Mission Mission

Oh so this is where all those acappella guys in college ended up:

This teaser ad looks pretty phony, but it’s making the rounds and getting some serious coverage. I sent the link to our in-house punk expert Lizzy and asked her if it’s for real:

Lizzy: WHAT
i don’t know….
i’d give it like a 40% chance maybe
mostly given all the other emo reunions that have gone around the last few years
where’d you get that?
me: josh yule
Lizzy: i don’t know
i’ll believe it when i see it
it doesn’t seem likely, but then i also though at the drive-in were gone forever
Sent at 11:21 AM on Thursday

Excellent point. Here’s hoping the band responsible for “the sound of the Mission” indeed comes back to life. Thanks, Lizzy! Thanks, Josh!

What a perfectly named venue for the Mission’s biggest cold wave/minimal wave/synth wave dance night, Warm Leatherette. Happening tonight at SUB-Mission aka the old El Balazo Gallery on Mission & 18th, djs Riegler, Justin, Jason P, Dreamweapon and Nihar promise to “play the dancier side of MINIMAL ELEKTRONICS, DARK WAVE, SYNTH PUNK and other cold and distant sounds that cause uncontrollable dance contortions.”

Most tunes were released around the years ’82 – ’86 from places like Belgium and the Netherlands, and sound sort of like this:

Party starts at 10 p.m. and admission is only $5. Staff is strict so good luck sneaking in a flask or talking your way in if you’ve forgotten your ID. Fortunately most drinks are pretty cheap since it is a bare bones punk venue.

Fans of San Francisco’s premiere ex-joke-reggae band will be pleased to hear that two of the band’s tracks will be featured on tonight’s episode of the popular comedy The Office. @Sarah, it’ll be on Hulu tomorrow.

[via We Built This City]

UPDATE: People close to the source has informed us that “The Hott Chord is Struck” will be one of the featured songs, in case you want to prep.

It’s a killer throwback to that time in the ’90s when everybody seemed to think rap was the key to promoting anything and everything. See for yourself:

I love the cheddar bit:

Beloved DJ Jonathan Toubin was injured in a freak accident in Portland last month. Tonight, DJ Primo and a gang of local bands and DJs perform at Mezzanine to raise money for Toubin’s recovery. Here’s the full lineup:

TY SEGALL

SHANNON AND THE CLAMS

HANK IV

LENZ (members of the Cuts)

DJS Primo (Oldies Night) & Brown Amy (Hard French), “Okie” Oran Scott (teenage dance craze) and Wam Bam Ashleyanne (KALX)

Should be hot! RSVP and invite your friends! Get tickets here.

Shine On didn’t quite work out as well as everyone had hoped on first and third Wednesdays at Public Works — so they brought the party to Saturday night at the Knockout. Killer idea! This should be a hulluva party. Here’s the story:

You asked for it, you got it. Shine On is moving to Saturday nights at the Knockout! Our schedule is a bit funky for the first two, but soon we will be every 4th Saturday starting in March.

Join DJs Jamie Jams, Placentina, Little Amy and Yule Be Sorry for nothing but the best in indie pop, dream pop, shoegaze, baggy beat, C86 and various sundries of the underground.

$5, Free with RSVP before 11pm. Photos by Josh Cobos.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Bath-themed dance party! Here’s the official invite:

This month, get bubbly and comfortable on the dancefloor as
#2MWMY brings you
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈
“2 MEN WILL MOVE YOU
BATH, BATH, & BEYOND”
…..∆
………∆
………….∆
A bath-time themed rave
with lights and decor by PND
≈≈~~~~~~
Dj’s Primo + Jordan

ACID JAMS DISCO HOUSE ITALO E T C

Sat Jan 14th
9:30-2AM
at
our
favorite
little bar with the huge subwoofer AMNESIA

RSVP and invite your friends!

[via Primo]

Somehow I saw Thee Oh Sees 16 times last year, and this week Noise Pop published my little “tour diary.” Here I’m talking about seeing them at the Eagle last April:

This was possibly the best concert I’ve ever been to in my life. I think it was the last show ever at the Eagle, so people were lamenting its imminent demise, as well as KUSF’s uncertain future. People were bummed, but then Ty came out and riled everybody up, and then Thee Oh Sees came out and killed. I walked on the ceiling that night.

Read on for entries (and photos) from here in SF, in Austin at SXSW, on Treasure Island, in LA, in NY, in Detroit and more.

[via Stereogum]