In the midst of all the excitement of Budget Rock 8, which boasted a HUGE line-up spanning four nights at three venues, who could fathom that anyone would dare compete for 'rock-ness' much less 'budget-ness,' but dem boys of Chocolate Covered Records done did dared, and woooo-golly did they ever succeed! Hosting a slew of garage rock bands (in their actual garage) at the House of Chocolate, for an even cheaper price: FREE!Dirty Cupcakes (San Francisco/Oakland, CA) started the night, dressed in matching bargain-basement burlap sacks, only to be out-fashioned by the swankiness of the Saucy Jacks (San Francisco, CA), who were followed by some fierce Farfisa'n by the Jinxes (Los Angeles, CA). There was a ton of beer spilled during the Teutonics ("Düsseldorf Germany", CA) set and during their game of "Beer on the Head," but it still paled in comparison to the amount ingested by the band (mostly Sharky) prior to playing. The Traditional Fools (San Francisco, CA) closed the evening to a sea of people bobbing and swaying, flooding from the very back of the room to the front, with audience standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the band members themselves.
More photos of this show can be seen here.
damn thats tight. i associate you more with the bay than mills now a days. its like you were meant to be there. keep bangin'
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