The following article was published earlier today in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Online. I was going to write about the festival, but Mr. Andre Torrez appears to have beaten me to it. There isn't much to add to his article other than, (if I'm not mistaken), Santa Cruz' A Quantum Visionary, will unveil their new keyboardist at this show. AQV keeps getting better and better and more interesting every time I see them. They have been compared to Yes, but that would be an unfair comparison... not to Yes, but to AQV who's style and range exceeds that of the classic prog band. AQV is an eclectic collage of all things progressive, and influences like ELP, King Crimson, Yes, and even Coheed and Cambria can be detected in their epic songs all of which last over six minutes, and never become boring. AQV is a side project of the Vox Jaguars master bassist, Mason Rosenberg who will make an appearance with both bands at the Festival for Freedom. I have also received information that the other band I was looking forward to seeing, Mountain Animal Hospital, may not play due to a bicycle accident suffered by guitarist Chris Holcomb who is still recovering from the January 12th incident.It doesn't take six degrees of separation to link the new breed of local bands performing at the University of San Francisco's Festival for Freedom benefit show. They're an interwoven clan of West Coast outfits with garage rock tendencies and psychedelic leanings. And they're just about all in each other's MySpace top eight. If I had to label, I'd consider the term "flower punks" for 'em. I mean, c'mon, San Francisco has a huge Haight-Ashbury legacy to live up to. So, in the spirit of hippiedom and smiling on your brother, the undergrads from the university's Erasmus Community has decided to take on the cause of fighting modern-day slavery and is planning an immersion trip to Uganda and Rwanda, where they will focus their efforts on rehabilitating child soldiers.
This benefit show for that trip is a culmination of the group's efforts in social justice awareness and activism, combined with a dose of peacenik-punk rock. Taking the stage on campus: Ty Segall, Man/Miracle, and a very Birthday Party-era Nick Cave sounding Depth Charge Revolt, among others. The bands will bring the noise, so you should bring your bucks to help support this worthwhile cause for the marginalized children of Uganda.
FESTIVAL FOR FREEDOM: USF BENEFIT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF UGANDAN CHILD SOLDIERS With A Quantum Visionary, Depth Charge Revolt, Travis Hayes, Ghosttown Refugees, the Vox Jaguars, James Rabbit, Ty Segall, and Man/Miracle. Fri/6, 6:30 p.m., $5–$8. McClaren 250, Phelan Building, University of San Francisco campus, SF. (831) 588-3537BY ANDRE TORREZ
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