Just a reminder that tomorrow, Saturday, September 15th, is the Multiple Sclerosis fundraiser that everyone is talking about. Enjoy not one but TWO! incredible bands! Support Team Menstrual Cycles! Help find a cure!!! Will Sprott plays great solo gigs around here quite regularly, but it will be a very special treat indeed to see him with a full band. Will is sure to soothe your soul with his mmmmm toasty vocal delights. Take that, Quiznos. The Ian Fays will grab your heart right through your ear canal, then squish it with a smile. [...]
The annual Waves to Wine bike ride will cruise across the golden gate bridge in just a few weeks (September 22-23). The two-day, 175-mile ride is a major fundraiser for the National MS Society, and money goes directly to innovative programs, services and research. There are more than 180 teams riding this year, including one very special team... Team Menstrual Cycles is the little team that could. Sporting quite a few biker gynecologists (bicycle that is) and the most amazing team shirts around (available for purchase!), [...]
The Ian Fays - "Snow" MP3/download I can't remember being impressed by a Christmas song this much in the last few years. The Ian Fays, a band that I would never check out under normal circumstances because of their moniker, ... Continue reading
La mattina del 13 dicembre le ragazze scandinave indossano vesti candide e una corona di candele accese. L'oscurità della notte di Santa Lucia , che secondo il Calendario Giuliano era la notte più lunga dell'anno, è ormai alle spalle e la luce può ritornare. Ci si scambia doni, si preparano dolci tradizionali, si canta in coro e prende il via il periodo delle festività. Come già gli anni scorsi , anche "polaroid alla radio" ha deciso di entrare nello spirito natalizio e di provare a farvi un piccolo regalo. Ho chiamato un po' di amici e di [...]
It's the always eerie night before Thanksgiving and I'm already seeing double. This time we cannot blame the Wild Turkey. San Francisco's Ian Fays include twins Lizz and Sara, older sister Lena (on triangle, tambourine and more!), Lizz's husband on drums plus "a friend" on bass. It is, as they announce, "a family affair". Lizz and Sara don't appear to be identical twins, but in their matching outfits it's still quite a spectacle. There is something incredibly powerful about sibling bands. From the Jackson 5 to the Strange Boys, The Brothers Johnson to the [...]
The Ian Fays 12.05.2010 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA Source: [DPA 4060's > DAD6001's > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > XLR] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave Taped by: Lance Stack Partial Setlist: 1. Country (The Spirit) (fades in) 2. Samuele's Magic House 3. Antibiotic 4. Adventure 5. Haunted House [...]
Tweet Indie pop trio The Ian Fays went on tour in Europe this past winter, where they took part in the above live session with They Shoot Music - Don't They , a young video cooperative with an extensive live session library produced out of Vienna, Austria. After doing a radio interview, the ladies gave this acoustic performance to the camera while on the University of Vienna campus. You can see one more video from the session below.
Tweet Mixtape: Surveying the Indie Pop Renaissance (Podcast #241) We love psych rock, garage, folk rock, singer-songwriter stuff, and a variety of other musical genres here at The Bay Bridged, but our first love was, and will forever be, indie pop. From the jangly to the synthy, an uber-catchy, clever pop song is something to be treasured. After what felt like a few slightly lean years for the genre (from our perspective, anyway), we're now in the midst of a real fertile [...]
La storia d'amore tra le gemelline californiane Lizz e Sara delle Ian Fays e l'Italia è ormai di lunga data. Dall'esordio Damon Lessons del 2005 sulla storica Homesleep, ai tanti tour, agli "aperitivi" (la prima parola che hanno imparato nella nostra lingua), alle foto con Lucio sulla spiaggia di Ravenna, passando anche per le tre o quattro volte che sono state ospiti in radio, fino al nuovo disco, Jensen’s Camera registrato in gran parte all’Us Random Calculator Studio di Brescia da Alessandro Paderno dei Le Man Avec Les Lunettes [...]
Tweet It's been awhile since the Ian Fays released their debut album. In fact, we have to recall back to 2005 when The Damon Lessons first introduced us to the band's classic indie pop. With only Dylan's Lost Days to tide us over since then, it comes as great news that Jensen's Camera is out now , via We Were Never Being Boring collective . "Everyday, Airplanes (roads, roads, roads)" is soft and plinky, [...]
die city slang menschen machen das schon richtig: am 17. januar stellen sie ihre neue band im michelberger hotel in berlin vor, "civilian" haben sie dabei natürlich im gepäck und ein paar stücke werden jenn wasner und andy stack sicher auch zum besten geben, das album kommt am 04. märz, wir setzen hier einen alten track und einen neuen ein, wer wohin gehört, Ihr kriegt es raus, gut sind eh beide: wye oak - i hope you die wye oak - [...]
I've been debating for the last 10 or so minutes whether I want to throw some blood in the water for the MOKB faithful and post the new Crowbar song , or go with this lovely new number by San Francisco's neo-mod sisters The Ian Fays . I'm going to go with The Ian Fays simply because they were obviously prepared for picture day. The band's newest record, Jensen's Camera , will be unveiled to the world on January 3rd thanks to the fine folks at We Were [...]
La mattina del 13 dicembre le ragazze scandinave indossano vesti candide e una corona di candele accese. L'oscurità della notte di Santa Lucia , che secondo il Calendario Giuliano era la notte più lunga dell'anno, è ormai alle spalle e la luce può ritornare. Ci si scambia doni, si preparano dolci tradizionali, si canta in coro e prende il via il periodo delle festività. Come già gli anni scorsi , anche polaroid ha deciso di entrare nello spirito natalizio e di provare a farvi un piccolo regalo. Ho chiamato un po' di amici e di band e [...]
Audio Visual is a series exploring the fashion choices of local musicians. The Bay Area music scene is nothing if not diverse and this noncomformity is as evident in clothing as it is in music. With this in mind, Audio Visual strives to analyze the connection between the sartorial choices of musicians and their work. The Ian Fays play sweetly charming indie pop with a tinge of nostalgic melancholy. The female trio's approach to dressing is anything but melancholic. Sara, Lizz and Lena wear [...]
Mist and Mast The Ian Fays
The Ian Fays back in Italy! Vi ricordate le due adorabili gemelline californiane delle Ian Fays ? Il loro album di debutto, The Damon Lessons , pubblicato da Homesleep nel 2006, era stato una delle belle scoperte di quella primavera, tra abbracci acustici ed elettronica polverosa. Ebbi anche il piacere di averle dal vivo a polaroid (ehi, due volte!), fecero un sacco di concerti e ancora più "aperitivi", probabilmente la parola italiana che meglio ricordano. L'anno [...]
Il 2 giugno ci sarà un nuovo appuntamento con le Ghost Nights presso le Cantine El Quixote di Varese. Protagonisti della serata saranno The Ian Fays e The USA. La band delle gemelle Fays è impegnata in un tour europeo insieme a THE USA, nuovo progetto musicale dei membri di John Wayne Shot Me con cui ha [...]
The Deli SF is presenting yet another amazing show tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 20) night at the Rickshaw Stop. The Hot Toddies , The Attachments and The Ian Fays will be performing, along with a DJ set from the fantastic DJ Elise from SomaFM . All three of the bands are playing shows locally and promoting their most recent releases. Here's a new song from The Attachments, written about the results of the recent presidential [...]
To end the series of four bands on KZSU in five weeks , I had the Ian Fays in the studio on Wednesday. Performing as a two-piece, the band played a very clean-sounding set of their distinctive intimate pop tunes. I think it turned out pretty well. Here's their set list and some exclusive mp3s : Broaches and Buses the Ian Fays - Broaches and Buses (mp3, exclusive ) [...]
jetzt wollte ich eben schreiben, das würde nämlich nahen (das wochenende) und ich hätte da sicher wenig bis keine zeit, hier irgendwas zu schreiben, würde dich, liebe leserschaft, aber nicht so lange zeit auf dem stillen sitzen lassen wollen, hätte aber jetzt auch keine lust, herauszufinden, wie man es anstellt, dass ein geschriebener eintrag erst später erscheint. nun habe ich aber gesehen, dass das ganz einfach ist. langer vorrede kurzer sinn: das ist der allererste eintrag hier, den ich nicht sofort veröffentliche. es ist jetzt donnerstag der 10.4., 22:16. die ink spots. ich kannte [...]
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