Audrye Sessions New Album, Show Thursday
February 16, 2009
Tearing back through the Bay Area, Audrye Sessions will be releasing their self-titled debut album tomorrow, Feb. 17, while in the middle of their west coast tour. In celebration of their homecoming and album release, Audrye Sessions will shake your foundation live in SF at the Bottom of the Hill on Thursday, Feb. 19. And to further promote the debut album in front of their home crowd there will be a free show held at Amoeba Records in Berkeley on Friday.
Some are calling 2009 the breakthrough year for Audrye Sessions, although appearing disarming and tame (don’t be fooled), they convey a fresh change of landscape with a emotive and moving sound enabling them to assert themselves as an up-and-coming indie pop progressive rock powerhouse.
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Audrye Sessions – Waltz #2 (Elliot Smith cover)
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The Bay Bridged Presents: Noise Pop Nights at the Swedish American Hall!
February 13, 2009
The Bay Bridged is proud to partner with the 2009 Noise Pop Music Festival to bring you comprehensive online coverage before, during and after the festival, as well as to present some great shows as part of it. We are excited to host a variety of amazing local bands and Bay Area favorites for three great nights of music at at the historic Swedish American Hall. The full list of shows include:
The Mountain Goats (solo)
with Papercuts
Wednesday, February 25th
Doors: 6:30pm. Show: 7:30pm.
SOLD OUT, 21+
This show is sold out. Noise Pop badge holders must arrive within 60 minutes after club doors open to guarantee entrance.
Thao Nguyen
with David Dondero, Sean Smith, and Colossal Yes
Thursday, February 26th
Doors: 6:30pm. Show: 7:30pm.
$14, 21+ (Tickets available at TicketWeb.com)
Bob Mould
with Mark Eitzel, Donovan Quinn, and Jason Finazzo
Saturday, February 28th
Doors: 6:30pm. Show: 7:30pm.
$20, 21+ (Tickets available at TicketWeb.com)
These events are hosted by Wente Vineyards and Fat Tire.
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The Bay Bridged 3rd B-Day Bash – Geographer, Birds and Batteries, and the Heavenly States at Rickshaw Stop
February 13, 2009
Photos by Agata Kamler
Celebrating birthdays is second to but one thing, celebrating un-birthdays (which are super sweet because you can throw them so much more frequently). That is unless the birthday in question happens to be the Bay Bridged’s birthday. I’m lucky enough to call myself a staff writer for the…wait – I take that back – Christian, Ben, and Emily call me a staff writer and I’ve accepted the moniker, but back to the point…I’m lucky enough to get to write with these folks who have great music taste and a sense for prose to match. Throw in the fact that the Bay Bridged has been around three years now which has given them an opportunity to see the cream of the crop of Bay Area indie music and you’ve got a great lineup at a great club with some great people.
Being that I write for the Bay Bridged, I knew of the show well in advance, and as a result it slipped my mind to tell my coworkers about it. My day job boss, who happens to be a good friend of mine, asked, early in the week, what I was doing Thursday. I told him about the show and he took it upon himself to get as many people in the company (we’re a startup so it wasn’t like he was running from floor to floor or anything) and anybody else he could muster to go to the show. Turns out we had a pretty solid turn out, and a couple shots on the company bill ain’t a bad deal either. [More...]
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Tempo No Tempo – “Medicines”
February 12, 2009
Tempo No Tempo have emerged from their winter hibernation with an exciting new song called “Medicines” and big plans for the start of 2009. If you’ve heard the Oakland group’s first two EPs, you might do a bit of a double-take on this one from the now-trio (following the departure of keyboardist/singer Chris Cadena). In the past, they rode the line between hooky dance-rock and artier sounds, but the group writes that they’ve “grown out of their old indie rock shell, and shifted to something weirder, funkier, and much harder to pinpoint.” True enough. The bass line is thick and driving, the guitar and vocals scratch the groove like it’s an itch, and the whole thing leaves you wanting more.
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Tempo No Tempo – “Medicines”
It’s something of a tease to drop just one song for a renovation/reinvention this significant, but the band’s headlining their first show of 2009 tonight at the Hemlock Tavern with more soon to come before they head down to SXSW. Tonight, they’ll be joined by Hawnay Troof and Ghosts on Tape. 9pm, $7.
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Weekend Picks: Feb. 12th-15th
February 12, 2009
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player…
Thursday:
- The Freeks, Sassy!!! and Hot Lunch at Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
- Tempo No Tempo, Hawnay Troof and Ghosts on Tape at Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
- The Passionistas, White Music and Jealousy at The Knockout. 9pm, $?.
Friday:
- Talking House presents: The Hundred Days, Overview, Judgement Day and The Federalists at Slim’s. 8:30pm, $13.
- The Lovely Public, Charles Gonzalez & The Stereo Glitter and Michael Berg (LA) at The Knockout. 9pm, $5
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NEW: The Bay Bridged T-Shirts!
February 11, 2009
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New in The Bay Bridged Store, we’ve got t-shirts! Show your support for The Bay Bridged by purchasing one of these awesome shirts designed by Ben Thorne. The shirts are unisex American Apparel and come in the colors of grass or cranberry (both pictured above).
The shirts are only $15 plus shipping and every purchase supports our organization’s work to bring you the best music in the San Francisco Bay Area! Head to our Store to pick one up today!
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Local Music Wants to be Your Valentine
February 11, 2009
In the dusk of another Valentine’s Day, some of us will go to bed in despair, victims of this horrible holiday’s deadly talons. But rest assured, desperate souls, this fate is completely avoidable. Local music is here for you. And it will stay with you all through the night.
Five fantastic shows will compete for your affections this Saturday night – all very worthy suitors, and all for less than the price of dinner. This also turns out to be a nice preview night for the upcoming Noise Pop and SXSW festivals. [More...]
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Episode 150: Leopold and his Fiction
February 10, 2009
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This week’s featured band is San Francisco’s Leopold and his Fiction, a trio who turn pieces of garage rock, folk, psych and Americana into a remarkably cohesive and engaging mix called “vintage rock”. Detroit native Daniel James grew up around music and musicians, but it wasn’t until he left home that he really took stock of the music scene around his upbringing. The singer-guitarist eventually ended up at a writing program in San Francisco, where he met Kentucky transplant Ben Cook and the two bonded over a love of classic rock and vintage sounds. After some unsuccessful attempts to find a third member, they decided to go at it as as a duo and released a self-titled album that gathered critical praise and substantial college radio airplay.
Several years later, the band now celebrates the release of Ain’t No Surprise, a second full length album that strikes our ears as a sign that 2009 will be another great year for Bay Area music. It’s no easy feat that the group has accomplished, turning its melting pot of influences into songs that, for all the talk of “vintage”, feel both innovative and exciting. After the record was completed, Cook left the group to pursue his career in 2008, meaning that along with the new release James is also introducing Leopold and his Fiction Mark II, a trio that includes Micayla Grace (bass/vocals) and Jon Sortland (drums/vocals/organ). The new members bring new sounds and ideas to the mix and James is clearly excited about where the band is headed. Judging by the terrific new album, we are too. [More...]
