Latest posts by Geoffrey Smith II

Night one of Noise Pop After Hours at Light Rail Studios featured a live performance by Claire George of Heartwatch, and DJ sets by Chad Salty. Sponsored by Deep Eddy Vodka, the event featured theme-appropriate cocktails such as the ‘Snap Crackle Noise Pop’, art, and an outdoor bar.

Mount Eerie performed this past Thursday, February 22nd at The Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Despite receiving applause upon walking onstage and setting up his guitar, Mount Eerie’s core member Phil Elverum spent little time with pleasantries or small talk, simply diving straight into his set. Beginning his performance with a string of tracks […]

Los Angeles’s indie rock duo Girlpool dished out some mellow and emotional songs to the Noise Pop crowd this past Wednesday, February 21st at the Great American Music Hall. Joined by a live drummer and guitarist for part of their set, Girlpool members Cleo and Harmony showed a rapport and intimacy onstage that they reflected […]

UK new wave/punk band Bananarama hit The Warfield this past Wednesday, February 21st. After a thirty year career, this marked the first time the original lineup toured in North America, with the newly returned Siobhan Fahey joining constant members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward. Making a solid dent in their massive library of hits, and backed […]

Fans of the offbeat, humorous, science fiction-flavored Hip Hop project Dr. Octagon came out in droves to The Fillmore this past Sunday, February 18th for a rare live appearance by the Kool Keith-fronted band.   Featuring turntablists and producers DJ QBert and Dan the Automator, along with live guitars and drums, Dr. Octagon treated the […]

This past weekend of February 16th to 18th, the third annual Silver Scream Fest took place at the Roxy 14 theater in Santa Rosa, California. An offshoot of the Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and events, Silver Scream Fest served up niche Horror film screenings, short film blocks, celebrity appearances, vendors, live makeup and prosthetic […]

  The raven-haired songstress from New Zealand, Kimbra Lee Johnson, is well-known for her collaboration with Gotye on the song, ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’, but is a talented and accomplished musician in her own right. Stopping by The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco this past Tuesday, February 13th, Kimbra kicked her set off […]

On Sunday, February 11th, 2018 WWE presented WWE Live: Road to Wrestlemania at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. US Champion Bobby Roode successfully defended his title against (former heavyweight champion) Jinder Mahal and Baron Corbin, proving how glorious he is, fighting off two-on-one attacks with strategy and high-impact maneuvers. The New Day members Big […]

Mike Patton is a man of many talents, most notably a wide vocal range in both key and style. While the public generally knows him as the front-man for Faith No More and, to a lesser degree, Mr. Bungle, Patton has created and contributed to dozens of other music projects across the genre spectrum. DJ Qbert is […]