ordstro, koalacaust, duke nukem forever, big kids @ the serra bowl 2.4.11

last night i took the bart to colma with a few friends, and drank the whole way there. we showed up early and walked to the in and out, which i haven't had in a while. got a double double, then walked back to the bowling alley and continued drinking. the serra bowl is one of the coolest places i've been to to see a show in a while. not a mention a show i was really stoked on. ran into some friends. ramez from calculator was their and barry and matt from joyce manor drove up for the weekend to hang out with the dnf kids. it was rad to see those dudes.

ordstro played first. i had never seen them before, and i wasn't familiar with any of their music, but i've been seeing their name on a bunch of flyers lately. i'm really glad we got their early. they are a powerviolence band. they rocked. their lead singer played saxophone on a song. their set was only like 10 minutes though. super short.
koalacaust played next and the more familiar i become with their songs the more i like them. this was definitely the most that i've enjoyed them. i thought they played great. they opened with indian summer. they played the new songs off the upcoming big kids split thats coming out on mountain man records. great set. i'm sorry the picture sucks.
duke nukem forever was a lot of fun. this was my first dnf show, and it was great. kids went off for them, and there were a lot of kids who seemed to know almost every word to a lot of their songs. i was impressed. i really enjoyed their set. i would see them again.
before big kids started jason said, "man if i was in high school, and i came to this show i would think that this was the coolest thing i'd ever been to," and with that they played a pretty perfect set full of new and old songs. i'm in love with this band. i think romantic comedy dude is the best song they've written. i love it. all in all it was a pretty perfect night.

koalacaust - smiles shine like broken glass

koalacaust's follow up to their self titled full length album is a departure in sound. they no longer have an accordion player. instead they fill the sound with electric guitars. this three song 7" rocks, and if this is any indication of the direction the band is going, then we're all in luck. 'Mirrors' is a great song, but the 7"s best is the last song 'Woods,' "because they say that it gets better/because they say that it can't get much worse." this is definitely the catchiest line on the e.p. the guitars are clean and their sound is full with backup vocals. the drumming is also really tight. this is a great transition from their old sound to their new sound. another great release from mountain man records.

tiny lungs, summer vacation, koalacaust, big kids algernon cadwallader, and joyce manor @ the cabin 1.6.10

okay first of all i would like to say that i know these pictures kind of suck, but i'm not a photographer. i have a little point and click and so what you see is what you get.

with that, i had been looking forward to this show for a very long time. it exceeded all of my expectations. a lot of people came out for this.

tiny lungs played first and they rocked. this was the first time i saw them. i guess they had a different drummer, but they sounded great. justin's vocals are my favorite.

summer vacation jammed. the room was super packed at this point. a lot of people knew all the words to most of their songs which was really cool. they sounded great. i like them as a four piece a lot more.


i missed makers, but i heard they were good. i came in the house as koalacaust was playing 'mirrors.' they played a good mix of old and new songs. their cover of the pixies 'debaser' sounded awesome. people were crowd surfing by this point in the show. their set was a lot of fun; pretty rowdy.

the drummer for algernon cadwallader was filling in for big kids' drummer. they sounded great, but lacked the second vocals that their regular drummer usually sings. it was a great set though, one of the best i've seen them play. they played the hits. i feel like i have a new favorite song by them every time i see them. 3,000 hi-fives was my favorite tonight.
algernon cadwallader was my favorite of the night. people really went off for them. there were people crowd surfing the entire set. i really wish they were a local band. i would love to see them on a regular basis. if more bands sounded like this the world would be better off. great night. great show.

joyce manor played last. my ride had work the next morning and he wanted to go, so i didn't get to catch their set. luckily i got to see joyce manor the next night. you can read that review here.