It’s a tough weekend to avoid the BlueSix: two solid and almost entirely native back-to-back lineups. Administering massive psych jams is 3 Leafs, who has many times been undeniably named a supergroup including members of Horn of Dagoth, Black Fiction, Tussle and Citay. They’re joined on Saturday (9pm) by Birds & Batteries, Sean Smith and [...]
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Lilofee – “Runaway” (via INCHES)SF electro-rock band Lilofee’s first release is a limited-edition 7″ on Future Sounds/Origami Vinyl. The band’s official release party is at Slim’s on December 9th (supporting The Donnas), but they’re also going to be at the Indie Mart afterparty at The Independent on Saturday. Lilofee’s first full length, The [...]
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I heard news that Target will be hosting a 3-day outdoor sale in the Mint Plaza soon with the season’s top 50 affordable and desired gift items. Then I remembered Indie Mart is this Saturday (5pm, $2), and now I’m a lot less worried about finding unique and locally inspired holiday presents. Don’t worry for [...]
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Thursday: Annie Bacon’s Folk Opera, Il Gato, Wolf & Crow @ Adobe Books (7pm)Il Gato – “On Feathers and Arrows (on Burnt Pine)”Thursday: Drop Low, Milo, Volumen!, Wonderland Syndrome @ Gilman (7pm, $5-10)Friday: Poi Dog Pondering, Geographer @ Slims (9pm, $24)Geographer – “Can’t You Wait”Saturday: The Husbands, Th’ Losin Streaks, Primivitas @ El Rio (9pm, [...]
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When Slow Motion Cowboys began warming up this recording session, everyone on our crew paused for a moment to absorb their terrific sounds. A San Francisco native, Pete Fields is supported by Dan Massie and the ubiquitous Joe Lewis (who runs one of SF’s finer music venues: Blue Six). So ride off into the [...]
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In early November, The Dodos posted the following ad on their MySpace blog:Dodos Music Video Needs A Cool CarDodos music video needs a classic-cool car/van from late 60’s – early ’70s with chrome details. (Ideally, from the late 60’s – early ’70’s Ford Econoline or 70’s Karmann Ghia)The owner of the car needs to be [...]
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Reunions come in all shapes and sizes, and three members of The Passionistas devised a new method — stringing together all of their solo projects for the one-year anniversary of Club Club You’re Dead at The Stud Friday (10pm). A holiday-inspired evening at The Stud wouldn’t be complete without a Christmas Paegant, and more.The Passionistas’ [...]
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Friday December 4th – J. Tillman (of Fleet Foxes /Mr. Mind Eraser 3000) & Pearly Gate Music @ Great American Music HallJ. Tillman – “Though I Have Wronged You”To enter send an email to contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name and the phrase “I want to see J. Tillman!” in the subject line. The EIGHTH [...]
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The Art Museums – “Sculpture Gardens”Josh Alper (of Whysp and many other projects) and Glenn Donaldson (of Skygreen Leopards and similarly many other projects) have teamed up as The Art Museums. The band recently signed to Woodsist to release their debut album Rough Trade next year. There’s a strong 80s British rock thread [...]
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Wednesday presents the opportunity to breathe some soul and funk into your holiday season — Penny Arcade and In ‘n Out are sponsoring a Christmas Dance Party (8pm, $8) with performances by local indie rock and R&B groups: Ron Silva & the Monarchs, B and Not B and A&R. Classic 60s and 70s mod soul [...]
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Every month, we dedicate the first week’s podcast to highlighting some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing soon in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’ve got ten great bands playing some excellent shows this month, so head out and see some live music!Subscribe to The Bay Bridged’s podcast to get each week’s [...]
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It’s hard to fight the urge of covering the Silver Jews, and many do falter — like Little Wings at Outlerlands Cafe, the night that almost didn’t end due to Field’s surprising thrill in covering Silver Jews and Grandaddy. Grand Lake has also fallen victim to the temptation. They’ve included a cover of “Slow Education” [...]
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Former Ghosts – “Mother”It only came out in November, but Former Ghosts‘ debut album Fleurs (Upset the Rhythm) is making a strong bid to become one of my favorite releases of 2009. Led by Freddy Ruppert (of This Song Is A Mess But So Am I), the project is rounded out by Jamie Stewart [...]
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Citay – “Careful With That Hat” (from Dream Get Together)Hot on the heels of Remixes comes the first offering from Citay’s third album Dream Get Together. According to Dead Oceans:Coming January 26th (January 25th in the UK), Dream Get Together channels everything we love about Citay into their most cohesive and sophisticated album yet. [...]
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As you may have noticed over the holiday weekend we spent some time and made a few changes to the site. The biggest of which is our brand new banner which we are excited to showcase to you all. Our new Artist in Residence, Josh Ellingson, lives and works as an illustrator in San [...]
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In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ll be going dark for the rest of the week. So enjoy some turkey (or don’t — it isn’t really any of our business), and we’ll see you next week. Until then, if you’re interested in checking out some recommendations for post-Thanksgiving shows, check out our preview [...]
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Wednesday: Deastro, Max Tundra, White Cloud @ Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $12)White Cloud – “Galapagos (demo)”Friday: Lilofee, Danny James & Pear, Ferocious Few @ The Hemlock (9:30pm, $7)Lilofee – “Lock and Key”Saturday: Colossal Yes, The Bye Bye Blackbirds @ The Makeout Room (7pm, $7)Colossal Yes – “Charlamagne’s Big Thaw”Sunday: Japandroid, Surfer Blood @ The [...]
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Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast includes music from nine great Bay Area bands — some submissions we’ve received at TBB headquarters, some stuff we’ve posted on the web site recently, all really good stuff.Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes [...]
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Returning from a six week national tour, a well-seasoned Thao with The Get Down Stay Down encountered a sold out hometown crowd on Saturday night, a surefire sign that her increasing exposure and critical acclaim has firmly planted her as one the city’s rising stars. Countless interviews, blogs and articles pride Thao for weaving a [...]
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