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//photo by alexander uhrich I first saw young Los Angeles punks Okie Dokie a year or so ago at a dive two doors down from The Smell in downtown. Right off the bat they reminded me of a teenage version of an early Screamers, a mix of blistering punk with a tinge of something synthetic (in this case, hammering staccato drum machine) to make it weird. These two tracks come from their debut 10" (bonus points for their cover of a Motorhead song) and they're smokin'. Tons of fun live, I'd love to see these guys hit the road and spread the love. Okie Dokie - Bad Luck Okie Dokie - Capital Glad Passion [audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/okie_dokie/Bad_Luck.mp3] Bonus: Okie Dokie - Capitol Glad Passion (video)

Sorry - more non music related promo. Really these are just to serve as an excuse to why I have been slacking off here lately. Only one or two of these left and then we're back to the music. //click for sf weekly article on the show.. 6 Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a two-person exhibition featuring new work from San Francisco photographers Jesse Pollock and Ruth Swanson Jesse Pollock and Ruth Swanson at times seem to represent opposite ends of the photography spectrum, staying alone in their respective corners. While her work is abound with energy and color, his work can seem silent and humbly muted. Other times, they come together quite naturally and in an enormous burst of energy, complementing each others approach to life and photography from a self-referential standpoint. Both have gone to great lengths to document a portion of their lives which appears through their photographs uninhibited and unrestrained.

Opening Exhibition Hosted by 6 Gallery Friday, August 27, 2010, 7:00 - 10:00 PM 6 Gallery * 66 Sixth Street San Francisco

Jesse Pollock (B. 1980) is a freelance photographer and book publisher living in San Francisco. Having lived in San Francisco for the past ten years, he was worked with a wide variety of local arts organizations in a number of different capacities. Most recently he worked within the San Francisco photography collective Hamburger Eyes as a grant writer and fundraiser, as well as at the arts-based website Fecal Face Dot Com. There he served as Managing Editor and then as a Senior Contributor before stepping down to open the publishing house Unpiano Books in the middle of last year. Aside from his photo-zines Catch A Bad One, Girls, Guys and Angle, his work has appeared in Juxtapoz, Hamburger Eyes, SF Bay Gaurdian, SFAI, SF Weekly, Cutter, I Heart Magazine, Day Four and Weekend Magazine among others. Most recently his work was featured in Juxtapoz Photo, the first collection of photography work from Juxtapoz Magazine. Ruth Swanson [B. 1983] is a photographer living in San Francisco. She is currently enjoying running things, hanging out in the dark at Hamburger Eyes Photo Epicenter, people who write songs for her as well as curating art and photography shows in San Francisco. The majority of her photos are introspective, and focus on the candid documentation of her own life as well as the people and moments that make it so precious. Jesse Pollock – www.unpiano.com Ruth Swanson – www.ruthswansonphoto.com “Ass To Ass” featuring Jesse Pollock and Ruth Swanson will be on view at 6 Gallery (66 Sixth St, San Francisco) through September 23rd 2010.

I drug a few early Rocketship singles out of the archive this last week, I had forgotten how much I loved this incarnation of Dustin Reske's long running but reclusive pop project. The boy-girl vocals, humming Farfisa organs and vintage Association inspired bass tones bowled me over the first time I heard this first 7" from the tiny Bus Stop label in the early 90's. Later output, including the fantastic A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness LP on Slumberland, dipped into more shoegaze and Stereolab-inspired territory, but these early tracks have a vintage pop sound that many bands from this wave of indiepop tried to copy but could never do justice like Dustin could. Rocketship - Hey Hey Girl Rocketship - Naomi And Me Rocketship - Your New Boyfriend [audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/rocketshiop/Hey_Hey_Girl.mp3]

Revolver Gallery and is pleased to present San Francisco-based photographer Jesse Pollock for a solo show “Guys” – showing new photographs and releasing his new zine of the same name, at the Revolver Gallery San Francisco. Jesse Pollock ”Guys” Revolver Gallery, San Francisco August 23 – Sept 20, 2010 Opening Reception: Monday, August 23, 2010, 6 – 9 pm Music during the opening by N amesak E Press Details: Accompanying his previous work and subsequent zine Girls, photographer Jesse Pollock is releasing the counterpart to this series with Guys. The combined set of photographs center around portraits of both men and women rarely posed and often in various states of candor. In conjunction with the zine release, the show will center around photographs selected from that series with emphasis on portraiture. In addition, the previously out of print Girls zine has been re-issued and will be for sale at the opening so that the complete set can be made available. Jesse Pollock (B. 1980) is a freelance photographer and book publisher living in San Francisco. Having lived in San Francisco for the past ten years, he has worked with a wide variety of local arts organizations in a number of different capacities. Most recently he worked within the San Francisco photography collective Hamburger Eyes as a grant writer and fundraiser, as well as at the arts-based website Fecal Face Dot Com. There he served as Managing Editor and then as a Senior Contributor before stepping down to open the publishing house Unpiano Books in the middle of last year. Aside from his photo-zines Catch A Bad One, Girls, Guys and Angle, his work has appeared in Juxtapoz, Hamburger Eyes, SF Bay Gaurdian, SFAI, SF Weekly, I Heart Magazine, Day Four and Weekend Magazine among others. Most recently his work was featured in Juxtapoz Photo, the first collection of photography work from Juxtapoz Magazine. “Guys” featuring Jesse Pollock will be on view at Revolver Gallery (136 Fillmore St, San Francisco) through September 20th.

//photo by anna ferraro Finally, a new album this week that I can get behind. Really into this new Walkmen album - I'm really happy see them develop and age so well as a band. I remember seeing them open for Blonde Redhead back in Boston maybe around 1999 and thinking they were terrible and not together as a band at all (I think they may have told a story about their van spinning out in the snow or something). Then later when The Strokes were around, I remember thinking that they sounded just like them (not remembering that they may had been around first). It's only in the last couple of years that I started paying attention again and I'm real glad I did. Sometimes it pays to keep checking back and not write bands off. What's up with The Strokes? Does it matter? Ask that same question of The Walkmen and they will just wave back like "Hi.. we have been here the whole time writing awesome songs, nice to meet you." The Walkmen - Juveniles The Walkmen - Woe Is Me [audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/walkmen/juveniles.mp3] Bonus: The Walkmen - Four Provinces (live)

New Les Savy Fav album is a little 'meh' for my taste, which is surprising after the last amazing record. Not enough of the picky Johnny Marr-esque melodies from before and really when that's gone, all you're left with is Tim Harrington screaming at you from the stage while you wince in pain. Still, a couple of standout tracks punctuate what could have been.. well, just that I guess. "What could have been". (Wow, this was a really scathing review - sorry guys, good work though!) Les Savy Fav - Sleepless in Silverlake Les Savy Fav - Appetites [audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/les_savy_fav/sleepless.mp3]

Oh man, really behind on getting some of these new records up but I promise that this week will not fail to disappoint. Three new albums from three great bands which hopefully should appear up here shortly. The new Arcade Fire album The Suburbs got me really excited, and after the first listen-through I was totally blown away. After the second listen I was a little less so, and now after a billion, I think it's just okay. Granted the theme/concept idea is great and there are some superb examples of songwriting on this album (see 'Suburban War'), but overall it didn't give me that previous show stopping feeling at the start of every track. They are still an amazing band, I'm just sayin.. On a side note, there is one song that talks about San Francisco being over and it bummed me out because I have been looking for a new apartment forever and I could totally relate (on a certain level). Seriously though, I need to find a fucking apartment soon, and not one that's a $2300 one bedroom. I'll take their advice for real and leave. No Joke. Arcade Fire - Suburban War Arcade Fire - Ready To Start Arcade Fire - Rococo [audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/arcade_fire/suburban_war.mp3]

The annual SmmrBmmr festival takes place in Portland Oregon starting tomorrow. Festivals are usually a giant drag, but this big DIY blowout is always a heap of sweaty fun and features a lot of bands I've written about here on this little blog. Last year's fest at the Rotture was insanely fun and involved more stage-diving than a mid-80's GBH show and the near-collapse of the 2 story, 300 person back patio (full of people, thanks to Thee Ohsees). This year its at Plan B and won't disappoint, see you there? FRIDAY /13, 6PM - MAYYORS, G. Green, Burning Yellows, Woven Bones, Lamps, Meth Teeth, Myelin Sheaths, Wounded Lion, Therapists, Fist City, Manic Attracts SATURDAY /14, 4PM - The Intelligence, Guantanamo Baywatch, Mean Jeans, Butts, Shannon & the Clams, Dead Ghosts, Old Blood, Sex Church, C'mon Everybody, Besties, Young Prisms, Pipsqueak, Okie Dokie, Christmas, Indian Wars SUNDAY /15, 4PM - Cumstain, TRMRS, Audacity, Idle Times, White Fang, Flip-Tops, Meercaz, Todd C, Timecopz, Bare Wires, Pure Country Gold, Leaders, Denizenz, Overnight Lows, Pity Fucks

I couldn't post up all this fuzzy girl-punk without tipping a hat to the Primitives, who probably introduced me to this sound in 1988, as a freshman in high school tiring of American hardcore. This band got fucked over by their record company six ways 'til Sunday, but still managed to release Lovely, an LP of Shop Assistants-style fuzz drenched radio hits. The Primitives - Spacehead The Primitives - Crash [audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/primitives/Spacehead.mp3]

The heat has me thinking of the perfect opiated pop from this great-white-hope of the late-90s. What happened to these guys? When this four-song 7" (their only release) came out nobody would shut up about it, as if it was ushering a new era of pop scene like no other before it. Then they dropped off the map (like entirely dropped off the music map with no "members of Hopkirk & Lee" outfits to be seen) and Belle & Sebastian took the title of America's indie-pop darlings, hitting the big time later the same year with The Boy With The Arab Strap. But for the half a year prior I heard the name "Hopkirk & Lee" dropped as an influence more times than I could count, I wonder how much of this single can be heard in some of the soft, stoney indie pop of the decade that followed. Hopkirk & Lee - Free Arthur Lee Hopkirk & Lee - A Love Like Ivy [audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/hopkirk_lee/Free_Arthur_Lee.mp3]