Lemonade – “Sunchips” over at RCRD LBL
July 24, 2008
The RCRD LBL site recently posted a free mp3 from San Francisco avant-electronic band Lemonade. The song, “Sunchips,” which can be downloaded here, showcases the band’s loves for heavy synths and spacey delays, and it’s an exciting preview for the band’s upcoming debut on True Panther Records. [More...]
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Weekend Picks: July 24th-27th
July 24, 2008
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player…
Thursday:
- Raised By Robots, The Papersons, Low Red Land (Feature Podcast) and Parker Street Cinema (Feature Podcast) at Cafe du Nord. 8:30pm, $10.
- Mark Matos & Os Beaches (from Campo Bravo), The Scarecrowes and Classical Revolution at Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $6.
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Tickets on Sale Today for (((folkYEAH!))) Festival in the Forest
July 23, 2008
The amazing (((folkYEAH!))) is bringing us yet another amazing festival in Big Sur, and you can get your tickets as of noon today.
The festival will take place Sept. 26 and 27 at Fernwood Resort, and will benefit the all-volunteer Big Sur fire brigade. There will only be 300 tickets sold total – 250 weekend camping tickets (Friday and Saturday camping fees plus shows), 50 individual tickets for Big Sur locals and 12 4-ticket tent cabin packages sold by Fernwood. Ticket details can be found at www.folkyeah.com. [More...]
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Episode 124: Minipop
July 23, 2008
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This week’s podcast features Minipop, a San Francisco quartet who describe their music as akin to “marshmallows on morphine and Care-Bears on Xanax”–an appropriate, if exaggerated, way to describe the group’s warm, enveloping dream-pop. Founded in 2004, the band has steadily built a strong following through lauded live performances and a well-received EP, before marking a new milestone late last year with their first full length record, A New Hope. Released on local label Take Root Records, the album is a rich recording that deftly and simultaneously balances catchy melodies and beautiful atmospherics. [More...]
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Railcars, Lady Genius Releases on Gold Robot
July 22, 2008
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Railcars – “There Is Ice; It Is Blue” (from Cities vs Submarines)
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Lady Genius – “New York Through York” (from upcoming 10″)
The good people at local label Gold Robot Records, purveyors of high-quality, limited edition vinyl releases from a number of great Bay Area bands, have recently announced pre-order information for a couple of very promising upcoming releases from local groups Railcars and Lady Genius. [More...]
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The Debut of Mark Matos & Os Beaches
July 21, 2008
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Mark Matos & Os Beaches – On My Mind (demo)
It wasn’t long after we interviewed singer-songwriter Mark Matos from “acid gospel” band Campo Bravo that the group announced a hiatus that is still ongoing today. While some August show listings suggest that the break will soon end, Matos has spent the interim time working on a solo project called Mark Matos & Os Beaches, which debuts this Thursday the 24th at the Hemlock Tavern. [More...]
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Raised by Robots, The Papersons Begin “On Tour” Tour
July 21, 2008
Two Bay Area bands will embark on a two-week tour together this Thursday. Raised by Robots and The Papersons will play Cafe du Nord to kick off the “On Tour” Tour, sponsored by Imeem and Red Stripe. The band will be joined by Low Red Land and Parker Street Cinema for this show.
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Announcing the 2008 Rock Make Street Festival!
July 18, 2008
Announcing the Rock Make Street Festival, a free all day local music and crafts street fair in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District
While there are many outdoor festivals and street fairs this summer, San Franciscans won’t find one that celebrates Bay Area arts and music more than the Rock Make Street Festival, a free all day block party to be held on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 on Treat Street between 17th St and 18th St in San Francisco’s Mission District. While both are flourishing in the Bay Area underground, the crafts and music worlds rarely meet, making this a unique opportunity to sample the best in new and emerging Bay Area handicrafts, visual arts, fashion and live indie rock all at one awesome event celebrating the power of artistic creativity and good old-fashioned DIY spirit.
The free six-hour party will feature an expected fifty local independent arts and crafts vendors selling their wares alongside two stages of great indie music from a dozen of the best Bay Area independent rock bands. Bands already confirmed include Tartufi, Silian Rail, Low Red Land, Rademacher, French Miami, Emily Jane White and Settler, with more to be announced shortly. Dozens of vendors including clothing designer Amanda Archer, accessories designers Beyond Wonderland, Nous Savon, Pollyanna Cowgirl and jewlers Colleen Mauer and Squishy Sushi have already been confirmed, with spaces still available at affordable prices. [More...]
