Saturday, November 25, 2023

Your Ticket for November 25th, 2023!

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.
(MothershipConnection.FMRadio@gmail.com). 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 [openradio.app/station/kzct-ozcat-radio-tbbphoi2] [http://gemini.tunein.com/embed/player/s130679?partnerId=RadioTime]

Events databases:
• The LIST [jon.luini.com/thelist/date.html] of funk-punk-thrash-ska shows, alongside anything else. / [foopee.com/punk/the-list/]
• KZSU's Lively List of Live Music Happenings [kzsu.stanford.edu/concertcalendar]
• Sacramento Area Shows [undietacos.org], [instagram.com/sacpunkshows/]
• Bay Area Punk [bayareapunk.com]
• The Bay Bridged [thebaybridged.com]
• Vallejo downtown events and entertainment [artvallejo.org/events]
• Marilyn's Weekly Calendar [facebook.com/groups/438516136339459]


Listen to this week's broadcast!

Your Ticket for November 18th, 2023!
- Part 1: Leg Up! (archive.org/details/TheeMothershipConnection20231118), with an extra long set of Punk and Skabilly!!
- Part 2: Final Run! (archive.org/details/TheeMothershipConnection20231118pt.2), w. more Ska music!

Your Ticket for November 11th, 2023!

Listen-in on previous trips onboard Thee Mothership Connection!


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At IntegriTea 
717 Marin st. in downtown Vallejo // [facebook.com/shopintegritea


Community Drum Circles 
Every 3rd Thursday of every month, 2pm
Bring your own drum or borrow one of ours.
We're looking forward to synchronizing our rhythms with you.
Our drum circle facilitator is Benjamin Wester @Benjo TheKlown


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Mare Island Brewing Co. Taproom
289 Mare Island Way, along the Vallejo Waterfront // [facebook.com/MIBCFerryTaproom]


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At Bambino’s 
301 Georgia St. #112, in Downtown Vallejo // [facebook.com/bambinosvallejo] // (707) 562-2224

Saturday, November 25th, 6 to 9pm, no cover charge
• Git With It Band (classic R&B covers)
Event page [facebook.com/events/712185713783220]

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At Vino Godfather Winery
1005 Walnut Ave @ Kansas St, on Mare Island in Vallejo / [events.vinogodfather.com]


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At the Townhouse Cocktail Lounge 
21+ // 401A Georgia St, Vallejo // [townhousevallejo.com] [facebook.com/townhousecocktails

Mondays, 7pm 'til 10pm: Live music with the Townhouse Ramblers jam band!

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Wednesday night open mic, hosted by Rich Adams, runs the gamut from grizzled guitar veterans playing well-worn folk tunes and 1960’s ballads, to cameos by Reed, The Tubes founder Bill Spooner, and rising local talent like Michael Guy Bowman. Poetry is welcome at the microphone, too. [facebook.com/groups/451924138259850]
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Last Sunday of the month: Black Sunday w. DJ Zero Effs, w. Industrial, Punk, Death Rock, Goth spins!

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At the Empress Theatre
21+  // in Downtown Vallejo // [empresstheatre.org]

Wednesday, November 29th, 5:30pm doors, 6:30pm show 'til 08:30pm, $16.50 advance, $15 door
After Work Libations, with...
• Willy Jordan


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At Gentleman Jim's
21+ // 1324 Lincoln Road East, in Vallejo // [facebook.com/people/Gentleman-Jims-Vallejo/100087941410944]


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from Marilyn's Weekly Calendar [facebook.com/groups/438516136339459]

Solano County Spreadsheet for Saturday, November 25th



Contra Costa County Spreadsheet for Saturday, November 25th

Spreadsheet for Sunday, November 26th

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At The Rellik Tavern
 726 First Street, in Benicia // [therelliktavern.com] [events.therelliktavern.com/index.php]


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At Lucca Beer Garden 
All-Ages // 116 West E st. in Benicia // [facebook.com/LuccaBeerGarden]

Sunday, November 26th, 2:30pm 'til 5:30pm 
• Duo Sonics (acoustic covers) [facebook.com/DuoSonicsmusic]

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At The Filling Station 
at Mankas Corner in Suisun Valley // [suisunvalleyfillingstation.com] [facebook.com/suisunvalleyfillingstation], @svfillingstation
'As you all know we are at the mercy of the weather so we be prepared to be flexible’


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At the Live Music Center

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Nut Tree Plaza 3rd Annual Holiday Season Concerts
Free to the Public.... 
Please visit the website at www.vacajazzsociety.org for Nut Tree Plaza Times and Entertainment Performers.

11-26-23 Brette Stout Xmas Show 11-1pm
11-26-23 Bob Nadler Xmas Dixiecats -3-5pm
12-2-23 Live Music Center Jazz Bands 11-1pm
12-2-23 Live Music Center Rock Bands 2-4pm
12-3-23 AMO Xmas Combo 12-2pm
12-3-23 Stan Johnson One Man Band Xmas Show 3-5pm.
12-9-23 Vacaville High Jazz Xmas Band 11-1pm
12-9-23 Crossroads Church Children's Choir 1-2pm.
(Located at Xmas Tree.)
12-9-23 Will C Wood High Jazz Xmans Band 2-4pm
12-10-23 Brooke Fox's "Anthologie Duo' 12-2pm
12-10-23 Bob Nadler Dixieland Xmas Jazz 3-5pm
12-16-23 AMO Big Band Xmas Jazz 11-2pm
12-16-23 DixieCats Xmas Carolers 2-4pm
12-17-23 Darlyn Phillips Groove room Xmas 11-1pm
12-17-23 Stout Family Xmas 2-4pm
(Grand Finale Nut Tree Plaza Holiday Xmas Show)
12-23-23 Vacaville School of Rock Xmas 11-1pm
12-23-23 Deanoholics "Dean Martin & Marilyn Monrose Xmas"
2-4pm. ( Final Xmas Show)


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At Toot's Tavern
21+ // 627 2nd Ave., in Crockett // [tootstavern.com] [facebook.com/pg/tootstavern/events] // (510) 787-9860 

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At Club Tac
1336 Pomona st., in Crockett


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At The Warehouse 
Port Costa (you'd need a map to find it), down the road from Crockett (bank left at the fork!).




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At Del Cielo Brewing Co. 
701 Escobar St A, in Martinez // [delcielobrewing.com/events]


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At The Slow Hand 

Saturday, November 25th, 6pm 'til 8:30pm 
• Acoustic EQ 

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At Vinnie's Bar And Grill 
21+ // 2045 Mt. Diablo st., in Concord  // [facebook.com/100063708782613] [vinniesbar.com/live-shows]

Saturday, November 25th, 5pm doors, 6pm show, $10
Benefit show for the Guitars Not Guns music program [facebook.com/GuitarsNotGunsContraCostaCounty] [guitarsnotguns.blogspot.com]
• Ms. Reece & Her Pieces
• The Breedloves & Friends [thebreedloves.rocks] [facebook.com/thebreedlovesband]
• Danny Jones Band w. Angeline Saris 
• Doug Doppler Trio
• STUNG (Police/Sting tribute band) 

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Friday, December 1st, 7pm
• PTK 
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At Club 1220  
in Walnut Creek // [facebook.com/club1220]


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At the Main Street Brewery

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At Norm's Place
356 Hartz Ave., in Danville // [facebook.com/normsplacedanville]


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At R Place Music Club
2562 Old 1st St, in Livermore // [facebook.com/rod.rplace]


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At Dan's Bar
1524 Civic Dr., in Walnut Creek


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At The Ivy Room 
21+ // 860 San Pablo Ave, in Albany // [ivyroom.com]

Saturday, November 25th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $14.73 advance, $12 door
• Whisper To Thunder (Led Zepplin Tribute) [facebook.com/whispertothunder]
• Tumbling Dice (Rolling Stones Tribute) [facebook.com/thetumblingdicebayarea]
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Sunday, November 26th, 6pm doors, 7pm show, $12.67 advance, $12 door
• Fist Fight With Traffic
• Quarter Conscious 
• Mastoids 
• Kilroi
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Thursday, November 30th, music 7pm 'til 9pm, $12.67 advance, $15 door
House of Chaos presents...
A CURIOUS CABARET
• Chaos.Fiction
• Hypnotic Pattern
+ Cabaret (9pm)
+ Artist Market (6pm)

@house_of_chaos_productions
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Friday, December 1st, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $14.73 advance, $12 door
• The Helltones (record release) [facebook.com/helltones]
• The Live Oaks 
• My Evergreen Soul [facebook.com/myevergreensoul]
• The Mutiliations
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Saturday, December 2nd, 1:30pm doors, 2pm show, $10.61 advance, $12 door
Icy Room presents
PUNK AND ROLL MATINEE & VENDOR FAIRE
• Supersonic Symbiotic (record release) [supersonicsymbiotic.bandcamp.com]
+ vendors 
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At The Phoenix Theater
All-Ages // 201 Washington St, in Petaluma // [thephoenixtheater.com]

Saturday November 25th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $13.66 advance, $10 door
• Big Dog Mastiff
• Ignoring Olivia
• Gumbys Junk
• Ulysses CFM

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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 Lost Church 
All-ages // 427 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa // [thelostchurch.org] [facebook.com/TheLostChurchSantaRosa/events]


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At Spancky's
8201 Old Redwood Highway, in Cotati

Saturday, December 23rd, 8pm 'til 12 midnight, general admission $16.79 advance & $15 door, reserved seating $32.50 advance & $27.50 door
Mr. Hat's Holiday Bash!
Winter Solstice Dance Party with Live Music by...
• Love Mischief [lovemischief.org] [lovemischief.bandcamp.com]
Productions page [mrhatpresents.com]

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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!

Sunday, November 26th, 4pm 'til 7:30pm, $22 advance, $20 door
• Annihilation Time
• Smokers
• Planet On A Chain
• Losers

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At the Art House Gallery & Cultural Center
All-Ages // 2905 Shattuck Ave, in Berkeley // [berkeleyarthouse.wordpress.com] [facebook.com/arthousegallery2905

* "Harold Adler reflects on Art House Gallery and Cultural Center’s roots, stem and leaves" (2023-11-13, dailycal.org/2023/11/13/art-house-2) [archive.is/x4MWq]
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December 10th, 5:30pm doors, 6pm show, $15 to $25, students $10
Acid Alligator Fever Dream presents...
Chaos in Berkeley
• Tranarchy
• Wolfstick
• Nein Lives
• Lactation

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At The UC Theatre
December 9th, 7pm doors, 8pm show, $38.11 advance, $28.50 door
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes


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At Thee Stork Club
21+ // 2330 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland // [theestorkclub.com]

Tuesday, November 28th, 8pm doors, 9pm show, FREE!
Noisterous Presents...
• Matt Robidoux
• Mind Mirage
• Kaitlin McSweeney ft. safepurge
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Thursday, November 30th, 8pm doors, 9pm show, $11.34 advance, $12 door
• Praying
• Foglamp
• Trough
• Jock
+ DJ Skinwalker
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Saturday, December 9th, 8pm, $19.59 advance
A Golden Rake Christmas with...
• Albacore
• The Phantom Surfers
• Chaki
• The Okmoniks
• Thee S'Lobsters


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At the Stay Gold Deli
All-Ages / 2635 San Pablo in Oakland / [staygolddeli.com] [instagram.com/staygoldoakland]

December 2nd, 6pm doors, 6:30pm show 'til 10pm, $10
Acid Alligator Fever Dreams presents...
The Sacrifice 
• Secret Society
• Baby On A Rampage
• Grandma's Machete
• Severance
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• ICUP (First Show!)


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ALAMEDA ROCK & ROLL FLEA MARKET
At the Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch Street, in Alameda
Sunday, December 10, 11am 'til 6pm, Free!
50 vendors selling records, music memorabilia, musical instruments, vintage clothing, tiki/Hawaiiana, handmade jewelry & gifts, books, videos, and much more!
FEATURING DJ'S PLAYING ALL VINYL, ALL DAY! Enjoy sets by Brett Stillo (The Flakes), Carolyn Keddy (KUSF), Dr. Scott Bulleit), Joseph Curran, Johnny Bartlett (Phantom Surfers/The Ogres), Little Gris, and Sid Presley
BROUGHT TO YOU BY - DJ Sid Presley, Faction Brewing, and Satay By The Bay SF
with sponsorship by Alternative Tentacles Records, & Amoeba Music


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At Thee Parkside
1600 17th st., in San Francisco // [theeparkside.com]

Sunday, December 3rd, 7pm, $25.50 advance, $20 door, All Ages!
Powerhouse Productions Presents...
• Madball 
• Twist of Cain 
• Manos De Fierro 
• Adjudicator

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At Thrillhouse Records
All-Ages // 3422 Mission at 30th, S.F. // [thrillhouserecords.com] [instagram.com/thrillhouse_records]


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At The Knockout 
21+ // 3223 Mission St, in San Francisco // [theknockoutsf.com]


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At the Kilowatt Bar
21+ / 3160 16th St., in San Francisco / 21+


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At Winters Tavern


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What's up in & around Sacramento 


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At the Old Ironsides
21+ // 1901 10th st. in Sacramento


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At The Library Of MusicLandria
All-ages // 1219 S Street, in Sacramento // [musiclandria.com] [facebook.com/libraryofmusiclandria] // NOTAFLOF


MusicLandria Radio. Tune in: [https://buff.ly/3qFE1Qg]

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At The Colony
3512 Stockton Blvd, in Sacramento / 


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At Cafe Colonial 
3520 Stockton Blvd, in Sacramento / [CafeColonial916.com] / [facebook.com/CafeColonial916]


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At Luna's Cafe 
1414 16th st. in Sacramento // [lunascafe.com/calendar.html] [facebook.com/lunascafeandjuicebar] // VAXX RESTRICTED!
Mondays, 7:30pm, $10: NEBRASKA MONDAYS featuring Experimental Music with hosts Dana Wendel, Tony Passarell, Jacob Swedlow, Byron Colburn and Alex Jenkins

Thursdays, 8pm, 1-drink minimum: Joe Montoya's POETRY UNPLUGGED, with spoken word, poetry and music. Hosted by Marcus Davison, Jenny Davison, Ike Torres, David Loret de Mola, Micheal R. Gorman, and Mario Ellis Hill. [facebook.com/pages/Joe-Montoyas-Poetry-Unplugged/594705347251079]

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At the Torch Club 
15th & I st. in Sacramento // [torchclub.net] [facebook.com/thetorchclub]
Open Mic Happy Hour show
6-8 every Wednesday
with MC Todd Perez 
Hope to see you there. 
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At Goldfield Trading Post 
All-Ages // 238 Vernon Street in Roseville


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At the Gold Vibe Kombuchary
32615 Charles dr. in Grass Valley // [facebook.com/goldvibebooch]


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Up & Down The Central Valley


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Productions pages
Being those production crews noticed by your Captain!

• Concord Rock City [concordrockcity.com] [www.facebook.com/concordrockcity/]

• Gremlin Music Productions [facebook.com/gremlinmusicproductions]

• Handsome Hawk Valentine presents...[facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082500551360]

• Liquidduaneo Metal Productions [facebook.com/liquidduaneometalproductions]

• Lommori Productions Presents... [facebook.com/lommoriproductions]


• Running With Scissors Presents... [rwspresents.com] [facebook.com/rwspresents]

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Comix review! 

Wretched: In The Mind of The Monster", an original graphic musical. 
Chapter 1: "We Are Born Alone
- Song 1: "I'm Alive" (youtube.com/watch?v=r5ONnmvdyoY)
- Song 3: "Bon Esprit" (youtube.com/watch?v=Pt6iJ-zftD0)

from No Board'rs Comics Content (youtube.com/@NoBoCoCo)!

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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)!

• "Bass Fixx", Sunday night, 9pm 'til midnight, hosted by DJ IMosaicmix!

• "Down Slope Lounge", Thursdays, 9am, hosted by DJ IMosaicmix, making your morning commute that much cooler! 

• "Art Beat", Thursdays 10:30 'til 11:30am, w. DJ Lala! [facebook.com/artbeat].

• "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]

• "Rhythms with Rich", Thursdays, 6 'til 9pm, with Classic Rock, New Alternative!

• "The Bay Sesh", Thursdays, 12 midnight 'til 3am, a session of music, interviews, reviews, to inspire our community evolution, hosted by DJ LV! [thebaysesh.com]

• "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)!

• "The A.M. Hustle", Wednesdays, 6am 'til 9am, hosted by Angela Marie with upbeat morning jams with lively conversation and interviews!

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Also worthy to check out:

* The Beat of Diablo [https://sites.google.com/view/the-beat-of-diablo/home]
The local music program airs Sundays at 7:00 P.M. on free-form FM radio 90.5 KVHS!


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• [BFF.fm], a non-profit community radio station based in San Francisco. Our mission is to support emerging and underground artists and bring the Bay Area music scene to the world through the magic of Internet radio.

• Psyched! Radio SF [psychedradiosf.com]

• BAGeL Radio [bagelradio.com]. Spanning four decades of great alternative, post-punk, indie rock and noise pop. And every Friday is 480 Minutes, discussing the latest and greatest music in real time. For eight hours. Seriously. From 9am-5pm Eastern.

• "Adventure University" on 93.3FM in Colorado [facebook.com/SundayNightsWithAlf], with local & independent label bands.

• FaultRadio [faultradio.com]

• Solidarity with your community radio stations, KWTF [kwtf.net] in West Sonoma, KPOO in San Francisco, KDVS in Yolo County, KDEE in West Sacramento, & KVMR in Nevada County!


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Part of the Vallejo Liberation Radio Vanguard, in the tradition of Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1 FM & Free Radio Berkeley [freeradio.org]. The History Of Free Radio Berkeley [archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfFreeRadioBerkeley]. "Seizing the Airwaves" book (.pdf) [archive.is/ajtPD] / Best of Free Radio Berkeley Audio Compilation [payhip.com/b/6GT2].

* "HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PIRATE RADIO STATION" (2015-11-03, wired.com) (wired.com/2015/11/create-your-own-pirate-radio/) [archive.is/cRfGO]
* FM Broadcast Kits & Accessories (freeradio.org/store/frb_kits.html) [archive.is/1mXTM]

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Vaxx Restrictions are voluntary on behalf of the venue, and, are not enforced by the State of California nor recommended by the Federal CDC. Vaccinations & boosters do not protect against Covid-19 infection, nor do these halt the spread. Afflictions caused by vaccinations include rashes and SADS, therefore, individual people voluntarily forego such afflictions and remain immune to Covid-19. However, venues can choose to exclude people who remain unvaccinated, despite doing so being unjustified, and, harms their business. Feel free to remind venues to stop being fearful of just another flu-like virus, and to accept all healthy people. Fuck Pfizer!

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Why does Thee Mothership Connection mostly posts Bandcamp links?
When you purchase a song on Bandcamp to support your favorite artist, you typically pay about $1. The majority of this amount goes directly to the artist, with only 15% going to Bandcamp. To achieve a similar level of support on Spotify, you would need to listen to a song approximately hundreds of times just to gift them that dollar. Keeping these figures in mind, it's worth considering the impact of your support the next time you come across a new favorite song. Have a great day
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Y'all're advised to be in on the Berkeley Flea Market [berkeleyfleamarket.com], Sat. & Sun, morning until roughly 3 or 4pm. Magic, enchantment, wares and beauty are to be found alongside organic foods and foreign incense. Participate in the magic drum circle by standing there and vibing within the sound.
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And, just where is the San Pablo Bay? It is shewn on this ye olde mappe...