been going to shows at THE LAB in San Francisco this past year,
http://www.thelab.org/, volunteering for their sound based and other art exhibitions. This space
hosts legitimate noise gigs and art exhibitions all year round. The pic is from the exhibition "A floorless room without walls" I saw John Wiese/C Spencer Yeh, Thomas Dimuzio, Damion Romero,Xudgef, Wrong Hole, Gerritt Wittmer, +dog+, and several other solid noise gigs there this past year. Always great and adequate sound system, Highly recommend booking here if you come to California, since I volunteer there I can book there too if I get the chance. So feel free to message me about this place.
HERES A COOL LITTLE STORY ABOUT PLAYING A NOISE SHOW THERE I GRABBED FROM SIXES' BLOG
CUT OUT OF PDX AROUND 2AM - 11 HOUR DRIVE AHEAD OF US - HAVE TO MAKE IT BY 7PM FOR SOUNDCHECK - WITH THE HELP OF UTE AND RACHAL AT THE HELM WE BLAZE THROUGH IN ONE SHOT - NOT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LAB - EVERY SHOW I'VE PLAYED OR SEEN PREVIOUS SOUNDS POOR . SPARSELY ATTENDED . OVER ALL A CONCRETE CAVERNOUS BOX WITH AN INADEQUATE PA - TERRIBLE FOR EXPERIMENTAL GIGS - STOP BY TERMINAL - GRAB THE SYSTEM - SURPRIZING LARGE TURNOUT - ROOM HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF & SOUND BAFFLES INSTALLED - WITH COMBINED SOUND SYSTEMS THERE ARE 2 STEREO PA'S & 3 SUBS - WITHOUT QUESTION THIS IS THE MOST FACESCORCHINGLY VOLUMOUS VIOLENT EVENT TO HAPPEN WITHIN THESE WALLS TO DATE - ALL STAND UP SETS ON THE BILL WITH AMPLE LIBATIONS TO LUBRICATE ONES INHIBITIONS - CONTINUE CELEBRATIONS DOWN THE STREET AT THE UPTOWN WHICH ENDS IN A GOOD 15-20 OF US BEING 86'D & BARTENDER THROWING A PUNCH AT S. ARFORD (WASNT LANDED) WE COULD DESTROY THESE FUCKS BUT WHAT BETTER WAY TO END A KILLER TOURTRALPHAZ
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oh yeah, since this tour which was sometime like summer 2010, the lab has been furnished with a better PA system than mentioned
