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Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA 
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Posted on Sep 16 2007 09:54 AM
I'm really looking forward to this show at the Hotel Utah in SF today. Thought I'd get a thread going for discussion, pics, and reviews. Who else will be there? I assume Ferenc and Bill will show up. I hope to see many SG101ers there. Ferenc, bring some swag. Don |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25581 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 16 2007 12:28 PM
I was thinking after seeing Daikaju last night, I would love to see this show. But I will have to settle for The Maruaders,CHUM, Outterwave, and Reventlos. Please post reviews pics of the Hotel Utah show. Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2356 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Sep 16 2007 12:37 PM
You better believe that I'll be there. I'd be there for any one
Bob —Bob |
Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 1618 Ithaca, NY 
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Posted on Sep 16 2007 12:44 PM
I'll definitely be there. I'll be sure to ask around for everybody. Who wants to be my date to get me in the door? Just a few more hours oh boy oh boy... |
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Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Sep 16 2007 01:06 PM
See you all in a few hours, I have to hit the road in 45 minutes. Wish you were here, Jeff...I'll have to wait until October to meet you. —Don |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco
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Posted on Sep 16 2007 01:15 PM
Oh yeah I will be there-- doors at 2, music at 3. Pollo has been rehearsing our first CD. I had completely forgotten some of the songs, but then I just think -- WWID? (What would I do?) See you there, and bring some friends! Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
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Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 1618 Ithaca, NY
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Posted on Sep 17 2007 09:01 PM
So the show was a whole lot of fun. All three bands did a good job and it was cool to put a face the new people I met. The Lava Rats put up a kickass set to start it all off. It started a bit rough because I guess Bill's Mosrite was giving him tuning troubles, but the momentum picked up after switching guitars. What I don't get is how all of Bill's guitars sound so damn big. The Mosrite, Danelectro, and Sweptwing all had some serious balls. There were gutsy tones all over the place. Favorites were "Don't Drink the Water," "Sundown at the Gallows" and "PCH" which were cool to hear live for the first time, and I got myself an artisan Lava Rats t-shirt out of it all, crafted by our very own Bill Bergstrom, so that was an added bonus. Daikaiju was up second and man, they were absolutely phenomenal. I was getting excited just watching them set up with their trippy red lights and sea of effects pedals. When they finally put it all to use it was just the most amazing show. My eyes actually popped out of my head and landed in my jaw which had already dropped to the floor. (Well And so the difficult task of following that educational experience was taken up of course by Pollo Del Mar, playing through their first album in its entirety. That was a lot of fun to hear, as it was also kinda twistedly fun to watch Ferenc struggle to remember parts of the melodies. "Snow Crash" seemed to have gotten the best of him, but the whole band bounced back with a second go that ended up being really good. Other highlights were that I finally got to hear "Pearl Diver" live, which was a beast, and Jono had me swooning through "Erik Estrada." After they finished the album Jeremy joined them for "Anabelle Lee," "Red Asphault" and "Cutlass Supreme" which are always crowd pleasers and proved to be a pretty good cap to a thoroughly fun show on the part of all three bands. And I didn't even get carded at the door. |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco
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Posted on Sep 18 2007 02:49 AM
What an amazing show... my ears are still ringing and I'm still catching my breath. I will collect my thoughts and put together something more cohesive later this week. ~B~ |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 23 San Jose, California
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Posted on Sep 18 2007 09:47 AM
I had a great time. It was nice to be back at Surf Sunday. The bands were awesome. links to video clips below Lava Rats Daikaiju Daikaiju Pollo Del Mar |
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Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Sep 18 2007 10:53 AM
Great show! My wife and I had a good time and it was worth the drive. It was our first time at the Hotel Utah...I'm ready for the next one. Highlights for me: I'll check the camera tonight for any decent shots... —Don |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25581 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 18 2007 11:13 AM
Thanks for the Great reviews, especially Wooza's Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Sep 18 2007 10:14 PM
Miles - THANKS for the great video clips - I just couldn't make the show and now I'm really, well, |
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Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Sep 20 2007 09:19 PM
The Lava Rats with guest drummer Daikaiju Pollo Del Mar ala 1997 Don Last edited: Sep 21, 2007 22:09:04 |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco
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Posted on Sep 21 2007 12:56 AM
I apologize to all for our the shirts- they were our unis 11 years ago... Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
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Posted on Sep 21 2007 06:32 PM
I really wish I could have played this show. I've loved everything I've heard from Daikaiju and Pollo is one of the reasons I got so excited about playing surf in the first place. A huge word of thanks on my end to Agent Bob for filling the drum chair for me. -Taylor —drummer-Lava Rats |
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...) Before they started I would have been happy if all they were gonna play was "Laser Runner," which they did, and it was fantastic, but was even outshown by all the new stuff I hadn't heard before. I also particularly dug the slowed out version of "Mothra Girls." With the long psychedelic introduction leading up to it I didn't even know that that song was what was in store. I think it was "Zombie Harem" that had an uber-cool marching flamenco-esque break in the middle, and there was another song that, am I wrong?, I think broke into 9/8 time. Maybe I was just tripping balls, because I was in fact tripping balls. It's a crazy show these guys put on. 
