Sonic Ambulance

 Concert Preview: http://www.sonicambulance.com/our-prediction-of-the-best-show-of-the-13-in-the-area-how-to-destory-angels-in-monterey/

worst feeling ever

Rumors have been circulating on the interweb for a couple of weeks now that the Coachella line-up has been announced of bands dropping by Monterey for midweek shows. The one I was hoping for to be true has taken longer to be confirmed and still hovers around in a tad bit of secrecy. Trent Reznor will be premiering his latest musical endevour How to Destroy Angels at Coachella and embarking on a tour with a stop in Monterey at the Golden State Theater. There’s already an incredible selections of shows to pick from thanks to the consecutive Coachella weekends, and Wednesday the 17 seems to be the most stacked night. Already bummed that I was going to miss Grizzly Bear at the Henry Miller Library, Beach House at the Fillmore, because of attending a Peruvian soccer game at Candlestick Park, and now Trent Reznor right here in my own backyard!! Everything gets thrown at the window for this show. I was lucky enough to catch the last concert that Nine Inch Nails performed as a solid band before they embarked on a slimmed down version for their Wave Goodbye tour. That last stop in Vegas four years was thee concert I’ve ever been to. I caught their show in Mountain View five months later, boarded a plane the next morning towards the Pacific Northwest to catch them at the Sasquatch Music Festival, and in my hang over haze, I realized the whole band was on the same flight out of SFO as me. Never would’ve thought I’d share a plane ride with Nine Inch Nails and turns out also with 2/3 of How to Destroy Angels, since his wife, Mariqueen was sitting next to him. Even though it was the last time I was going to see one of my favorite bands perform, it wasn’t, the sunset view at the Gorge was enrapturing and of closure until the next time I’d get to see Trent Reznor.

How to Destroy Angels releases a full length album in a couple of weeks after releasing a couple of singles and EPs. We’ll have to wait to see what kind of innovative perfomance we’ll catch on this tour, and how’d the setlist will be like till Coachella. Would be a real treat to see Trent and Atticus, perform some of their Oscar award winning The Social network soundtrack live. This is easily going to be the best concert to hit Monterey this year, the lights and sounds will leave you Speaking in Tongues.

Here are the announced tour dates:

4.12 indio, ca [coachella]

4.13 las vegas, nv

4.17 monterey, ca

4.18 san francisco, ca

4.19 indo, ca [coachella]

4.21 denver, co

4.23 chicago, il

4.25 toronto, on

4.27 boston, ma

4.28 montclair, nj

4.29 new york, ny

Ryat

live in Monterey. The new Fisherman’s Wharf Theatre

Novemeber 9

You down with BBB?

The first B is for bacon, the second is for blues, the last B… well, it’s not that simple.

Saturday, October 27th marks the inaugural Monterey Bay Bacon, Blues, and Brews Festival, a day-long event at the Monterey County Fairgrounds that is more than just an aimless attempt at alliteration — it’s a marriage of the senses. And while bacon was the genesis of the idea, not a single “B” should be missed.

“Chef John Guinevere, who was on a TV show called ChefLive, was talking about bacon and having a bacon festival, and I said that was a great idea and that we should add brews, and then we figured we should add blues music because it rhymed, so it just turned into this awesome, complete event,” said festival co-creator Tanya Moore.

The festival, running from noon to 6 p.m., gets its mass quantities of bacon from local bacon expert Tony Baker, of Baker’s Bacon. And both professional chefs and dreamers alike will be testing their collective mettle when they tackle all this bacon in the bacon cook-off. This competition is to be judged by both experts and the general public (that means you if you attend. Yes, you heard that correctly: “You” plus “mass quantities of bacon” will turn you into a “bacon judge”).

As for the music, legendary blues guitarist Les Dudek headlines a solid lineup of blues vets including Contino band, Volker Strifler, among others.

And because it is October, where Oktoberfest celebrations are both frequent and numerous, what would a festival be without some sweet brews? We’re talking beer here. According to Moore, several local craftbrewers will be on hand including those from local brewpub Peter B’s. And word has it that there will be a bacon beer somewhere at the festival. You’ve been thoroughly warned…

Sonic Ambulance will be on Facebook and the Twitter-sphere all day during the event, so be sure to follow us while tasting bacon and beer to hear what we think and to learn about the winners from all the above.

Overall there are a lot of reasons to attend the BBB, and with advance tickets going for as low as $40, there are very few reasons to miss it.

“There’s a lot of food and wine events in this area and a lot of beer festivals, but this is the one event that combines the two,” Moore said. “And this is the only one that has a kickback atmosphere where you can basically just be yourself, have fun, eat as much bacon as you want, and try some craft beer… And who doesn’t want to see Les Dudek?”

You down with BBB? (Yeah you know me.)