The Bay Area may not have a single unified scene, but its diverse musical communities produced a ton of acclaimed records in 2009. The following list collects thirty-two of the highlights that made this another banner year for Bay Area indie music. It's a collection that showcases the depth of Bay Area indie in 2009, and one suspects that few other regions have offered this volume of quality releases this year. A couple of qualifiers: This isn't a comprehensive list of excellent local records from 2009 or intended as any sort of official Bay Bridged [...]
Petracovich - "Heaven Help the Day" Crepusculo is the brand new third album from Petracovich , the musical identity of Santa Rosa's Jessica Peters. Like Peters' other works, the album is guided by strong vocals and moving lyrics layered atop lush musical textures, but there's a notable shift in emphases from electronic textures toward more organic sound. The new collection is also inescapably personal since it was written and recorded while Jessica was pregnant with her son Otto Charles. Jessica's son tragically passed away eight [...]
Good stuff in the Silver Lake/Echo Park environs tonight, starting at the Echo and Echoplex, where there is a double dose of free shows. Restavrant , along with Spirit Vine and Mini Mansions (pictured), performs downstairs, while the Growlers' residency continues upstairs. ... Resident guys Local Natives , who enjoyed line-down-the-block status last week at Spaceland, do it again this week, supported by Red Cortez , Rademacher and Swim Party . ... And not far away at the Silverlake Lounge, the Moon Upstairs [...]
Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast includes music from ten great Bay Area bands - some submissions we've received at TBB headquarters, some stuff we've posted on the web site recently, all really good stuff. Before we get into the episode, we hope to see you on Friday, July 31st at Regional Bias: A Celebration of Bay Area Music and Culture to Benefit The Bay Bridged . The event features a happy hour art show and food tasting open to all ticketholders, followed by performances by French Miami , [...]
Boards Of Canada, Geogaddi Some friends of mine have started a new community bath house for music called Favorite 10 . As with most people, I like making lists, reading other people's lists, comparing lists, crossing things off of lists, basically anything to do with lists. On this site, you can make your favorite lists to compare and contrast with some other die-hard music fan that thinks they know what they are talking about. Discuss the merits of Steve Perry's solo career away from Journey, or make fun of people's lists because [...]
Petracovich's 2002 release Blue Cotton Skin is even more beautiful and haunting than their sophomore album We Are Wyoming. take me for a ride, open window's the sign, staining blue, soaked into... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**
art by jaut, photo by tena "you're about as useful as a homeroom teacher". i don't know why i thought about that line, or what it's supposed to mean, but i thought i would share it with you. since my workload has been barely a simmer as of late, i've had a chance to catchup on the 100's of movies and books that are taking up space on my walls and on countless lists. some highlights are pedro almodovar's talk to her which plays with gender roles as well as the [...]
The Hold Steady Play the El Rey Tonight Tonight's Pick: The Hold Steady / Illinois / Blitzen Trapper @ El Rey (Sold Out) - In the past, I've expressed my confusion over the popularity of the Hold Steady. So I decided I'd give their much praised live show a chance. Are they this decade's Grifters (a talented bar band that music snobs rally around to show that they're not really music snobs, but then has their CDs relegated to the dollar [...]
Petracovich's songs have been featured in various films and televisions series, but it was singer Terami Hirsch's best of 2006 list that first introduced me to their beautifully atmospheric music.... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**
Listen to Podcast #18: Betty's "Emerging from Smoke and Silence" Mix! Like what you hear?? Subscribe! Bunch of Bettys #18: Betty's Emerging from Smoke and Silence" Soundtrack <a Hello all...It's been a long while! A smoky, sultry mix of sounds I offer you along with an apology for the long hiatus. I hope you enjoy my tentative re-emergence into the blog-world again. I may be a bit rusty, but thanks for listening. [...]
We would like to introduce you to Petracovich . When we kicked back, threw on the headphones, and listened to this artist we thought "Your friend's hot mom humming while making you grilled cheese" What did you think? Use a tag or comment to share your thoughts with everyone. Enjoy. Genre: Rock-Pop-Folk Label: Unsigned Source: Pocket|Trax Country: [...]
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