Comments on: The Sound of the Mission http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: thuglifecrunk187 http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-46871 thuglifecrunk187 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:48:17 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-46871 viva Los Tigres! ay yi yi!

]]> By: ‘It’s Sunny in the Mission’ Says Possible Mission Anthem « Mission Mission http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3161 ‘It’s Sunny in the Mission’ Says Possible Mission Anthem « Mission Mission Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:48:26 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3161 [...] to the song in question here. Might be a little mellow to be the sound of the Mission, but it’s [...]

]]> By: radio valencia http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3160 radio valencia Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:27:35 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3160 I Am Spoonbender are an o.g. sound of the mission. And still the future of it too!

]]> By: JimBeam http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3159 JimBeam Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:11:22 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3159 They’re the best band to come out of the mission. Also, the drummer owns Lost Weekend Video. Also, he played in a band with J Church frontman Whysall Lane, which is also really good.

Thorns of Life looks like it’ll be good.

]]> By: johnny0 http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3158 johnny0 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:53:31 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3158 OK, this is confusing:

http://www.myspace.com/themissiondistrict

Vive La Montreal Libre! They do kind of sound like Blink 182…

Any signs of the 17 Reasons album online? 1992 proto-tubes yields little.

]]> By: Christopher Rogers http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3157 Christopher Rogers Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:29:44 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3157 The sound of The Mission is whatever you make it to be. Etc.

]]> By: Christopher Rogers http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3156 Christopher Rogers Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:27:23 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3156 There’s a 7″ minibox compilation called “The Mission District: 17 Reasons.” Bought it at Mission Records, of course.

Bedlam Rovers — “Corner Store”
J Church — “The Sound Of Mariachi Bands”
Jawbreaker — “Kiss The Bottle”
Steel Pole Bathtub — “Down All The Days”
Strawman — “Ballast”
Timco — “Blackout”

Has a map of The Mission inside the box.

]]> By: Christopher Rogers http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3155 Christopher Rogers Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:22:00 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3155 Hi there, I like that you took the article one step further.

I didn’t mean to make my statement THAT definitive, but, well, yeah; Jawbreaker is one of that bands whose sound was defined by the area at the time and I think you can hear it directly in their music.

If you listen to their music, you can hear The Mission in it. At least I think so.

]]> By: Katie Ann http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3154 Katie Ann Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:57:27 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3154 How about a mariachi band? Why is the sound of the mission all white people?

]]> By: Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3153 Allan Hough Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:12:11 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3153 yeah, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bhVH0LkRMA

]]> By: Aaron Mayfield-Sunshine http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3152 Aaron Mayfield-Sunshine Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:04:42 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3152 the passionistas- they are actually from the mission, not transplants like everybody else you mentioned. plus there name is spanglish and they are weirdos.

]]> By: MARK HOPPUS http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3151 MARK HOPPUS Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:05:42 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3151 BLINK 182

]]> By: zinzin http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3150 zinzin Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:18:32 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3150 ya know, if we’re gonna be proprietary and / or territorial about it, and strictly musical, the sound of the mission is probably Tigres del Norte or Vicente Fernandez (old stuff) or Big Pun or Daddy Yankee or Nigga (current stuff) or even the mariachi bands that walk up & down mission street (timeless). just give a listen to what’s playing in the cars on the street or the apartment next door. it’s generally not music made by white people.

that said, hickey is a really good historical candidate, and f-boyz too (though this music is 10+ years old). true, first-generation, white-kid-takeover mission pioneers.

(i can’t believe i am agreeing with emily about something, btw).

i dont know any yuppies that listen to hickey now, so i guess we’re safe on the fire & locust tip. at the time though…there were a surprisingly wide array of people at the local shows. especially the unpublicized, free, outdoor, late-at-night, technically “illegal” shows (ie Live at Leeds). not surprising…sf has always been friendly to scene crossovers, and lurkers, and this was a great live show, and a great time, so people definitely came.

(and then there’s me. i wasn’t a yuppie then, well, then again maybe i was. yuppie-in-training. certainly am now. but i do still listen to them on occasion. Matty was a friend of a friend and we hung out a few times before he died. i didnt get to know him well, but he was smart & talented, and dedicated and passionate and funny, and optimistic in that revolutionary way….he’s one scenester that really lived up to the subsequent, post-OD legend / hype / hyperbole. and it’s sad he went the way he did. he had a great memorial in dolores park. the music and memories and SFNE in particular are a great legacy.)

sorry to be verbose on that one. this is a big part of my early SF daze. and i’m on vacation from my imperialist yuppie scum neighborhood ruining fire & locust job for a couple more days, so i have some time on my hands. next i’m going outside and building some market rate condos, and insulting some poor people to their face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_qQrfUpmjU

]]> By: mookie http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3149 mookie Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:11:15 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3149 jawbreaker were the sound of The Mission, along w/j church and a few others(like Hickey and whatever band Tommy Strange fronted)…but that was the Mission of 10–15 years ago, when there was still the “17 REASONS WHY” sign flying high. rents were high then too, but it was easier to find a cheap room to rent for sure. But El Stinkalito still smells the same!

]]> By: emily http://www.missionmission.org/2009/01/02/the-sound-of-the-mission/#comment-3148 emily Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:43:38 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=2128#comment-3148 what about hickey? fuckboyz? or maybe they were the sound of the mission that didn’t SUCK ASS… yuppies ruin everything. if yuppies start listening to hickey, th whole world will be consumed be fire and locusts.

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