There are times when you don't know how good a show might be at the old ASC, and it's usually a show where the crowd is pretty sparse. One show that comes to this writer's mind was Magic Christian when they played last Weds. (March 5th). It was some old school guys now based out SF that featured members from the Plimsouls, Flamin' Groovies and Blondie. It was funny that also on that same night, the NY Dolls played the Fillmore (at what, 40 bucks a pop), a handful of people came down after that gig (including Annie and Mia) only to be blown away by Magic Christian– I mentioned before that you never know who will be playing the bar. To find out more on them, go check out their Myspace page to see what they're all about. Oh, and also on this bill was the Hi Nobles and the Barbary Coasters. Was. I hate to say that. If only I could predict the future, but hey, not every show is everyone's cup o tea. But the ASC does try to please everyone with a rock taste.
Also speaking of "you never know who blah blah blah" – Mr. Pulp Fiction himself Quentin Tarantino was hangin' out at the bar on last Friday night (March 7th) to see Red Fang and Walken (also on the bill was Hightower and Birthday Suits). Look, I don't mean to name drop and be some gossip columnist, because I'm not. If I were, then I would mention who he was hangin' out with – but I won't, since we're friends. All I could say is that he's this writer's favorite directors and won't it be cool if in his next movie, maybe he might use Annie's Social Club for a scene. I'm just sayin'…the bar does look good when filmed properly, just check out one of Les' Bouncer News clips from a previous blog.
Well, if you read the bulletin to come here, then you know there's a FREE show on Weds. (March 12th) for our sound grrrl Meagan's birthday with the Jaded Fucks , Special Ed, Pink Elephants, and Olehole. And you should also know that SUSHI will be served every Thursday for happy hour with Tess. Sean hopes to book some DJ's soon to mix things up with your wasabi.
Check our calendar often to see what's happening. If there's a band you're curious about, I'm sure you could find them here on Myspace – hell, that's what it's for. I mean, what do you think it's used for…spying on your ex's?
See you from the corner of the bar.