69 – Penelope Houston talks Avengers, venues and the state of punk
Penelope Houston is the frontwoman of pivotal SF punk band The Avengers. We chatted for a bit before she took the stage at Alex's Bar to close out the night.
65 – Journalist Michael Goldberg remembers Jimmy Wilsey
Michael Goldberg is a music journalist, photographer and veteran of the 1970’s San Francisco punk scene. His latest book, Wicked Game: The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey, recounts the life and tragic death of James Wilsey, bassist for seminal SF punk pioneers the Avengers and driving force behind Chris Isaak’s otherworldly sound.
Wicked Game: The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey is out now through Hozac Books
Sketched Sounds
This podcast is an expansion on my work in music journalism. Through casual conversation over coffee, or just out and about in the world, I get to know the artists and creators who keep this existence interesting.