I don’t get out much these days, which is fine, I got plenty to do, and truthfully I’m not interested in being the on the scene the way I was as a younger man. I just don’t care much anymore. But sometimes shit pops off that I can’t ignore. And when things pop off on a three day weekend, I’m that much more compelled to venture out…
This Friday — and the second Friday of each month — my homie DJ Stef throws down the after-work jump off Spindig at Butter in SF’s SOMA neighborhood. There are usually three DJs — Stef, Ryan Poulsen and a special guest. This week, the guest is DJ Cool Chris, owner of the world-famous Groove Merchant record store in SF, so I expect to hear some real gems from the DJ booth. That’s this Friday, February 13.
I’m going to see The Murder City Devils at the Great Ameican Music Hall in SF this weekend, too. It’s been years since I’ve seen the Devils perform live — because they’ve been mostly broken up since Halloween 2001, and have only done a couple one-off shows since then — but I still beat out their first three records pretty regularly, and I’m looking forward to seeing them one more time. This sold-out show happens this Sunday, February 15.
You should check out the Devils’ site for more info, more show dates, reissues of their records (on marbled vinyl!) and one hell of a box set, with very cool extras. It’s worth the click: http://www.themurdercitydevils.com/