On episode 17 of Alternative Discussion West host Ryan Banks welcomes Rob "Solete" Green to the studio. Growing up in Fremont Rob falls in love with music after catching sets from The Clash and The Kinks at an early age. While learning to play guitar and drums Rob and friends make frequent visits to 924 Gilman in Berkeley. After High School Rob relocates to San Francisco and becomes a bike messenger attending SF State. Rob soon gets his first taste of the road touring with punk band The Parasites. While the pop punk scene in the bay area explodes Rob writes and records with his band Heromakers. Life soon takes a turn and Rob relocates to the east coast where he ends up living in Washington DC and Baltimore. Returning to San Francisco in 2011 Rob quickly picks up with punk band The Hammerbombs and launches his own motorcycle shop, Meteor Motorbikes in Oakland, where he now hosts DIY shows. We finish by finding out how Rob is now back playing drums with band, So What and what is coming next for The Hammerbombs as they plan to release their debut full length record in late 2018.

Music in this episode provided by Heromakers and The Hammerbombs

Follow The Hammerbombs and Rob's Motorcycle shop at the links below

The Hammerbombs bandcamp
https://thehammerbombs.bandcamp.com/
Meteor Motorbikes
https://www.facebook.com/MeteorMotorbikes/