Tempo No Tempo Kilometer

To celebrate Jason's return to the City by the Bay, last night we trekked out to the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco to catch the final live performance of Bay Area trio Tempo No Tempo. For their last act they put on an energetic show in support of Born Ruffians (who were themselves phenomenal, but this post isn't about them). After five years, two EPs, and, most recently, a full-length, vinyl-only release, the boys have decided to call it quits and move on.

Everyone who dug the show yesterday understands how tragic this news is, but it's even more unfortunate for the folks who never got a chance to see the group rock their hearts out performing Peaches' "˜Fuck the Pain Away.' The good news is they probably won't mind if you illegally download an MP3 of theirs from this site. And even better news is that there's no reason to download anything since they're selling all of their releases for only $1 a pop. Their latest release, Waking Heat, is worth plenty more than that sticker price and would make a fine addition to the collection of any dance-punk enthusiast.