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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November 2009 Monthly Mix (Podcast #191)
Thao wows at the Independent Sat 11/21
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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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Weekend – “Young Haunts”
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SF band Weekend recently sent over “Young Haunts”, the B-side from their upcoming Mexican Summer-released 10″. The record comes out in December, but the digital’s available now. My cat didn’t like the feedback at the beginning, but there are times you trust a cat’s opinion (say, on the taste of cat food), and [...]
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Longstanding SF metal band Animosity calls it quits
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San Francisco metal/hardcore band Animosity has decided to throw in the towel after eight years together. The move was somewhat unsurprising; they’ve been stagnant for close to a year since their last tour, spawning rumors over the past few months regarding a break-up.Among the rash of new-age metal bands grasping media spotlight, Animosity kept [...]
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Ticket Giveaway Monday: Dizzy Balloon, Japandroids
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An abbreviated week means pushing Ticket Giveaway Wednesday up a few days. Follow the rules below to win tix to these post-Thanksgiving weekend shows.Saturday, November 28th – Dizzy Balloon’s Thanksgiving Extravanganza II: Second Helpings, with The Jakes, Luke Franks or the Federalists (CD release), Scene of Action @ Rickshaw StopDizzy Balloon on Live 105To [...]
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Musical Pairings: ‘Hype’ – The Word on the Street
Interestingly, the Oxford English Dictionary defines the word “hype” as follows: “[t]o short-change, to cheat; to deceive, to con, esp. by false publicity.” Interestingly, nearly all of the examples of modern usage provided relate to the music business. For example, the Sunday Times in August of 1968 stated: “[h]ype is an American word for the [...]
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Tartufi give away Nests of Waves and Wire one song at a time
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Tartufi have been hard at work on new recordings — a tour EP and a full length, to be exact — which has made them eager to give away songs from their terrific 2009 album, Nests of Waves and Wire. Once a month, they’ll be giving away one track from the album, beginning with [...]
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SFxSD Festival takes over El Rio Saturday
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The second annual SFxSD festival is underway this Saturday — the back-and-forth show exchange between San Francisco and San Diego indie music scenes — this time taking over El Rio’s back room and porch (3pm-2am, $7). The two-part show begins with an afternoon BBQ, the moves to the back room until 2am.3pm-8pmButterfly BonesLong Live Logos [...]
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Local punk/hardcore benefit for the Phoenix Theater, Sat.
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A benefit for Petaluma’s downtown music hall and teen center the Phoenix Theater will be held tomorrow (5:30pm, $10-12), with all proceeds to fund the venue. The lineup includes bands of the Bay Area punk and hardcore variety: Sabertooth Zombie, Alcatraz, All Teeth, Duckhunt (a one-night reunion), Murder Practice (last show), Hear the Sirens, Litany [...]
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Steve Taylor @ Chasing the Moon 11.02.09
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This month Chasing the Moon featured singer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Taylor. A northern California native, Steve has been living in Oakland for the past several years and has recently been popping up at all our favorite San Francisco venues. Steve is joined by Andrew Maguire on vibraphone and returning guests the Patzner brothers – Anton, [...]
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Weekend Mix: 11/19-23
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Thursday: Neon Indian, The Love X Nowhere, Nite Jewel @ The Ricksaw Stop (8pm, $12)The Love X Nowhere – “The Diz”Friday: Eternal Tapestry, Barn Owl, Moon Duo, Real Estate @ The Hemlock (9pm, $8)Barn Owl – “Voice of the Other”Saturday: Girls, Tamaryn, Dominant Legs @ Bottom of the Hill (8pm, $12)Girls – “Lust For Life”Sunday: [...]
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Tuned In at the SF Conservatory of Music – A Minifest with Mad Skills
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With the first steps into their building, I was immediately blown away by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The new campus on Oak Street is gorgeous, and I was lucky enough to attend their first annual Tuned In fundraiser. All groups performing during the evening had to have either a current conservatory [...]
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That Ghost: EP out now, Ghost Town show Saturday
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That Ghost – “The Red Bow” (from the Get It and Get Out EP)This week, Twosyllable Records digitally released Get It and Get Out, the latest EP from Santa Rosa’s Ryan Schmale, also known as That Ghost. Previously a sold-out, tour-only CDR, you can stream the whole EP this week over at Virb.Earlier this [...]
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New, Improved, LIVE studio session: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
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TheBayBridged.com and New, Improved Recording are proud to present the fifth installment of New, Improved, LIVE, our ongoing series of live studio sessions with top indie bands, recorded at the New, Improved Recording studio in Oakland, California. This month’s session features Thao with The Get Down Stay Down delivering exclusive live-in-the-studio renditions of songs [...]
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November 2009: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
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TheBayBridged.com and New, Improved Recording are proud to present the fifth installment of New, Improved, LIVE, our ongoing series of live studio sessions with top indie bands, recorded at the New, Improved Recording studio in Oakland, California. This month’s session features Thao with The Get Down Stay Down delivering exclusive live-in-the-studio renditions of songs [...]
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Actionslacks celebrate fifteen years @ Bottom tonight
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Actionslacks – “Kids With Guitars”Seasoned SF indie band Actionslacks are still rocking after fifteen years, and tomorrow night celebrate their decade-and-a-half anniversary at Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $8, online tickets). Supporting acts include Love is Chemicals and Ex-Boyfriends.The show’s also the band’s only live performance of 2009, and they’ll be playing songs from [...]
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Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: The Fiery Furnaces, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Fanfarlo
Friday, November 20th – Fiery Furnaces, Cryptacize, Dent May @ Slim’sThe Fiery Furnaces – Charmaine Champagne from Thrill Jockey Records.To enter send an E-mail to contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name and the phrase “I want to see The Fiery Furnaces” in the subject. The FIFTH and EIGHTH entries will each win a pair of [...]
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‘Eclectic Live’ tomorrow at Harlot with The Frail, LLeggs
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Harlot is opening its doors one night a month to a new showcase sponsored by Tricycle Records and Future Universal to feature local independent bands. Though the kickoff event lends to the local electro-pop talent, “Eclectic Live” welcomes all genres of indie music. Tomorrow night (9pm, $5), check out Tricycle Records’ The Frail and LLeggs [...]
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Thao with The Get Down Stay Down (Podcast #190)
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This week, our podcast features Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, a trio led by San Francisco singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen. Nguyen and her band (comprised of Adam Thompson on bass, keys and guitar, and Willis Thompson on drums and percussion) first attracted widespread attention with last year’s We Brave Bee Stings and All [...]
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Photos: My First Earthquake, Generationals @ Cafe du Nord, 11/13
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