Wednesday, October 19, 2022 brought me to The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California. This venue, originally built in 1907, has a long amazing history documented by a string of live albums recorded there. With it’s beautiful ceilings and ornately carved balconies, the theater itself is as majestic as the music that is created there. This Wednesday night brought us two rockabilly/psychobilly greats, The Delta Bombers and the Horrorpops.
The Delta Bombers were up first. Hailing from Las Vegas Nevada, The Delta Bombers formed in 2008 and in that 14 year stretch have amasses a strong loyal following. Opening with 2019’s “15 to Life”, both the band and the audience were having the best time from the get go. As they blasted through their 12 song set, they played songs raging from their first album all the way to their latest tunes. As Chris said on stage, ‘he wasn’t going to talk much so they could get more songs in’. And that they did. With their fat guitar sounds and upright bass, the band had the crowd eating out of their hands the entire set and left us craving more. The Delta Bombers put 100% of themselves into the show and we all knew it. This was the perfect warm up for what was to come.
The Delta Bombers are:
Andrew Himmler – Guitar
Chris Moinichen – acoustic guitar, vocals
Gregorio Garcia – upright bass
PJ Franco – drums
The Horrorpops were up next. I have been wanting to see this band for years and with them not playing from 2011 to 2020 then, a pandemic and then Patricia Day’s cancer diagnosis I thought it may never happen. Well, it happened. They were just as amazing as I would have hoped. With her distinctive vocals and BIG upright bass, Patricia is a force to be reconned with on stage. Kim Nekroman kept pace with his big Gretsch guitar while Henrik Standahl kept the pace on drums. They played all the songs I have loved over the years starting with “Julia” and continuing on with “Kool Flattop”, “Hit n Run” and “Baby Lou Tattoo”. Every song was amazing and totally worth the wait. Patricia and the boys were on point and looked like they were having a ball the entire set. Towards the end, they took a short break and came back on with two more songs, “Psychobitches Outta Hell” and “Walk Like A Zombie”. After that, they sent us all packing and waiting for the next time they hit town (hopefully sooner than later).
The Horrorpops are:
Patricia Day – double bass, vocals
Kim Nekroman – semi-acoustic guitar
Henrik “Niedermeier” Stendahl – drums
Setlist
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Photographer of about 10 years, I have been shooting concerts for about 8 of those years. I started to get serious about concert photography about 6 or 7 years ago and now try to shoot as many as I can. I shoot mostly rock but, have done some country and big band stuff. I love music and since I am nowhere close to being a musician, this is a way I can be a small part of what, in the words of Henry Rollins, “gets me through the highs, the lows and everything in between”.
