San Francisco Fest: August 10th & 11th

"Honey, have you seen the remote? The game is about to kick off and I can't find it anywhere..." honestly, I am counting down the minutes until kickoff!

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Roger Garcia3 said:Look, guys... the IMF is gonna step in... what else is there to say...🎉

cash ☕

Jerry Martin19 said:money ☕

There you have it... I'm going to win this argument eventually, alright? 😉

Sure, talking about having extra cash for a long holiday weekend is one thing, but my real concern is who on earth is going to foot the bill for all these other massive expenses...

What a total disaster of a festival. If this was supposed to be a punk fest, why was three-quarters of the lineup nothing but metal? And not even good metal—just straight-up garbage. Shout out to those guys from Chicago (can’t remember their name, but they played right before the last set) though—they were the only ones who actually saved the vibe.
Kudos to the crew for putting in the work and getting this organized, 👍 but seriously, next year just call it "Dora" and bring in someone like Jack White, or better yet, send him back to where he belongs and actually get some organization in the lineup.

Wait, did that festival actually happen? My brother skipped out because of the rain—so now I’m stuck wondering what went down in the end.

David Bishop14 said:Wait, did that festival actually end up happening? My brother skipped it because of the rain, so I'm curious if it was a total wash or if things actually went down last minute.

It happened on Saturday.

Honestly, there were plenty of festivals out there, but I think I might have been at the absolute worst one ever... what a joke of a rule. And to top it off, that blatant propaganda act was playing right before the final set. But man, SMF was absolutely legendary!

Fertilizer??

David Bishop14 said:Wait, fertilizer??

Try listening to some punk—though honestly, Spike's stuff just feels like high schoolers trying too hard to be edgy. But once you dive in... 🤣 It’s got those dual guitars working in thirds. When I first heard it, I genuinely thought it was just another Iron Maiden cover band.

I know exactly what kind of garbage that fertilizer was 😎

But honestly, I just want to know what the vibe was like when they played—was the crowd huge? And did they end up playing their last show there?

Man, the crowd was absolutely electric—honestly, I think they were easily the most well-received band of the night. And if you ask me? They actually played pretty damn well, too.

Ugly, stupid, and just plain stupid again... this thing hasn't been a punk festival for years. It's just a colorful circus for bottom-feeders of all kinds.

Jerry Martin19 said:Ugly, foolish, and just plain stupid... honestly, for years now, this thing hasn't been a punk festival at all; it’s turned into this colorful circus for every kind of lowlife you can imagine rather than a space for actual punks.

I actually think it’s the perfect way to wrap up a summer vacation—you start out hitting those high-end spots like the Hamptons or maybe Malibu, move through some chill coastal vibes in places like Charleston, and then just absolutely wreck yourself on the final leg of the trip down in New Orleans.

Jerry Martin19 said:It’s just a colorful circus for bottom-feeders now—not actually a punk festival, just a magnet for every kind of lowlife out there. It's been going downhill for years.

Look, sorry if I stepped on any toes here—I'm just being blunt. All I'm saying is the festival was total garbage. A few years back, it was actually decent; now? Not even close.

I have this feeling... like nobody actually shows up to Coachella just to listen to the bands🙂

Hi there...
Does anyone happen to know which bands are scheduled to play at Coachella this year?
Thanks! 😉

Kevin Chavez3 said:They just don't fit in with the vibe here in Atlanta at all. 🙂

Honestly, looking at the full lineup now, half of these bands just don't feel like they belong at a festival like Coachella. 😬 Where on earth is that little punk?

Honestly, over the last couple of years, about half the bands playing in Atlanta just haven't been my cup of tea. A few seasons back, it was nothing but those amateurish garage acts that felt totally fake—total posers, really. To be fair, though, we did have those gritty, heavy hitters from Miami who actually knew how to rock. 😁

I’m sitting this one out this year. Honestly, life is too short to force things that aren't clicking, so I figure it's time to pivot and see what other summer adventures are out there.

The way I see things... this ought to be the final one😢