The 2012 Noise Pop Up Shop calendar rolls right along with Moheak Radio 's happy hour soiree this Thursday (7pm, $5, 18+). The four hour event will feature live sets from local groups The Bye Bye Blackbirds (8pm) and The Trophy Fire (9:30pm), as well as a DJ set by Moheak's own Mo Herms . A full bar and snacks will be available throughout the night, along with Pop Up Shop mainstays Soul Groove slinging their chicken and waffle sandwich goodness. Grab [...]
The Trophy Fire Modern Hearts Greyday Records [2011] Fire Note Says: The Trophy Fire return with another solid batch of soaring indie rock on their sophomore album Modern Hearts . Album Review: It has been three years since The Trophy Fire's excellent debut A Lifetime In The Middle Of The Ocean [2008] , which made our Top 50 that year, so it is nice [...]
The hooks might get them through the door, but Modern Hearts features music barely half as memorable as Trophy Fire thinks it is. Like an alternate dimension look at what Matthew Good Band might have sounded like had it started in the current decade, while eschewing the political depth Good gave to his works, San Francisco's Trophy Fire proves to be an oddity. The band's blend of pop and rock fits in well enough to make initial listens to Modern Hearts no chore, but there's not enough depth here to make the music as memorable as the [...]
Perhaps our favorite album of the week is the debut, self-titled release from Colorado duo, Gauntlet Hair. If you're a fan of Animal Collective, then it's likely you'll dig the sounds of Gauntlet Hair, especially the lead tracks below, "Top Bunk" and "Keep Time." Following right behind GH is the newest single, "Yellow Missing Signs," [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 78 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by artists including Lars Frederiksen, Forbidden Dimension, Golden Glow, T. Mills, Little Red, Kramies and more! So much more! DATE: 10-20-11 WRITER: Don Loder Heya junkie, So how ya feelin' tahday alla youse sickos? I know I wis a little late'is week gettin' to ya, but I jus' figure that reminds ya who's holdin' da reigns innis relationship. Don't fret too hard though, cause I ain't [view more]
The Graboid is back this week and with so many great albums to choose from, it comes as a friendly reminder of why this can be such a useful resource for you week in and week out. The 10000-pound gorilla in the room has to be M832s Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - the ambitious double album from Anthony Gonzalez. While an excellent record, there is another release that should not be overlooked and might be just as worthy of your well-earned money - Real Estate's Days . As far as I'm concerned, [...]
Turn your ears toward San Francisco band the Trophy Fire, a refreshing uptempo alternative-rock outfit ready to get you excited about music all over again. The trio returns with new album Modern Hearts on October 17 via Greyday Records. Fans of guitar-driven rock should look no further then the upcoming LP, which features 11 originals as [...]
1. Disappears - "Superstition" (The 4-pc Chicago band features Brian Case of The Ponys and Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth, who joined after filling in for the band on tour last year. Their gripping, effects-heavy sound features touches of krautrock, punk, and even psychedlic gospel all in under 30-minutes. Check them out on tour all Summer, including a stop at Lollapalooza.) http://www.disappearsmusic.com / Download: http://www.zshare.net/audio/92 30114264e2fb3a/ 2. Through The Sparks [...]
Like hook-driven, heartfelt, indie rock? Then check out San Francisco Bay Area trio, The Trophy Fire . The guys have released their latest EP, Armor , which is chock full of catchy indie pop jams. Make sure to pick up the EP as well as their 2008 release, A Lifetime in the Middle of the Ocean . If you really dig them like I am, then make sure to look out for them when they hit hte west coast for a tour with Far and Dredg enjoY! The Trophy [...]
To celebrate today's crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Is Tropical, Junior Boys, Marissa Nadler, No Surrender, Joel Plaskett, Radical Dads, Sebadoh, John Shannon & Wings Of Sound, Sons & Daughters, Southerly, Stuyvesant, the Trophy Fire and Vetiver. Also, vote for your favorite of today's new releases and reissues.
As the world goes awry the policy makers hold audacious holidays in pristine locales while we plebeians swelter in the sun. "World's End" by Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground "So at One" by Extra Happy Ghost!!! "Turning My Back" from Elisapie "Drunken Captain" from Neufvoin [...]
J.A. calls Personal the Greek answer to White Lies . Musically there are indeed plenty of similarities, although the vocals on Prayer (what I believe is the only track available so far) are somewhat weak. But definitely something to keep an eye out for! + Prayer
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 58 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by artists including Zombi, Wax Museums, Tidelands, The Shivers, The Cool Kids, Scattered Trees, Roadside Graves, Raekwon, My Goodness, Miwa Gemini, Kidcity, General Monks, Company Of Thieves and more! So much more! DATE: 06-01-11 WRITER: Don Loder 'Ey youse, Awright, I'm runnin' late today (sue me) so I'll keep this short so ya can make wit' the thievin'. Yer gonna thank me though - ya filthy junkies youse - cause I got [...]
Some good old fashioned rock for you now. The Trophy Fire are a San Francisco hook driven group that just finished recording their sophomore effort (yet unnamed), due out September of 2011. But before then, they have a 6-song EP entitled Armor to offer you. Speaking as one that often ventures into the rock arenas, [...]
Mondays are for Memorial Days. Lightsout - 'I am the key' (The La's cover) The Trophy Fire - 'The Last American Phone Booth' Botanical Bullets - 'Fantastic Romance' Dark Mean - 'Happy Banjo'
Beginning May 3rd, the lofty alternative four-piece is hitting the road in style with The Dear Hunter, The Trophy Fire, and Balance and Composure. Tue 5/3 Los Angeles, CA Roxy Wed 5/4 Los Angeles, CA Roxy Thu 5/5 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Fri 5/6 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Sat 5/7 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades Tue 5/10 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre Wed 5/11 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre Fri 5/13 St. Louis, MO The Firebird [...]
With a new collection of nine EPs ( The Color Spectrum ) coming out on June 7th, The Dear Hunter have elected to take to the road to promote the upcoming work. The set "consists of songs inspired by the colors of the spectrum, specifically red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, with white and black being included as bookends," which, if executed well, could be a super concept. The Color Spectrum will be available for pre-order soon via Triple Crown Records. Check out the tour dates and more [...]
Tweet To enter any contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged.com 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 to one contest. Winners for each show will be decided using the guidelines listed below. Friday, January 7th The Soft White Sixties/The Trophy Fire (co-headline), Bird by Bird, Beta State @ Great American Music Hall To win a pair [...]
Get ready for the weekend a night early and take your $7 to Milk for Chasing Kings, We Barbarians and San Francisco locals Trophy Fire. It's the best deal in town. More like it: Rumble 30 = Leopold & His Fiction, City Light and Chasing Kings Chasing Snow Patrol PICTURE THIS: Ume @ Milk Bar 11/3
Foreign Born Believe it or not, this was my first Noise Pop Festival . Last year I worked through the whole thing and wasn't really too happy about that. Weird hours will do that to you. Anyways, I kicked off my experience with the pre-party at the California Academy of Science. Not a huge fan of The Frail but a huge fan of science, so I got to geek out with some friends about both music and the Late Cretaceous period. Har Mar [...]
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