[vimeo http://vimeo.com/55984665/ w=600&h=338] Guitarist and composer, Ava Mendoza, is an essential member of the SF Bay Area creative music scene. She is part of a breed, comfortable in a wide variety of situations – playing the yearning rock of Carla Bozulich’s Evangelista, note-y guitar sparring with Nels Cline, or performing a live score to a Buster…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/55832667/ w=600&h=338] Guitarist and composer, Ava Mendoza, is an essential member of the SF Bay Area creative music scene. She is part of a breed, comfortable in a wide variety of situations – playing the yearning rock of Carla Bozulich’s Evangelista, note-y guitar sparring with Nels Cline, or performing a live score to a Buster…
The first time I saw fIREHOSE was at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC(back when it was on F Street). I just saw them play a reunion show at Slim’s on 11th street in San Francisco after an 18 year break! They were working out the kinks that night but it just didn’t matter. There…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/29391833/ w=600&h=338] In this series of So To Speak we focus on the guitarists in the band Enablers(there is no “The”). Joe Goldring and Kevin Thomson. In this episode they talk about their drummer, the mighty Doug Scharin. Enablers are a spoken word rock band that started in San Francisco in 2002. Known for its…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/29367366/ w=600&h=338] Enablers are a spoken word rock band that started in San Francisco in 2002. Known for its distinctive character with prose and poetry written and performed by Pete Simonelli, guitar interplay between Goldring and Thomson, and a heavy yet meticulous backbeat provided by Doug Scharin. In this series of So To Speak we…
My pals played a show before heading off to tour in Europe. Along the way they will play All Tomorrow’s Parties(curated by Pavement)!