Budget Rock, the Bay Area's trashy garage rock fest, comes back to this side of the bridge for its eighth year on October 22-25. The rock 'n' roll weekender has called the Stork Club home for the past couple years, but San Francisco folks should be stoked to hear the 2009 party will return to Bottom of the Hill, with additional shows at Thee Parkside and the Eagle. We're still trying to get info on 2009's Mission Creek Music Fest, which seems to be cutting its lineup announcements really close t
RubiesMission Creek Music Fest has a ton of shows rolling out in mid-July, but this one in particular caught my eye. On Saturday, July 18 the promoters are hosting a big old (folk 'n' psych 'n') rock 'n' roll party at McLaren Park with Dead Meadow, Kelley Stoltz, Persephone's Bees, Devon Williams, Rubies,Bart Davenport, Xoel Lopez, Leopold & His Fiction, The Moore Brothers, Brian Glaze & The Night Shift, and Coatsie & Mellows. Lots and lots of great local acts there, intermixed with
Being a cheapskate is easy in this city -- there's plenty of culture to be had for less than the price of a fancy farmer's market cocktail. Below, our picks for a low-budget weekend.Dead Meadow at McLaren Park on SaturdayHex Dispensers @ Annie's (Friday) Loud, fast, and macabre: That seems to be the mantra of Austin's Hex Dispensers,
an underrated act with a Halloween-themed wit and the rapid pacing of a
slasher flick. The band sprints through haunted topics with a
sociopath's smile, its songs s
foam order.com
