Throwin’ Bo’s Monthly: New live showcase coming to Elbo Room in April
Beloved dive bar Elbo Room has staved off becoming another Mission District condo (twice!) over the past few years. This quintessential stop on any Mission District pub crawl has a small venue space tucked away on the second floor. After securing another year at their iconic Valencia location you can celebrate with a new live music showcase on the first Thursday of the month. "Throwin’ Bo’s" will be featuring artists from the Bay Area and beyond every month at Elbo Room. Their debut event will feature a distinctly rock sound on April 5 with a mix of Oakland and San Francisco [...]
Tijuana Panthers bringing lo-fi surf-rock sound to the Chapel
Tijuana Panthers have left behind teaching in their Long Beach classrooms to appear as the special guest for neighboring OC based band, the Garden, on a US tour (full list of dates below). Be ready to dance to their catchy post-punk-surfer beats and catch them at the Chapel March 31 at 9pm. Advanced tickets are now available for $16. Tijuana Panther Tour Dates: 3/29 – San Diego, CA – Soma Side Stage 3/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent 3/31 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel 4/3 – Vancouver, BC – Cobalt Cafe 4/4 – Sacramento, CA – [...]
Review + Photos: Thunderpussy at the Bottom of the Hill
Thunderpussy (photo: Robert Alleyne) Ahead of their 2018 appearance at SXSW, Seattle powerhouse of femme fatale energy Thunderpussy electrified
Noise Pop: The Total Bettys at Bottom of the Hill
As Noise Pop 2018 kicked off on stages across San Francisco, the city's very own pop punk quartet, the Total Bettys, took to Bottom of the Hill. In this dimly-lit, small music venue that frames their stage with red fairy lights, The Total Bettys helped usher in the 26th edition of Noise Pop. They opened with their single “I’ll Fix It” off their 2017 album Peach. With a lone window the only backdrop to the stage at Bottom of the Hill, frontwoman Maggie Grabmeier’s dulcet voice filled the small venue with biting millennial angst, singing, “I’ve been trying to run [...]