Mission Mission

The band is called Appetite, they’re playing for free at Potrero del Sol this Saturday as part of Phono del Sol, and you can watch the video in its entirety right here:

[via The Bay Bridged]

Scott Soriano’s Crud Crud today takes a look back at an early-’80s San Francisco band called Harvey:

Harvey were a San Francisco band made up of the three Harvey brothers – Doni, Regi, and Chris. They were responsible for on 45 and one 12″ ep. Both are solid records – Blue Oyster Cult/Thin Lizzy-influenced hard rock, with punk energy and compactness. Listen to this song and guess why no major label took a chance on them: Three brothers with a great hard rock sound. Now consider this: The Harvey brothers are Black and being a Black rock & roll band in the 1980s was considered marketable. Was this an example of racism in the music industry? Perhaps a bit, but remember, Arista took a chance on the Bus Boys and, despite heavy marketing and a lot of media, they never really took off. The industry figured, they tried and people weren’t ready. And, to be fair, they were probably right. Black rock & roll bands were so uncommon – in the mainstream – that they weren’t a novelty; they were a rarity. And outside of a few major cities, it was rare to see African Americans at rock concert, as fans.

Read on for more history and a free mp3.

Reader Tofu Puppy snapped this picture in the ladies room at Club Waziema. Shocking, right?

Meesha had a fun run-in while waiting for a bus yesterday:

• Heroin Guy: You taking the bus?!?!?! I need the bus to come now! I just need to go to 24th ITS JUST TWO BLOCKS!!!!!! I have blisters on my feet! ITS JUST TWO BLOCKS!!!!! ARE YOU TAKING THE BUS?!?!
• Me: Yeah.
• Heroin Guy: You’re so young! You probably still live with your parents. With your dad, look at your young face, I should take you on a date. Let’s go on a date… How old are you?
• Me: 25.
• HG: You’re not young.
• Me: *STARES. EVIL STARES.*

Read on for the dramatic conclusion.

[Photo by Generik11]

Previous funny-things-locked-to-poles posts were funny. But this, with the addition of a helmet, proves completely vexing. Is some little monkey actually riding this mini handcart through traffic? Somebody please explain!

[reader David submitted this item using the Mission Mission on Tumblr submission form]

Poor little guy!

[via Fred Sharples]

That Cindy!

[via Talent]

Jojo Brandel of Please Quiet Ourselves fame (you might remember him and them from one of the best locally produced music videos of 2010) returns this week with a brand-new project. It’s a band called Moe Meguro (Moe is pronounced the Japanese way as they’re named after Japanese Olympic curler Moe Meguro), and they just finished recording their debut album at the Mission’s own Tiny Telephone.

Here’s the startling video for the first single, “Goya Health and Wellness”:

If you like that, maybe you’ll like contributing to the band’s Kickstarter campaign. $10 gets you a digital download of the album, $25 gets you a vinyl LP and a digital download, and for $100 the band will write a song about you (or take you on a date). There are a few other options too. They’re almost to their goal (at which point they’ll be able to press the records and distribute them or whatever), but every little bit helps, and the thing closes in just a couple days.

[via Pen Pop]