tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40483671509419678272024-03-16T11:52:26.205-07:00Feedback Concert Review Comicsjohnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-68123828993229051532024-02-20T13:05:00.000-08:002024-02-20T13:05:07.924-08:00KEN Mode, Frail Bodies, Feral Light, at the Turf Club in Minneapolis October 2022<p> Here is another show my brother found out about when I went to visit him for his birthday in Minneapolis. His birthday is late October so it must have been that month. Also, last year (2023) we went to a volleyball game, not a show, so this must be from 2022. KEN Mode had just put out a new album, Null.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHJmnodZSLfAj0cdPlI3oKohO3EQSWZi9DhHToQU2IUYNb7PBNoB29YEo3Tn9HuPSBk59LwzSH_EDV4MO-Lw7X1gT1bEQeaWEg1NJarcI1pfSRNSxzwVPQ6MiBllbemDw5A6QIAWUFlMrCRz2FwfiI4KUPOCZH45YXVGX_hlVgLGXmKRDRghInz1UxVru/s3300/doc01194620240220125554_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHJmnodZSLfAj0cdPlI3oKohO3EQSWZi9DhHToQU2IUYNb7PBNoB29YEo3Tn9HuPSBk59LwzSH_EDV4MO-Lw7X1gT1bEQeaWEg1NJarcI1pfSRNSxzwVPQ6MiBllbemDw5A6QIAWUFlMrCRz2FwfiI4KUPOCZH45YXVGX_hlVgLGXmKRDRghInz1UxVru/s320/doc01194620240220125554_0001.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-71435593682312698522024-02-10T07:54:00.000-08:002024-02-10T07:54:20.992-08:00Defeat the Purpose, Rival Cults, and Dirt Fight at Johnny's Bar and Grill in Lompoc<p> This is another show from a while back. I happen to have the flyer, so I have evidence it was Friday August 11th, probably 2023! Rival Cults has since toured the Pacific Northwest and played in LA and San Luis Obispo as well. Their lineup features ex-members of Uphill Battle, Embassy, Stratego, Incurable Complaint, and a ton of other Goleta hardcore bands, although they currently play "country goth punk" which sounds like a cross between Arctic Flowers, Fields of Nephilim (I hear), and Joy Division.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUtNb6YiQLiDOhyphenhyphen9mZ5VQXCXidsHuhjFv1j7OSxjpbhwWUH5G0mtJyhNMpPaFdq8Y242EQUquzMiOOzW5jmc9cLmahbGqhB85Mthweo0x8i-A6Gyk9bQQD5JoOgTWlyYM5CJOAK9L7fRp0hWjLjcWYoSmtm2X8XPZaTPNb9YCbv_LCvWlsevedkh0UPx7/s3300/doc01058520240106155000_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUtNb6YiQLiDOhyphenhyphen9mZ5VQXCXidsHuhjFv1j7OSxjpbhwWUH5G0mtJyhNMpPaFdq8Y242EQUquzMiOOzW5jmc9cLmahbGqhB85Mthweo0x8i-A6Gyk9bQQD5JoOgTWlyYM5CJOAK9L7fRp0hWjLjcWYoSmtm2X8XPZaTPNb9YCbv_LCvWlsevedkh0UPx7/s320/doc01058520240106155000_0003.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-19675745373250242872024-01-21T09:03:00.000-08:002024-01-21T09:07:30.684-08:00Jade Dust at UCSB<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTwbkXypMhAqoNOvcF1nmK2D807Y-6I1pQ3neIagYi6OGiIzU2kPTDzCQjL23aEMS-KexrSY8PpQqUWOJBvoFGaw4A7pyl-ZcRbxzadIX9PSjjTi1L_nJ5F50u2EIz5W9wCJ5afm1tzpwiTizXOV7FhCIhtpkAUi8qhfLalW7rj2q-_2ULiWpQvNgQHUT/s3300/doc01058520240106155000_0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTwbkXypMhAqoNOvcF1nmK2D807Y-6I1pQ3neIagYi6OGiIzU2kPTDzCQjL23aEMS-KexrSY8PpQqUWOJBvoFGaw4A7pyl-ZcRbxzadIX9PSjjTi1L_nJ5F50u2EIz5W9wCJ5afm1tzpwiTizXOV7FhCIhtpkAUi8qhfLalW7rj2q-_2ULiWpQvNgQHUT/s320/doc01058520240106155000_0004.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>This show was from a few years ago, and Rival Cults were supposed to play at a gallery space in UCSB's art department. However, they had to cancel. At this time, Jade Dust was just about to release their second 12" record "Wild Geese" which is a split release between Ebullition records and Extinction Burst. At this time, they are about to release a third record. I hope I get to see them again. If you live in Portland, check them out!<p></p>johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-31989785329557702922024-01-06T15:57:00.000-08:002024-01-06T15:57:01.931-08:00Numero 20: Ui, Tsunami, Chisel, Karate, Unwound, Rex, Ida, Everyone Asked About You, The Hated, and Codeine at the Palace Theater in Los Angeles <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR_WPdEvuB9hGBqkLQr-dBdqOI4j4gqrmTudPq90t6kAAe4OJ1zf5W57OWXMe5x3gpxtzvaDeabJXJxP1gyRjO697zyJKInP6O_u2ix3K4soY40whTRzXjBJlBcjHnr-zkPcf9p9RE2x-M-ZaQwK-h96ipjlFjumLZTAaBtjCIMH5YuBbImj_ptnom6bd/s3300/doc01058520240106155000_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR_WPdEvuB9hGBqkLQr-dBdqOI4j4gqrmTudPq90t6kAAe4OJ1zf5W57OWXMe5x3gpxtzvaDeabJXJxP1gyRjO697zyJKInP6O_u2ix3K4soY40whTRzXjBJlBcjHnr-zkPcf9p9RE2x-M-ZaQwK-h96ipjlFjumLZTAaBtjCIMH5YuBbImj_ptnom6bd/s320/doc01058520240106155000_0001.jpg" width="247" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If you are in Los Angeles, go check out Rival Cults in Long Beach on August 10th!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI4x8HvUqtkAMLSXf0NUz0CEcQZ4k3CFASM-6uqrfGmTX5DsEZ6ICneyN1UbN5n6CaAYXB4LlHzFiiIkDtBD8aU7dfNcFW5e_A16jFh-52LbSEgT6KSnynY13DYeG4OYtuZHqG7-sP1sJip4XewAImKwZKSi2ifZ0arcW84-kok1B2o5dv73SLYi4HhZ2/s3300/doc00652820230803114955_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI4x8HvUqtkAMLSXf0NUz0CEcQZ4k3CFASM-6uqrfGmTX5DsEZ6ICneyN1UbN5n6CaAYXB4LlHzFiiIkDtBD8aU7dfNcFW5e_A16jFh-52LbSEgT6KSnynY13DYeG4OYtuZHqG7-sP1sJip4XewAImKwZKSi2ifZ0arcW84-kok1B2o5dv73SLYi4HhZ2/w309-h400/doc00652820230803114955_0001.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-81481201165604919712023-07-20T10:39:00.000-07:002023-07-20T10:39:00.041-07:00Built to Spill "Keep It Like A Secret" 20th Anniversary tour show at SoHo Santa Barbara (November 19th, 2019)<p>This is a concert review of Built to Spill's "Keep It Like A Secret" 20th Anniversary tour show at SoHo Santa Barbara (November 19th, 2019). I went with my friend Matt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW67xReRBCqH-kZvWWG-qCddMquudRF6Oo6tGi8QUbPtB7puA-ZGehImWCSXbIOK26gOIcJWEjB73HBajgij57o7tPoyOvuZDK4R7laMdHeY9sJcL3T26g9LKtSfMh6XXod5MLubjbBHJGvOPMAu8wH7lw1p7AQAlgVStWC5Y3LqGgYLEGGuVHlaql6s3L/s3300/doc00647920230720102825_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW67xReRBCqH-kZvWWG-qCddMquudRF6Oo6tGi8QUbPtB7puA-ZGehImWCSXbIOK26gOIcJWEjB73HBajgij57o7tPoyOvuZDK4R7laMdHeY9sJcL3T26g9LKtSfMh6XXod5MLubjbBHJGvOPMAu8wH7lw1p7AQAlgVStWC5Y3LqGgYLEGGuVHlaql6s3L/s320/doc00647920230720102825_0001.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-49745910300247783702023-07-18T12:38:00.000-07:002023-07-18T12:38:26.857-07:00The Messthetics and Craig Wedren at Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HeeacI7PeS9N3u9JZmqW-bU0OBKvLqJXZ5Aw2drWUMWLh9DA5d86FLsK4V_HuewatpPg0OSWcrr0QHp3v9D3XH8G9EzT4nOk8WD1YFF859d0nJNlVVzHXIk3drlfayTQVawa84FR9Breuh_qioj5xf2hRLG3sZKcxfil0Up5eZrb6qV09jZcXFSfat8n/s3300/doc00643820230718114809_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HeeacI7PeS9N3u9JZmqW-bU0OBKvLqJXZ5Aw2drWUMWLh9DA5d86FLsK4V_HuewatpPg0OSWcrr0QHp3v9D3XH8G9EzT4nOk8WD1YFF859d0nJNlVVzHXIk3drlfayTQVawa84FR9Breuh_qioj5xf2hRLG3sZKcxfil0Up5eZrb6qV09jZcXFSfat8n/s320/doc00643820230718114809_0001.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>This is test to see if I can use 8 1/2 x 11 pages scanned at 300 dpi as jpgs on this blog. 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<br />johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-32314939705148527262019-07-20T08:22:00.000-07:002019-07-21T17:17:41.188-07:00Johnny X and the Groadies, Thrones, Nudity at the Cobra Lounge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a recent show from our trip to Portland on a festive fourth of July.johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-19706115045234894452019-07-18T22:45:00.002-07:002019-07-18T22:47:25.366-07:00Boston at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I saw another show at the Santa Barbara County Bowl with my Dad and my sister, and my wife showed up too. Where were our kids? Anyway, I never thought I would get so far behind in drawing and posting these show reviews that I would have to actually post the year along with the show (the original idea was to publish these the week after the show) but such is the nature of teaching, parenting, and all the other excuses I have. Better late than never!</div>
<br />johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-47057111193062575742019-06-03T01:55:00.001-07:002019-06-03T01:55:52.712-07:00Wilderness at Union Pool in 2005?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This came up because someone on a mid-90's hardcore records and tapes facebook group began posting questions about this group. I searched my blog archive for this comic but couldn't find it. So now I've uploaded it although it is an older strip. Currently, I'm about to ink comics about the Dirty Knobs, Sleep, and the Messthetics. There should be some new comics on here sooner or later! School's out so I have a little time.johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-22668735197999819192018-06-28T23:26:00.002-07:002018-06-28T23:30:57.776-07:00Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett at the Santa Barbara Bowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-53817915318505914042018-06-28T23:22:00.000-07:002018-06-28T23:22:03.383-07:00Stalag 13 and Strung Out at Velvet Jones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-16637724190049479442016-06-13T21:22:00.002-07:002016-06-13T21:27:21.946-07:00Hobo, Smoke Wizard, Noise-A-Tron, Funzone<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdFocuyhiK23keosH3Pm2_BdLYhc5FPUvW8iy8alwT92kY597Vyp7pongrEEx3jd06ctpvOdIkhvncUqMr5qQ1KdKGHtQKT09gst6Ls719vGBhrsPysVenbvLsK8HqdkT2fNoaeVGd0TE/s1600/FBHOBOBWFill72.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdFocuyhiK23keosH3Pm2_BdLYhc5FPUvW8iy8alwT92kY597Vyp7pongrEEx3jd06ctpvOdIkhvncUqMr5qQ1KdKGHtQKT09gst6Ls719vGBhrsPysVenbvLsK8HqdkT2fNoaeVGd0TE/s320/FBHOBOBWFill72.jpg" /></a>
This show is from about a year ago! Right before Hobo broke up! Back in Santa Barbara!johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-84979299535468124412015-05-24T04:44:00.001-07:002015-05-24T04:53:46.847-07:00Polst, The Gout, Jonny X and the Groadies, Gaytheist, Rabbits, Slabtown<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9P0Qw0kzQhlUpIXkgrLazwIdCTwiKcZn8jIu6EpEXUkMkeV7gLgSntKOM2LzerEJdMypK_ZKkwIt57eeSHGzPuQOzrL9NFK6vgeNKXlh9vIuuovPvdVtuKhmpZC18Y4U84cGSYMPlYwiv/s1600/fbpolst72.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9P0Qw0kzQhlUpIXkgrLazwIdCTwiKcZn8jIu6EpEXUkMkeV7gLgSntKOM2LzerEJdMypK_ZKkwIt57eeSHGzPuQOzrL9NFK6vgeNKXlh9vIuuovPvdVtuKhmpZC18Y4U84cGSYMPlYwiv/s320/fbpolst72.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA9HLWMI_pEdfTUa3ROJFDjGaJnQNFUuLn_wEBlUfmjdA-yrMSqTQGmxnAR41FPGxoev3UaZ2v_5mTKGJEVR8BCHmkkcB53orljQX6pzlf3jzaa9w3c49K-xfpYJuoZ7uD6_AwU31gySj/s1600/fbpolst272.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA9HLWMI_pEdfTUa3ROJFDjGaJnQNFUuLn_wEBlUfmjdA-yrMSqTQGmxnAR41FPGxoev3UaZ2v_5mTKGJEVR8BCHmkkcB53orljQX6pzlf3jzaa9w3c49K-xfpYJuoZ7uD6_AwU31gySj/s320/fbpolst272.jpg" /></a>
Now that I have kids, going out a show isn't as simple an ordeal as it used to be.johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-6502127320110480752015-05-24T04:38:00.000-07:002015-05-24T10:22:43.497-07:00Recessions, Piss Piss Piss, Healers, Mercenaries, The High Water Mark<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPIux5-DlecOMabDfszuR3Rg50-qqQOxTppZtCau0JFFW9_1YAo3W6R-liGduBr7pztUiOwRfK-dz-UYnmEcg0deiP6MSXDWSCmN7rISfOgyV36BWeqjF3aqzPXA4unpcaGrC7oGPMErr/s1600/fbppp72.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPIux5-DlecOMabDfszuR3Rg50-qqQOxTppZtCau0JFFW9_1YAo3W6R-liGduBr7pztUiOwRfK-dz-UYnmEcg0deiP6MSXDWSCmN7rISfOgyV36BWeqjF3aqzPXA4unpcaGrC7oGPMErr/s320/fbppp72.jpg" /></a>
So this is my friend Mikey-Mikey's band, Piss Piss Piss, which is sort of a (always much needed) humorous take on hardcore. How many silly funny bands are there and where do you draw the line? Rice? Good Clean Fun? Spazz? Bloodhag? Anyway, Healers were great too. Heather Hopeless of Dreaming of Donuts zine has reviewed them as well. Mercenaries were a total surprise. XSKATEPITX johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048367150941967827.post-6135409063466048252015-05-24T04:35:00.001-07:002015-05-24T10:28:12.402-07:00Pleasure Cross, The Drip, Transient, Hummingbird of Death, Slabtown<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAwvcHl5_Rb7pKdlddNa0yEHu5i5djT6GrhSFqGGAlODEi-6teyLk4rOd3TatkUpHHApk1dwkL6k9t5ozc4OQwZk708DLtM7l7GeLYyupg41YDdP5c5I9YMZMkj67CGixOyMDAQNGRZ3S/s1600/fbhummingbird72.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAwvcHl5_Rb7pKdlddNa0yEHu5i5djT6GrhSFqGGAlODEi-6teyLk4rOd3TatkUpHHApk1dwkL6k9t5ozc4OQwZk708DLtM7l7GeLYyupg41YDdP5c5I9YMZMkj67CGixOyMDAQNGRZ3S/s320/fbhummingbird72.jpg" /></a>
The Slabtown venue is now closed.
Pleasure Cross has the singer from Walls and the guitarist from Engorged (who I've never seen), so they are actually an "old pro" band playing first. It's a shame Slabtown is no longer around. The fact that they no longer exist at the time of this post goes to show how things change if you wait around too long. Nothing lasts forever! Which of these bands has since broken up? I know Pleasure Cross has an LP out (for sale at <a href="http://www.ebullition.com">ebullition</a>) and The Drip has a one-sided 12" on <a href="http://www.relapse.com">Relapse</a>. Transient also has an LP out on Six Weeks but I can't find anywhere to order it but Ebay.johnisaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03783212236920400058noreply@blogger.com0