Interview: The Bronx (dated, 2006)

Patrolling the stage in between songs at San Diego’s SOMA with equal parts menace and good humor, the Bronx frontman Matt Caughthran took the moment to sum up his thoughts on the current state of rock and roll. Singing the praises of tourmates Priestess, the Riverboat Gamblers and Wires on Fire, Caughthran observed, “There [...]

Recapper: Sirhan Sirhan, Swim Party, Japanese Sunday, Vitro @ the Casbah

Ah, the Black Box compilation. A long, loving, hard-earned ode to the power of music and community. Not terribly surprised to not see any other music journalist types in attendance–though, truth be told, I left early. Some day after my dissertation is done, I tell you… I’m not saying that a comp CD is the [...]

Show Review: The Bronx at the Beauty Bar

I arrived at the BB around 8:45 PM and found the place already somewhat full. Ran into some friends I hadn’t seen in a while: Kipper, who was DJing, Justin from Silverbird/Counterfit, and Tony from Fever Sleeves. Justin seems to be doing well and is excited about getting Silverbird out on the road. I’m excited [...]

More Bronx @ Beauty Bar info…

From Nathan Black, the show’s promoter:
EARLY SHOW DOORS AT 8PM NO COVER TILL 10PM-$7 AFTER 10PM  BRONX GO ON AT 10PM
There you have it. If you want to see the Bronx, you should get there early.

Show Preview: The Bronx @ the Beauty Bar, July 11

Holy hell, I don’t know that the Beauty Bar has the sound equipment to handle this one. The Bronx are coming back to San Diego for a show with Gods Girls (don’t know anything about them yet–maybe softcore porn?) on July 11. I can’t say that I think the Beauty Bar is a natural fit [...]