EVERY MONDAY NIGHT

Photo & Article by: Stefan Aronsen

Monday night is not the best night for social in the mission. In my opinion there is only one place to go: Amnesia for Bluegrass. Well that is all changing.

Last night I was walking from Gestalt towards Amnesia. I was with my friend TJ, we were starving and most places besides pizza were closed. Thus we decided to stop at NY Buffalo Wings on Valencia. (It’s always empty, but they have an amazing Jalepeno Burger!)

However… As I turned the corner from 16th onto Valencia… I was greeted by a familiar sound. Blondies had their window open and a sound that made me want to dance was streaming from their stage. I turned to TJ:
“Who is this? (TJ shrugged) I recognize this! Is this a cover song? Why do I know this song?”

And then I saw Jay from Music for Animals… and it clicked! “FRANKIE BOOTS!”
It’s not often that I get to see Frankie Boots. He only graces SF with his presence on occasion. I guess it makes sense… He does live 45 min away in Sonoma County. (but it’s really weak! Come here more often dude!)

So for this post I want to give you survival advice “Frankie Boots Style.”

1. Frankie Boots remembers names!
   We’ve only met once in person, but he gave me a shot out from stage.
2. Frankie Boots has free cd’s on stage.
3. Frankie Boots gave me a free cd when he met me.
   (This is key, if i hadn’t listened to his cd so many times… I wouldn’t have walked into his show and I wouldn’t have written this post. Now he’s going to be famous! HA!) (Because of this post!)
4. Frankie Boots doesn’t wear his boots in the rain… It will wreck his freshly conditioned leather.
5. Frankie Boots is passionate about music.

Now my advice to Frankie Boots.

1. Meet more bands in SF.
2. Play more shows in SF.

In other news.

This Monday was a trial run of an event that is going to happen every Monday night.

1. Good advice about this… If you’re consistent people will come and your fan base will grow!

Ran by Jay from Music for Animals
@ BLONDIES BAR
540 Valencia St.
Live musician showcase featuring some really cool SF local talent.
NO COVER, starts at 9:00pm
(LINK)

(don’t worry! I got the jalapeno burger after Frankie Boots’ show!)