In 1977, a group of Bay Area musicians, art school students, and photographers–after being disillusioned by the hippie counter-culture and the 1960s–embraced punk rock.

On Wednesday, Sept. 12, you could have caught a band at the Cafe Du Nord that takes you back in time a good 80 years to the Golden Age of jazz and dance.

Have I expressed my love for Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers with you yet? I will now, and I will start by sharing one of their very popular Van Sessions videos:

I am by no means a knowledgeable source on punk music, let alone any kind of music that can be misconstrued as "punk." In fact, my idea of punk music might be a spectral opposite from what punk actually is. That understood, I have fallen for what I would refer to as a "punk band."

For me, it's been an on-going challenge to appreciate some of the venues my band has played. But I've come to realize: every venue has something different to offer, something unique and all its own.

San Francisco's Geographer have quickly ascended to one of 2012's most beloved Bay Area bands. In relatively short fashion, we have seen them go from an obscure indie rock three-piece -- featuring, of all things, a cello -- to selling out local venues, playing music fests like BFD and Treasure Island, landing a record label deal, and releasing the fantastic and critically-acclaimed new album, Myth.

Woke up today and feel not like doing so. I fall back? Nah...gotta get it going for all and by any means necessary.