Saturday, June 27, 2009
TODAY'S FEATURED ARTIST
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
MATISYAHU Recap
A 20 minute beat box session, Dub Trio playing the tunes, and the venue brought it all together on Sunday night. After a few songs, Matis demanded we general admissioners 'Break Down the Wall', and the Mobb stormed the pit to rage the concert front row center. Moving everyone with his soft sounds and slamming us with his lyrically ridiculous rhymes & speed, the show was a definite success. Check out more going on this year @ Pozo Saloon HERE.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Skate Mobb Sighting: MOBB SPOT
This Mobb spot's got it all with a drainage ditch to skate and sick scenes to view.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
MATISYAHU @ POZO TODAY!
Friday, June 19, 2009
SoundScraper in the Spotlight
The trio of Hermyn, Boof, and Johnny make up the SLOcal band SoundScraper. If you have sensitive ears you might need some plugs, but the tunes that the group creates and covers make you want to hear more regardless. The Mobb went to their practice spot behind a local shop in SLO that they share with a few other bands. Soundscraper's vibe is chill but their music is ragin, and after listening in you can get a feel for the talent they have behind the drums, guitar, and bass. As of now, they are looking for a singer...so if you've got some pipes let them know!
Hear the sounds they scrape on their myspace HERE.
Q: Who's the best skater in SoundScraper?
A: JOHNNY: I’m pretty sure that I’m the only one who full on skates. I don’t know if Hermyn skates, but every once in a while, I’ll get Boof to roll around for a quick second.
BOOF: The best skater in our band, without a doubt, is our guitar player Johnny Gutierrez. Unfortunately, I don't skate, and I'm pretty sure Hermyn doesn't either.
HERMYN: Since I don't skate and I'm not sure if Diego does, Johnny is probably the victor.
Q: What skate do you have?
A: JOHNNY: Right now my setup is a Toy Machine deck, Ricta wheels, Independent trucks, and some decrepit Toy Machine bearings. I also own a couple old school boards and some mini novelty boards.
Q: What bands/artists influence your music?
A: JOHNNY: As a whole we really like Queens of the Stone Age. We have many different influences from Bad Brains and Muse to King Crimson and Sun Ra.
BOOF: Between Johnny, Hermyn, and myself, we all have different musical backgrounds and are all influenced by so many different artists/bands. Here are some bands that we all found to be common influences for us (and our band's sound): Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Nirvana, Deftones, Dinosaur Jr, Bad Brains, King Crimson, and many others.
HERMYN: Top 3, at the moment: Muse, A Perfect Circle, Queens of the Stone Age
Q: What instrument do you play in the band & for how long? Play any other instruments?
A: JOHNNY: I’ve played guitar for almost ten years now. I’m the only guitar player right now but we’re possibly looking for another guitar player and a lead vocalist. I can mess around a bit on bass and I have an organ at my house I fool around with, but it’s mostly just guitar for me. Hermyn is the multi-talented one.
BOOF: I play the drums, and I've been playing for about 9 years, but I've been playing with other musicians in bands/projects for about 5 or 6 years. Unfortunately, I don't play any other instruments other than the drum set. I've tried picking up a guitar, but I've had no luck with it. Maybe I'll try again in the near future.
HERMYN: I'm pretty new to the band. I think I've only been playing with Soundscraper for about 3 months. I play bass in the band and might be singing a bit. I can also play guitar.
Q: What other bands have you been in?
A: JOHNNY: I’ve played in Violent Jazz and Sone. I also have a side project called the Koopas, with Boof, that’s nothing but old school Nintendo covers.
BOOF: I used to be involved in a band called 'Sone'. I'm currently playing in Soundscraper, and I'm also involved in another project called 'Land of the Rising Fun', which is more of a Progressive Metal band.
HERMYN: Some local bands, nothing anybody would recognize. I have my solo music at myspace.com/hermynmendez
Q: How'd you guys choose the name SoundScraper? How does it represent the band?
A: JOHNNY: Soundscraper was just a desperate attempt to think of a band name when we started playing together. I remember we were between that, The Watch, and Memory Screen. I really wanted to name the band Memory Screen at first, because Memory Screen was an old Alien Workshop video that really pushed the boundaries of art and music. In the end, we took Soundscraper and placed the other ideas as song titles.
BOOF: Actually, Johnny suggested the name 'Soundscraper'. I'm pretty sure he mentioned that the name had something to do with a skate logo. We didn't have many choices, and since we liked how it sounded, we decided to stick with Soundscraper.
HERMYN: I'm going to defer to Johnny and Diego on this one.
Stay tuned to the Mobb for info. on SoundScraper's upcoming gigs.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
EASY STAR ALL STARS Recap
Nowadays, the Easy Star All Stars are the closest live experience you can get to the Beatles among other greats, and last night they gave SLO a show to be remebered. Playing dubbed out classics from their new album 'Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band' and old favs like 'Karma Police', the crew kept the crowd skankin the whole concert. See more in our Mobb slide show.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
EASY STAR ALL STARS @ DTB
Easy Star All Stars are hitting up Downtown Brew on Wednesday night. Get your stubs for $18 @ Boo Boo's while you still can.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
MAD CADDIES Recap
With the mosh going strong throughout the concert, the Mad Caddies got the SLO crowd crazy. Headbanging the night away, the Mobb nabbed the set list, an autograph, and got to chat with Mad Caddies guitarist, Sascha Lazor. Sascha told us he had a rough time playing the show, not having enough time to slap on his shoes beforehand and was stuck rockin out in just his sticky socks. The encore was sick with all the SLO fans singing along to 'Leavin' to end the night right.
Check out the Madness that went down in the Mobb slide show.
Friday, June 12, 2009
MAD CADDIES TONIGHT @ DTB
Grab your tickets while you still can to see a raging show with headliners, the Mad Caddies, straight out of Santa Barbara. Concert starts @ 7:30.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
TODAY'S FEATURED ARTIST
This sunglasses wearing Parisian uses his multi-instrumental abilities to please your ears. Sebastien Tellier is known for keeping a theme going throughout his albums and this year's release has a more sensual feeling titled, 'Sexuality'. With beats you can freestyle or chill to, there's no reason to not be into it. Listen up on the Skate Mobb playlist & see some redic footage of Sebastien's music video for 'Kilometer' HERE.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Skate Mobb Sighting: MOBB SPOT
This week's skater, Johnny, recommended this rowdy SLO skate spot. With a homemade quarter pipe and plenty of scraps lying around, the possibilities are endless...
THIS WEEK'S SLOCAL SKATER
This week's skater, Johnny, grew up cruising the Central Coast, and along with making some skate vids, he plays guitar in the band, Soundscraper. Johnny is a vet skater with the scars to prove it and prefers to Mobb the sketchier spots SLO has to offer. Take a peek at his pics and stay tuned to the blog for more on his band Soundscraper.
Check out Johnny's film work featuring himself, local skaters, and SLO scenery HERE and find out more in the Mobberview below...
Q: What are your fav. tricks?
A: Wallrides, halfcab flips, pole jams, switch 180 manuals
Q: How long have you been skating?
A: About nine years now.
Q: What was your first skate?
A: My grandpa got me a CCS board when I was in third grade, but I didn’t really start skating until middle school. The first board I truly started skating with was a Black Label board. I remember I was between buying that board or a Bam board. Thank god I didn’t get the Bam board.
Q: How'd you get into skating?
A: I remember being at a friends house who I played music with and after we were done, he pulled out a kicker ramp and his friends started doing shove-its and kick-flips off of it. After that, I wanted to learn how to do tricks.
Q: Had any nasty skate injuries?
A: Cinco de Mayo 2008, I completely blew out my elbow skating the spine in Cayucos. I dislocated it and chipped the part that keeps the joint working properly. I had to get a metal plate put in, and now I have a huge scar going across my right arm. I didn’t skate for eight months, and I still don’t feel the same on a board.
Q: Who's your fav. pro skater? Why?
A: Mark Gonzales is the greatest skater that will ever touch a board. He basically modernized street skating to what it is today. Handrails, double kinks, and switch-stance was all him, and he did it all with the most natural style.
Q: What's your fav. song/artist/music genre?
A: Bands like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Bad Brains, Grey Matter, CKY, and Captain Beefheart always get me psyched. I really like music that takes the better elements of punk & hardcore and applies it to another style.
Q: Anything else you wanna tell us...
A: Yeah, I have a YouTube account of some skating with my friends. I’ve been making local skate videos for the last five years and have really enjoyed editing different friend’s parts according to their personality. I think that there is a fair amount of untouched spots in SLO that have some serious potential. People need to get out more and explore. Trust me, there’s a lot out there.
Monday, June 8, 2009
HeadFirst LIVE!
Friday, June 5, 2009
CROWN CITY ROCKERS @ DTB
8 bucks to see these guys is a deal for sure. So, get your tickets @ Boo Boo's in advance or at the venue Saturday night. Check out their featured artist spot in the blog archives & the Skate Mobb playlist for more on Crown City Rockers.
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