Weather, weed, wokeness, and rent control: Come celebrate the best in Bay Area punk at El Rio this Saturday 2/8
Read interviews with Black Thumb and Naked Roommate, two of the artists performing at our LA fire benefit show this weekend
Join us this Saturday for an incredible punkish lineup and fire benefit show featuring Brontez Purnell, Naked Roommate, Wife, Black Thumb, and ronny ronny ronny!
All proceeds will go to the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and their work providing relief and recovery rooted in solidarity and mutual aid for immigrant communities impacted by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.
Sat Feb 8 at 9 PM
$15 at the door
21+
— White Crate
BLACK THUMB <3 APRIL MAGAZINE
Black Thumb is the alt pop creation of Colin Wilde, who also has a new project called The Flying Propeller Group. Ahead of his set this Saturday, February 8 at El Rio – along with Brontez Purnell, Naked Roommate, Wife, and ronny ronny ronny (DJ) – we talked to Wilde about moving from the Midwest, what sets Bay Area artistry apart, and a very delicious hope and dream for the local music scene.
NAKED ROOMMATE HOPES BAY AREA MUSIC GETS WEIRDER
One of our favorite albums of 2024, Pass the Loofah is Naked Roommate’s follow-up to their pandemic-era album Do the Duvet. More bouncy with pop rock but just as infectious as its predecessor, the new album applies deadpan-delivered post-punk-style vocals and weirdo synth and sax over a taut, pulsing tapestry of progammed krautrock beats.
Ahead of their set at El Rio this weekend, we talked to the group’s founders Amber Sermeno and Andy Jordan about the real tangible things keeping them in the Bay, the power of corn, and their hopes and predictions for the likely apocalyptic local music scene.
Interview with Naked Roommate →
SHOW RECS
Our top show recommendations for the coming week:
[club] LA FIRE BENEFIT ft. Poolside, 3kelves — Feb 6 at 1015 Folsom
[jazz] Jason Moran + Marcus Shelby New Orchestra — Feb 6-8 at SFJAZZ
[rock] Michael Michael Motorcycle, Please Don't Eat Me, Tom Conneely and the Birds of Paradise, Marika Christine — Feb 7 at Travis Marina Bar
[rock] Magic Fig, Primitive Ring, Warp — Feb 7 at Thee Stork Club
[rock] Analog Dog, Always Hallways, Tomboy — Feb 7 at the Independent
[club] OUT THE GATE COMPILATION RELEASE PARTY ft. Skyler Vander Molen, DJ Sakee, Brick, Agropol, at-at — Feb 7 at Underground SF
[club] JUNGLE TAKEOVER 2 ft. DJ Manny, Tomu DJ, Lonald J. Bandz, 40split, MF MAMA, SOBA, M27, Keishaboy, Moonpie — Feb 7 at F8
[rock] ABORTION BENEFIT ft. Members of Vandella, The Furious Tits, Baycoin Beats, Oona, Suzanimal, and more — Feb 8 at El Rio
[experimental] Shane Parish, Katsy Pline — Feb 8 at the Lab
[rock] Christina's Trip, Spa, Meadow, Heavy Lifter — Feb 8 at Beauty Supply Arts
[rock] Natalia Stardust, Princess520, Bigg Dogg Mastiff — Feb 8 at Neck of the Woods
[punk] LA FIRE BENEFIT Brontez Purnell, Naked Roommate, Wife, Black Thumb, ronny ronny ronny (DJ) — Feb 8 at El Rio
[dub] Scientist, Mild Universe, Joel Robinow — Feb 8 at the Chapel
[rock] Christian Francisco, Curling, Bobbing — Feb 11 at Bottom of the Hill
[jazz] Mae Powell Quintet — Feb 12 at Mr Tipple’s Recording Studio
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