A rare school night out on the town

This week I managed to get out on Wednesday night and catch a really great band you've probably not yet heard of, The Coronas.  The operative word there is yet, because these guys are big in Ireland already and are likely to take the US by storm sooner rather than later.  Plus it didn't hurt that we are friends of friends, so despite my skepticism going in we saw them put on a really great show.    We Caught the San Francisco Leg of their current US tour where they played  the venerable Slim's, a San Francisco classic for live shows.  We also managed to find another SF staple, Crepes a Go Go, and then wandered our way across the street for one more at Bar Agricole, a place I'd be interested in going back to visit when it's nice in the city, since they have  a nice outdoor area.  We were the cool kids hanging out with the band, until I needed to catch the last train to the east bay and go to work in the morning.
The Rest of the Coronas' tour is here, when they're in your city, drop what you're doing and go see them.

February

17th - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
18th - The High Dive, Seattle, WA
19th - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver B.C. Canada
22th - Blue Lamp, Sacramento, CA
23rd - Slim's, San Fransisco, CA
25th - Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
26th - The Casbah, San Diego, CA

March

1st - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
4th - Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO
5th - 3rd & Lindsey, Nashville, TN
6th - Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
8th - The Red Palace, Washington D.C.
10th - Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA
11th - The Craic @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
12th - North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA
15th - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland, OH
17th - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL