RIP Michael Jackson

Farewell to the King of Pop. MJ has influenced artists of every genre. Including us.

MHB rehearse

After each show, for whatever reason, people often ask how we rehearse. How often, what songs, methods, etc. Well to answer that question, I'll just say that you can find us on any given night at one of the legendary rehearsal studios in SF. We load in, plug in, and indulge in exotic treats before we start the organized noise that we call music.

When we get the big rehearsal stage, it looks kinda like this:

RDL was a hit!

It's been almost a week since we played the Red Devil Lounge, and our heads are still spinning! The vibe was great, and our set went off without a hitch! Thanks to Mr. Mime and Evolution Eden for sharing the stage with us on this amazing night! Thanks also to Lisa, who performed her glow-in-the-dark hula hoop act during our set!

Big thanks to all that came out to support us and buy our CDs! We are currently working on new tunes and formulating our next gig, so stay tuned!

Red Devil Lounge!

We will be playing at another great San Francisco venue this June- The Red Devil Lounge!

Details to come, but we will be joined by our ol' friends Evolution Eden, Mr. Mime, and Zen Vendetta!

Stay Tuned!

Springtime and the swine

The MHB camp is grinding away in the background - we just had a really great set at the Beale St. Bar in SF. We opened for Solcraft for their CD release gig. We pulled in a good 65 peeps that night, and the place was packed! It's an intimate venue with a smallish (though newly expanded) stage and vocal PA only. We pulled off our set as flawlessy as could be while still bouncing around and having fun! Huge thanks to all of our supporters for coming out!

We are working on a couple of new songs and prepping for our next gig at the one and only Red Devil Lounge in SF on June 17.

We are preparing our packet to submit to the San Jose Rock N Roll Half Marathon this year. Hopefully we will be chosen to play on October 4th at one of the coolest races in Nor Cal.

Stay tuned, and thanks for checking in on us!

Beale St. Blast!

This weekend's gig at the Beale St. Bar was pretty dang awesome! We packed the little joynt and had a lot of fun up there playing for our beloved audience. The stage was a little tight, which cut down on our dance move shenanigans. I kept stepping on the mic stand that was aimed at Pmastre's kick drum. The sound system was basic and provided just what we needed, nothing more nothing less. OK maybe one thing less- the second floor monitor was in the shop so I had to share with OP.

When we started up with Groove, all the barstools in the place were taken, and towards the end of the song it was standing room only. It is always a treat and a real motivator to look out into the crowd and see faces lined up as far as the back wall. And when posing the question "How's everybody doin' tonight?" returns a roar of screams, whistles, and whoops, we get even more fired up to deliver a quality show.

Everything clicked that night- no technical difficulties, no flubbed lines, no missed notes (OK maybe there were a couple), and no dead spots! We kept the show rolling, though I was a tad disappointed that I did not get to use one of my one-liners and have Pmastre follow up with a rim shot.

Sack's bass lines were right on, and he was grooving in his corner as if playing in a dance trance. Ollie's vocals were excellent as usual as he took center stage and wooed the crowd. Pmastre's and his vintage Ludwig kit sounded tighter than a (insert R-rated metaphor here). Me, I just played the PRS to the best of my ability, though I felt that my delay pedal just did not sound right. More tweaking to be done.

Solcraft followed with their barrage of hard rock melodies that are featured on the CD that they released that night. Always a pleasure to share the stage. And amps. And drums. We pretty much backlined the show! I didn't mind as I got to hear my Mesa Rectoverb in action, and from where I stood in the crowd, it sounded sweeeet!

Thanks to all you die hards that came out to see us. We are working on some new material, and will debut a couple of more songs at the next show. Which is still TBA. In the meantime, enjoy the video below!

April 18, Beale St Bar & Grill!

Hey 'BuckerBusters!

We will be playing at the Beale St. Bar & Grill in San Francisco on Saturday, April 18th. Time to be announced, but I'm pretty sure it will be around 9PM or later.

We are going to be supporting our good friends Solcraft for their CD release party! You may have seen us play with these guys before, and they rock!

Pencil us in and I'll get back with more details!

See you all soon!