Phenomenauts, Urge Overkill April 30, 2008

Conceived in the amazing year 2000, The Phenomenauts gained early recognition as the east bay's "craftiest and bravest band" (East Bay Express) for their now infamous commando-style performances in which they set up in front of large music venues and perform rollicking sets for unsuspecting crowds. These early "missions" gained them a loyal following and landed them on the cover of multiple bay area publications including 'The San Francisco Weekly,' 'The East Bay Express' and 'Independent Musician Magazine.' Maldroid is a British Invasion-style rock band based in Oakland, California.

Taking their name from an old Funkadelic track, Chicago's Urge Overkill began in 1985 and played to a mostly underground fanbase, with a brief breakout into the mainstream through their cover of Neil Diamond's 'Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon' on the soundtrack to 'Pulp Fiction.' Originally disbanding in 2000, Nash Kato, Blackie Onassis and Eddie "King" Roesser reunited for shows in late 2003