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
HARD ROCK, PUNK, AMERICANA, PSYCHE & LoFi
Broadcasting from the upper east-side of the San Pablo bay, featuring bands from the Greater Bay Area, NorCal (707), and Central Valley (209 & 916), performing at venues in the Northbay counties of Sonoma, Solano, Napa, Contra Costa, and in neighboring Oakland and Berkeley.
[facebook.com/The-Mothership-Connection-Ozcat-Radio-895-FM-KZCT-1441733309389969/]
Free shows are noted. If the event doesn't have a price, bring $12 with you anyway.
Tracks listed with bands are played on the live broadcast, and / or are recommended listening to.
Events databases:
- 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]
- Bay Area Punk [bayareapunk.com]
- Solidarity with your community radio stations, including KWTF [kwtf.net] in neighboring Sonoma County!
- Vallejo downtown events and entertainment [artvallejo.org/events]
Cold Beat - Chaos By Invitation [coldbeatsf.bandcamp.com/album/cold-beat-chaos-by-invitation], w. "Strawberry Moon"
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At TOOT'S TAVERN, in Crockett
21+ // [tootstavern.com] [facebook.com/pg/tootstavern/events] // 627 2nd Ave., Crockett, CA 94525 // (510) 787-9860, [tootstavern@)gmail.com]
Saturday, January 19th, 8pm 'til 2am, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/263690424500005]
Liquidduaneo Metal Productions & Distilled Entertainment presents...
- Endrah (Brazil) [facebook.com/endrah]
- Damage Over Time [facebook.com/Damage-Over-Time-229057363786382]
- Diversity of One [facebook.com/Diversityofone]
- Penthate [facebook.com/PentHate]
* [facebook.com/liquidduaneometalproductions]
* [facebook.com/distilledentertainment]
Flyer by Bryon Stiky-tips
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Friday, February 1st, 9pm, FREE
Event page [facebook.com/events/356622968437343]
Gremlin Music Productions Presents...
A night of punk rock!!! Featuring:
- The Nunns (Jan 4th The NUNNS will be featured on DeathRockRadio.com Show begins at 9pm. listen in!) [facebook.com/The-Nunns-band-official-1784090701898813]
- Dead River Rebels [facebook.com/deadriverrebels]
- 12 Gauge Promise [facebook.com/12GaugePromiseofficial]
- The Has Beens [facebook.com/thehasbeens]
- DJ Test [facebook.com/skatepunk408]
[facebook.com/Gremlin-Music-Productions-160959427623332]
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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]
Friday, January 4th, 8pm (doors), 9pm (show) 'til 2am, $7
Event page [facebook.com/events/732428720466447]
Tony Kroll Presents...
- Mengz [facebook.com/TheRealMengz]
- NMTA (of Sacramento) [nmta.bandcamp.com]
- Durango Dogs [reverbnation.com/durangodogs]
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Saturday, January 5th, 9pm, $7
Tony Kroll Presents...
- Trez Machine
- Dust of Ruin [dustofruin.bandcamp.com/releases]
- Droneyard [droneyard.bandcamp.com/releases], w. "Press Rewind", "Take 9"
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Up The Creek
All-Ages // [upthecreekrecords.com/events-and-live-music] // 1840 Tice Valley Blvd. Walnut Creek
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At THE PHOENIX THEATER
All-Ages // [thephoenixtheater.com] // 201 Washington St, Petaluma, CA, 94952
Saturday, January 5th, 7:30pm (doors), 8pm (show), 'til 11:30 pm, $10
Event page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1791778-stone-salad-fourhead-petaluma]
- Stone Salad (of Santa Rosa)
- Fourhead
- The Impressions
- The Sandeens with Remy
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Saturday, January 12th, 7:30pm (doors), 8pm (show), 'til 11:30 pm, $12
Event page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1787520-victims-family-petaluma]
- Victims Family
- Nasalrod
- Hellbender
- The Freak Accident
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Saturday, January 19th, 3pm (doors), 4pm (show) 'til 11:55 pm, $40
Event page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1794961-home-sick-2-petaluma]
HOME SICK 2
A festival at the Phoenix Theater featuring:
- Cold Cave
- Ceremony
- Tamaryn
- Iron Lung
- Krimewatch
- Choir Boy
- S.H.I.T.
- Uniform
- Mary Lattimore
- Fearing
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Saturday, January 26th, 7pm (doors), 8pm (show) 'til 11:30pm, $10
Event page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1789097-analog-us-aly-rose-trio-petaluma]
North of The Bay Artists Gathering 2019 presents...
Art & Music Fundraiser for The Phoenix!
- Analog Us (Reggae infused experimentation)
- Aly Rose Trio (Acoustic Jazz fusion, of Sonoma Co.)
- Willow & Hound (of Sonoma Co.)
- Garrison Krohn
- Jaz
- Crow
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Saturday, February 9th, 7:30 pm (doors), 8pm (show), 'til 11:30 pm, $15
Event page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1805662-swingin-utters-western-petaluma]
A benefit for the Phoenix's sprinkler/roof fund!
- Swingin' Utters [swinginutters.com]
- Western Addiction (Punk, of San Francisco) [facebook.com/WesternAddiction] [westernaddiction.bandcamp.com]
- The New Trust [thenewtrust.com] [facebook.com/thenewtrust] [thenewtrust.bandcamp.com]
- Cash Pony
- Pagan Holiday
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Saturday, February 16th, 7:30 pm (doors), 8pm (show), 'til 11:30 pm, $10
Event page [thephoenixtheater.com/event/1794468-sabertooth-zombie-brown-bags-petaluma]
A Benefit for the Phoenix Theater
- Sabertooth Zombie
- Brown Bags (of Santa Rosa) [brownbags.bandcamp.com]
- Thus the Buzz
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At 924 GILMAN
All-Ages // [924gilman.org] // 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley // (510) 524-8180 // Annual club membership is $2 upfront!
Friday, January 4th, 7pm, $20
Event page [facebook.com/events/1426795757452387]
We celebrate 6 years of Gilman Conscious Hip Hop Night!
Performances by:
- Grouch & Eligh (of Living Legends)
- OneWerd (Instrumentals) [onewerd.bandcamp.com], w. "The Weirding Way"
- Calioto [soundcloud.com/calioto], w. "2:37 and Beyond"
- Zeus Lee [instagram.com/clifton_lee], w. "Berzerk", Live on Radio Concuss [youtube.com/watch?v=0XCXsUJZd6k]
- Lo-Fiction
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Saturday, January 5th, 6:30pm (doors), 7pm (show), $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/1936839303072834]
SO MANY BANDS!
- Crash 45 (from Santa Barbara) [soundcloud.com/crash45band], w. "Skyline", "Colored Hair"
- Sweater Vest (from Santa Barbara) [sweatervest.bandcamp.com]
- Corrupt Vision (from Orange County) [corruptvision.bandcamp.com]
+ Locals:
- Better Left For Tomorrow (Thrashcore Progressive METAL) [soundcloud.com/better-left-for-tomorrow]
- Sleep Fight (Light Dream music) [sleepfight.bandcamp.com]
- Dirt Parade (Rock) [dirtparade.bandcamp.com], w. "Oxygen"
- Pointless Endings
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Sunday, January 6th, 7pm 'til 11pm
Event page [facebook.com/events/2183401718614606]
- Floral [facebook.com/floraltunes]
- Rob Ford Explorer [facebook.com/robfordexplorer]
- Rex Means King [facebook.com/RexMeansKingCA]
- The Brankas
- Standards
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Friday, January 11th, 7pm (door), 7:30pm (show) 'til midnight, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/931990050345540]
- Small Crush
- Fashion Jackson (from San Diego) [facebook.com/fashionjacksonband]
- kilroi [facebook.com/kilroiband]
- Las Pesadillas (of Sacramento) [facebook.com/pesadillasband]
- HalfMad
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Saturday, January 12th, 6:30pm (doors), 7pm (show), $15 (door), $12 adv [rottingout924.brownpapertickets.com]
Event page [facebook.com/events/247859162552931]
The Hard Times Shows presents...
- ROTTING OUT [facebook.com/RottingOutLA]
- Xibalba [facebook.com/placeoffear]
- The Beautiful Ones [facebook.com/beautifuloneshc]
- PRIMAL RITE
- no right [facebook.com/norightxxx]
- Jawstruck [facebook.com/Jawstruck]
[facebook.com/thehardtimesshows]
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Sunday, January 13th, 4:30pm, $16
Event page [facebook.com/events/149500382660843]
- Mustard Plug [facebook.com/mustardplug]
- The Phenomenauts [facebook.com/scienceandhonor]
- Jokes For Feelings [facebook.com/jokesforfeelings]
- Sarchasm [facebook.com/Sarchasmband]
- KILL YOUR EGO (Members of Imposters - Split release with JFF!)
Album release show for Jokes For Feelings & Kill Your Ego with Oakland Bird Records [facebook.com/oaklandbirdrecords]
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Friday, January 18th, 7:30pm (doors), 'til midnight, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/303334510388955]
- Sturdy Skeptics (FKA The Warhols)
- Violet Island [facebook.com/thevioletislandproject]
- Busy Lighthouse [facebook.com/BusyLighthouse]
- Resky
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Saturday, January 19th, 7pm (doors), $8
Event page [facebook.com/events/288239991827450]
- Grumpster [facebook.com/grumpsterCA]
- Preece [facebook.com/preecevt]
- Trash Elf [trashelf.bandcamp.com]
- The Doubts
- Preschool [soundcloud.com/preschool-band]
- Fig (Feeling is Good)
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Sunday, January 6th, 7pm 'til 11pm
Event page [facebook.com/events/2183401718614606]
- Floral [facebook.com/floraltunes]
- Rob Ford Explorer [facebook.com/robfordexplorer]
- Rex Means King [facebook.com/RexMeansKingCA]
- The Brankas
- Standards
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Friday, January 11th, 7pm (door), 7:30pm (show) 'til midnight, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/931990050345540]
- Small Crush
- Fashion Jackson (from San Diego) [facebook.com/fashionjacksonband]
- kilroi [facebook.com/kilroiband]
- Las Pesadillas (of Sacramento) [facebook.com/pesadillasband]
- HalfMad
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Saturday, January 12th, 6:30pm (doors), 7pm (show), $15 (door), $12 adv [rottingout924.brownpapertickets.com]
Event page [facebook.com/events/247859162552931]
The Hard Times Shows presents...
- ROTTING OUT [facebook.com/RottingOutLA]
- Xibalba [facebook.com/placeoffear]
- The Beautiful Ones [facebook.com/beautifuloneshc]
- PRIMAL RITE
- no right [facebook.com/norightxxx]
- Jawstruck [facebook.com/Jawstruck]
[facebook.com/thehardtimesshows]
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Sunday, January 13th, 4:30pm, $16
Event page [facebook.com/events/149500382660843]
- Mustard Plug [facebook.com/mustardplug]
- The Phenomenauts [facebook.com/scienceandhonor]
- Jokes For Feelings [facebook.com/jokesforfeelings]
- Sarchasm [facebook.com/Sarchasmband]
- KILL YOUR EGO (Members of Imposters - Split release with JFF!)
Album release show for Jokes For Feelings & Kill Your Ego with Oakland Bird Records [facebook.com/oaklandbirdrecords]
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Friday, January 18th, 7:30pm (doors), 'til midnight, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/303334510388955]
- Sturdy Skeptics (FKA The Warhols)
- Violet Island [facebook.com/thevioletislandproject]
- Busy Lighthouse [facebook.com/BusyLighthouse]
- Resky
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Saturday, January 19th, 7pm (doors), $8
Event page [facebook.com/events/288239991827450]
- Grumpster [facebook.com/grumpsterCA]
- Preece [facebook.com/preecevt]
- Trash Elf [trashelf.bandcamp.com]
- The Doubts
- Preschool [soundcloud.com/preschool-band]
- Fig (Feeling is Good)
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At 1234 Go!
All-Ages // [1234gorecords.com] [facebook.com/pg/1234gorecords/events] // 420 40th Street #5 Oakland, CA
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At the Octopus Literary Salon
All-Ages // [oaklandoctopus.org] [facebook.com/TheOctopusLiterarySalon] // 2101 Webster st. at 22nd st. // (510) 844-4120
Friday, January 4th, 9:30pm
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/chords-are-dead-yogurt-brain-dont-ask-930pm-7]
- Chords Are Dead [chordsaredead.bandcamp.com], w. "Alice"
- Yogurt Brain [yogurtbrain.bandcamp.com]
- Don't Ask (w. deimosrecords.com) [dontask1.bandcamp.com], w. "Trash Human", "Life", "Here's Another One"
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Monday, January 7th, 7pm, $5
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/mississippi-records-american-tour-7pm-5]
Mississippi Records American Tour
Featuring a Cosmic and Earthly History of Recorded Music according to Mississippi Records
+ short films by Raw Music International
+ DJ set by Golden Wilson (Olvido Records)
A mix of film, audio, slides and lecture presented by Mississippi Records founder Eric Isaacson. This presentation attempts to tell the entire history of recorded music in 90 minutes - from the first star being born to the current age of bizarre technology. A psychedelic and entertaining approach is favored over anything academic.
Subjects covered will include the cosmic patterns that resemble music generated by stars being born and dying, the untold early history of recording technology (including tales of Archeoacoustic technology that allows us to hear recordings from 2,000 years or more ago, cat pianos, the phonautogram which reproduces sounds from dust and much more), the rise of blues, rock and roll, and other revolutionary American music forms and their subsequent destruction by the powers that be, and some hopeful messages about the future.
The main history presentation will be preceded by a very short segment about the Mississippi Records label featuring rarely seen footage of our favorite artists.
Mississippi Records is a store and label based in Portland, Oregon. They've released over 260 records spanning nearly every genre of music, ran a store for 15 years, and traveled the world with presentations such as this one. All of this has been done with no online presence, no promotion or advertising of any kind anywhere and no general existence in the digital world.
Here is a preview of sorts, featuring images from the show -
https://vimeo.com/98225284
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Friday, January 11th, 7pm, $8
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/room-dream-fancy-dad-peasant-magic-7pm-8]
- Room For Dream [youtube.com/watch?v=6AqRVzhhLsw]
- Fancy Dad [soundcloud.com/bandfancydad]
- Peasant Magic [soundcloud.com/peasantmagic]
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Saturday, January 12th, 7:30pm, $10
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/hummingbirds-richard-stuverudderek-mcculloch-ardent-sons-730pm-10]
- Hummingbirds (new collaboration by Richard Stuverud & Derek McCulloch):
Richard Stuverud is best known for playing drums in several bands in the Seattle scene including Pearl Jam! Derek McCulloch is an author of graphic novels, comics, and books for children, lyricist, and playwright. He was born in Ottawa, Canada and now lives in Oakland.
- Ardent Sons
The brain child of Tony Sales and Mike Wolf, The Ardent Sons began as a shared love of 60's RnB and Soul by the likes of Joe Tex, Sam and Dave, The Staple Singers and Little Richard. Sales and Wolf recruited local legend Dave Flores and together they found a sound as much rooted in the grind of the MC5 as in the voodoo of Dr. John, a line that connects the legacy of Stax and Muscle Shoals to the blue eyed RnB of the Small Faces and The Box Tops. A fresh sound for fresh people.
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