Review: Built for the Sea, the Aimless Never Miss and Silian Rail – Family Show at Cafe du Nord
January 30, 2009
Correction: This show was presented by Lower Class Revolt, not Thread Productions. We apologize for the original mistake.
After meeting Jonny Latimer of both the Aimless Never Miss and Built for the Sea at the Bottom of the Hill, I’d been looking forward to this show all week. First off, it was at Cafe du Nord, which happens to be one of my favorite venues in the city. It feels like it belongs in the television show True Blood alongside the vampire bar Fangtasia. Antique couches line the rear of the club and a deep scarlet red is seen literally everywhere. The first step, well, she’s a doozy no doubt about it. It can definitely be dangerous later in the evening when one is more likely to find themselves a few too many drinks deep. Besides the great drink deals, the place always has a reputation for bringing in some great indie rock names.
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The Aimless Never Miss – “The Bright Side”
Bandloop and The Lower Class Revolt teamed up to bring us Silian Rail, the Aimless Never Miss, and Built for the Sea in a special family show. It was a family show because they’re all friends with each other and decided to toy with mix and matched lineups throughout the evening, making for a damned good time. [More...]
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Announcing the 2009 Bay Area Takeover!
January 29, 2009
After many months of preparation, Tricycle Records and The Bay Bridged are proud to announce that the Bay Area Takeover is back! After last year’s big success, we’re throwing another six hour unofficial day party during the 2009 South by Southwest Music Festival, with performances by over a dozen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest artists representing a broad cross-section of the Bay’s fertile and diverse music scene.
The 2009 Takeover takes place on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 from 12pm to 6pm at Austin’s Beauty Bar. Once again, the party’s FREE, but you need to RSVP at TheBayAreaTakeover.com to receive priority admission.
We’ve got an absolutely amazing lineup to share with you at the Takeover. The show’s headliners–Sub Pop folk-rock masters Vetiver, acclaimed A/V DJ Mike Relm, and indie pop buzz band The Morning Benders“>The Morning Benders–are leaders in forging the Bay Area’s cosmopolitan music identity, and they’ll be joined by some of the hottest up-and-coming San Francisco groups, like Sholi, whose debut album comes out on Quarterstick/Touch and Go Records on February 17th.
The full list of acts is: [More...]
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Latest news from Noise Pop
January 28, 2009
Our Noise Pop 2009 coverage is ramping up here over the next few weeks, and some recent announcements definitely merit your attention:
First, the festival’s schedule has been updated again, with a bunch of great local bands added to the lineup, including David Dondero, Built For The Sea, Mike Relm, Wallpaper. and more.
Two free shows aren’t on the calendar yet, but both look pretty great:
- The opening night party with Deerhunter and Lilofee at the Mezzanine on February 24th. It’s free for badge holders; for the general public, it looks like you can already RSVP here.
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Deerhunter – “Crytograms”
- A free show at the downtown Apple Store on February 28th, featuring Themselves, Rainbow Arabia, Yoni Wolf and Boy In Static. This show is being presented by Terrorbird and XLR8R.
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Themselves – “It’s Them”
Additionally, there’s a art show opening this Thursday, January 29th at Mini Bar titled The Art of Noise Pop – A Retrospective of Festival Posters, Photos and Design. The show features photos and posters from the festival’s seventeen years, along with works from the visual artists who have created the fest’s designs. The opening party kicks off at 7pm. More details can be found here.
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Review: 20 Min Loop with Tartufi and the Mumlers at Bottom of the Hill
January 28, 2009
In the interest of full disclosure I must confess that I honestly believe the Mumlers are one of the best bands out of the Bay Area right now. They’ve got a style (and swagger) they can call all their own. When a night starts off with the Mumlers, I am undoubtedly one of the most stoked guys around.
The show was at Bottom of the Hill. Paraphrased from their instructions for bands the have posted on their website: Don’t show up expecting to get a draw from foot traffic. This venue is only for bands who’ve established themselves a bit and generate a draw themselves. Believe you me, the Mumlers, Tartufi, and 20 Minute Loop did not have the slightest problem garnering a draw.
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20 Minute Loop – “Dr. Vitus Werdegast”
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Episode 148: January 2009 Monthly Mix
January 27, 2009
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Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast features eight great Bay Area bands, including a lot of good stuff from new and recent releases. Before getting into the episode’s contents, we hope to see you at our third birthday bash at the Rickshaw Stop on Thursday, February 5th (more info here)!
About all of the bands:
Burbank International (“Chicken Shoals”) initially started as a humorous side project for local musician H.A. Eugene, but it’s blossomed into something serious with the release of City of Burbank, the group’s debut album. The band doesn’t have any dates lined up currently, but we’ll keep you posted.
Walnut Creek quartet Mister Loveless (“Good Story”) mixes traces of post-punk, power pop and alternative rock into something we’re eager to more of. The band will be at Thee Parkside on February 20th as part of the Scatterbrain Jamboree 2009.
In December, The Passionistas‘ (“Righters Block”) released a split 7″ with Hard Place that features three excellent new jams in under five minutes. You can pick it up from World Famous in SF.
Formerly known as Panda, Dizzy Balloon (“I’m Just Me”) released their first self-titled album of ultra-catchy pop late last year. The band’s currently finishing up a California tour before returning to SF for a Noise Pop show at Bottom of the Hill on February 28th.
Window Twins (“Dig A Well”) is the new project from Tim Cohen (Black Fiction) and Jon Bernson (Ray’s Vast Basement/Black Fiction), whose album I’m This Tall City comes out February 24th on Howells Transmitter/Broken Twilight. The album blends dusty beats and psychy sound collage into something really engaging and unique.
Your Star Was Shining, the debut album from San Francisco’s L’Avventura (“Rocket Sue”), comes out on February 15th. Featuring a textured rock-pop sound, the band’s offering a free download of the entire release over at their web site for a limited time.
I’ll confess to not knowing much about SF’s The Molloy Family Album (“Your Vessel”), other than that we’re enjoying their haunting Americana-folk and that the band’s planning to release a full length album sometime this year.
From San Jose, Careless Hearts (“Bus To Dallas”) recently released Heart’s Delight, which spotlights the band’s mix of country, rock, folk and pop sounds. They’ll be performing at the Beale Street Bar and Grill on January 31st.
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Morning Benders, Submarines Cover Each Other
January 27, 2009
As part of a co-headlining tour, The Morning Benders and The Submarines (LA) have released covers of each others’ songs for fans today. The two bands will be on tour together until the end of February. Check out the tracks right here:
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The Morning Benders – “1940” (Submarines cover)
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The Submarines – “Waiting for a War” (Morning Benders cover)
The Morning Benders’ 2008 album Talking Through Tin Cans received much praise in the local community and beyond, most recently being named iTunes’ best independent album of 2008. They also toured extensively last year, supporting bands such as The Kooks, We Are Scientists and Ra Ra Riot. Currently, they are on a co-headlining tour with The Submarines until the end of February.
This year brings just as many exciting times for the band. Come February 24, they will be releasing a new EP entitled Grain of Salt, which will include the title track, one of their live staples, and three previously unreleased b-sides. And the band will be headlining Slim’s on Feb. 27 as a part of Noise Pop. In short – be looking out for much more Morning Benders in the coming months.
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Tiny Telephone 10th Anniversary Celebration and Ticket Giveaway!
January 26, 2009
In ten years of operation, Tiny Telephone has become one of the crown jewels of Bay Area music, and its founder, John Vanderslice, one of our indie rock heroes. In celebration of the studio’s ten years of service, Vanderslice will perform at the Great American Music Hall on January 30th, joined by a thirty-person ensemble of Tiny Telephone house orchestra The Magik*Magik Orchestra. They’ll be playing a variety of songs from Vanderslice’s deep catalog and also showcase some new tunes from his upcoming album currently being recorded at the studio. If you’re looking for hints of what the new album will sound like, check out this excellent live set recorded recently by NYCTaper.
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John Vanderslice – “White Dove” (from Emerald City)
The Bay Bridged is proud to announce that we are giving away TWO pairs of tickets to this great show! All you have to do is send an E-mail to contest[at]thebaybridged.com with your name, mailing address and answer the question “Who actually invented the telephone: Alexander Graham Bell or Elisha Gray?”. Support your answer with a compellng argument or an outlandish baseless claim (hint here). We will pick the lucky winner at random on Thursday, January 29th at noon and notify them via E-mail.
If you don’t win, tickets are still available! The show starts at 9pm and is $14. Aesop Rock will DJ before and after the performance. All proceeds from the event will benefit the orchestra.
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Finest Dearest/Empty Rooms Release Split EP
January 26, 2009
Two fantastic local bands, Finest Dearest and Empty Rooms will release a new split EP this Saturday, Jan. 31st. The EP is entitled Wedding EP and includes two new songs from each band, recorded in one night at Different Fur Studios. The bands will celebrate the release with an early show Saturday at the Make-Out Room.
Finest Dearest – “Tunnel Vision†[download only]
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Empty Rooms – “Off With His Headâ€
Not only does the record represent a friendship between the two bands, but also (appropriately enough) celebrates the marriage of two of their respective members, Chris Clark of Empty Rooms and Carly Schneider of Finest dearest. Only 100 copies of the record will be released, so head over to the Make-Out on Saturday and get your copy while you can. The show is from 7:30-9:30 and costs $7.
