Instagon 531
March 27, 2010
Vega's Nightclub
Old Sacramento, CA
This was our 2nd outing to Old Sacramento and Vega's Nightclub. Rick Vega is a great guy and he runs a cool bar, its easily the most laid back and fun bar in the Old Sac area, no attitude, just good times. This was also one of those wonderful occasions I get to play with someone that recognizes what Instagon is all about, someone that GETS it and enjoys being involved and being a part of it, my friend Greg Ginn.
The night started out with an amazing set of total psychedelic jams and tribal grooves from Sacramento locals SAN KAZAKGASCAR. I had not seen these guys in nearly 2 years, and they have totally gotten their identity down solid. Somewhere between early Pink Floyd and Early Savage Republic is where you try to describe this band.. with a clarinet up in the front..they really bring you into their own zone
This year Greg arrived in Sacramento just within a week of the start of 40+ night tour across the country with his band The Taylor Texas Corrugators.
This time out the Corrugators consisted of Greg Ginn playing once again with his Norcal discovery, last years gold nugget guitarist GARY PIAZZA (from Redding,CA & the band The Incredible Sheep Shrinking Machine), and on the drums SEAN HUTCHINSON (from the band New Monsoon) together they are playing out as a trio and laying waste to all in their path. The Corrugators played a set of really intense heavy improv that could possibly be compared to what it might have been like to see Jeff Beck play a night of shredding guitar. Their first piece was a blazing journey of instrumental portions filled with ups and downs and final closing glory.. and it lasted over 30 minutes. .Gary Piazza is one of the wickedest guitarists on the west coast that you have never heard of .. and well you will be hearing from him, it's only a matter of time.
I (Lob) got to play some harmonica with them towards the end of their set and it was loads of fun. I could not hear myself very well, but I still had a great time. Instagon took the stage at around Midnight after a night of amazing jams from 2 great bands, and it emerged in a field of sonic proportions and rose like a jet engine screaming across the night from depths of sea level thru the cobblestone streets of the original grounds of the once proud capitol of the golden state. Mark Rocha played the drums for this session and said it was his first public outing since the last time he played with Instagon..in January 2009 (show 489, 42 shows ago!) and he stepped up like it was riding a bike. Chad E. Williams also stepped up and shredded some amazing guitar licks that night, while being countered from the other side of the stage by Dan Quillan on guitar and his own creations. Dex Lopaz added some amazing tones and mood with his keyboards and Jaroba stepped up in front and totally stole the stage, even from Greg Ginn who joined us late in the set for the heavy wonderful roller coaster, "THEE SICKNESS" (which was Chad's request for the night btw)
March 27, 2010
Vega's Nightclub
Sacramento, CA
Invokation >
In the Key of Y,
Echophobic,
Undoing,
Forward >
Evil Jazz 23 >
Forward >
Thee Sickness*
Deamon's Tube* >
Shut Down * (riff by the Germs) o
INSTAGON 531 was:
LOB - bass
CHAD E. WILLIAMS - guitar
DAN QUILLAN - guitar
DEX LOPAZ - keyboards
MARK ROCHA - drums
JAROBA - saxophone
* GREG GINN - guitar
flyer design by Lob, original art by Sean Campeau
top band photos of Instagon by Yvette Lucas, arranged as collage by Lob
band photos of San Kazakgascar & The Corrugators by Chad E. Williams
bottom band photos of Instagon by Katie LeMer
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