Thee Mothership Connection for May 11th, 2019

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

Saturdays, 5 to 6pm, and Thursdays, 5:30pm, Pacific Time

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/]
Produced by the Northbay Uprising Media Collective (northbayuprising@)gmail.com)

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]
- The Bay Bridged [thebaybridged.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 CHRIS' CLUB, in Vallejo
21+ // [facebook.com/chrisclubvallejo] // 656 Benicia rd. in Vallejo // Bookings: Nanette (707) 319-6405



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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, May 11th, 9pm 'til 12 midnight, $5
Event page [facebook.com/events/440645793360162]
NoLess Booking presents...
- The Rough (of San Diego) [facebook.com/theroughmusic] [theroughsd.com]
- Friends with Pills [facebook.com/Friendswithpills]
- Fishing for Chips [facebook.com/fishing4chips]
- Greasy Rich (acoustic)





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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 11th, 9pm, $7
Tony Kroll presents...
- Lychdom (Metal, from Hayward) [facebook.com/lychdom] [lychdom.bandcamp.com], w. "Light of Winter"
- Cold Shoulder [facebook.com/coldshoulderrockband]
- Posh Darlings (Psyche, from Oakland) [poshdarlings.bandcamp.com], w. "summertime"

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Friday, May 17th, 9pm 'til 12 midnight, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/424981254714936]
Bandhoppers presents...
- Ghost Town Hangman [ghosttownhangmen.com] [facebook.com/ghosttownhangmen], w. "Multiple Personalities", "Electra Glow"
- Grease Hound [facebook.com/Greasehoundmusic] [reverbnation.com/greasehound1], w. "Outer Space Girl"
- Three Second Rule [facebook.com/Three-Second-Rule-1636184756458096], w. "Eight Days Away"



[facebook.com/bandhoppers]
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Friday, May 31st, 9pm, $7
Event page [facebook.com/events/2378199819070362]
Tony Kroll presents... My birthday show!
- Day Labor [facebook.com/DayLabor]
- The Lucky Eejits [facebook.com/theluckyeejits]
- Dearly Divided [facebook.com/DearlyDivided]
- The Midnight Brothers [facebook.com/themidnightbrothers]
- Break Time [facebook.com/breaktimemusic]



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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


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At THE ARLENE FRANCIS CENTER, FOR SPIRIT, ARTS & POLITICS
All-Ages // [arlenefranciscenter.org] [facebook.com/arlenefranciscenter] // 99 6th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401


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At The Orchard House 
All-Ages // [facebook.com/theorchardhousesr] // 670 Brittain Ln, Santa Rosa. Don't park on Brittain Ln, park in the corporate center parking lot across the street on sebastopol road.


Friday, May 17th, 8pm, $5
Event page [facebook.com/events/2818197005071357]
- Pushing it
- Glowing Brain [glowingbrain.bandcamp.com], w. "Glowing Brain"
- Delta
- New Low (First show)



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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!


Sunday, May 12th, 6pm (doors), 6:30pm (show), $8
Event page [facebook.com/events/2069216720042919]
- The Big Forgive [facebook.com/thebigforgive]
- Sue & The Namies [facebook.com/sueandthenamies] [sueandthenamies.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch]
- Wet Spot [facebook.com/WetSpotTheBand] [wetspot.bandcamp.com/album/3-more-songs-ep]
- Trash Elf
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Friday, May 17th, 7:30pm (doors), $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/667288730389671]
- Tunic (winnipeg, manitoba) [facebook.com/tunicband] [selfsabotagerecords.bandcamp.com/album/complexion], w. "Empty Handed"
- Morning Coffee 
- Fat Lizzy [facebook.com/FatLizzyBand]
- Mammoth [facebook.com/mammothofficial925]

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At 1234 Go!
All-Ages // [1234gorecords.com] [facebook.com/pg/1234gorecords/events] // 420 40th Street #5 Oakland, CA


Friday, May 17th, 7 'til 10pm, $10 suggested donation
Event page [facebook.com/events/2288512371405207]
Benefit for Women's Defense and Empowerment organizations "Magnify The Muted" & "BAYWAR (Bay Area Women Against Rape)"
- GRAYSON 
- Will Wolfe 
- Just Like Honey (of NYC) [justlikehoneymusic.bandcamp.com]
- Tele Vicious 

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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


Saturday, May 11th, 6:30pm, $8
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/tier-9-little-debbie-crusaders-unpopular-opinion-new-car-smell-630pm-8]
- Tier 9 [youtube.com/watch?v=JAp9oZpCgoo]
- Little Debbie & The Crusaders [littledebbieandthecrusaders.bandcamp.com/album/im-not-your-boo]
- Unpopular Opinion [unpopularopinionband.bandcamp.com/album/punkernickel], w. "Ambush", "This Song Kills Fascists"
- New Car Smell 
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Saturday, May 11th, 10pm, $8
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/ovvn-shitgiver-la-versing-seattle-10pm-8]
- OVVN [ovvn.bandcamp.com/album/bob-dylans-dead]
- ShitGiver (LA) [shitgiverla.bandcamp.com/album/life]
- Versing (Seattle) [versing.bandcamp.com/album/10000-2], w. "Offering", "Tethered"

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PSYCHE, PUNK! Monday, May 13th, 8pm, $8
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/luxury-condor-wet-spot-sue-namies-and-2kewl4lyfe-8pm-8]
- Luxury Condor 
- Wet Spot [facebook.com/WetSpotTheBand] [wetspot.bandcamp.com/album/3-more-songs-ep]
- Sue & the Namies [facebook.com/sueandthenamies]  [sueandthenamies.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch]
- 2kewl4lyfe (new punk project from David Castillo, mastermind behind Panaderia!!)
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THRASH, PUNK! Wednesday, May 15th, 7pm, $7-10
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/techie-blood-urban-sprawl-sabre-public-acid-north-carolina-7pm-7-10]
- Techie Blood [youtube.com/watch?v=UW2aRBMYSQk]
- Urban Sprawl [urbansprawlca.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2018]
- Sabre [soundcloud.com/sabrebayarea], w. their entire EP!
- Public Acid (North Carolina) [publicacid.bandcamp.com/album/easy-weapons]
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Friday, May 17th, 10pm, $8 - 10
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/super-apes-wee-peevers-anti-repression-music-10pm-8-10]
- Super Apes [superapes1.bandcamp.com/track/animal]
- Wee Peevers [weepeevers.bandcamp.com/album/scuse-youse], w. their " 'Scuse Youse" EP!
- Anti Repression Music [antirepressionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/first-demo], w. tracks off their First EP!
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Saturday, May 18th, 9:30pm, $8
Event page [oaklandoctopus.org/compltr-state-faults-cold-moon-930pm-8]
- Compltr [compltr.bandcamp.com/album/rogue]
- State Faults [nosleeprecords.bandcamp.com/album/resonate-desperate], w. "Wildfires"
- Cold Moon

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Sacramento Zine Fest! 
Unibrow Collective presents...
At the Verge Center for the Arts // 625 S st. in Sacramento
Saturday, May 25th, 11am 'til 5pm, $FREE, All Ages
Event page [facebook.com/events/817732881922659]
Sacramento Zine Fest is an all ages, free, and open to the public event showcasing 35+ vendors (from near and far) that independently publish zines, books, and other such printed materials and/or other artwork and merchandise for display and purchase. It will also feature tunes by MC Ham and a reading area for lounging and enjoying your finds. :)
Unibrow Collective is a Sacramento based art collaborative, comprising of Natalye Valentina and Daniel Alejandro Trejo, that seeks to help in the cultivation of the Central Valley's burgeoning contemporary art culture by erasing artist divisions and blending the boundaries of "high" and "low" art into a unified one. [unibrowzf@)gmail.com]




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