San Francisco Bay Guardian
Night of Queer Rock in the Castro
Sat/26, Cafe du Nord
It might be difficult to tear yourself away from the sight of cute people engaging in public sex acts at the Pink Party/post-Dyke March aftermath. But if you can't bear one more second of that pulsing gay beat, stroll down the street to Cafe du Nord, where cute people will be engaging in public rock 'n' roll acts. Headlining the show are San Francisco's beloved pop-punk foursome Pansy Division, but only a foolish, headstrong person would miss the first three bands. The Ex-Boyfriends, featuring veterans of Amscray, Crowns on 45, and Charmless are Pansy Division's more angsty brothers-in-arms, with songs about expired love, addiction, and other torments. Paradise Island is the moody little solo project of Erase Errata singer-trumpeter Jenny Hoysten, who roams from noodly keyboard instrumentals to old-timey ukulele numbers and leans toward the to-to-the-bar-for-a-drink-and-you'll-miss-it end of the set-list spectrum. Openers the Ga-Ga's (pronounced like "gay gaze" but less film theory oriented) are a five-piece all-male tribute band from Los Angeles whose love for the Go-Go's transcends space, time, and gender assignment.
- Lynn Rapoport
Sat/26, Cafe du Nord
It might be difficult to tear yourself away from the sight of cute people engaging in public sex acts at the Pink Party/post-Dyke March aftermath. But if you can't bear one more second of that pulsing gay beat, stroll down the street to Cafe du Nord, where cute people will be engaging in public rock 'n' roll acts. Headlining the show are San Francisco's beloved pop-punk foursome Pansy Division, but only a foolish, headstrong person would miss the first three bands. The Ex-Boyfriends, featuring veterans of Amscray, Crowns on 45, and Charmless are Pansy Division's more angsty brothers-in-arms, with songs about expired love, addiction, and other torments. Paradise Island is the moody little solo project of Erase Errata singer-trumpeter Jenny Hoysten, who roams from noodly keyboard instrumentals to old-timey ukulele numbers and leans toward the to-to-the-bar-for-a-drink-and-you'll-miss-it end of the set-list spectrum. Openers the Ga-Ga's (pronounced like "gay gaze" but less film theory oriented) are a five-piece all-male tribute band from Los Angeles whose love for the Go-Go's transcends space, time, and gender assignment.
- Lynn Rapoport
