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 [...]
Grand Lake - "She's a Hater" This week's featured podcast band Grand Lake headlines a Deli SF -presented show this Thursday night at the El Rio that also features Beatbeat Whisper and The Heated . It's been a mixed week for Grand Lake, with the theft of their van and stage piano being an obvious low, but the release of their excellent new Sandusky Sunset cassingle worth celebrating. [...]
[Locals Only is a weekly feature where the Stranger Dance staff focus on the best and brightest of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Feel free to hit us up with any information on local bands, musicians, shows, and other music-related events and projects.] What's a Tuesday without some new music? Here's a sampling of new stuff from the Bay, featuring My First Earthquake (pictured), the Skygreen Leopards , Kid Mud , Grand Lake , Battlehooch , and Love is Chemicals . [...]
Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it's published! This week's podcast profiles Grand Lake , an Oakland quartet whose debut release Nevermint has generated much excitement for their engaging, stripped-down indie rock. The band's led by bassist-singer Caleb Nichols (formerly of Port O'Brien ), who reunited with longtime friend and Bloody Heads bandmate Jameson Swanagon (guitar) to record some songs and recruited Erika Pipkin (vocals/keys) and Ryan [...]
Sudden dilemmas, thrust upon you out of the blue, can have a certain awakening effect on you, if you choose to see them that way. Yesterday I received an e-mail which spurred my own dormant quandary. It came from a large commercial network which will remain unnamed, offering to add this blog to its lists in exchange for the placements of ads. I must admit, I was flattered (even though it was probably scripted and automatically sent). The offer has a very strong allure as it has the potential to expose the blog and its content to a [...]
If you are fan of one or maybe more of these bands (as I guess), have a stop at the daytrotter and get the 4 song sessions of them! Incredible concept, incredible acceptance, incredible songs... Congretulations! ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (Mar 3, 2008) The 1900s (Feb 11, 2008) 31 Knots (May 9, 2007) A Faulty Chromosome (Apr 12, 2009) A Place to Bury Strangers (Mar 25, 2008) The A-Sides (Jan 9, 2008) A.A. Bondy (May 21, 2008) About (Mar 5, 2007) The Acorn (Feb 22, 2009) Adam Green [...]
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Thursday: Beatbeat Whisper , All My Pretty Ones , The Porchsteps at the Starry Plough , 9pm. Friday: Trainwreck Riders , Saturn Returns , Top Critters at the Hemlock , 9:30pm, $8. [...]
(I didn't intend to hit two milestones in one week, but what are you going to do?) I wouldn't take "Money (That's What I Want)", but I would take some Motown. Photo by Adrian Bischoff For my 1000th post, I've decided to compile some of my desert island picks: 10 albums and 100 songs that I'd take take with me if I had to pick some music for the rest of my life[1]. These [...]
auf den konzertplakaten findet sich der bandname noch eher im unteren drittel, dass heißt dame satan werden gerne mal als vorband verheizt (wer sich bezüglich des namens einen schädel macht, möge sich hier kurz umschauen). doch wenn das vor so illustren acts wie diane cluck, dead meadow oder beatbeat whisper passiert, kann man wohl auch mal zurückstecken. doch headliner touren haben die jungs aus san francisco ebenfalls hingelegt und so können sie sich auch angesichts einer im werden befindenden discography schon zu den etablierten ihres landstrichs zählen. ihre erste show boten [...]
zur verschönerung des feierabends gibt es eine kleine session des ganz wunderbaren geschwisterpaars von beatbeat whisper . flophouse session heißen die kleinen aufnahmen, an denen sich nun auch ayla und davyd beteiligten. nachfolgend die songlist und der download link. viel spaß! ach: greift flink zu, denn die verfügbarkeit ist zeitlich begrenzt. 1.) Hollow's Cove 2.) Up the Long Tracks 3.) Mismanaged Skies 4.) Swell and Still 5.) How's Your Dad? 6.) Old River klick! (mp3) noch viel mehr [...]
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Squeeky Rice (EP release), Religious Girls and Beatbeat Whisper at Hemlock Tavern . 9pm, $6. Friday: - Rickshaw Stop's 5th Anniversary Bash: Dengue Fever (LA) and [...]
cred: me After a week off, I'll be back on the air on KZSU today twice for two specials that I've been telling you about . During either show you can listen online or at 90.1 FM. 3-5pm : My top song obsessions of 2008. A look back at the most obsession-worthy songs got stuck in my head this year. During this show you'll be able to follow my playlist online . [...]
endabrechnung 2008, beste alben top 150, plätze 21 - 50 **** 21.) beatbeat whisper – wonder continental 22.) talkdemonic – eyes at half mast 23.) nalle – the sirens wave 24.) headless heroes – the silence of love 25.) wild beasts – limbo, panto 26.) bodies of water – a certain feeling 27.) rose kemp – unholy majesty 28.) randy newman – harps and angels 29.) plants and animals – parc avenue 30.) lau nau – nukkuu 31.) alina simone – everyone is crying out to me, beware 32.) the dodos – [...]
So here we are with the "best of" guest bloggers week on Slowcoustic with our good German connection - das klienicum ! Blogger "E" from das klienicum, has provided a wealth of information on his top music selections of 2008 and believe it or not, this may be hitting the pages of Slowcoustic prior to being revealed on his own blog! So I guess you can consider this the advance preview of the Best 50 Albums of 2008 according to das klienicum. (I have added in some tracks here and there [...]
I didn't have a blog last year, but i did have all these end-of-year lists, including the 2007 Young Talents list. I posted them on Last.fm . Now, i thought it would've been a fun idea to see whether i have good prophecying skills. To put it differently: how did those bands do this year? Did they live up to my expectations, or did they just sit on their lazy ass all time Well, lets's see! 9. Imadethismistake .. I've blogged about them before . As far as I know [...]
update november ****1/2 1.) portishead – third 2.) fleet foxes – s/t 3.) of montreal - skeletal lamping **** - ****1/2 4.) the magnetic fields – distortion 5.) liz durrett – outside our gates 6.) frontier ruckus – the orion songbook 7.) ida – lovers prayer 8.) evangelista – hello voyager 9.) lucksmiths – first frost 10.) mia doi todd – gea 11.) merz - moi et mon camion 12.) the felice brothers – s/t 13.) samamidon – all is well 14.) shearwater – rook 15.) [...]
This week on the show, we're trying to love ourselves and hunt deer. How does the show go this week? Well, first we come out with guns a-blazin' with Thunder Power. Now, I realize they have a forceful name, but their music is very reminiscent of Belle and Sebastian: it's got an extremely catchy and whimsical feel to it. And speaking of Belle and Sebastian, we've got a couple of tracks from their upcoming BBC Sessions double album, too. Also, let's not forget that we're finishing up with some music from Deerhunter's latest LP, [...]
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - The Dodos ( Feature Podcast ) plus Kelley Stoltz at Bimbo's . 8pm, $16. - All My Pretty Ones with The Blank Tapes ( Feature Podcast ) and Beatbeat Whisper [...]
Who? Rachel Lipson What? Antifolk singersongwriter with a sweet voice Sounds like? Kimya Dawson but sweeter, Laura Gibson, BeatBeat Whisper I haven't checked it, but if i let my brain work and run through all the artists i've been bloggin about, i miss women. There was miss autopsy, who is not a woman but just calls himself one, and the wind whistles but that's partially man. So, Rachel Lipson. She has a website, but that hasn't been updated in [...]
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WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
remixed: the beach boys, lady gaga, duck sauce, ellie goulding, shakira, la roux, madonna, & more!!!
