
Birds & Batteries recently released a new EP, Unfold , as a predecessor to their upcoming new full-length Stray Light . The new EP was written at the same time as Stray Light and features the band's well known brand of psychedelic synthesizer indie pop. Download "Epic Fail", the first single from Unfold and listen to a stream of the full EP below. Read more »
![[Premiere] Birds & Batteries Remix Peter Wolf Crier](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4097938_lg.jpg)
I'm excited to premiere the Birds & Batteries remix of Peter Wolf Crier 's Right Away off their album Garden of Arms . Birds & Batteries gave the original track a real atmospheric sound with fluid bass tones, punctuated drum beats and synth to give the original reverse guitar loops more of a rhythmic feel. I like that it doesn't stray too far from the original sound, while maintaining the melodic structure - the remix acts as a sort of elastic, stretching [...]

Birds & Batteries - Strange Kind of Mirror An album from Birds & Batteries called Panorama, released just over a year ago. Theirs appeals to me as long-lasting music that would fit in a cd case that only contains good albums. [bandcamp album=1964876789 bgcol=ffc00f linkcol=000000 size=tall] until everyone logs out and savours their taste for what their taste is rather than for what it isn't, the sooner the huge record [...]

This episode is sponsored by Audyssey . Mixtape: 2011 Rock Make Street Festival Preview Mix (Podcast #257) As we noted in the last episode of our podcast, we're extremely exited about our fourth annual 2011 Rock Make Street Festival , taking place at Treat Avenue at 18th Street in San Francisco on Saturday, September 17th from 12pm to 7pm ( RSVP on Facebook ). Rock Make is a free, all ages, all day event, featuring tons of [...]

The Bay Bridged , Tartufi , and Cookie and the Dude are proud to announce the lineup of local bands and artists performing at the fourth annual Rock Make Street Festival , returning to Treat Avenue at 18th Street in San Francisco on Saturday, September 17th from 12pm to 7pm ( Facebook event ). Widely celebrated as the Mission's only free, all ages, all day celebration of local independent music, arts, crafts, and food, Rock Make [...]

San Francisco friends, tonight @ Rickshaw Stop is a show containing three acts that are longtime friends of FS - WINTER'S FALL , Michael Sempert of BIRDS & BATTERIES and KISSING COUSINS . Over the past few years we've gushed about B&B's and the songwriting prowess of their frontman, Michael Sempert. Tonight he'll give you a rare solo look at what's on his mind along with a band that headlined the Rumble SF in April, Winter's Fall. Silverlake based act, Kissing Cousins, journeys North to [...]

I'm feeling pretty good about this playlist, take the time to check out a few songs 1. Shiv Hurrah- All my teeth fell out I've got this bad habit of forgetting to give a track list to my friends when i burn a mix for them. At least five times i've had someone call me up and ask "who sings the song that goes 'i had a dream that all my teeth fell out as i was just about to [...]

Careless isn't the first thing you might expect from a new Birds & Batteries record. After all, the group have dominated San Francisco, with sold out shows and headlining the Bay's dirtiest rock clubs. But Panorama couldn't live up to its title more: It's expanded the bands' sound and is gleaming with pop sensibility and powerful execution. The songs move effortlessly from the epic grandeur of early harmonized folk pop to the foot tapping groove of Beach Boys loftiness but all with a very clear sense of self actualization. Birds & Batteries know how [...]

Show picks for a Saturday: ► Singer-pianist Sarah Ault celebrates her album release with a show at the Hotel Cafe. Here, you can check out her song "Just Fine." ► Good lineup at the Redwood Bar tonight, with the Black Watch [whom we told you about Friday], Funeral Club and Astra Heights . ► Fitz and the Tantrums come back around to rock the the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. ► Nice fare from the O.C.-based Velvet Blue Music [...]

Tweet Birds & Batteries - "Strange Kind of Mirror" It's great to see annual happenings in San Francisco music, so we are pleased to share information about Switchboard Music Festival's fourth occurrence this Sunday, April 3 at the Brava Theater (24th & York, 2-10pm). Celebrating local musicians and their diverse creations, this year's lineup is topped off with Birds & Batteries , but enlists a unique variety of acts, from jazz quartets and experimental "scratch guitar," to [...]
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35 Conferette turned out to be one of the more exhausting festival experiences I've ever had, but hell, I guess they're all pretty damn exhausting. I want to preface by saying I know these pictures are terrible and I know they are uneven, cloudy, splotchy, and grainy. I enjoy them because they are an example of my perspective during this festival, I'm not a journalist or a photographer, just an everyman like most of the people enjoying this festival. Starting with Day 1, March 10th, my last day of work before my vacation started, which unfortunately forced me to miss all the day [...]
![Toro Y Moi - Still Sound [Birds & Batteries Remix]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3252561_lg.jpg)
Toro Y Moi's second LP Underneath The Pine is in some heavy rotation at my crib if you have yet to cop it go out and buy it pronto. His track Still Sound has seen countless remixes some great and some straight up shit. Here is one of those that falls into the category of LEGENDARY brought to you by Birds & Batteries. Enjoy "Still Sound" Birds & Batteries Remix Remember to Like [...]
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San Francisco rockers Birds & Batteries have posted a remix of Toro Y Moi's single "Still Sound" on their Soundcloud account. The band submitted this tune as part of Toro Y Moi's "Still Sound" remix contest and I have to admit, it's pretty bangin. Check out the track below. "Still Sound" Birds & Batteries Remix by birdsandbatteries The group also released a new video today on magnetmagazine.com for the song "Strange Kind Of Mirror" [...]

Tweet On a night when a meteorologist's conspiracy hoodwinked all of us into thinking it would snow in our temperate little town, the Rickshaw played host to Sweden's The Concretes , two of SF's local heavyweights, Birds & Batteries and Magic Bullets , and a debut performance from Psychic Friend (featuring Will Schwartz of Imperial Teen ). Energy was a little low at the start of the evening, but Schwartz [...]
Can you say helluva dance party at Rickshaw Stop!?

Listen to Birds and Batteries and view images by Tom Gilmore of their set at Great Scott... Faces on Film , Marconi , Birds and Batteries , and St. Claire Saturday, December 11 at Great Scott Birds and Batteries - Strange Kind of Mirror Photos by Tom Gilmore [...]
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 [...]

Date 12/1/10 Location Mohawk Doors 9pm Tickets $6 @ Door California indie rock band Birds & Batteries are making a stop on the inside stage at Mohawk this Wednesday evening. Now the Mohawk website says locals Sleep Good are your middle band while several sites claim locals Sunset will be on hand? Who knows! [...]