I wrote and recorded the song “The Mission Is on Fire” about a series of fires in my neighborhood, the Mission District of San Francisco. I work at a local music club (the Makeout Room), and so I’ve come to know the neighborhood and its residents pretty well.
“The Mission Is On Fire“ was produced by Mike Coykendall and mixed by Scott Hirsch. Myself, Rusty Miller and Mike Coykendall played on the track, with a power assist from Mike Brenner on various lap steel guitars.
The video was shot and directed by Bill Shupp, Thanks to Justin Gallager for the video footage of the Mission/29th Street fire in San Francisco, and to Amy Morris Gibbs, Brendan Hagarty, Doug Hilsinger, and Bob Reed for their photos of the fire at Mission and 22nd Street. Thanks also to Brett Crockett for the Brisbane view and