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Lee Bob & The Truth Dumps on Google Glass, Plays A Show at Viracocha

In the lead up to the February release of their album The Truth, San Francisco’s Lee Bob & The Truth has been playing what amounts to a mini tour across the Bay Area. On top of four shows in the last two weeks, the band has an upcoming January 31st gig at the now legit Viracocha. Their music, which has a bluesy/rock and roll vibe, engages with San Francisco both obliquely and directly. An example of the latter is the single “Mission Breakdown,” which gets straight to it:

hope eternal in the shadow of the twitter sign
prosperity gospel all the way to the bread line
celebrity weekend at the start-up engine…
methadone clinic / soup kitchen
lookin’ pretty hip 16th & Valencia
on your first trip out to California

And in the same lyrical exploration of the New Mission, the band both calls attention to the exodus of artists from San Francisco and presciently suggests that Google’s face computers are best suited for the dustbin:

fifteen years it’s a split decision
tell my friends I’m leaving the mission
pack your trash you Google Glass
and your creepy vacant stare

Lee Bob & The Truth is also playing a free show in the Mission tomorrow night. The concert, which is going to be broadcast live on BFF.fm’s Cheetle Radio, starts at 7:00 PM. Tickets are free, and you can get on the list/find out the location by RSVP’ing to wink@hellocheetle.com

[Photo: Kaitlyn Miller]

Comments (5)

Oh man, mocking Google Glass… edgy!

yeah that’s a market research fail right there. they’re ignoring the data. what they need is more focus groups.

Wow… he must be a hit with the kids!

Well, they seem to have already pissed off the tender assed techie trolls that love to comment here, so I’d say that’s a great start.

See you there!

Yawn.  How about some reporting on Erase Errata’s new album?  An interesting SF band, if not particularly new at this point.