Shannon Corr has been photographing the underground music,arts and culture scene throughout the Bay Area for the past nine years. He can also be found playing drums in The Turks. Please visit Shannon's website or contact him here.
Helmet is arguably one of the most influential metal bands of the last twenty years. They created an incontrovertible sound and spawned a thousand bands. They were heavy but approachable. Distinctly part of the metal scene but accepted by the...
Success as a band can be measured in many ways. There is the own the world type success and the lets get together and play great shows and indulge ourselves in the music we like on our own terms type...
The Obits and The Night Marchers played The Bottom of the Hill and all the aging, elitist rock nerds rejoiced in the wankdom. The list of bands these fellows have been part of reads like a conversation between two...
Making us all feel good. Oakland's Misirlou and The Dashing Suns play The Uptown and we were all the better for it. Misirlou, a relatively new band set pleasant demeanor up and unfolded its layers with reliable...
Summer just began with a kick in the face, an Uzi Rash and a huge pummeling by a Winter Ox.Having a drummer who stands up and a drum set covered in flour will always be enough to set...
Red Fang from Portland on a short two week tour stopped once again in Oakland and laid down the perfect counteragent to staying home on a Tuesday night. This was another fine Lava Booking show.Besides making one of the...
Its a late Tuesday night and The Stork Club can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare. Regardless of your feeling about The Stork, the bottom line is that it provides a vital service to the Bay Area...
The Missing Link Tour hit The Fox Theater in Oakland and laid down ten tons of metal for the masses. Bison BC, Black Cobra, Valient Thorr, Priestess, Baroness, High on Fire, Between the Buried and Me and Mastodon. On paper...
Oakland's Chambers and Make Me had the pleasure of opening for Jaguar Love last Thursday. Arriving too late to catch Chambers was a bummer but I'll get my chance again soon. Make Me ooze cuteness. Not in...
Two rare appearances by The Paper Chase were chill inducing and awe inspiring. Hurry Up Shotgun drummer Adam Kayne called it " Edgar Allan Poe rock." Referring of course to John Congleton's unmatched lyrics and the reluctant nature...