Onion Flavored Report

Defect Defect in West Oakland

Last week, OFR was at the Black Fork/Zero Boys show at Gilman. Just to watch, of course. Great show.

This week--tonight, 27 Feb 2009--our Portland pals Defect Defect are playing at a house in West Oakland. Again, OFR will be there, but this time...to play!

The address? Ummmm...12th Street-ish? "Acts of Sedition House?" It's nestled among all the other houses where there've been shows over there the last few years. Pine St.? Wood St.? It's all a blur to me.

But we'll be there tonight, Fischer from Santa Cruz will be there, and you can be there, too. Just listen for the joyous noises emanating from one house or another. And come on in!

MRR Benefit @ Gilman

This weekend the Gilman Street Project gives back to MAXIMUMROCKNROLL with a few benefit events

and Friday night (February 6, 2009) we'll be part of the fun. It's hard to overstate how important MRR is for the music scenes it covers, so we hope you'll come out for this good cause.

Sweet Adeline

Well, expectations for the Gilman Show last night were very low, and I'm happy to say we surpassed them. The Measure [SA] from New Jersey/Brooklyn/Tampa(?!) made their cross-country trip worthwhile. PDXers reading this on 11 Jan 2009, check them out at Mafia House tonight with Drunken Boat!

Back here in the Bay Area, OFR eagerly anticipates the next show, with old pals (Blonde Ambition), friends we haven't met yet (Landlord), and the intriguingly named Schlitz Claiborne. But why tell when you can show?

I've seen lots of bands at this place since they started up last summer, and it's always a great time. We're really excited to finally get our chance to play here, too. Not to mention playing a little ping-pong in the garage between bands.

Also...it will be show-organizer Julia's birthday. I can't promise cake and ice cream, but you never know.