Here is a whole slew of shows... Because there is absolutely nothing else to do. So, please, everybody enjoy some rock in the Bay this week! Thursday, November 8th Tilly & The Wall, Icky Blossoms, Il Gato at Great American Music Hall It's been a really long time since Tilly & The Wall last came [...]

Indie folk rockers il gato released their new album Tongues & Teeth , and it's getting the release show treatment tonight at Rickshaw Stop. To celebrate, the band plans to play the whole album in its entirety. Check out Tongues & Teeth right here to get yourself in the mood: Tongues & Teeth by il gato Tonight's show features a fairly eclectic bill, as il gato plays with Swedish post-rock band Immanu El and local [...]

It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: time for another ticket giveaway! This week, we've got Sonny Smith, Yelawolf, Joshua Radin and way more. 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. Wednesday, October 10th Il Gato , Immanu El , [...]

With gas and other increasingly high energy prices, not to mention all the other costs (food, etc...) affected by such, many are struggling to make ends meet. Not a good thing, though that is obvious. With that in mind Il Gato plans to record the follow-up to their debut studio album, All these Slippery Things , at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco in June of 2012. They are low on funding and can use your help if you have it and feel the notion. Head over to Kickstarter [...]
Drew Victor, Red Weather, Passenger & Pilot, and headliner Il Gato played at Cafe Du Nord Thursday night.

Il Gato plans to record the follow-up to their debut studio album, All these Slippery Things , at Tiny Telephone in May and June, with the hopes that they can release it by August. But like many cash-strapped musicians, they don't have the funds to make it happen. If you wanna hear that new album sooner than later, there's something you can do to make it happen. Il Gato has started a Kickstarter campaign to give their loyal fans an opportunity to help them out. As [...]

Johnny Major plays drums in il gato, but he also has a solo project called Adios Amigo . The band's first EP of understated indie-pop is available for free download below. Adios Amigo by Adios Amigo Adios Amigo is performing tonight with Bad Bibles and Kids on a Crime Spree . Related Posts: Bad Bibles' new EP out this week, play Hemlock Friday 1/27 with Kids on a Crime Spree, Adios Amigo [...]
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In another year where artistic-electronic manipulation of sound rules most of the music we know and Love, it was this track, by the San Fran natives "il gato" that continues to blow me away with it's "Indie-Baroque-Folkness" (did not come up with that... but I like.) There are so many angles I could take to explain why I like this track: the instrumentation, the ups and downs, THE VIDEO, the fact that it has moved me to tears more on more than one occasion. This piece is beautiful in every sense of the word. It's tracks like this one, and [...]

Monster Rally - Feet All In Body Language - Falling Out Little Jinder - Without You Keep Shelly in Athens - Our Own Dream Dom - Family of Love The War on Drugs - Come To The City Bodies of Water - Open Rhythms [...]
The end of the summer is upon us. In a few short weeks, Labor day arrives, vacations cease for many, and it's back to work until the winter holidays. That's a lot to think about. The band, Adios Amigo , is a side project started by Johnny Major, the drummer for the San Francisco baroque folk outfit, Il Gato . Their self-titled EP is a perfect end of summer recording. Like a Sunday afternoon, the end of summer reminds us that we need to appreciate what time we have left and enjoy [...]

I'm not a very emotional person, but there are those times when music does "something" to me: Nails me right in the gut (hearing Ray Charles "Georgia" at the right time) Sends my adrenaline flying like a drug I paid too much for (moshing to Rage Against the Machine or Slipknot) Makes my mind go into disbelief like I just found out a loved one has passed (I don't know if an artist would want this compliment so I'll leave it blank) The moral of this story is that this track did many things to [...]
il gato presents "Contemplation Blues" from il gato on Vimeo . Local indie-baroque-folk band il gato has released its new EP, All those Slippery Things , a companion to last year's very similarly named All these Slippery Things full length. The releases share more than names in common: both come from the same sessions at Tiny Telephone last year. Listen to and grab the new EP below, and see il gato with The Drift and The Matinees [...]
We pillaged our inbox so you could get your grubby paws on these free (and legal) MP3s. Listen and rejoice that their albums are coming (or are out now) to a retail experience near you.

It's time to listen to a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. These are just a few of the songs that would get there own individual posts on here on GIMME TINNITUS, if I only had the time. You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page OR if you are browsing with Chrome you can play (and scrobble ) the whole page using the ex.fm extension OR [...]

Tweet One year ago, Shawn Robbins of Kata Rokkar launched Snob Theater , an event series pairing local comedians and musicians at the Dark Room . The small setting of the theater (around 50 seats) encourages an intimate experience for both audience member and performer - something that's difficult to get at a typical concert, especially one with an above-average number of performers. Since the inception of Snob Theater, a variety of talent has graced the [...]

Ladies and gentlemen! Snob Theater will be celebrating one year of showcasing the best in Bay Area based music and stand-up comedy on April 8th at The Dark Room Theater! In case you’re not familiar with the show; Snob Theater combines the efforts of the Bay Area’s finest indie rock bands and stand-up comedians into one fun-filled variety show. The small 60+ seat Dark Room Theater makes for the most intimate of performances and provides a unique and exciting atmosphere for both the audience and the performing artists. Snob Theater is an event that showcases the comfort of [...]

As if I wasn't already excited for the new Grand Lake EP dropping next Tuesday, I get to see the band play the new songs tonight at the always spectacular RUMBLE at the MILK Bar in San Francisco. Joining the band will be gritty shoegazers The Spyrals and Belgium’s indie-poppers The Tellers as they support a pretty solid line-up. RSVP here or pay $5 at the door. See you there! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Grand Lake - The Tourist [...]
"On Feathers & Arrows (on Burnt Pine)" is taken from il gato's debut album, All these Slippery Things . http://ilgato.bandcamp.com/ http://www.ilgato.com/

A quality baroque group is hard to come by. There are many Zach Condon disciples out there but most tend to fall on their faces in trying to duplicate. Il Gato has taken a few pieces out of the Condon lesson book but has added their own touch of folk banjo, piano and strings to offer something just a little bit more. Frontman Daimian Scott's vocals will remind one instantly of Conor Oberst's crackling and quivering voice which make their debut album, All These Slippery Things , all that much more inviting to the new comer. The [...]

Local Picks is my attempt to cover the enormous amount of music being created in the Bay Area. As Pitchfork has called SF "a location that's quickly threatening to eclipse Brooklyn in the ranks of regional talent", I've got my work cut out for me... il gato (Right Click + Save Link As = Download) il gato - "Burning Red (The Fa Fa Fa Song)" il gato - "Blue Skies" il gato - "The Taste Of [...]