Last Sunday: Jeffrey Lewis and the Jackals, Sonny Smith and the Sunsets
October 31, 2008
One of the many highlights of Jeffrey Lewis and the Jackals’ performance at the Hotel Utah last Sunday night was a song that examined the history of Communism’s emergence in North Korea in a brisk and melodic fashion, which Lewis sang as he turned pages of an accompanying oversized comic book he’d drawn. With that fact in mind, you can decide whether to continue reading this review. My experience in championing the music and art of Jeffrey Lewis is that people make their minds up pretty quickly and decisively about his work, so if you are a fan of wordy lo-fi folk-rock with a touch of nervous vulnerability and self-deprecating humor, you will surely appreciate his creative genius.
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Jack and Jeffrey Lewis – Posters
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Blammos to Create New Video Every Day in November
October 31, 2008
In the spirit that music and film are not mutually exclusive, two members of Blammos are beginning the ambitious project of creating one video a day for the month of November. Arthur Adams and Joelle Jaffe have already managed to produce a whopping 37 videos for their YouTube Channel, and this new project will add 30 more.
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Blammos – “Living with David Foster Wallace”
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Scissors for Lefty: New EP, Rickshaw Release Show
October 30, 2008
Scissors for Lefty are back with a brand new EP and a release show this Saturday at the Rickshaw Stop. The EP features five new songs of lean, Brit-inclined uptempo pop from the quartet’s recent sessions with Talking House Productions. Highlights include “Ornamental”–which longtime fans will certainly recognize–and “Steve’s Song”–the first song written and sung by drummer Steve, as well as a cover of a song by The Bloody Heads.
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Scissors for Lefty – “Lay Down Your Weapons” (from Underhanded Romance)
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Weekend Picks: October 30th – November 2nd
October 30, 2008
Thursday:
- Asobi Seksu (Brooklyn), The May Fire and Shuteye Unison at Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10 adv/$12 door.
- The Botticellis (Feature Podcast), The Mumlers and Crow Song at Bottom of the Hill. 9:00 pm (doors at 8:30), $8. [More...]
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Things To Do: Halloween in the Bay Area
October 29, 2008
Lost for proper Halloween plans this coming Friday? Need the right excuse to get out of a bad costume party? Have no fear! There’s plenty to do in the Bay Area. Here at The Bay Bridged we don’t want you sitting home alone carving too many pumpkins. There are a lot of great events for this All Hallows Eve, whether you want to hit up an awesome show or just feel like twirling that well fitting costume around in the streets, we have you covered.
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The Red Verse – “Circles”
The Hemlock Tavern features a really terrific all-local bill from the folks at Tricycle Records. The Blacks are celebrating the release of the imaginatively-titled The Seven Inch 7″, which features cover versions of “Never Say Never” (Romeo Void) and “Back to Black” (Amy Winehouse). The garage rock trio will be joined by The Red Verse, The New Centuries and DJ Mario Muse. The label requests that patrons come dressed in a mask or tail. More picks after the jump! [More...]
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Tour Blog: Michael Zapruder – Part 2
October 29, 2008
As local indie rocker Michael Zapruder and his band tour around the country promoting their upcoming record Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope, he’ll be blogging from the road via The Bay Bridged. Enjoy!
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Michael Zapruder – “Ads for Feelings”
Tuesday 10.28.08 – Day 14.
We just stuffed our faces at Nick’s Diner, where they make an 8-egg omelette and a BLT with a pound of bacon on it. I had a turkey reuben, just to make the healthy choice, keep it Californian and all that. America eats some serious food.
Since you all can’t be along with us for this little trip, here’s a series of culinary communiques to let you know what the nation is eating. One theme concerns the interplay between that which is delicious and that which is debilitating. The more of both, the better. [More...]
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Video Podcast Episode 10: Emily Jane White – “Hole in the Middle”
October 29, 2008
Our latest video podcast is the second of two episodes featuring Emily Jane White from an exclusive Heron’s Head Park performance earlier this year. In this video, White and her band perform “Hole in the Middle” from her debut album Dark Undercoat, which you should purchase on iTunes. The song seems particularly appropriate before the upcoming election, as it showcases White’s ability to filter political concerns through her unique personal songwriting perspective.
The video was shot and edited by the talented gentlemen of Bank of Karma; the audio was recorded and mixed by The Bay Bridged. [More...]
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D.A. Taylor Benefit Concert Ticket Giveaway!
October 28, 2008
Back from tour and ready to start work on a new album for 2009, Rogue Wave is slated to headline an incredible all local bill at this year’s D.A. Taylor Charitable Foundation Benefit Concert over at The Independent on Friday, November 7th. All money raised from this show will be donated to the Foundation which was created to honor the life of D.A. Taylor who died from meningitis as a teenager in 1995. Minipop, who we featured earlier this year, and Vin Sol will also perform. In order to help promote the event, we are giving away 2 pairs of tickets to this great event — details can be found after the jump!
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Rogue Wave – “Publish My Love”
