Bart Davenport @ Chasing the Moon 07.25.10
July 30, 2010
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Many of you already know how special a solo performance from Bart Davenport feels. When Bart told us he was bringing his band into the studio, we had no idea how lucky we were. Turns out – they’re amazing! Bart already has tons of style, and with the band, he steps it up so much more while still maintaining his intimate signature sound.
Chasing the Moon releases new episodes about once a month. To be notified of future episodes you can subscribe to their podcast either through iTunes or with this feed.
Produced By: Brian Berberich; Shot By: Elijiah Pahati; Mixed By: Scott McDowell.
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Rock Make Street Festival Lineup and Pre-Party!
July 30, 2010
We’re excited to announce details about the third annual Rock Make Street Festival, taking place on Treat Avenue and 18th Street on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 from 11am-6pm. Presented by The Bay Bridged, Tartufi, and Cookie and the Dude, the free all ages festival brings together the Bay Area’s arts and music communities for a hell of an all day party on the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District. To be a bit more specific, we’re talking three stages of local music and entertainment, 100 local arts and crafts vendors, beer gardens, a children’s activity area, and a guaranteed good time.
Music
Rock Make 2010 will feature performances by the following bands on three stages:
AB & the Sea
Still Flyin’
Leopold and His Fiction
Social Studies
The California Honeydrops
Butterfly Bones
Sea of Bees
Jhameel
Billy and Dolly
Blue Rabbit
The Thrashers
The She’s
The Psychotherapists
Wizard Lizard
And more entertainment still to be announced!
Vendors
We’ve got a great slate of vendors lined up for Rock Make 2010, with only 10 10′x10′ vendor spaces left for this year’s festival! Head to Rockmake.com to apply. Applications are due by August 3rd!
NightLife’s Bay Bridged Rock Make Pre-Party with Magic Bullets and Still Flyin’
Before Rock Make we’re partnering with the California Academy of Sciences for a special installment of their NightLife August Summer Concert series. “NightLife on the Rocks” takes place Thursday, August 19th, from 6-10pm at the Cal Academy. There will be performances by Magic Bullets and 2010 Rock Make artist Still Flyin’, as well as a mixology competition featuring some of the best mixologists in the Bay Area competing to see who can craft the best drink from a list of secret ingredients.
Tickets for the pre-party can be purchased ahead of time on their website for $12.
Curious about last year’s fest? Below is a video from last year’s event, and you can also view photos from Rock Make 2009 and Rock Make 2008.
thebaybridged.com – Rock Make from Fenny Kuo on Vimeo.
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Silian Rail celebrate the release of Parhelion 8/1/10 at the Rickshaw
July 29, 2010
As previously reported, Silian Rail‘s new album, Parhelion, is out now via Parks and Records. To celebrate the occasion, the very talented two-piece will be playing a set at the Rickshaw Stop this Sunday, August 1st, along with Honeycomb and Tartufi (headlining). The show starts at 8:00 pm, costs $10, and – given the new album and the three-fold level of awesome on the bill – is not to be missed.
Silian Rail – Parhelion preview
Parhelion (and all the excellent, sprawling, instrumental indie rock therein) can be obtained via Parks and Records, at Sunday’s show, or perhaps even your favorite local record store.
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Regional Bias 2010: Thank you!
July 29, 2010
This year’s Regional Bias fundraiser was a huge success in bringing out the local indie arts and music community, and we would like to thank everyone who came and made this such a special evening. Whether you were a performer, an artist, a ticket holder, or a volunteer, your contribution is deeply felt by all of us here, and it encourages us to push forward on a variety of exciting projects.
If you scurried into the Magnolia Photo Booth at any point in the evening, all photos taken on Friday night are now available on their website. Enjoy!
Man/Miracle
John Vanderslice
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Sean Hayes to co-headline Devotionals’ CD release show
July 29, 2010
Devotionals – “Chest Like Expansive Wings”
Devotionals, the band led by Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants) and Anton Patzner (Judgment Day), celebrate the recent release of their self-titled album on Friday, August 6th at Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $10), with Kacey Johansing and, until yesterday, TBA. Well, good news, folks (unless you’re a fan of a band called TBA). That TBA is now Sean Hayes co-headlining the show. Get your tickets now.
Sean Hayes – “When We Fall In” (mp3)
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The Mantles – Pink Information EP, release show tonight
July 29, 2010
The Mantles – “Lily Never Married”
Tonight, celebrate the release of The Mantles‘ new Mexican Summer EP, Pink Information at The Knockout with Fungi Girls and Royal Baths (9pm, $6). The 5-song record includes some of the most energized, perfected surf-rock jams from the band yet, including the single “Lily Never Married,” revealed this past spring. Instead of raving on, I’ll hand it over to the Aquarius Records newsletter, which says it best:
MANTLES, THE “Pink Information” (Mexican Summer) 12″ 26.00
Latest from the Mexican Summer label, in their ongoing campaign to seemingly release at least one record by every one of the coolest bands around these days, which has been a pretty serious success so far (barring the always inordinately OUCH-worthy Mexican Summer pricetag), and continues to be, with this, a brand new ep from SF power pop drone rockers The Mantles, who with the opening track, “Cascadesâ€, a brief two minute blast of some seriously perfect pop, render the aforementioned pricetag a non issue, cuz, you NEED this track, and if there was ever a $26 jam, this is it. Easy, the shortest, sharpest, catchiest track the Mantles have produced, it’s still got some of that Velvet Underground swagger, but it’s doused in power pop perfection, a crazy killer main melody, some sweet “ooooooh†background vocals, propulsive drumming, all wrapped in a dreamy haze, we’d be surprised if you didn’t find yourself playing that one track over and over and over. But once you’ve got that out of your system, you can dig a bit deeper, the very Wipers sounding “Situationsâ€, all dour and minor key, the sun dappled hypnorock of “Lily Never Married, sounding a bit like a slightly more upbeat Spacemen 3, “Summer Read†all fuzzy and retro, with another cool tangly guitar melody, the sound crunchy and raw and urgent, a little Swell Maps, and still a lots Velvets, and finally, “Waiting Out The Stormâ€, a brooding dirgey slowpop gem, all minimal drumming, and super distorted low slung riffage, laconic vocals, laid back and woozy and druggy, think Loop or Spacemen 3 again, but even slower and more washed out and lysergic, the sort of jam that live could get stretched out forEVER… Rad stuff. Way recommended. But remember, it’s on Mexican Summer, so it’s limited and odds are it will be gone in a flash…
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July 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #224)
July 28, 2010
July 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #224)
Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast features music from eight Bay Area bands, including a bunch of tracks from recent and upcoming releases. Enjoy!
About this week’s bands:
Royal Baths‘ (“Nikki Don’t”) debut full length comes out on Woodsist later this year. They’ll be at The Knockout on July 29th before touring the country in August with Ty Segall.
Bats In The Belfry (“Summer of Your Dreams”) is an Oakland band led by Kellen Shipley. They’ll be at Grant & Green on August 5th, Rasputin Music in Berkeley on August 8th, and Rasputin SF on August 15th.
Your Wicked Man is the second album from Donovan Quinn & The 13th Month (“Mom’s House”). It’s out next week on Soft Abuse.
The Wrong Words (“What Went Wrong”) have a debut single coming out in the fall on Trouble in Mind Records. They’re playing at the Uptown on August 7th with Hunx and His Punx and Tropical Sleep.
Devotionals (“Chest Like Expansive Wings”), featuring Anton Patzner (Judgment Day) and Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants), recently released their self-titled album on Alive Records. The band’s album release show is August 6th at Bottom of the Hill with Kacey Johansing.
Il Gato‘s (“On Feathers & Arrows [on Burnt Pine]“) new album is All These Slippery Things, out now. The band will be at the Hemlock Tavern on August 1st, with Sunset and Jesse Woods.
Oakland minimalist composer Grant Hazard (“Marionette”) is a classically trained pianist and member of The Very Hush Hush. His first solo album, Genus Euphony, is out now.
Westwood & Willow (“Ghost Door”) is a local folk-rock duo comprised of brothers Kevin and Sean Sullivan. The band will be at The Grind in Redwood City on July 29th, and at Bottom of the Hill on August 19th.
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Photos: Jonathan Richman, Ólöf Arnalds, Swedish American 7/22
July 28, 2010
Last week, Jonathan Richman performed three nights at the Swedish American Music Hall, with the lovely Icelandic folk singer Ólöf Arnalds.
