Silian Rail celebrate the release of Parhelion 8/1/10 at the Rickshaw

July 29, 2010 by Anna Gazdowicz · Leave a Comment »
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As previously reported, Silian Rail’s new album, Parhelion, is out now via Parks and Records. To celebrate the occasion, the very talented two-piece will be playing a set at the Rickshaw Stop this Sunday, August 1st, along with Honeycomb and Tartufi (headlining). The show starts at 8:00 pm, costs $10, and – given the new album and the three-fold level of awesome on the bill – is not to be missed.

Silian Rail – Parhelion preview

Parhelion (and all the excellent, sprawling, instrumental indie rock therein) can be obtained via Parks and Records, at Sunday’s show, or perhaps even your favorite local record store.

Regional Bias 2010: Thank you!

July 29, 2010 by The Bay Bridged · Leave a Comment »
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This year’s Regional Bias fundraiser was a huge success in bringing out the local indie arts and music community, and we would like to thank everyone who came and made this such a special evening. Whether you were a performer, an artist, a ticket holder, or a volunteer, your contribution is deeply felt by all of us here, and it encourages us to push forward on a variety of exciting projects.

If you scurried into the Magnolia Photo Booth at any point in the evening, all photos taken on Friday night are now available on their website. Enjoy!

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Sean Hayes to co-headline Devotionals’ CD release show

July 29, 2010 by Ben Van Houten · Leave a Comment »
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Devotionals – “Chest Like Expansive Wings”

Devotionals, the band led by Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants) and Anton Patzner (Judgment Day), celebrate the recent release of their self-titled album on Friday, August 6th at Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $10), with Kacey Johansing and, until yesterday, TBA. Well, good news, folks (unless you’re a fan of a band called TBA). That TBA is now Sean Hayes co-headlining the show. Get your tickets now.

Sean Hayes – “When We Fall In” (mp3)

The Mantles – Pink Information EP, release show tonight

July 29, 2010 by Nicole L. Browner · Leave a Comment »
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The Mantles – “Lily Never Married”

Tonight, celebrate the release of The Mantles‘ new Mexican Summer EP, Pink Information at The Knockout with Fungi Girls and Royal Baths (9pm, $6). The 5-song record includes some of the most energized, perfected surf-rock jams from the band yet, including the single “Lily Never Married,” revealed this past spring. Instead of raving on, I’ll hand it over to the Aquarius Records newsletter, which says it best:

MANTLES, THE “Pink Information” (Mexican Summer) 12″ 26.00

Latest from the Mexican Summer label, in their ongoing campaign to seemingly release at least one record by every one of the coolest bands around these days, which has been a pretty serious success so far (barring the always inordinately OUCH-worthy Mexican Summer pricetag), and continues to be, with this, a brand new ep from SF power pop drone rockers The Mantles, who with the opening track, “Cascades”, a brief two minute blast of some seriously perfect pop, render the aforementioned pricetag a non issue, cuz, you NEED this track, and if there was ever a $26 jam, this is it. Easy, the shortest, sharpest, catchiest track the Mantles have produced, it’s still got some of that Velvet Underground swagger, but it’s doused in power pop perfection, a crazy killer main melody, some sweet “ooooooh” background vocals, propulsive drumming, all wrapped in a dreamy haze, we’d be surprised if you didn’t find yourself playing that one track over and over and over. But once you’ve got that out of your system, you can dig a bit deeper, the very Wipers sounding “Situations”, all dour and minor key, the sun dappled hypnorock of “Lily Never Married, sounding a bit like a slightly more upbeat Spacemen 3, “Summer Read” all fuzzy and retro, with another cool tangly guitar melody, the sound crunchy and raw and urgent, a little Swell Maps, and still a lots Velvets, and finally, “Waiting Out The Storm”, a brooding dirgey slowpop gem, all minimal drumming, and super distorted low slung riffage, laconic vocals, laid back and woozy and druggy, think Loop or Spacemen 3 again, but even slower and more washed out and lysergic, the sort of jam that live could get stretched out forEVER… Rad stuff. Way recommended. But remember, it’s on Mexican Summer, so it’s limited and odds are it will be gone in a flash…

July 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #224)

July 28, 2010 by The Bay Bridged · Leave a Comment »
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July 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #224)

Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast features music from eight Bay Area bands, including a bunch of tracks from recent and upcoming releases. Enjoy!

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:

Royal Baths‘ (“Nikki Don’t”) debut full length comes out on Woodsist later this year. They’ll be at The Knockout on July 29th before touring the country in August with Ty Segall.

Bats In The Belfry (“Summer of Your Dreams”) is an Oakland band led by Kellen Shipley. They’ll be at Grant & Green on August 5th, Rasputin Music in Berkeley on August 8th, and Rasputin SF on August 15th.

Your Wicked Man is the second album from Donovan Quinn & The 13th Month (“Mom’s House”). It’s out next week on Soft Abuse.

The Wrong Words (“What Went Wrong”) have a debut single coming out in the fall on Trouble in Mind Records. They’re playing at the Uptown on August 7th with Hunx and His Punx and Tropical Sleep.

Devotionals (“Chest Like Expansive Wings”), featuring Anton Patzner (Judgment Day) and Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants), recently released their self-titled album on Alive Records. The band’s album release show is August 6th at Bottom of the Hill with Kacey Johansing.

Il Gato’s (“On Feathers & Arrows [on Burnt Pine]“) new album is All These Slippery Things, out now. The band will be at the Hemlock Tavern on August 1st, with Sunset and Jesse Woods.

Oakland minimalist composer Grant Hazard (“Marionette”) is a classically trained pianist and member of The Very Hush Hush. His first solo album, Genus Euphony, is out now.

Westwood & Willow (“Ghost Door”) is a local folk-rock duo comprised of brothers Kevin and Sean Sullivan. The band will be at The Grind in Redwood City on July 29th, and at Bottom of the Hill on August 19th.

Photos: Jonathan Richman, Ólöf Arnalds, Swedish American 7/22

July 28, 2010 by Charlie Homo · 1 Comment »
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Last week, Jonathan Richman performed three nights at the Swedish American Music Hall, with the lovely Icelandic folk singer Ólöf Arnalds.

Still Flyin’ – A Party in Motion EP, out now

July 28, 2010 by Anna Gazdowicz · Leave a Comment »
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Still Flyin’s new EP is full of summer jams, injecting some sun into San Francisco’s foggy and somewhat chilly definition of the season. Available as of yesterday, 7/27/10, A Party in Motion is the latest project from the rather large dance band (the previous releases being the full-length Never Gonna Touch the Ground, as well as the Runaway Train II/All Lips Touch 7″).

Still Flyin’ – “Higher than Five”

A Party in Motion is available as a 12″ LP, which can be obtained via Ernest Jenning Record Co.

Video: Grass Widow – “Shadow”

July 27, 2010 by Ben Van Houten · Leave a Comment »
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Grass Widow – “Shadow”

Via Pitchfork, from Grass Widow’s upcoming album Past Time, out 8/24 on Kill Rock Stars.

Live this week: Bay Area Shows 7/27-8/3

July 27, 2010 by Nicole L. Browner · 2 Comments »
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Tuesday, July 27:
THE DELTA MIRROR, Borneo, Here Come the Saviours @ Rickshaw Stop

Wednesday, July 28:
Bare Wires, Goodnight Loving, The Wrong Words @ The Knockout
Pocahaunted, Mi Ami, Late Young, Peaking Lights @ Rickshaw Stop
Phosphorescent, Little Wings, J. Tillman @ Bottom of the Hill

Thursday, July 29:
The Mantles (EP release), The Fungi Girls, Royal Baths @ The Knockout
Hottub, Afghan Raiders, Woodhands, Loose Shus @ Milk
Michael Musika, Zoyres, The Blank Tapes @ Viracocha

Friday, July 30:
Memoryhouse, Baths, Mountain Animal Hospital, Brown Irish @ Kuumbwa (Santa Cruz)
Bare Wires, Ty Segall, The Sandwitches @ Amnesia
Make Me, Dreamdate, Schande @ Uptown
Boy in the Bubble, Grand Lodge, Griddle @ Red Devil Lounge

Saturday, July 31:
The Love Dimension, These Hills of Gold, Nectarine Pie, The Aerosols, B and Not B @ el Rio
Sean Hayes, Judgement Day + more at the Bicycle Music Festival

Sunday, August 1:
Tartufi, Silian Rail (record release), Honeycomb @ Rickshaw Stop
Il Gato, Bill Baird, Jesse Woods @ Hemlock
Dark Dark Dark, Indianna Hale, Fight or Flight @ Amnesia

The Wrong Words – “What Went Wrong”
The Sandwitches – “Song of Songs”
Mi Ami – “Cut Men”
Michael Musika – “Playing the Violin with Broken Strings”
Il Gato – “Burning Red (demo)”
Indianna Hale – “Ode to Sleep”
Sean Hayes – “When We Fall In”

Preview: John Vanderslice on One Night Music

July 27, 2010 by Elizabeth Maki · Leave a Comment »
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I had the luck of joining an intimate audience last Saturday to watch John Vanderslice record a session with the awesome blog One Night Music at Pirate Cat Radio. One Night Music is a site that features independent musicians (local or passing through) performing a handful of songs in a unique moment. Their videos are lovely and they’ve recorded some amazing musicians. Look for John Vanderslice’s video in early September.

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