Mothership Connection (May 19th, 2018)

On OzcatRadio.com, 89.5 FM KZCT, with a listener audience in the thousands across the Northbay and worldwide...

Thee Mothership Connection is your ticket to the best in
HARD ROCK, PUNK, AMERICANA, PSYCHE & LoFi

Tracks listed with bands are played on the live broadcast, and / or are recommended listening to.

With the latest happenings and gatherings for May 3rd through 9th, based on these resources:
- The LIST [is.gd/VpdB9G] of funk-punk-thrash-ska shows, alongside anything else.
- KZSU's Lively List of Live Music Happenings [kzsu.stanford.edu/concertcalendar]
- Sacramento Area Shows [undietacos.org]
- [bayareapunk.com]
- Solidarity with your community radio stations, including KWTF [kwtf.net] in neighboring Sonoma County!
- Vallejo downtown events and entertainment [artvallejo.org/events]

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At THE RED HAT
21+ // [facebook.com/redhatsportsbar] [reverbnation.com/venue/redhatsportsbar] // 1860 Monument Blvd Concord, CA 94518 //  [facebook.com/TonyKrollBooking]

Saturday, May 19th, 9pm, $7
Tony Kroll Booking presents... Tony's Birthday Bash!
- The Lucky Eejits [theluckyeejits.bandcamp.com] w. "Didn't Mean It", "60 Dollar Conversation", "Something To Believe In"
- The Midnight Brothers
- Lauren (FN) Johnson
- Jaimie (Dearly Divided) Acoustic


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At THE PHOENIX THEATER
All-Ages // [thephoenixtheater.com] // 201 Washington St, Petaluma, CA, 94952

Saturday, May 19th, 7:30 (doors), 8pm (show), $10
Event Page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1663787-x-method-incredulous-petaluma]
- X-Method
- Incredulous
- Scythe
- Plague
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 7:30 (doors), 8pm (show), $10
Event Page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1684138-fall-children-rational-dads-petaluma]
- Fall Children
- Rational Dads (Akron, Ohio) [rationaldads1.bandcamp.com]
- The Tortured [thetortured.bandcamp.com]
- Gro$$ Profits
- Sabaxtaros (Santa Rosa) [sabaxtaros.bandcamp.com]

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At 924 GILMAN, in Berkeley
All-Ages // [924gilman.org] // 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley // (510) 524-8180

Sunday, May 20th, $5-10 (suggested donation), 1:30 to 5:50pm
BAAM // May Edition // Brunch Time! 
Event Page [facebook.com/events/232512460822305]
With Musicians!
1:30-1:50 Generation Z
2:00-2:20 Underwoman and the Believers
2:30-2:50 Terrell Liedstrand
3:00-3:30 Little Arcs
3:45-4:15 Coywolf
4:30-5:00 Sludgehammer
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Sunday, May 20th, $10, 6 to 10pm
Event Page [facebook.com/events/212174136185298]
- PEARS - the band (Punk rock from NOLA // Fat Wreck Chords) [fatwreck.com/band/press/124]
- HiGH (fuzzy punk from NOLA // Wiretap Records) [highonline.bandcamp.com]
- NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS (7" Release!)
- Violent Obsession
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Friday, May 25th, 7pm
Event page [facebook.com/events/293206707880009/]
Benefit show for MADRE- a partner of "grassroots Syrian women's groups to provide humanitarian aid to refugees and to demand peace and justice for all Syrians". Carpool Tunnel Marissa Kay +more tba!

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At TOOT'S TAVERN, in Crockett
21+ // [tootstavern.com] // 627 2nd Ave., Crockett, CA 94525 // (510) 787-9860, [tootstavern@)gmail.com]

Saturday, May 19th, 8pm, $10
Event Page [tootstavern.com/new-events/2018/5/19/ann-halen]
- Ann Halen (a Van Halen tribute band)
- Lipshok
- Sun Beast [reverbnation.com/sunbeast]
- Death Valley Gypsies [reverbnation.com/deathvalleygypsies]

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At the Octopus Literary Salon
All-Ages // [oaklandoctopus.org] // 2101 Webster st. at 22nd st. // (510) 844-4120


Saturday, May 20th, 9:30pm, $8
Event Page [oaklandoctopus.org/hangtown-city-hall-schlotman-930pm-8]
- Hangtown [hangtownband.bandcamp.com/album/hangtown], w. "Along the Castle Walls", "Living the Dream"
- The City Hall (Seattle) [cityhallband.bandcamp.com], w. "Rewind"
- Schlotman [schlotman.bandcamp.com/album/on-a-rope], w "Holy Basil", "Listener"
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Monday, May 21st, 9pm, $8
Event Page [oaklandoctopus.org/grace-sings-sludge-jennifer-weisburg-hits-dilley-sisters-9pm-8]
- Grace Sings Sludge [https://gracesingssludge.bandcamp.com/album/life-with-dick-3], w. "In Spite of Doom"
- Jennifer Weisburg (HITS) [hits3.bandcamp.com/album/creatures], w. "Tom From Space"
- The Dilley Sisters (1st show!)
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 9:30pm, $8
Event Page [oaklandoctopus.org/bonus-beast-dybbuk-benni-new-orleans-930pm-7]
- Bonus Beast (Oakland mutant nightmare noise cool freek!) [bonusbeast.bandcamp.com/album/untitled]
- The Dybbuk (Richmond California via Houston Tejas The Dybbuk a synthed out sweaty hallucination made real!)
- Benni [bennimusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-sneak-preview]
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Thursday, May 24th, 9:30pm, $10
Event Page [oaklandoctopus.org/nopes-cryderman-north-north-930pm-10]
- Nopes [hellanaw.bandcamp.com/album/fun-limbo]
- Cryderman [cryderman.bandcamp.com/album/cryderman], w. "Dabs"
- North by North [https://northbynorth.bandcamp.com/album/last-days-of-magic], w. "All Them Witches"
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Friday, May 25th, 9:30pm
Event Page [oaklandoctopus.org/just-busted-mabs-super-apes-jock-tears-vancouver-930pm-8]
- Just Busted [justbusted.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-cassette]
- Mabs [mabsoakland.bandcamp.com/album/get-nasty]
- Super Apes & Jock Tears (Vancouver) [jocktears.bandcamp.com/album/nasty-boy]

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