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 at [http://tun.in/seQ5N]
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 regions 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@)gmx.com)
On this page:
• 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.
• Listings with NOTAFLOF are donation-based. "No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds".
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, KWTF [kwtf.net] in Sonoma County, & KDVS in Yolo County!
- Vallejo downtown events and entertainment [artvallejo.org/events]
REWARD! $300 for info leading to a 10' X 10' studio space indoors or outside with access to bathroom, internet, and power. Free Radio Santa Cruz is also seeking a transmitter space where we can put up an antenna--a backyard, a multistory home, a high tree--help us spread the word. Help us so we can help you! at [freakradio.org]
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At Vallejo Vinyl & Pinball
All-Ages // 336 Georgia St. in Vallejo // (707) 557-5480 // [instagram.com/vallejovinylandpinball]
EMO! Saturday, Sept. 28th, 7pm, $7
• Kilroi [kilroi.bandcamp.com]
• Slugger (of Santa Rosa) [sluggerjams.bandcamp.com], w. "Without Within" from their EP "No More Wasted Days", & "Weary World" off their new album "Let the Good Times Rot"
• Slumped (from Oakland) [slumped.bandcamp.com], w. "Bonzo Goes to Berkeley"
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PUNK! Friday, Oct 11th, 7pm, Free!
• Something Winona [twitter.com/somethingwinona] [facebook.com/somethingwinonaca]
• Boos
• Underego
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At Kesler’s Cocktail Lounge
21+ // 125 Couch Street in Vallejo // [keslerslounge.com/events.html] // [facebook.com/keslerslounge/events]
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At Chris' Club
21+ // 656 Benicia rd. in Vallejo // [facebook.com/chrisclubvallejo] // Bookings: Nanette (707) 319-6405
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At Toot's Tavern
21+ // 627 2nd Ave., in Crockett // [tootstavern.com] [facebook.com/pg/tootstavern/events] // (510) 787-9860 // [tootstavern@)gmail.com]
Saturday, September 28th, 8pm (doors), 9pm (show) 'til 12:45am, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/507619806678060]
Liquidduaneo Metal Productions presents...
• Hellbender (from Sonoma County) [facebook.com/hellbender707]
• Phantom Witch
• Condemned Existence (from Reno) [facebook.com/condemnedexistence]
• Blessed Curse (opening act) [facebook.com/BlessedCurseOfficial]
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At The Red Hat
21+ // 1860 Monument Blvd, in Concord // [facebook.com/redhatsportsbar] // [reverbnation.com/venue/redhatsportsbar] // Also see [facebook.com/TonyKrollBooking]
Saturday, September 28th, 8:30pm 'til 1:30am
Event page [facebook.com/events/2394511807307726]
• Flower Chords [facebook.com/flowerchords] [flowerchords.bandcamp.com], w. "Magic"
• Fellow Vessel
• Another Round
• Ryan Henriques
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Up The Creek
All-Ages // 1840 Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek // [upthecreekrecords.com/events-and-live-music]
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Friday, October 4th, 5pm 'til 8pm, all ages
At Phono Select Records // 2475 Fruitridge Ave. in Sacramento // [facebook.com/phonoselect]
Event page [facebook.com/events/735934696827627]
Phono Select Records and Chicanery Chick Presents
An evening of Free Punk Rock Busker Style
• The Unfortunate Bastard and Friends [facebook.com/unfortunatebastard]
• Jesus & the Dinosaurs [facebook.com/JesusAndTheDinosaurs] [jesusandthedinosaurs.bandcamp.com]
• The Pikeys [facebook.com/thepikeysrock]
• Jen Scaffidi (member of Blunderbusst) [facebook.com/jenscaffidi]
• Noah Nelson [facebook.com/noah.nelson.94]
+ More!
The nights festivities and sounds will be recorded for future use!
Sacramento Punk Rock Community [facebook.com/groups/SactoPRC]
Die Laughing Records [facebook.com/dielaughingrecords]
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Norcal Noise Fest #23
Friday through Sunday, October 4th, 5th, 6th!!! All-Ages!
[norcalnoisefest.com/index19.html]
NOISEFEST day one!
Friday, October 4th, 7pm, $10
Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, CA
NOISEFEST day TWO
Saturday, October 5th, 2pm, $10-15
Cafe Colonial, 3520 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA
NOISEFEST day Three
Sunday, October 6th, 3pm, $10-15
Cafe Colonial, 3520 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA
RADIO BROADCAST starting at 5pm PST, NF23 will be broadcast LIVE over the interwebs! tune in [www.dfm.nu]
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At The Phoenix Theater
All-Ages // 201 Washington St, in Petaluma // [thephoenixtheater.com]
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At The Arlene Francis Center
All-Ages // 99 6th St, in Santa Rosa // [arlenefranciscenter.org] [facebook.com/arlenefranciscenter]
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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.
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At 924 GILMAN
All-Ages // 924 Gilman St. at 8th, in Berkeley // [924gilman.org] // (510) 524-8180 // Annual club membership is $2 upfront!
Saturday, September 28th, 7:30pm (doors), $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/492900758174252]
• Greyhound
• Ribs [facebook.com/RIBS-2384622401811282]
• Yawzea [facebook.com/yawzeaus]
• FUKM [facebook.com/FUKM-233982074690]
• PeachÃ
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Sunday, September 29th, 6pm 'til 10pm, $6
Event page [facebook.com/events/382872132602051]
Earth is lit! An art show and cosmic function
Celebrate the end of summer with some art and tunes!
MUSIC BY:
• Rocky G
• Majestic June
• Divine Sun
• AB & Wavelength
+ more!
ART BY:
• Cloud Solid
• Skull Boy
• Girl Mobb
• Mag Dre
• Sip
• Foureyedfreak
• Mermaidbonez
and so, so, SO many more!
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Friday, October 4th, 7:30pm 'til 12 midnight, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/694230244426506]
• RIITA
• Bad Jesus Experience (from Finland!) [facebook.com/badjesusexperience]
• Cult Mind [facebook.com/cultmindsj]
• Heavy Stench [facebook.com/pages/Heavy-Stench/426013021194909]
'Zine Reviews & News
• Broken Pencil zine reviews & news [brokenpencil.com]
• Syndicated Zine Reviews [facebook.com/SyndicatedZineReviews] [syndicatedzinereviews.blogspot.com]
• East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest [facebook.com/EBABZfest]
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Also tune-in on Ozcat for...
• "Talking Schmidt", Sundays 6 'til 9pm, with Rock, Blues, Classics, with new, unsigned, alternative artists! Hosted by Schmidty (of Overland)• "The Red Eye", Mondays 9 'til noon, with Metal & Hard Rock, hosted by Dianne the Great!
• "Spitshine Show", Mondays 6 'til 9pm, Classic Psyche Rock & Indy Americana, hosted by Rick (of 5-Cent Coffee)
• "Grateful Siren and Mose Show", Mondays 9pm 'til midnight, with a special blend of Reggae, Blues, Rock and the Grateful Dead, (@GratefulSirenAndMoseShowOnOzcatRadio) [facebook.com/GratefulSirenAndMoseShowOnOzcatRadio]
• "iMosaic Mix", with a Chill Ambient music, Thursdays in the morning 7 to 9am, and "The Sunday Service", 1st/3rd Sundays, 10pm 'til beyond midnight!
• "The Plowzone", 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 6 'til 9pm
• "Rhythms with Rich", Thursdays, 6 'til 9pm, with Classic Rock, New Alternative!
• "The Bay Sess.", Thursdays, 12 midnight 'til 3am, an infusion session w. Reggae, Trip-Psyche, Traditional and Knowledge!
• "The Irie Radio Show", Fridays 6 'til 9pm, with conscious Roots Reggae and Dancehall, hosted by Big O!
• "All Over the Road", Saturdays, 6 'til 9pm, hosted by Jeremy (classic FM jock spinning Rock wax with stories and context)
Also worthy to check out:
• BAGeL Radio (via Soma FM) [somafm.com/bagel] [bagelradio2.blogspot.com], tune-in [radio.net/s/bagelradio] [somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/bagel], hour playlist [somafm.com/bagel/songhistory.html]. Spanning four decades of great alternative, post-punk, indie rock and noise pop, you'll hear artists like Frightened Rabbit, The White Stripes, Metric, The National, Tune-Yards, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Thermals, The Smiths, Blur, Radiohead, Mission of Burma, Chameleons UK, Siouxsie & The Banshees, X, and just about every Slumberland Records band ever. And every Friday is 480 Minutes: Ted plays and discusses the latest and greatest music in real time. For eight hours. Seriously. From 9am-5pm Eastern.• "Sound Check", Sundays 9pm 'til midnight [alt1053.radio.com/blogs/soundcheck], w. local bands and rarely heard tunes! Hosted by Aaron Axleson on Alt. 105.3 FM, tune-in (via Radio.com) [is.gd/l7JfvJ], 3 'til 6pm Mondays and Wednesdays w. new psyche & rock both international and continental!
Recommended Local Acts featured on the SOUNDCHECK
- Waterstrider - "Way Out" [youtube.com/watch?v=SURR90M71g8]
- SWMRS - "Lose Lose Lose" [youtube.com/watch?v=6JX9lwv5YgA]
- The Happys - "Cut The Rope" [youtube.com/watch?v=WRlAQyBr3jQ]
- The Trims - "Bending Time" [youtube.com/watch?v=7VYP7BW89WM]
- Same Girls - "WAIT" [soundcloud.com/samegirls510/wait]
- Talkie - "Bummer Summerrr" [youtube.com/watch?v=Ud74jE5v6ko]
- Fighter Jets - "Alone in our rooms" [youtube.com/watch?v=-Avx4SGpvHY]
- The Y Axes - "Get Away" [youtube.com/watch?v=7_Gm2UBI570]
- Weekend Youth - "Gotta Be Me" [youtube.com/watch?v=nuCtpUEbW5A]
• FaultRadio [faultradio.com]
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