I saw The Black Keys at The Fillmore last night with Dino and E.
What a great band. Although Dino couldn't handle being very close to the stage, I stayed in the same spot til the end. It was so intense, I was oblivious to everything but their music. E and I couldn't believe the band played for only an hour and a half.

I totally agree with what E said on Twitter...that whatever MTV type shit are put out and glorified these days, it's comforting to know that there still are genuine articles like The Black Keys.
They have no pretensions whatsoever. They seem to play rock music purely for the love of it and not because they need to project a badass image.
There are only two members of the band but they sound bigger and heavier than most.

The best.

rockit

Her royal fierceness, Golda Sargento at Rockit San Francisco.


Tonight was a blast. I occasionally see a few close friends and rarely hang out with most Bindlestiff folks outside of shows. Lucky day for me :)

goh!

Goh Nakamura launched his 2nd album to a packed Cafe du Nord last night. Dino grabbed a copy and I will listen to it soon. He might have left it in his jacket's pocket...

There were two opening acts. First was this jazz vocalist from Brooklyn, Michelle Amador. Very soothing voice she has...reminded me of Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, and the Sundays. Loved her! I didn't have enough cash for the cd and dreaded the thought of walking in SF cold to the ATM. It was a stupid decision really.

The band Scrabble followed. They were really good. Although I got bored after their hundredth song. It's tricky, these shows...the individual songs were great but their set was way too long. I was already tired before Goh even came up!

So annoyed about Scrabble...I kept looking at my watch and thinking about the long drive home...thought it was unfair and compromised my enjoyment of Goh's performance.

I had a great time being out on a Wednesday. That one cocktail kept me up til about 5am though...next time, no cola in my rum. Not even my zzzz pill could help me. Crazy.