Buzz Buzz

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Being a Java Junkie always in pursuit of quality coffee has led me to a few places to mention. One that is very good and closest to home is Mama Buzz on Telegraph and 23rd. An adjoing room has a gallery and 50s style kitchen furniture to kick back. Free Wifi is available and the coffee is dark and rich! They also have some quality beers including Boont Ale. If you order a snack you will be surprised at the quality. Tomatoes on your sandwich are fresh ripe and tasty. An extra bonus is that they usually play a lot of old school spooky music (Virgin Prunes, Bauahus, Joy Division).

Mama Buzz is in an emerging little boho Booze, Art and Coffee zone. Being neighbors to The Stork Club and Rock, Paper, Scissors art collective. FYI, there’s still plenty of crack activity on the corner and nearby Valley St.

Dark Sparkle

Michelle, Dave & Dru
Michelle, Dave & Dru

I miss going to Dark Sparkle. This is my favorite Darkwave/Goth club event since I’ve moved up to the SF Bay Area. It’s usually held at either the elegantl Café Du Nord or the DNA Lounge. Lately they’ve been moving around other SOMA locations. It’s the spooky music with out the VNV synth gop that’s permeated the goth scene the last five or so years.

Flimmity Flam – The Pat McCormack Band

Jay Wilson

Last month I went to down to Santa Cruz and saw my old pal Jay in his latest project, The Pat McCormack Group. He pulled some strings and got me a free pass to get inside the historic Catalyst nightclub. It was a special evening as there was much anticipation for the headline act, Blue Oyster Cult.

Blue Oyster Cult use to be pretty big. They would play 3rd or 4th at a big Day on the Green stadium rock festival type of show back in the late 70s. Now they’re better known as the mocked band in the SNL ‘More Cowbell’ skit.

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Selia

Selia - Tokyo, Japan

When I was in Japan back in April, I went to an evening of Tokyo Dark Castle in the Shibuya district. One unforgettable performance was by a group called Selia with an amazing altino countertenor.

I just extracted this little video clip from one of my DV tapes. It’s in encoded in H.264 and formatted the new iPod (video).

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