Trey Spruance

Blogs
May 13, 2013
Secret Chiefs 3 Dazzle and Challenge at Cafe Du Nord, 5/11/13
Secret Chiefs 3 Saturday, May 11, 2013 Cafe Du Nord Better than: The day before mother's day has any right to be. To say Secret Chiefs 3 have been lately absent from the musical landscape is to ascribe a regularity to their release and touring schedule that's never really existed in their 17 years ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2012
Top 21 Bay Area Metal Albums of All Time, #21-11
Thrash. Thrash. Thrash. Yes, thrash is what the Bay Area metal scene is famous for. But it doesn't all begin and end with blistering riffs -- our local bands have churned out plenty sludgy stoner metal as well, and even some very heavy shit that's damn near unclassifiable. It's all here on our list ... More >>
Music
February 1, 2012
Secret Chiefs 3: Show Preview
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Mike Patton and Secret Chiefs 3 Deliver a Rousing Take on Scott Walker's "Jacky"
So here's a little energetic vibration to rev up your afternoon: Mike Patton, guesting with Secret Chiefs 3 -- the project of Trey Spruance, Patton's Mr. Bungle collaborator -- covering (the hell out of) Scott Walker's "Jacky." (Which is itself an English-language take on the late, great Jacques Bre ... More >>
Music
March 4, 2009
John Zorn’s wild imagination takes root at Yoshi’s
Blogs
January 13, 2009
John Zorn Plans March Residency at Yoshi's
According to John Zorn's MySpace page, the legendary experimental musician will be holing up in the Bay Area come March. Zorn has a string of shows planned (six total) at Yoshi's San Francisco venue, where he'll be pushing jazz boundaries with different peers depending on the night. The residency ki ... More >>
Music
January 11, 2006
Helio Sequence, John Lee Hooker Jr., Secret Chiefs 3, and ... Goldfinger? Sorry about that last one.
Music
July 7, 1999
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