Peach Tree Rascals
Sat Nov 7, 9pm
Sunny hometown indie pop
Civic Center, San Francisco
Reviewers note the venue gets quite warm during packed shows, so lighter layers are recommended.
Reviewers mention public transit via BART is convenient for reaching the venue.
Jim Ward shapes his sixth full-length album around a phrase dropped by Macaulay Culkin in a John Candy documentary, bringing Sparta to the Rickshaw Stop alongside Denver hardcore outfit Public Opinion.
They recommend it:
Wednesday, November 11, 8:00 PM
Sparta
El Paso post‑hardcore band
Headliner
Sparta is an American rock band formed in 2001 in El Paso, Texas, by former At the Drive‑In members Jim Ward and Tony Hajjar. The current lineup features Ward on vocals and guitar and Matt Miller on bass, with drummer Neil Hennessy. The group released the album *Cut a Silhouette* in May 2026 and has been described by Pitchfork as “anxious, epic guitar rock.”
Public Opinion
Denver hardcore‑punk band
Public Opinion is a Denver, Colorado trio that emerged from the local hardcore scene in 2020. The lineup consists of Kevin Hart (vocals), Austin Latare (drums), Kevin Johnson (guitar), Brent Liseth (guitar), and Sebastian Stanley (bass). Their 2026 EP *Perpetual Motion Machine* continues their primal punk sound with anthemic rock‑and‑roll elements.
Civic Center, San Francisco
Reviewers note the venue gets quite warm during packed shows, so lighter layers are recommended.
Reviewers mention public transit via BART is convenient for reaching the venue.
Jim Ward shapes his sixth full-length album around a phrase dropped by Macaulay Culkin in a John Candy documentary, bringing Sparta to the Rickshaw Stop alongside Denver hardcore outfit Public Opinion.
Sparta
El Paso post‑hardcore band
Headliner
Sparta is an American rock band formed in 2001 in El Paso, Texas, by former At the Drive‑In members Jim Ward and Tony Hajjar. The current lineup features Ward on vocals and guitar and Matt Miller on bass, with drummer Neil Hennessy. The group released the album *Cut a Silhouette* in May 2026 and has been described by Pitchfork as “anxious, epic guitar rock.”
Public Opinion
Denver hardcore‑punk band
Public Opinion is a Denver, Colorado trio that emerged from the local hardcore scene in 2020. The lineup consists of Kevin Hart (vocals), Austin Latare (drums), Kevin Johnson (guitar), Brent Liseth (guitar), and Sebastian Stanley (bass). Their 2026 EP *Perpetual Motion Machine* continues their primal punk sound with anthemic rock‑and‑roll elements.
They recommend it:
Wednesday, November 11, 8:00 PM
Sparta
El Paso post‑hardcore band
Headliner
Sparta is an American rock band formed in 2001 in El Paso, Texas, by former At the Drive‑In members Jim Ward and Tony Hajjar. The current lineup features Ward on vocals and guitar and Matt Miller on bass, with drummer Neil Hennessy. The group released the album *Cut a Silhouette* in May 2026 and has been described by Pitchfork as “anxious, epic guitar rock.”
Public Opinion
Denver hardcore‑punk band
Public Opinion is a Denver, Colorado trio that emerged from the local hardcore scene in 2020. The lineup consists of Kevin Hart (vocals), Austin Latare (drums), Kevin Johnson (guitar), Brent Liseth (guitar), and Sebastian Stanley (bass). Their 2026 EP *Perpetual Motion Machine* continues their primal punk sound with anthemic rock‑and‑roll elements.
What are you into?
- Jim Ward vocals
- Perpetual Motion Machine EP
- Rickshaw Stop stage
- Rickshaw Stop
- Civic Center
- San Francisco
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