Setlist - session 552 - Dec 3, 2010 - Vega's Night Club, Old Sacramento, CA

flyer design by Lob, art by Dolo

Instagon 552
December 3, 2010
Vega's Nightclub & Bar
Old Sacramento, CA

photo by Bob Scott

Okay..so the last time this blog was updated was nearly 2 months ago..and well I am apologetic and feel bad, but I have been a little busy with various projects.. which I will NOW attempt to catch up on.. there were no shows in November.. but there were 2 new releases...and there have been 3 sessions in December already!  So the Instagon Deamonic Viral assault continues as we try to bring our grooves and good times to you and you .. and you too !  SO.. we will start with THIS show.. and then try to catch up with more blog entries as the weekend progresses.. its a cold rainy weekend here in Sacramento right now.. so lets hope that gives me more opportunity to catch up with you that might actually care.

DECEMBER 3rd was also a rainy night.. but not too rainy.. and it was wonderful for Rick Vega to invite us back to his club.  This was our first show back there since the spring time when we played with Greg Ginn & The Texas Currogators.  (session #531)
This time around a locals show was planned..but at the last moment a traveler was added to the mix.   So the show started with our new friend from Oklahoma named CHRISTOPHE playing a short set of songs.. mostly originals ..in the mood of early Social Distortion with that lonesome Johnny Cash angst.. he also did a cover of a Misfits tune.. it was fun.  next up was ODD MONIKER the solo project of local musician Matt Conklin .. I have seen Odd Moniker play previous to this, and he is really a strong songwriter with a great voice and catchy hooks.. good stuff.. unfortunately the CAPTAIN called me outside and i was pre-occupied there and missed 90% of Matt's set.  It's all good..I apologized, and Matt understands these things.   Next up was a local band that I had not seen before called LITTLE BLACK BATS..and they were pretty good...they had some really great guitar work and cool songs. .they have only been playing together for a short time & are nice guys and we hope to play with them some more in the future.  In the honey spot was our new friends STEP JAYNE who are awesome and steal the show every time I seem them.. for this show they added a new member on keyboards and odd metal percussion.. and off they went!  a GREAT set from Step Jayne.. look for more posts with them involved... more shows together are planned,.   closing out the night was INSTAGON..  

photo by Bob Scott

for this excursion we were happy to invite for his first time with us, KEVIN IAN from THE COMMON MEN..  and Kevin was on FIRE.. it was smokin' right from the launch..  the session also included Stephen Elliot from Karmada on Keyboards.. Dex from Chikading on drums, and Chad E. Williams holding down the solid guitar leads..  the set was shredding. .. I really enjoyed "Buzzkill"..but everything played was pretty solid.. 

photo by Bob Scott

INSTAGON 552
12-3-2010
Vega's Night Club
Old Sacramento, CA

Invokation>
Jazz for Satan, [video! click here]
Buzzkill,
Spider,  [video! click here]
Electric Funeral*
Deamon's Tube,
Little Turtle,
Cambodian Holiday**
Pink Panther***, [video! click here]
Shut Down
(52:00)

* Black Sabbath riff, dedicated to Ozzy on his 62nd Bday.
  last time played 9-28-03 (191 shows)
** Dead Kennedys' riff
*** classic Mancini, last time played 6-27-09 (45 shows)

LOB - lead bass/vocals
CHAD E. WILLIAMS - guitar
KEVIN IAN - guitar
DEX LOPAZ - drums
STEPHEN ELLIOT - keyboards

photo by Cynthia Jones

A recording of "The Pink Panther" from this session will appear on the Placenta Family Tree Volume 5 compilation from Placenta Records coming in early 2011.

set list - session 531 - Vega's Nightclub, Old Sacramento, CA - 3-27-2010 (w/ Greg Ginn)

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)

INSTAGON 531
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

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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