursday) a vacation day!

 

 

See you as close to the front as my knee allows.

 

 

Miles

http://www.milesgehm.net

milesgehm@mac.com

 

 

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

PDM - Live Show Dates! and more!///non-HTML version

There are a ton of good surf music shows coming up. I am definitely going
to go the Insect Surfer show at the Hotel Utah on Sunday afternoon 5/22.
See below from Pollo Del Mar

Good stuff is coming to The Blank Club:

5/23 Monday - Punk Rock Karaoke
6/3 Friday- Drunken Starfighter / DubFX / Monkey (CD release)
6/4 Saturday - Firme

See you down front (or against a wall with my knee brace lashed on while my
new ACL is too new to be tested!)

Miles

-----Original Message-----
From: Miles Gehm [mailto:milesgehm@mac.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:35 PM
To: Carlos J.R.P. Augusto; Miles Gehm
Cc: Miles Gehm
Subject: PDM - Live Show Dates!

 In Antwerpen Centraal Station.. do we look like U2?

POLLO DEL MAR LIVE SHOWS

Join the Pollo Del Mar email list!
Simply click this link and follow the simple instruction. No Spam!!
Mailings will rarely ever be more than once a month. Information is limited
to news about gigs, releases, tour schedules and surf music related events.
UPCOMING GIGS
Please note that schedules change, please check back for updates
*

May 15
The 94th Annual
Bay to Breakers Race
at the corner of Hayes, Fell and Market streets in San Francisco
Music starts about 7:30 AM

*
Sunday, May 22
The Hotel Utah
San Francisco
with
THE INSECT SURFERS
The Pyronauts
Afternoon Show and BBQ - Doors at 2PM
more NorCal Insect Surfers dates at Insect Surfers web site

*

Sunday May 29
Thee Parkside
6PM
"Tiki theme party with BBQ and fruity drinks, maybe even some
burlesque dancers and bunch of surf/garage/gogo bands."
More details to come, but it sounds like a blast!

 *
Saturday, June 11
The Brookdale Lodge
with
Surf Cinema
The Berzerkers
and ?

 *
 Sunday, June 19
 KFJC Benefit
 Battle of the Surf Bands II
 The Hotel Utah
 committed bands:
 Rick Escobar of The Woodies
 Pollo Del Mar
 The Berzerkers
 The Pyronauts
 The Lava Rats
 Drifting Sand
 Surf Cinema
 The Neptunes
 The Aquamarines
 The Concaves
 The Coppertones
 The Del Mars

More info to come.
Poster art by John Detrich

*
Tuesday, June 21
Guitar Player Magazine presents
Slacktone
&
Pollo Del Mar
The Boom Boom Room
San Francisco

SoCal Tour 2005

Wednesday August 3
 Baja Cantina
311 Washington Blvd.
Marina del Rey, CA
7:00pm - FREE! - 3 Sets

*
Thursday August 4
The Double Down Saloon
Las Vegas, NV

*
Friday August 5 tba - San Diego

*
Saturday August 6
The Pitcher House
142 Pacific Coast Hwy
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 374-0626
with
The Halibuts
Insect Surfers

*
Saturday August 7
The Pier at Huntington Beach
The Boardwalkers - 5pm
The Halibuts - 3:30pm
Slacktone - 2pm
The Fabulous Nomads -12:30pm
Pollo Del Mar -11am
 (early slot, 'cause we've got a long drive home!)

Huntington Beach Pier
(Pacific Coast Highway @ Main Street)
Huntington Beach, CA
Slacktone
The Halibuts
The Fabulous Nomads
The Boardwalkers
Pollo Del Mar
*

Friday October 28
Copia
500 first Street
Napa
Will the Thrill's Halloween Bash

Want to see the true history of Pollo Del Mar?
Check our
GIG REPOSITORY
for all previous shows, photos, links and sounds

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your next Christmas, Birthday, Bar Mitzvah, Briss, Beach, Solstice,
Bar-B-Que, Office Party or Bachelor Party. Contact your Personal Pollo
Concierge at:

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

You can get it, if you really want it

Desmond Dekker is playing at Slim's in SF tomorrow, Thursday.

 

He has been playing ska for nearly 40 years, and tours the US very rarely.

 

One of his big hits (You can get it...) is being used in a recent Prius car commercial.  His original release of the song was in 1972 for the Jimmy Cliff movie THE HARDER THEY COME.

 

See you down front (in about 6 months after my ACL replacement is 110%, until then I'll be in the balcony)

 

 

Miles

 

Sunday, April 17, 2005

Movie of CTM moving leg after ACL surgery

I had ACL surgery by Dr. Warren King on Wednesday 4/6/05. I took this 1 minute video of the machine which kept my leg moving so it wouldn't form so much scar tissue.

Thursday, April 14, 2005

This guy has taken some very nice photos
I like FLICKR alot. Check out my sidebar for a link to my photos on FLICKER.

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Imaginary Canyon

Imaginary Canyon

I made this last night using the free software, Terragen.