gilman has pretty much been the same musically (yelly, screamy, crusty, unless it's poppy, punky, goofy) since its inception--we just don't notice how much it sucks when we're young and impressionable. and if you're over 23, you might be annoyed by the awkward, sullen, and/or obnoxious teenagers. but anyway, they RARELY have any surf/garage shows, and they definitely won't have any the last weekend of april.
that said, you might want to check out
Ty Seagall at the Hemlock Tavern on Apr 29. he's one of the members of the Traditional Fools. if you're in town on the 25th,
Sic Alps and
Crash Normal (france) play the Hemlock. Crash Normal also play a warehouse/backyard party on sunday if you want me to keep you posted.
Dance Craze puts on twistin' dance parties all over town, like on mon the 28th at the Casanova Lounge. if all else fails, you'll be pretty safe at the
Knockout. or you can trek out to oakland and go to the Conga Lounge, a tiki bar that actually plays surf, hawaiiana, etc. for more info, check out my website:
jetlagrnr.com/sf.php!