Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express 5/23/12 Cafe Nine

Chuck Prophet is amazing. San Francisco native, Chuck led the band Green On Red in the 80s before embarking on a career of solid recordings. "No Other Love" ranks as one of my favorite recordings of all time. Rocking a sold out crowd at the Nine, Chuck played tracks from his new recording, sprinkled with blasts from the past. Chuck had two mics, one had a distortion quality that allowed him scramble some choruses for extra power. Female cohort Stephanie Finch sang a couple tunes. Prophet live brings out his smart-ass inter song banter which is always a treat. Summertime Thing, and Who Put the Bomp were standouts. He played a Flamin Groovies tune which he labelled as the SF national anthem