Photos by C. Marcoux For this live concert with singer Katy Davidson (Wolf Colonel) as her long-standing moniker Dear Nora , at Café du Nord for this year's San Francisco Pop Festival, we still get goosebumps and gasp over the raw emotion of her vocals combined with the draw that Katy's beautiful songs command. We're not sure how rare this live recording is, but this show at Café du Nord along with The Botticellis, Birds of California, Cheap Red and Eux Autres in San Francisco was one of [...]
For a limited time, the folks at Antenna Farm Records are offering up a free digital download of Euphoria Is All We Know . This release celebrates the local label's history by featuring songs from the (mostly) Bay Area-based artists that have graced Antenna Farm's roster since 2003, including Papercuts , the Botticellis , Bart Davenport , and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone . More information, tracklist, and MP3 after the jump. The title of this compilation (presumably) comes from the opening lyric [...]
This week, our podcast features The Mumlers , a San Jose band whose sophomore album, Don't Throw Me Away , comes out today on Galaxia Records. The group's members were initially intended to be guest contributors on a solo recording by lead singer Will Sprott. Instead, they've united to become a formidable band full of talented musicians, whose first album, 2008's Thickets & Stitches , channeled their skills into a loose collection of folk, rock, blues and soul. Since that album's release, The Mumlers have been supporting the record with [...]
Here we are, facing the LCD display armed only with Diet Dr. Pepper and Orbit chewing gum, culled from the discount bin at the local Jackson's convenience store. It's some months after promising a new post, and we're ready to get back into this gig. Word of mouth tells me that the fan-base of Beat City Radio has been steadily growing and old listeners are loyal ones. One of the biggest complaints I've received is the lack of online playlists and podcasts. So, let's give 'er another shot and kick this thing off the ground. Below you'll [...]
Starting with an impromptu invitation to John Vanderslice four years ago, I hosted a string of a dozen and an half bands on KZSU , including some of my favorite local bands. I've decided to compile some of my favorite songs from those sessions into a digital album that I'm offering here for free . I'm really excited about this and I hope you enjoy it half as much as I am. The download includes mp3s of all the songs, the album art as a jpg and a special cut-out [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. TIWWI (This is What We Imagine) has an event downtown at the E2 building this weekend to raise money for kids (See video above). I despise kids mostly. So we should give them as much money as possible to help them out. Money fixes everything. The song Mo' Money Mo' Problems is the biggest piece of propaganda... since the last big piece of significant propaganda. Of course people with money will tell you the more money you have the more problems [...]
So you haven't been to one Mission Creek Festival show yet? Well on the 23rd of July at 9PM at The Knockout in San Francisco, one of the finest acts in the Bay Area will be performing their hearts out to a crowd of lucky people. You see, The Botticellis are the essence of not only Bay Area music, but California music. Free spirited, intelligent, and not oversaturated with influence, their last album, 'Old Home Movies', is a short yet sweet piece of pop craft that assists the [...]
Not many bands these days record on tape. There's countless reason why they haven't done so in years but the authenticity and life from these recordings on classic analog studio tape brought from Judgement Day's new 72 EP Out of the Abyss is undeniable. First of all, Judgement Day has to be one of the most original live bands of today. Its core is composed of two brothers, violinist Anton Patzner and cellist Lewis Patzner, and Jon Bush on drums. Having worked with the likes of dredg, Margot and [...]
The 13th Annual Mission Creek Music Festival kicks off today in San Francisco with some pretty exciting names. Having a long standing record at breaking new and exciting acts over the years, MCM Fest is still delivering some of the best in the Bay and International acts. Today we have The Aerosols with Dream Date, My First Earthquake , and Sonny & The Sunsets at Knockout, Collosal Yes with The Love Dimension , 123 Picnic , and Nick Jaina at El Rio, darwinsbitch [...]
An argument could be made that the world is being bombarded with TOO many festival choices. It's a given that should you grace (or live in approximation to) a metropolis, you're going to find at least one festival that draws your attention, takes your money, and drives you to get out the doors and into the crowds. The purpose of these festivals, no matter the impression, is to unite fans and artists into one large consortium--it's a chance for a laundry list of your favorites to play in one place during designated time frames. As it [...]
Ahora que el verano es ya una realidad es el momento perfecto para escuchar mucho power pop, canciones refrescantes como las que nos ofrecen The Botticellis, grupo afincado en San Francisco formado por Alexi Glickman (guitarra, voz), Zack Ehrlich (batería), Burton Li (guitarra, teclados), Blythe Foster (voz), y Ryan Browne (bajo). A mediados del año 2008 publicaron su álbum de debut, Old Home Movies , a través del sello discográfico Antenna Farm Records , un disco que recibió alabanzas generalizadas por parte de los medios especializados, siendo frecuentemente comparados con bandas como The Beach [...]
Weekend Mix is our new mp3-driven preview of some of the upcoming weekend's best concerts. Let us know what you're looking forward to in the comments. Friday: - Sleepy Sun , Spindrift , Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound , DJ Wet Burrito @ Great American Music Hall, 9pm, $13 Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound - "By the Rippling Green" - Trainwreck Riders , The Botticellis , Gilded Rooks @ Bottom of the Hill, 10pm, $12 [...]
First you make a record and then you hit the road - Trainwreck Riders is no stranger to this formula. On Friday June 19th , the group kicks off a summer-long national tour with a record release show at Bottom of the Hill (8pm, $12) in celebration of their latest album, The Perch (Alive Records). They'll be supported by The Botticellis and Gilded Rooks this week. Trainwreck Riders - Safety of A Black We are giving away a pair [...]
Subscribe to The Bay Bridged's podcast to get each week's new episode downloaded free to your iTunes! Every month, we dedicate a week of our podcast to highlighting some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing soon in the San Francisco Bay Area. We've got a dozen great bands playing some excellent shows this month, so head out and see some live music! About the bands: Touring the West Coast behind their latest album You Can Have What You Want , [...]
What is the Conspiracy of Venus , might you ask? The last chance to find out before the leaves turn will be Wednesday at their "season finale" with Garrett Pierce and Devotionals at The Rickshaw (8pm, $). Director Joyce Todd McBride started the choir in January 2007, which sums to roughly 40-50 lovely female voices to date. Conceptually speaking, McBride describes the Conspiracy of Venus as "a symphony of sound unique to the pre-existing A Capella format, and so contemporary, you're humming it on the way out!" [...]
Well today is the last day of the San Francisco Popfest and probably the best day to attend one of the shows. After all today is Dear Nora, Eux Autres, ChEAP RED, Birds of California, and the ever so wonderful Botticellis at Café du Nord. This is a great opportunity to witness the best in local music and up and coming bands that you'll be listening to later on because your friends told you to or Pitchfork gave them a 8.1 and you figured, "Hey! They're good but certainly not the most [...]
Blah blah we all know that I work in a store that is probably a terrible store, yet I get to listen to really great music at work - one of the only reasons I'm actually STILL at my job, tbh. I used to post a bunch of songs we played but when it went into Christmas time, I basically went berserk with all the awful music so I stopped, but now, I'm back, so here's some of the tunes from last week: 1. Me Plus One by Kasabian 2. The Reviewer by the [...]
Greg of Oh No Oh My by Adrian Bischoff SF Popfest which runs this Thursday through Sunday is in its inaugural year. I'm all for more grass roots festivals and people doing cool stuff without the benefit of the Livenations of the world. I'm even more for good bands playing good bills. One such bill is Thursday's show at the Rickshaw with Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, locals Still Flyin', Oh No Oh My and Swede Pelle Carlberg. I've seen Oh No [...]
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