We nearly missed our anniversary again this year, but fortunately caught the fucker just in time. We were heading off to Leith to get some scran and I was sitting at the bus stop thinking about how it was nearly August and then asked one of those stupid questions you ask when something is really obvious, but actually so obvious you become unsure of it: "It's July, right?" "Yes, of course it is." "That means it must be nearly..." (hastily fishes in pocket for phone) "Fuck! It's our anniversary. Today! " [...]
For most Americans, Fourth of July is an important day - it's the American holiday, and many people look to it as the official kick-off to the summer season (even though summer began on June 22). So, we set out to first pick keywords that exemplify the Fourth, including barbeques, picnics, parties, surfing, baseball, food, [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Those total fucking bastards and their fucking album fucking launch. I didn't even have my first pint until about ten o'clock at night, but I still feel pretty fucked this morning. Still, one of the benefits was a trip to Storries Home Bakery in Leith on the way home, somewhere which isn't really on my way home at all actually, now I come to think of it, but a very welcome detour nevertheless. Mmmm... steak pie! I have meetings to come this afternoon, one in person and one on Skype, so even though I [...]
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Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy will join together with Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murry of Earlimart to create the wonderfully humorous and intelligent Admiral Radley this Wednesday (February 23rd) at the Bottom of the Hill with our favorite Bay Area indie-pop rockers Social Studies as part of this year's Noise Pop Festival. The band's debut album, I Heart California (The Ship, 2010), utilizes the best of both band's songwriting abilities and lyrical wittiness that is all wrapped up into one big tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Golden State. It was a long time [...]
Tweet We'll be offering our Noise Pop picks over the next several days. Then, as the festival proceeds, our writers and photographers will be reporting back from a whole bunch of Noise Pop events. Looking forward to something in particular? Let us know in the comments. Cafe Du Nord hosts a mostly Merge Records showcase on Wednesday night (8pm, $15), with resurgent indie pop pioneers Versus [...]
Tweet Previewing the 2011 Noise Pop Festival This episode is presented by KQED.org . Long before we started The Bay Bridged, we'd look forward to February's annual Noise Pop Festival , and now, in the fest's nineteenth year, things are no different. That's a remarkable achievement, and this year's week of events brings together buzzworthy out-of-town bands and talented locals for stacked four band bills sampling some of the best in [...]
Beach House Play Two Local Shows It was a good weekend of live music. Yuck and Smith Westerns on Friday night at the Echo - Yuck really impressed me and Smith Westerns were good (as expected). Apex Manor put on a great show at the Satellite on Saturday. Lots of really good musicians in the band (and a great cover of Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire" and a surprisingly good cover of the Outfield's "Your Love"). Monday 2/14/11 [Pick of the [...]
As Noise Pop Festival approaches, we are getting more and more excited for what they have in store. Whether it's Ben Gibbard rocking out the Great American Music Hall or Dan Deacon unleashing epic party jams on the Rickshaw and Independent dance floors, Noise Pop Festival proves yet again that they are aware of modern indie rock culture. But there are plenty of hidden jems to be found during this unique festival. You have the Pop-Up Shop in the Lower Haight , The Noise Pop Culture Club at [...]
Welcome to the second installment of the Song, by Toad Festive Fifty for 2010. Yesterday I explained why I am going to have to exclude Song, by Toad Records music from my end of year lists from now on, and today I am going to explain (i.e. make feeble excuses for) some of the inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies you might perceive in this particular list. There are certain albums, for example, which just don't yield edited highlights all that easily. There are no songs by Mount Erie or The Books, for example, because I found it next to impossible [...]
El Rey 1/23/11: Wanda Jackson with the Third Man house band featuring Jack White on guitar (Friday at 10 AM) 1/28/11: Danial Lanois' Black Dub (Saturday at 10 AM) 3/3/11: Emilie Autumn (Saturday at 10 AM) The Satellite (f/ka/ Club Spaceland) Mondays in February: Red Cortez (Free) 1/7/11: Melvins set (current line-up performing songs from Colossus of Destiny); Lysol and Eggnog records in their entirety [now at Ticketweb] 1/14/11: Melvins 1983 [...]
Tweet Silje Nes – "The Grass Harp" The Black Ryder - "Gone Without Feeling" A B & The Sea - "Care Of Cell 443 (Zombies Cover) Since our first Noise Pop lineup announcement , a bunch of additional names have been added to the festival schedule , including the following: AB & The Sea Admiral Radley Angel Island Dave Smallen [...]
Their set featured: I Heart California The Thread Ghosts Of Syllables Stream the full playback here. Admiral Radley recently dropped by Daytrotter. MP3: Admiral Radley - I Heart California
Review and gallery by Laurie Scavo Band of Horses could not have have brought their pastoral music to more picturesque location than the tree-lined alcove of the Greek Theatre on Saturday night. Too bad lead singer Ben Bridwell could not have brought his best voice. Bridwell, his normally soaring tenor cracking round the edges, joked about having contracted SARS a few days before and apologized for his failing voice, wisecracking that he sounded like "two whales [copulating]." Bridwell still gave it his all, his good [...]
Filed under: News , Holy Hell Admiral Radley is, in many ways, a quintessential California band. The all-star project features members of Grandaddy -- a now-defunct group, forever associated with Modesto -- and Earlimart , who took their name from an actual town between Bakersfield and Fresno. Released earlier this year, Admiral Radley's debut album is called 'I Heart California,' so, yeah... they love California. Apparently, too, they even named the band after one of its lesser-known legends. "We've been on [...]
Their recent set featured: I Heart California Red Curbs Ghost Of Syllables Ending Of Me Download all tracks here. Visit Admiral Radley at their official site. MP3: Admiral Radley - I Heart California
Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch have moved on to form Admiral Radley with members of Earlimart , but the greatness of their former band, Grandaddy , endures. It was after listening to a couple of AdRad songs this morning when I felt compelled to go back in time to Grandaddy's 1997 full length debut, Under the Western Freeway . Here are a couple from the record that have always ranked among my favorites... the mind (and guitar/keyboard/synth) of Jason Lytle has always been a fascinating thing to follow. Futuristic [...]
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