TOILING MIDGETS.

"UNREST IS RIGHT"…

Probably one of the three hardest records I've ever tried to describe would be "Sea of Unrtest" by San Francisco's own Toiling Midgets.
At some points, it oozes some of the most blissful melody ever, but then the turn-around comes and you find yourself alone, desolate, naked, cold, ugly, and trembling in fear - yet it feels incredibly RIGHT - and the stark solace becomes your (best) frienemy.

Huh?

There's about a thousand fucking shitty bands that owe this band a paycheck or two, and while they'll never get the credit they deserve, I can rest assured knowing that I've done my part to help you fill in the blanks of (lost & under-appreciated) S.F. punk/hardcore/rock history.

Oh, and by the way, if you need a stiff drink or a cold beer, stop by the Lucky 13 bar in the Castro / S.F. - Craig (guiarist) pours the drinks there a few days a week. I'll see you there.

You can buy me a shot of Hornitos, bitch.

Toiling Midgets - Sea of Unrest.

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FAXED HEAD.

Easily in my top three as far as S.F. bands go (that fluctuates daily), these Coalinga natives played a rather abrasive blend of (at times) melodic death/noise-metal.
Live is where these guys shined for sure, and it ain't really been the same around the S.F. "scene" as far as live shows go - not in a long time.

These guys raised the fuckin' bar - maybe too high for even themselves to surpass?



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Faxed Head - Chiropractic

* Re-Upped: 04.27.2009*



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Ruin... - Rule Worshipper
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GREY DATURAS.

One of my favorite records from 2006, Melbourne, Australia's Grey Daturas release "Dead In The Woods" is an aural mind-fuck of controlled noise/feedback and droned-out sludgy art rock (without being "ghey" like most "art rock").
Check it out.



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Grey Daturas - Dead in the Woods

*Re-upped 08.25.08*