Mothership Connection (May 5th, 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 5th, 9pm, $7
Event Page [facebook.com/events/237711490120838]
Tony Kroll Booking presents...
- 9pm: Black Visions [youtube.com/watch?v=596g2ZxZgL4]
- 10pm: People Who Stare [facebook.com/PEOPLEWHOSTARE] [peoplewhostare.bandcamp.com] (w. Medusa) [reverbnation.com/peoplewhostare], it's the Dr. Boctor's (our keyboardist's) Birthday come midnight, so come celebrate that as well!
- 11pm: Sunbeast [facebook.com/Sun-Beast-703600619820699] [reverbnation.com/sunbeast]

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Friday, May 11th, 8pm, $8


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


Friday, May 11th, $15 to $20, (doors) 6:30pm / (show) 7pm
Event Page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1655640-mestis-javier-reyes-animals-petaluma]
- Mestis (Featuring Javier Reyes of ANIMALS AS LEADERS) [facebook.com/mestismusic] [MestisMusic.com] [youtube.com/watch?v=hIL0HQzMtI8]
- Hyvmine
- Sloth & Turtle [facebook.com/slothandturtle] [slothandturtle.com]
- Automonist

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


Saturday, May 5th, 7pm, $5 (w. Prom attire) or $10 (in street clothes)
Event Page [facebook.com/events/1878206635810872]
Second annual Pride Prom! Featuring music by:
- A.W. (LA by way of Flowery Branch, GA // lovesick pop) [listentoaw.bandcamp.com]
- The Total Bettys (SF melancholy poppy punk) [thetotalbettys.bandcamp.com], w. "Quit My Job"
- The Homobiles (SF queercore supergroup) [thehomobiles.bandcamp.com]
- Polythene Pam (Bay Area retro queer girl band) [polythenepamband.com]
- Little Debbie and the Crusaders (Oakland sugary power duo) [littledebbieandthecrusaders.bandcamp.com]
PLUS tables, zines, informational pamphlets, and more!
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Sunday, May 6th, $8, (doors) 5:30pm, (show) 6pm
Event Page [facebook.com/events/1488201167972746]
- AMERICAN PINUP (Yonkers, NY) [americanpinup.bandcamp.com]
+ LOCALS:
- Necessary Noise
- The Escape Agency [facebook.com/escapeagents] [theescapeagency.com] [soundcloud.com/theescapeagency]
- Blue, Indeed
- Mammoth

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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]


Friday, May 11th, 8pm, $10
Liquidduaneo Metal Productions proudly presents..
THE RETURN of Niviane!! plus more
THIS ONE WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS!!
JOIN US AL FOR A GREAT TIME LIKE USUAL!!
THIS SHOW WILL DESTROY & WILL FILL YOUR METAL CRAVING!!
Bands on bill:
- Niviane [facebook.com/nivianemetal]
- The King Must Die [facebook.com/TKMDband]
- Hand of Fire [facebook.com/handoffire]
- Phantom Witch [facebook.com/ThrashPW]
- Hard Fail (Devin Shelly debut show) (opener) 8:30pm [facebook.com/devin.shelly.39]

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


May 5th, 8pm, $8
Event Page [oaklandoctopus.org/shutups-dirty-limbs-fresno-echo-bombs-phoenix-superbrat-8pm-8]
- Shutups [shutupsoakland.bandcamp.com]
- Dirty Limbs (Fresno) [dirtylimbs.bandcamp.com]
- The Echo Bombs (Phoenix) [theechobombs.bandcamp.com]
- Superbrat [superbrat.bandcamp.com], w. "Phantom Phone Call"
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May 8th, 9:30pm, $8
Event Page [oaklandoctopus.org/turner-and-wendy-capehart-ancient-forest-seattle-930pm-8]
- Turner and Wendy Capehart [turnercapehart.bandcamp.com]
- Ancient Forest (Seattle) [ancientforest.bandcamp.com]

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