Trash City...

a tribute to Joe Strummer. 
12/22/2012 The Three Clubs, Los Angeles, CA.

I hit The Three Clubs this weekend to say farewell to a friend and also catch a tribute show they were having to celebrate the life of Joe Strummer. I'm up for anything having to do with The Clash, so I didn't even bother looking at who was on the bill or what was going down.
Well, I was in for a surprise...

 Zander Schloss (former member of Circle Jerks)

 That's what I'm saying bro!!

Zander Schloss & The Latino Rockabilly Post-War

Crank up that reverb!

Some of the show's set list.

Money raised from this show went to The Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music - Strummerville. Check it out at www.strummerville.com and see what it's all about!

Beautiful positive things are happening everyday amigos... even in dive bars.

Face melting...

12/16/2012
Ty Segall melts faces at The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA

First band up, Business Cats from Azuza, CA.
I added these kids on soundcloud because I liked the rawness of their sound. I had no idea they were on this bill, so it was a real pleasant surprise! If these kids aren't going places, I don't know who is.

 

Next up to bat was Bleached from Los Angeles. You might recognize some of these girls from their former band Mika Miko. They totally killed, but once again I had no idea they were on the bill as well. I should probably start doing my homework on this stuff, but hey, I'm not getting paid for this.

And the main attraction... Ty Segall

Ty Segall

Trip out... I found these dudes hanging around the bar minutes before their show. I had a quick chit chat with the bass player about how everything is working out on the road. He was rad enough to stick around until I got my beer. We had a toast, and he was off to shred and I was off to hang around a bunch of sweaty people. Cheers guys!!

Happy Holidays from 10Fingers11Toes!

Now stay onside!!

Photo by Hille Aron

I got a rolling tongue.

Tonight at The Echo...

King Tuff, The Lovely Bad Things, Zig Zags

Zig Zags open up, so get there early if you wanna have your bones rattled.

Also, check out the Zig Zags new music video to their single Turbo Hit.

Just released today!!

(Same song I did a music video for if you remember.)

If you see my brother there tonight slap his back and say, hi!

Surprise, surprise!

Thee Oh Sees slap L.A. in the face with an unannounced show! Had to sneak in for this puppy.

Another amazing dude.

Lars Finberg

(band)

The Intelligence

Where to start? S.F. native band that keeps you on your toes wanting more. Always on the road and always recording. Had a chat with Mike the drummer on how he stays healthy constantly being on the road. He told me, eating Subway helps out a lot. That and watching the Raiders play. How does watching the Raiders play keep you healthy? Easy, he's a 49er's fan! Hahaha!
Viva le Oh Sees!!!

I will bury all of you...

Lions Lair,  E. Cofax Ave. Denver, Co.
11/24/2012

(band)

99 Bottles, CO.

Farewell, Denver...

Just touched down on L.A. territory and I wanted to give a big thanks to some special people for making everything possible on this blog while I was in Denver...

To Fern and J-Dub,

thanks for letting me stay and basically destroy your place my entire stay in Denver. Also thanks for the drinks, the drives, and the chats!

I love you guys!

 To Brandy and Mke,

thanks for making the whole Salt interview and jam session possible. It was awesome hanging out and meeting you guys. 

To Salt, 
thanks for taking the time to meet up with me and keeping it real.

...and to "Mad" Mike, more on this young transplant later.

I made it home without getting sick guys! Although a few times I thought my body was going to cave in. Cheers!