Greetings from the corner of the bar. Damn, it's been a busy month at ASC. We had a slammin' Leisure night on the last weekend of January (Leisure happens at the last weekend of the month). It just so happens that during that week, we had those huge storms and people just needed to let off some steam – did they ever. It was a damn good night and the staff at ASC are stoked to have Omar and Aaron have Leisure as their monthly shin dig. Another monthly event that happens at the bar on the last Sunday of the month is Club Debauchery. A really cool Goth / Industrial night. They're starting to have bands play and this past Sunday, Mercy Mercy had the stage.

All of Death Angel was in the house to show some support for Mark Osegueda's side band All Time Highs. It also happened to be Dano Distortion's birthday as well and along with ATH, The Grannies, Flexx Bronco and The Resurrection also put on a slammin' set. It was a packed night of some slammin' rock n roll and good peeps.

I love touring bands, especially bands from other countries making their mark and exposing us to their sound. Birushanah was that band. Hailing from Osaka, Japan and putting down a sound that reminds me of pure noise and atmospheric metal (if that's even a word). Do look at our calendar, and come on down and support some of these touring acts that are not only from other countries, but also from around the US. Most of them don't really have friends out here, show let's show them some love. I love our local bands, but there are times that these touring acts blow me the fuck away!

Okay, please keep you pants on in the bar. I forgot when this happened, but there was this one show that happened in the middle of the week where the crowd may not have been as thick as a weekend gig, but they were still into the music that was happening. Now, I know it's Folsom St. – the happening spot for the "leather community" – but come on, it's not the kind of bar. There was some old man who just thought it'd be a keen idea to drop his pants and dance and "swing" along with the music. For some reason during the set, people left the main floor. No one knew what was up until some big burley Punk rock guy came up to security to voice his complaint. Anyway, he was asked to leave. Look, there's a time and a place for that, and that night wasn't the night. Kudos to the patrons for not taking matters into their own hands though. If there's any kind of issue at the bar, please let one of the staffers know and they'll take care of it.

We'll see you at the corner of the bar.