Episode 32: Boshuda
September 26, 2006
Welcome back,
This week we are pleased to feature Boshuda, a San Francisco rock band we were fortunate enough to meet through our friends and neighbors at Pacific Noise. As an aside, we call them our neighbors not just because of the shared “DIY new media journalism covering SF Bay Area bands” aesthetic, but also because they actually are based out of the apartment next to ours. We found this out when they got delivered some of our mail. We know that San Francisco is a small city, but the fact that our studio shares a wall with one of their bathrooms just seems a bit preposterous.
But back to Boshuda. As you’ll hear during the interview, these guys and gals enjoy incorporating a lot of different styles, making their take on jittery art-pop dense and featuring some great guitar work that you might not traditionally associate with post-punk or shoegaze. Plus, they’re a lot of fun to talk with, which always makes things more enjoyable. Over some homemade beer, we discussed a variety of things, including their participation in this Saturday’s Pacific Noise Presents show. The Pacific Noise folks were on hand to discuss the goals of the show, which you should definitely check out:
Saturday, September 30th
Pacific Noise Presents — Artists Respond to War
Balazo 18 Gallery
with Finest Dearest, Little Teeth and an art show
8pm, $5
Check out Boshuda’s web site here and their Myspace here. Over at their audio page, you can download “Devil on my Shoulder,” the episode’s opening song, and several other tracks.
Thanks for listening! We’ll be back next week with another great episode and a big surprise, so stay tuned!
Episode 31: September’s Monthly Local Mix
September 19, 2006
Hello there!
Whether you’re celebrating Oktoberfest or National Grandparents’ Day, or both for that matter, we’ve got the soundtrack for your September. We have been hard at work crafting this mix of tunes from some great local artists across the indie rock spectrum, thanks in large part to the fantastic submissions we keep receiving!
As usual, it’s mostly music on the episode, so here’s how to find out more information about the bands featured as well as some of their upcoming shows:
The Morning Benders (web site/MySpace/iTunes) have their CD release show this Saturday:
Saturday, September 23rd
Bottom of the Hill
10pm, with The Botticellis and The Otherside
Two Seconds (MySpace) are celebrating the release of their new album Until We’re Legal soon:
Friday, September 29th
Slim’s
9pm, with Birdmonster and Division Day
Andy Tisdall, age 19, just released his first album I Want Your Brain. You can contact Andy on his MySpace page to get a copy.
The Time Fly’s (web site/MySpace/iTunes) will be headlining at the Hemlock Tavern next month:
Friday, October 20th
Hemlock Tavern
9:30pm, with The Greatest Hits and Snake Flower II
You can also download their track Jailbait here.
The Herms (web site/MySpace/iTunes), who we just featured a few weeks ago, have a show coming up this Thursday:
Thursday, September 21st
Cafe du Nord
9pm, with Maritime and El Capitan
Okay (web site/MySpace/iTunes): You can download Sing-Along featured in this episode!
Low Red Land (web site/MySpace) is playing in The City in a few weeks:
October 4th, 2006
Edinburgh Castle
8pm, with Conrad Ford and COALITION
D.W. Holiday (web site/MySpace/iTunes) will be celebrating the release of Fish and Flying Creatures:
October 10th, 2006
Bottom of the Hill
9pm $10
with Califone and Oakley Hall
We’ve got some great surprises in the works here that we’ll be announcing in the next few weeks! Until next Tuesday, have a great week and thanks for listening!
Episode 30: Birdmonster
September 12, 2006
Welcome to our 30th Show!
This week we feature San Francisco’s Birdmonster. We caught up with David, Peter, Justin and Zack at the Bay Bridged studios in between tours supporting their excellent full-length debut No Midnight. Over the course of discussing their frenetic live show and their thoughts on the band’s place in the SF music scene, things got a little goofy, making for a fun and memorable night. In addition to the interview, we’ve got four songs from No Midnight, one of which is a live track from WOXY.com.
You can buy Birdmonster’s records from their online store here or on iTunes here and be sure to catch the guys when they get back to San Francisco:
Friday September 29th, 2006
Slim’s
9pm, with Two Seconds and Division Day
(tickets available at Virtuous)
Additionally, thanks to everyone who came out to the Playing in Fog benefit show and participated in our online auction! Thanks to you, we raised a ton of money for a great cause! And if you didn’t see it before, head on over to Pacific Noise to check out an interview we did (as the interviewees, which was at first odd, but ended up being quite enjoyable).
See you next week!
Episode 29: Anaura
September 5, 2006
Hello again!
Although the Bay Bridge was partially closed this weekend, The Bay Bridged remains open for business and busier than ever! This week we’ve caught up with the guys from San Francisco rock-pop band Anaura at their rehearsal space in SoMa. We chatted with Alex, Josh, Dean and Thad about their influences (and the bands they’ve been compared to), their fun live show, and their slow but rewarding songwriting process. Plus, as a special treat, we’ve included a song we recorded live at their July 15th show at Bottom of the Hill with Bay Bridged alumni Birdmonster and Triple Cobra!
To find out more about Anaura, click here for their official site and here for their Myspace page. You can pick up both of their albums, their self-titled debut and the follow-up if we get away with this, from CD Baby (here and here) and on iTunes here.
The guys have a bunch of shows coming up in the Bay Area:
Saturday, September 9th
Blake’s
9:00pm with The Wedding Crashers, Aphasia and Solomon
Saturday, September 16th
Hotel Utah
9:00pm with Fits and Starts and Bento
Thursday, October 26th
Make-Out Room
9:00pm
Speaking of great shows at the Make-Out Room, we’d like to give one final plug for our benefit show tomorrow, September 6th, featuring The Invisible Cities, 20 Minute Loop and Tomihira. It will be a great night of music for a great cause! Also, don’t forget to check out our online auction–only a few days left to get some great stuff!
Have a good one! See you at the Make-Out Room!
