Stranger Dance is proud to present a badass lineup at the Rickshaw Stop . This Sunday, November 29th, Vancouver's JAPANDROIDS will rock the stage along with Florida's Surfer Blood and San Francisco's own The Downer Party . The show starts at 7:00, costs $10 in advance and $12 at the door, and all ages are welcome. Buy your tickets here , and break out of your post-Turkey Day haze with an evening of hyperactive fuzz rock. You can RSVP and invite friends to the event via Facebook . [...]
Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast includes music from eight 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. Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it's published! About this week's bands: Birds & Batteries ("The Villain") reveal a funky electronics-dominated side on [...]
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Matt the Electrician (Austin), Skygreen Leopards , Woods (NYC) and Tom Freund (Venice) at Amnesia . 8pm, $8. - Long Legged Woman , 60 Watt Kid ( Feature Podcast ) and Electric Jellyfish (Australia) at [...]
Some news from the local label world. 500 Records is joining forces with Three Ring Records family. As the release aptly points out: "While Three Ring has leaned a bit more towards indie-pop, 500 Records is sure to sate your craving for the more esoteric." 500 Records is an eclectic family of bands: Manuok (San Diego), Form and Fate , James and Evander , Evacuee , Spark & Decay , and [...]
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Though it seems like authenticity only matters in music, it's a frequent subject in politics, too. One way of arguing about it involves discussing the importance of "informed voters." One side, stressing the need for citizens to be fully informed about the issues and candidates if they are to truly represent their interests through voting, argues that political preferences based on less rational things like appearance, group affiliation, likability, or character (what fancypants political scientists call affective qualities ) are bad for democracy. The other side—which I suspect may be made up of only me—thinks that [...]
Honest FM 11-4-2008 "Election Day Soundtrack" Click here to listen to the live webcast stream from KXUA - at Showtime Songs today from Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Widespread Panic, Tea Leaf Green, Fleet Foxes, Wolf Parade, Dead Confederate, David Lindley, Stevie Wonder, Yes, Cream, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Elephone, Solomon Burke, Love & Rockets, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Jenny Lewis, STS9, Charles Mingus, and many more. SET ONE: Starts at 8 o'clock Central time! Peace One > Peace Two > Peace Brother Peace, Here Comes The Champ > Dog War, Peace Dog, War Pigs > Suicide & Redemption, [...]
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Man/Miracle ( Feature Podcast ), Pancho Sanchez and Caleb Nichols at Hotel Utah . 9pm, $8. - Obama Fundraiser: Elephone ( Feature Podcast ), The Hundred Days , and [...]
It's that time of year again, when bands both big and small converge upon New York City for a debaucherous , music-filled five days...that's right we're talking about the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon. Spanning Oct. 21 to Oct. 25, there's just too much to see. We'll do our best...this isn't our full time job. Come on! (in Gob voice.) Stark has enjoyed watching certain acts from all over the nation strive for immediate, Black Kids-like fame. Alas, they're not all that lucky. From Nashville to Chicago to NYC, Stark has highlighted [...]
Sure, there's nothing more disappointing during a presidential race than being in "foregone conclusion" California. But while we won't get the stump speeches or ad barrage that the swing states are getting, that doesn't mean that there aren't ways to get involved. To that end, there are a number of fundraiser shows for Barack Obama this week featuring some great indie music. Check out our rundown after the jump. Tuesday, October 14 OBAMAMANIA, featuring Chuck Prophet , Touched by a Janitor , [...]
Here are this week's concerts. Fri 10/10: The Sword | Black Cobra | BISON b.c. – Slim's Fri 10/10: Chris Isaak – The Fillmore Sat 10/11: Frisco Freakout – Earthless | Crystal Antlers | Wooden Ships | and more – Thee Parkside Sat 10/11: Excuses For Skipping | The Dazzling Strangers | Leopold & His Fiction [...]
Emotional, post-rock, indie artists, The Union Trade, will be joined by Elephone and One Becomes One Hundred to celebrate the release of their new, full length album, Everyday Including on Tricycle Records. Doors open at 8:30 and the show kicks off at 9. Bottom of the Hill$10 at the door, 21+Get Tickets Wow! The Praise for these guys sure includes some fancy words: "As emotional as it could
This week, the podcast features a mix of terrific new songs from some great Bay Area bands alongside our latest follow-up interview with a band we profiled long ago. In this episode, we check in with Elephone , whose latest album Canister finds them further exploring dark textures and catchy melodies with equally high skill. We sat down with Ryan, Sierra and Terry in our studio to discuss the inspiration behind the new record, how Sierra's joining the band has developed their sound, and each member's favorite songs on Canister . [...]
Wednesday night at Bottom of the Hill will feature a veritable CD release extravaganza for local record label, Tricycle Records . The Union Trade , with their intricate yet full bodied shoe-gaze meet post rock sounds, will be celebrating their new full length, Everyday Including , with One Becomes One Hundred , one of the newest members of the Tricycle family, celebrating the release of their debut album, They do if you know . For those [...]
Song Dead Confederate ~ " The Rat " myspace plays: 2,284 mp3 download Dead Confederate is a five piece band based out of Athens, Georgia. Their album Wrecking Ball is set to be released Sept. 16th. Video Gram Rabbit ~ " Bloody Bunnies " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ItG8vsCGeKE views: 19,871 Gram Rabbit [...]
I'm about to jump on a plane back to Los Angeles, so I'll try to update/improve this when I get back tonight. Monday 8/18/08 [Recommended] Warpaint / The Drones / Hecuba / Die Princess Die @ Spaceland (Free) Love Grenades / Bloodcat Love / Black Kites @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) [Recommended] Dave Gleason / Ole Californio @ Redwood Bar - Good country bands. Gil Mantera's Party Dream / Anavan @ the Echo The Gabe Dixon Band @ Hotel Café (Sold Out) [...]
Interesting shows around Los Angeles this week: Monday 8/18 Love Grenades, Bloodcat Love, Black Kites, Polyamorous Affair @ Silverlake Lounge Warpaint, The Drones, Die Princess Die, Hecuba @ Spaceland The Human Value, Dikta, Venus Borgardus @ Viper Room Tuesday 8/19 Le Switch CD release, The World Record, Les Blanks, Nico Stai @ Echo Dave Matthews Band @ Staples Nico Muhly, Doveman, Sam Amidon @ Hotel Cafe Glen Campbell @ Troubadour Le Switch [...]
This week's podcast episode is our latest in the Live This Month series, spotlighting some of our favorite local and touring bands playing some excellent shows in August. Check out some information on all of the bands below: We kick off the show with a song from Innocent Ghosts , the debut album from Geographer ("Each Other's Ghost") ( Feature Podcast ). The band celebrates the new CD's release with a show we're presenting at Cafe du Nord on Sunday, August 17th. [...]
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Essential Mix - Riva Starr (Feb)
Cover That Don't Suck
Remix Review
