Alela Diane headlines at home @ Rickshaw 10/27
October 31, 2009
Tuesday night saw a co-headlining bill at The Rickshaw Stop featuring Alela Diane and Marissa Nadler, who are currently on a US tour. When Diane came on it was as if she were playing to a living room of close friends — her banter possessed genuine and humble tones, as she chuckled at requests for songs she wasn’t sure if she remembered. Another tradition Diane can’t seem to shy away from is inviting her father to play her homecoming shows. Tom joked about being called down last minute, but lent an organic element to Diane’s textured folk traditionals by adding guitar, backup vocals and mandolin.
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Brilliant Colors’ record release party this Sunday
October 30, 2009
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Brilliant Colors – “Absolutely Anything”
Brilliant Colors‘ debut LP Introducing Brilliant Colors comes out on November 3rd on Slumberland Records. They’re celebrating with an early evening show this Sunday at The Knockout (5pm, $5). Also performing are The Younger Lovers (featuring Brontez Purnell of Gravy Train!) and Plumes.
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Themselves’ CrownsDown out this week
October 30, 2009
Themselves TV Pt. 2 from anticon. on Vimeo.
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Themselves – “You Ain’t It”
Seemingly, the lives of rapping duo Themselves never include a dull moment. This past Tuesday marked the release of their third album CrownsDown on Anticon Records.
In other exciting Themselves news, did you know Doseone teaches freestyling to youth in Oakland? This XLR8R video gets in depth about the Wednesday night class, with cuts of Doseone conducting the cyphering and Jel handling beats.
XLR8R TV Ep. 129: Freestyle 101 with Doseone and Jel from XLR8RTV on Vimeo.
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Birds & Batteries EP Release Video & Ticket Giveaway
October 30, 2009
The Bay Bridged is thrilled to present Birds & Batteries Up To No Good EP release party at Cafe du Nord next Sunday, November 8th. To give you all the details we enlisted band frontman Mike Sempert to put together a small video tutorial:
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We are also giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky fan! To enter, send an e-mail to contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name and “I want to see Birds & Batteries” in the subject line. The FIFTH person to enter will win!
Telegraph Canyon opens the show with DJ Elise (SomaFM) spinning in between sets. The show is $12, starts at 9pm, and is 21+
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Ty Segall hosts Japan’s Shonen Knife for CA dates
October 29, 2009
If a pop punk band can be legendary and not be named Blink 182, Shonen Knife is quite the candidate. Of all female and Japanese descent, Shonen Knife has been hopping continents the last couple of months; the full list of US shows can be found on their MySpace.
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Ty Segall – “The Drag”
Though birthed in the 80s, Shonen Knife continues to cut shiny tracks like the title track from their newest record Supergroup (above). And, it’s been three long years since their last visit to the city! While in CA at large, the Shonen ladies have Ty Segall as a local tour guide, with other local cutesy guests — see the full list of Shonen Knife/Ty Segall dates: [More...]
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The Hi-Nobles – “Shake”
October 29, 2009
Former Mordred lead singer Scott Holderby teamed up with Avengers guitarist Greg Ingraham and others to form The Hi-Nobles, forgoing the metal and punk of their previous bands for a ’60s soul-influenced rock reminiscent of The Dirtbombs. Shake is the band’s first album. Here’s the title track:
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The Hi-Nobles – “Shake”
They’ll be playing on Friday, October 30th at Bottom of the Hill and November 21st at Bender’s.
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Sleepy Sun, The Antlers @ The Independent Friday
October 29, 2009
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Sleepy Sun headlines the Independent Friday night (9pm, $14), supported by an equally anticipated act, The Antlers(NYC) and Misty Mountain from Felton, CA.
The Antlers are a three-piece out of Brooklyn, and their record Hospice went first as a self-release until picked up by French Kiss earlier this year. Love from All Songs Considered (NPR), Pitchfork and Stereogum soon followed. “Bear” is a great representative sample of Hospice, which in itself is half ambient, half a dance number. The more rhythm-lacking measures are stabilized by high-energy parts that retreat back to a more familiar indie rock sound.
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The Antlers – “Bear”
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Sonny and the Sunsets release Tomorrow is Alright
October 28, 2009
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Sonny and the Sunsets – “Too Young To Burn”
With their first full length Tomorrow is Alright, Sonny and the Sunsets have created a simply wonderful West Coast pop album, led by the whimsical songwriting of Sonny Smith. Smith’s been a cult hero around the Bay for a while: Chuck Prophet formed a record label in order to release his 2006 solo album Fruitvale and John Dwyer (Thee Oh Sees), Tim Cohen and Shayde Sartin (The Fresh and Onlys) were among the contributors to the new album.
Sonny and the Sunsets – “Stranded” (Live at The Knockout, Mission Creek Music Festival 2009)
But enough about the names and the pedigree. This is great rock-pop music: not bedroom music per se, but possessing an uncommon sense of personality that validates the label’s comparisons to Jonathan Richman. Soft Abuse says there are only going to be 500 copies of Tomorrow is Alright, and if there’s any justice, they will be gone quickly.
