
The musically eclectic Berkeley native Bart Davenport will drop his new 80s power pop-inspired 7-inch, Someone2Dance , on Valentine's Day. His label, Antenna Farm Records , describes each side as "a blistering nail in the coffin of romance," with a sound akin to "Dwight Twilley getting into a fistfight with The Cars." Produced by long-time collaborator Sam Flax , the record was co-released with San Francisco's Smile! Records and follows his 2010 covers album, Searching For Bart Davenport . The vinyl is limited to [...]
The Parlour to Parlour sessions recently featured Bart Davenport , filming the singer-songwriter at the Uptown in Oakland with his new live band (lead guitarist Allison Green, bassist Josh Miller and drummer Russ Blackmar). The result are these videos of "Someone2Dance" and "Meet Me at Midnight". These videos also serve as a preview of Bart's new 7-inch single, "Someone2Dance". The single will be out on February 14th via Smile Records , distributed by Antenna Farm . For more info on Parlour to Parlour, check out [...]

Andres Renteria is a DJ with a soft spot for other people's soft spots, and he's the man behind this edition of IT'S ALL FOR YOU, TUBE. "These are all songs that are totally heartfelt and make me feel good about life. Even though the majority of them have been in my life for years, they still make me feel like I am going to explode from loving them so much."— Andres Renteria Judy Mayhan Feat. [...]

Tweet Clean White Lines , a local video and film company, is attempting the unexpected: to make a documentary about Muffler Men , those big fiberglass sculptures used to promote roadside businesses. In order to create this film, the company needs an RV, and is currently raising funds to help purchase a used model. Bart Davenport , Dreamdate (acoustic), Anna and Spencer of Spencey Dude and the Doodles , and Sean Hayes have all [...]
After last weeks mayhem known as Noise Pop Festival, we got our photos in order including Stone Foxes, Bart Davenport, Judgement day and a hell of a lot more.

Searching for Bart Davenport Bart Davenport is a California troubadour whose Searching for Bart Davenport is a songbook of influences by his "heroes". He's covered all these tunes in his set, to the point that they become interchangeable with his originals: "I forget where the songwriter ends and the singer begins" he says. The songs are all acoustic, with folky influences (including Bridget St John, Incredible String Band, Bert Jansch) [...]

Posted at 4:25pm, 2/2/2011 Every week we bring you the best cutting edge music from around the web. Our newest batch of uploads are ready for your listening pleasure. You can download the following mp3s individually OR play them all in a row. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downloads to learn more about each band and see similar music suggestions. Play All [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bart Davenport : "Cayman Islands (Kings of Convenience cover)" [mp3] from Searching for Bart Davenport search for more Bart Davenport posts at Largehearted Boy Cains & Abels : [...]
news von sinnbus, die wir gerne präsentieren, um die band wurde schon allerhand berechtigter bohei betrieben, das dritte album "what?" erscheint auf sinnbus am 18. märz und wird natürlich auch mittels tour beworben, daten siehe unten: bodi bill - hotel die letzten matinée news wiesen mir aus, dass ich beim diesjährigen jahrespoll nicht gewonnen hätte, ärgerlich, denn ein paar scheiben aus dem backkatalog fehlen mir noch, dafür sind nun champagne riot teil der gemeinde und zudem wird es im februar die erste dvd, natürlich von einem the lucksmiths [...]

Tweet Ticket sales for Saturday's show at the Rickshaw with Bart Davenport , Sic Alps , The Mumlers , The Moore Brothers and Big Eagle go to a very worthy cause: Big Eagle's singer Robyn Miller's mother is fighting ovarian cancer. In addition to the show, a blog has been set up for a silent auction ; find out more details about how to donate to the event after [...]

Many of you already know how special a solo performance from Bart Davenport feels. When Bart told us he was bringing his band into the studio, we had no idea how lucky we were. Turns out - they're amazing! Bart already has tons of style, and with the band, he steps it up so much more while still maintaining his intimate signature sound. Chasing the Moon releases new episodes about once a month. To be notified of future episodes you can subscribe to their podcast [...]

Barcelona's Buffetlibre DJs have combined efforts with Amnesty International to launch a new charitable project called PEACE. For a donation, you can gain access to 180 exclusive new songs by artists such as Ra Ra Riot and Micah P Hinson. Additional details below. PEACE, a unique initiative co-produced by Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya, is finally available, including more than 180 exclusive and unreleased songs by artists from more than 50 countries. The compilation is digitally available worldwide here and can be downloaded after making a donation to Amnesty International Catalunya. The [...]

eine art musikalischer landkarte ließe sich mit dem projekt basteln, das die spanische musikplattform buffetlibre in zusammenarbeit mit amnesty international auf den weg gebracht hat. eine tolle aktion, in die 180 künstler aus über 50 länder involviert sind. am ende steht eine compilation zur verfügung, die exklusive, neue songs der interpreten bereithält. in verbindung mit einer spende kann die compilation gedownloadet werden (kleinste beitrag sind 5 euro). ich schreib Euch mal die teilnehmenden künstler als anreiz dazu. es sind wirklich namenhafte, zigfach, darunter: NORTH AMERICA: USA: Micah P. Hinson And The Pioneer Saboteurs, Steve Wynn & [...]
Welcome to PEACE, the first music atlas in the net.PEACE, a unique initiative co-produced by Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya, is finally available, including more than 180 exclusive and unreleased songs by artists from more than 50 countries. The compilation is digitally available worldwide here ( http://www.buffetlibredjs.net/ peace.html ) and can be downloaded after making a
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: PEACE is a 180-track compilation put together by Buffetlibre which benefits Amnesty International that features new songs (both originals and covers) by bands ranging from Patrick Wolf to Mogwai . With download packages starting at only 5 Euros, this is a great way [...]

We're pleased to report on yet another new regular show series making San Francisco a happening place, SanFolk Disco . They're holding their fourth event Thursday, with Bart Davenport , JL Stiles and Kacey Johansing at Cafe du Nord (8:30pm, $12). According to the organizers, SanFolk Disco's mission is: "[SanFolk Disco] aims to mix three interesting on-the-rise Bay Area artists every month at a different venue in the city. The music will be only slightly rooted [...]
Sled Island is pleased to announce the initial musical lineup for the Sled Island Music and Arts Festival at multiple venues throughout Calgary, Alberta. The full Sled Island 2010 festival lineup will be announced May 1st and will include more than 200 bands, films, visual art and other programming. The first 90 bands out of the bag: Girl Talk (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [...]

Obviously the title's more than a bit facetious, but we did want to do something a little special to celebrate the 200th episode of our weekly Bay Bridged podcast . For this week's show, we each picked four artists featured on past podcasts (one for each year of the show) and discussed some memorable behind-the-scenes highlights, including tales of excessive drinking, awkward conversation, and equipment failures. On a serious note, we'd like to thank all of the listeners who've made doing the show so rewarding. Thank you also for indulging us in this silly look back [...]