Mission Mission

If you find yourself with a weary soul tomorrow night, consider reviving it at El Patio with “fresh blossoming funk, disco, italo, electro, and freestyle which is sure to help you revive your weary soul.” For the low price of $3.

Backward Skate on FB.

Not better than the crippling amazing original, but not bad.

(Thanks, Rebecca!)

Let’s just dive right in. Here’s the intro to an interview I did with The Troublemakers for a garage music zine in 1998 (around the same time I did that interview with the Tiki Men):

In the vein of The Sonics and, more recently, the Mummies and such, The Troublemakers play garage punk in its purest form. They take the stage in their famous zebra-striped vests, pegged pants, and beatle boots, and rock the house with loud and snotty 60′s styled tunes and Back From The Grave covers brimming with treble and a fierce 90′s punch. “The house” usually being Sacramento, California’s famous ‘Old Ironsides’ neighborhood tavern, where, this past November, The Troublemakers released their first LP on Germany’s Screaming Apple Records. This record is easily one of the best garage records of the 90′s… so get it.

They only play about once a year these days, and today is that day. Problem is, once again, they’re playing at Old I in Sacramento. But it’ll be worth the trip, I’m sure. These Troublemakers are a rowdy bunch.

Read the whole interview after the jump:

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It gets much better. See for yourself:

[via Stereogum] [Thanks, Lizzy!]

Check it out! Backseat Beat featured a MM favorite, Social Studies, performing on top of some hill above the Cow Palace.

Social Studies was definitely the hottest band in the Berkeley co-ops in the early 2000s. I remember many nights watching them play in the Cloyne Court kitchen while munching on a vegan Chik Patty sandwich with Prego sauce.

Jesse, the bass player, was Cloyne’s maintenance manager, a total babe, and his signs always had excellent penmanship. In this interview, he details what it was like going to French high school. Wow, no jocks, no prom, just a bunch of skinny kids smoking cigs? What was there to rebel against? I probably would have ended up in a fraternity just to be “different”.

Anyway, their music rocks too. Check out Backseat Beat for more.

Update: I was audited by some notable co-op historians. Andrew points out that I probably mixed them up with Spunky Brewster, an ’80s cover band for which Jesse played guitar. Kat says Social Studies formed after we lived at Cloyne. Turns out my memory really was affected by all the drinking and contact highs.

Yep. And by this dopey Italian duo no less:

Prepare to be rocked:

The only thing that would make this song better is if I was wearing the nasty shirt while listening to it.

What’s more, it was popularized by possibly THE MOST INSANE TUMBLR I HAVE EVER SEEN. Get lost in that for a few hours why dontcha?

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Mark your calendars! (And RSVP and invite your friends via the event’s official Facebook page.)

Do note that it’s at 111 Minna this time around. And do note that we’ll be giving away some tickets some time next week, so stay tuned!

In case you missed the epic Breezy Nix show at Amnesia last month, above is kind of how it looked, and below is kind of how it sounded (though the Amnesia show was a live set and this is a DJ set):

Breezy Nix Power Punto Mix by Breezy Nix

And if you missed my awesome Breezy Nix animated GIF, find it here.

Can’t wait!

[via no parents no rulez]

Previously:

• A shit-ton of Jay Reatard coverage on Mission Mission

You’ve seen them in the streets, you’ve seen them in the park, you’ve seen them get busted in the park, you’ve seen them rock Bay 2 Breakers, you’ve seen them in weird little festival sideshows, and you’ve even seen them onstage at a proper rock club.

Today, you get to see the Ferocious Few in their very own official music video. And it looks gooood: