Counter Culture The Culture: 07/24/2009 @ Thrillhouse Records SF, CA

Ohhhhhh man. I seriously can't remember the last time I was at a show in the city where there was such a good feeling. House venues don't really exist there and the only places hosting shows for these kind of bands are bars. Which isn't bad but definitely a different environment.
Thrillhouse seems to hit this dead on being a centrally located live-in storefront space hosting the show in their kitchen. Not to mention their super rad, super affordable distro makes me wish I actually had some cash to burn last night.
If you get a chance, definitely check em out. They're not for profit and all volunteer ran. All moneys brought in go directly back into sustaining the space along w/ the bands on the label.

Drowning With Our Anchors... pretty fucking amazing paaar usual.
Spires... never a complaint here. Plus we got to hear a brand new song!
1994!... holy shit! I was into these dudes before they came out and have been looking forward to this for a while, but holy shit. I wasn't expecting that. Super fun band and even radder dudes to hang with.

OK... on to photos. Sometimes I feel somewhat self conscious about wielding such a fancy camera and a flash that resembles a mid evil weapon so I decided to shoot mostly w/ natural light. Lots of blur and ghost like figures. Which isn't bad, right? I mean, it's art, right?

Drowning With Our Anchors...