The first time I heard King Tuff I was absolutely floored. It was this song, posted by somebody on Tumblr. The graphic looked cool so I pressed play, and then it was 1 minute of mellow acoustic guitar and this intriguing voice, and then the handclaps start, and then at 1:21 the rest of the band kicks in, and they’re exhorting you to “Baby, just break the rules” and it RULES and good lord rock ‘n’ roll was changed forever:
They’re playing this Saturday afternoon, in a public park bandshell, in the Mission, at the annual Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival. Get your tickets quick.
Here’s the rest of the lineup:
