Category Archives: Music
Shellac, “Steady As She Goes”
I saw Shellac in May of 2009 at the Great American Music Hall in SF. I recently thought about that show and how awesome it was when this song came up in iTunes’ shuffle mode. Turn it up. Way up. … Continue reading
Generalissimo Album Release, Hemlock Tavern, SF CA, July 2010
Ovipositor played the Hemlock Tavern in SF last night, to celebrate the release of Western Medicine, the new album by our friends Generalissimo. The show was great, the Generals killed it, and Cartographer, which featured a special guest General on bass, were awesome as … Continue reading
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DaVinci, “Concrete Jungle Juice” [video]
Bay Area emcee DaVinci is from SF’s Fillmore district, he’s a standout among a small crop of artists who are poised to own independent rap music for 2010, and he absolutely murders this beat. Check this out… This song is … Continue reading
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Return to Cold Blue Mountain
Last fall, Ovipositor hit the road with our friends Generalissimo on a week-long tour up to the Northwest and back. Our first date was in Chico, sort of a warm up show on an off night in a venue that … Continue reading
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Words: Tommy Guerrero
Can you walk us through the songwriting and recording process for your solo efforts? Plug in and go. It’s all very spontaneous. I don’t make demos/scratch tracks, so what you hear is of the moment, but finishing a tune is … Continue reading
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Jaco’s Bass of Doom
A lot of bass players I know (and most I don’t know) would gag to hear me say this, but… I’m not really a big fan of Jaco Pastorius. There is, however, no denying the guy’s status as a bass … Continue reading
Generalissimo, “Thousand Yard Stare” [Video]
Oakland’s staunchest enemies of chaos, Generalissimo, have released the first video off their forthcoming album, Western Medicine: “Thousand Yard Stare.” It also happens to be one of my favorite songs on the record… And don’t forget to mark your calendars … Continue reading
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Hessian Hobbies: Crafting for Metal Dads
As a dad, I’m always looking for creative ways to entertain, delight and teach my daughter. As a metal fan, I don’t have a lot of traditional “morality” hangups about how to do that, as long as no one gets … Continue reading
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Sleep Reunites for U.S. Dates
Holy shit I’m stoked on this… Sleep, the preeminent stoner metal band from San Jose, CA, reunited for the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in London back in May of 2009, and have just announced that they will be taking that … Continue reading
Lungfish, “Mated”
Been listening to this song on repeat, and will continue to do so for the next few weeks because Ovipositor will be trotting out a cover of this at our upcoming show with Generalissimo and Cartographer at the Hemlock in … Continue reading
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