re: MGMT played the spanish moon 4 years ago:

MGMT is too poppy and techno for my tastes. I hate synthesizers and I hate sampling tracks. Also, "Take Only What You Need From Me"'s hook (do do do du do da do da doooo da doooo) annoys the heck out of me.

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the moon has a nice history of booking bands since the late 90's .... Trail of the Dead, Frank Black, Dick Dale, Eek A Mouse, Blonde Redhead, L7, Spoon, Citizen Cope, Kermit Ruffins, XX, Built to Spill to name a few.

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Some good hip hop with Del the Funkee Homosapien and Ghostface Killah

The moon has awesome booking. Aaron does a great job when he's around. He's been busy as hell with managing givers.

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The moon has awesome booking. Aaron does a great job when he's around. He's been busy as hell with managing givers.

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very true ... a nice foundation was laid out in the late 90's by a few other independent talent buyers who also started the cash cow Star 80 until Aaron came along and continued to grow the venue into what it is today

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I wish they'd get rid of these stupid dance nights and djs they do now and get back to booking bands. It seems they don't book nearly as many actual bands as they did a few years ago. I guess the dance parties bring in bigger crowds

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You just posted one of the three reasons I don't generally go over there.

1. I don't like rap, dubstep, techno, hip/hop, or DJs in general and they book a lot of those there. When they do book actual bands, they tend to be a little on the techno or dubstep side of rock.

2. Their covers are a little pricey for what you get sometimes. $15 for 80s night when there isn't even a live band? $20 cover for a local nobody band that's $5 at North Gate?

3. It's in a very ghetto neighborhood that my gf doesn't feel safe going to at night.

at least they've got Goatwhore and the Melvins coming up later

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When they do book actual bands, they tend to be a little on the techno or dubstep side of rock.

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That's not true at all

EVERY THURSDAY: 80's night with sets from your favorite local DJ's

Thur July 26: Murder By Death (early show,doors @ 6 show @7)

Fri July27: Quintron and Miss Pussycat, imagineIAM, T-Kettes & Lonely Lonely Knights

Sat July 28: GROWL

Mon July30: MC CHRIS Powerglove & Richie Branson.

Fri Aug 3: The Way High Men $7

Sat Aug 4: Brother/GHOST

Mon Aug6: mewithoutYou

Fri Aug10: Bass Face with OTTO

Sat Aug11: RONEN

Sat Aug 18: Chanel Boys

Mon Aug20: Annual Back to School, Naughty School Girl Party and costume contest

Fri Aug24: Okkervil River

Sat Aug25: Prom Date, Vox & The Hound , Liam Catchings & The Jolly Racket & Star & Micey

Sat Sept1: Goatwhore

Fri Sept7: Low motion Presents " Quickie Mart"

Sat Sept21: Werewolf Reunion

Sat setp22: High Top Kicks

Wed Sept26: Supersuckers

Fri sept28: Bass Face with OTTO

Mon Oct15: MONO

Thur Oct18: MELVINS LITE ( early show , doors @ 6 show @ 7)

Mon Oct 29th: MONDAY THE 29th, PART 4 (Spanish Moon's 4th annual Zombie night)

Tue Oct30: El Ten Eleven

Tue Nov6: Deerhoof, Liam Finn, Twin Killers & Formica Man

Aaron and Chris...