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]
REGGAE! Friday, September 13th, 7pm, Free!
• Thomel [instagram.com/thomel_] [soundcloud.com/thomel/irie-sauce]
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EMO! Saturday, Sept. 28th, 7pm, $7
• Kilroi [kilroi.bandcamp.com]
• Slugger (of Santa Rosa) [kilroi.bandcamp.com], w. "Without Within" from their EP "No More Wasted Days"
• 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]
METAL! Saturday, September 14th, 7:30pm (doors), 8pm (show) 'til 1am, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/378255736061094]
Liquidduaneo Metal Productions presents...
• Imagika (East Bay Area CD Release)
• Negative Sixxx
• A Human Costume
• CURSED (opener)
[facebook.com/liquidduaneometalproductions]
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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]
Thursday, September 12th, 9pm 'til 1am
Event page [facebook.com/events/859309441110518]
• Sons of the P
• The PURIFIEDMENT Tribe [facebook.com/ThePurifiedmentTribe]
• Damien Walters
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Friday, September 13th, 8pm (doors), 9pm (show), $7
• Frolic
• Viscelator
• Gurschach
• Viscous Wishes
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PUNK! Saturday, September 14th, 8pm (doors), $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/520282708722700]
Argha Productions presents...
Benefit show for "Punks with Lunch" (a West Oakland organization providing food and other necessities to people experiencing homelessness), with...
• The Noise (Reunion Show!)
• The Eddie Haskalls [facebook.com/The-Eddie-Haskells-103503817696944]
• Throat Rip
• High Pressure
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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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At The Phoenix Theater
All-Ages // 201 Washington St, in Petaluma // [thephoenixtheater.com]
Saturday, September 21st, 8pm 'til 12 midnight, $5 to $12 (sliding scale, NOTAFLOF)
Event page [facebook.com/events/495858557625354]
Sirens for St. James:
• Copyslut [facebook.com/copyslutband] [copyslut.bandcamp.com]
• Moira Scar (PostPunk FreakDeathRock, from Oakland) [moirascar.bandcamp.com], w. "Zombie T.V."
• Mystic Priestess (Ⓐnarcho deathrock darkwave, from Oakland) [mysticpriestess.bandcamp.com], w. "Mystic Priestess", "No Tomorrow, Only Today"
UASO North Bay & Nor Bay Pyrate Punx present our 2nd annual queer showcase to benefit sex workers! Kochina Rude returns as your hostess. Our lineup will melt your ears & hearts with post punk, darkwave, and cabaret rock sounds. All $$$ benefits St. James Infirmary.
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Thursday, September 12th, 8pm, $15
At the Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy. in Cotati [redwoodcafe.com]
Benefit Concert for Andre' Russell
• Midnight Sun [midnightsun.rocks] [facebook.com/midnightsunband], w. "Heaven's Door"
• Common Knowledge
• DJ Loisaida
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At The Arlene Francis Center
All-Ages // 99 6th St, in Santa Rosa // [arlenefranciscenter.org] [facebook.com/arlenefranciscenter]
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.
Sunday, September 15th, 7pm 'til 11pm
Event page [facebook.com/events/869703416732765]
w. Mallardie (experimental punk-prog fusion) [facebook.com/mallardie]
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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!
Friday, September 13th, 7:30pm (doors), 'til 11:45pm, $12
Event page [facebook.com/events/388767861747833]
Gilman Ska Night 10 Year Anniversary!
• Dan Potthast [facebook.com/dan.potthast.7]
• Omnigone (members of Link 80) [facebook.com/0MNIG0NE]
• Kill Lincoln [facebook.com/KillLincolnDC]
• Day Labor [facebook.com/DayLabor] [daylaborska.bandcamp.com]
• Noise Complaint [facebook.com/noisecomplaintca]
'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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