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I'm glad I stumbled upon the music of Emily Jane White , who has a new album coming out May 22 titled Ode to Sentience on Antenna Farm Records. The entire album is streaming on her website , where you'll find 11 tracks of breathy, haunting melodies and minimalist instrumentation. [via Paul M. Davis ]

Mixtape: Twenty Bands at Noise Pop 20 (Podcast #271) Noise Pop 20 is just weeks away. From February 21st through the 26th, over one hundred bands will take over SF's venues for six days celebrating independent music. True to form, this year's Noise Pop Festival includes an eclectic mix of veterans and emerging artists, and you'd be wise to buy your tickets soon, because many shows are starting to sell out. To get familiar with many of the bands performing at Noise Pop this year, here's [...]

It was a special night at Cafe du Nord; at least that's how the venue treated it. It was the first time I'd seen the venue set up chairs in response to a show. So as a fan Marissa's past work and slightly impressed with her recent self titled album, I was looking forward to an intimate evening of emotional acoustic music from two very talented ladies. Emily Jane White Opening was the silvery brilliance of one Emily Jane White . I've had Emily perform [...]
Emily Jane White - Wild Tigers I Have Known Winter winds and the Midwest's biting cold have kept me inside this wintery season. I need music to match my mood and to match the unrelenting grey that January promises. The calmness and simplicity of Emily Jane White's style may come from her California upbringing or the time she spent in the French countryside. But there's something soothing about all of her music but also a little bit dark. Wild Tigers I Have Known is off her 2007 debut album. I like the [...]

To enter any contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged[dot]c om with your full name in the body and the concert you're entering the contest for in the subject line. You may only submit your name once to only one contest. Winners for each show will be decided using the guidelines listed below. Saturday, December 17th The Mother Hips, Kelley Stoltz @ Great American Music Hall To win a pair of tickets to the show be the FIFTH person to enter! The show starts at [...]

Every Monday, we'll be offering you early picks for some of the week's best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the comments! Be sure to visit our Local Concert Calendar for an expanded set of daily listings. Yip Deceiver, Shock, Loose Shus, Tres Lingerie at Milk Thursday, December 15th (8pm, $6), Epicsauce, Aerobic International, and Voltaire Records host a gathering at Milk headlined by electro-pop [...]
SF singer-songwriter Emily Jane White recently returned home from what was, I'm sure, another extremely successful tour of Europe. White's latest album, Ode to Sentience , hasn't yet come out stateside, a fact that, when you receive the volume of press releases announcing horrible-sounding new records that we do, takes on an extra level of frustration. We've known for years that Emily cuts great live videos, and this two-video set recorded by a Munich-based site is apparently White's favorite session from her recent press run. Emily Jane White and [...]

Tweet Every Monday, we'll be offering you early picks for some of the week's best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the comments! Be sure to visit our Local Concert Calendar for an expanded set of daily listings. Emily Jane White and Hélène Renaut perform at Cafe Du Nord It's frustrating to know that Emily Jane White 's latest album, [...]
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Ode to Sentience , the third album in as many years from critical darling and brooding "dark folk" singer/songwriter Emily Jane White , is another finely-crafted edition of self-described "reflective, contemplative songs." Recorded in her home town of San Francisco, White's stark, haunting music has found an appreciative audience in Europe where Sentience was released last fall (U.K.: February 7, U.S.: TBA), a more welcoming home, perhaps, to the album's lushly ethereal atmospheres and tense, fleeting beauty. "I'm drawn to writing sad songs", she says matter of factly. "I'm OK with that." This is, after all, not [...]
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First off, best wishes for 2011! and second, I know it's a little late, but here are the first 10 of my top 20 favorites of last year! If they are on Spotify, the album covers are clickable! Enjoy! You may also post your own top albums if they're not on the list yet! 20 Andrew Belle The Ladder [...]

Tonight mark's our seventh Snob Theater and yet again we present to you an amazing line-up of local musicians and stand-up comedians. The doors open at 9:30pm and the show starts around 10pm. Tickets are still only $10 to see comedians Jesse Elias, Edwin Li (SF Punchline regular), Caitlin Gill (SF Punchline, the Purple Onion, 12 Galaxies), and Chris Thayer (The Purple Onion, Club Deluxe, Hemlock Tavern opening for the likes of Reggie Watts, Rick Shapiro, Tim & Eric and Neil Hamburger) with acoustic sets by the delicate sounds of The Northern Key [...]

Kata Rokkar continues with the presentation of Snob Theater , the series that pairs local music with comedy for many solid evenings of entertainment. This Friday, October 22nd, Snob Theater returns to the Dark Room with local folk and rock acts Emily Jane White and The Northern Key , along with comedians Jesse Elias, Chris Thayer, Caitlin Gill, and Edwin Li. Emily Jane White - "Hey Liza" The Northern Key - "Proof" [...]

It's our seventh Snob Theater and yet again we celebrate another special evening of amazing music and stand-up comedy. In case you're not familiar with Snob Theater, Snob Theater is a show that features the best in the Bay Area's indie rock bands and stand-up comedians. The small 60+ seat Dark Room Theater makes for the most intimate of performances and provides a unique and exciting atmosphere. Snob Theater is an event that showcases the comfort of the performers as they take chances in a stripped-down setting. Our musical guests this month include Emily Jane [...]

About a month ago I stumbled upon Emily Jane White whilst looking at the listings for upcoming gigs, and since then I have been smitten by her dulcet tones & the haunting melodies that abound throughout her beautiful back catalogue. Hailing from Fort Bragg, California, Emily released her debut long-player Dark Undercoat in 2007. Quite how she is not a household name yet is beyond me, there is something sublime and unique in the simplistic song composition. Sure, you can draw comparisons to the minimalistic style of [...]

On her website, discussing her latest release Victorian America , Emily Jane White claims, "I don't write happy music." She is not exaggerating. At the Sunset Tavern , though, she seemed delighted to play her songs for a modest and undoubtedly devoted crowd. White's music is beautifully crafted, and she is an outstanding performer, but I couldn't help feeling that I'd overdosed on melancholy about 30 minutes into her set. Her show was truly enjoyable, but unless you're in need of commiseration and a heavy-hearted drink, you may want to pick up her album instead, listen [...]
The Chapin Sisters- Digging a Hole (mp3)* The Chapin Sisters just released their new Oh, Hear The Wind Blow EP this week, which features two songs from their previous album The Lake Bottom LP and three tracks from their upcoming full-length album Two . Buy @ Amazon *mp3 provided by & posted w/ permission of band's PR rep ****************************** ******** Flyleaf - Set Apart This Dream (mp3)* Femme hard rock band Flyleaf are offering [...]
Smokey-voiced folk mistress, Emily Jane White, takes a page out of T-Bone Burnett's whiskey drenched, backwoods blues bible More like it: ALBUM REVIEW: "Victorian America" Emily Jane White CD Review: "Dark Undercoat" by Emily Jane White FREE MP3: "20 Miles" by Deer Tick

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