Rock Insider Invades San Francisco

This past weekend I went to San Francisco for my cousin's bachelorette party. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Crystal Antlers, The Dodos, and The Mae Shi were ALL playing in the the city on Sunday night. I decided to hop around in true Rock Insider form - hitting up three different venues in just under 5 hours. My friend Pat from the awesome band Battlehooch came along for the ride. The Dodos at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA - 4/27/08) photo by space ally First, we hit Great American Music Hall to see The Dodos. It was the day after the band had performed at Coachella and their set was slightly lethargic but still amazing. I don't think it's possible for these guys to play a bad show - even though they may beg to differ. I also saw "The Season" and "Ashley" - my favorite tracks off Visiter live for the first time. Incredible. The Dodos went on early (thank goodness) so Pat and I hightailed it to The Hemlock Tavern down the street to watch Crystal Antlers nail their set. Filmfatale was there and filmed part of their show which you can view below. I unfortunately had a broken camera and wasn't able to film anything. WATCH VIDEO: Crystal Antlers - Live At The Hemlock Tavern The Mae Shi at Bottom Of The Hill (4/27/08). Photo by TZP Finally, we flew like a small child in a field across the city to try and catch The Mae Shi and Pre. Unfortunately the show ran an HOUR early and we missed the ENTIRE show. We walked in as the band was cleaning up. To make up for it we had a drink at the bar and talked with the band til the wee hours of the morning. All in all it was an eventful day and a lot of fun. I caught my flight home and have been operating in a state of perpetual sleep deprivation ever since - Which is pretty normal if your me. [MP3] The Dodos - Jodi [MP3] Crystal Antlers - A Thousand Eyes [MP3] The Mae Shi - Boys In The Attic [MP3] Battlehooch - Deep Knee Bends The Dodos will be playing at The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles this Friday with Akron/Family. You do NOT want to miss this show (Buy Tickets) Crystal Antlers will be playing a benefit show at the Sugar Hair Salon in Silverlake this Sunday May 4th with Bipolar Bear, God's Gang, and Black Church. (View Flyer) The Mae Shi will play Pomona College with Abe Vigoda on Thursday May 1st before heading over to the UK for two months of touring (Details)