Dominant Legs announce debut EP
July 15, 2010
Dominant Legs – “Clawing Out At The Walls”
It’s quite exciting to hear that Dominant Legs are gearing up for the August 17th release of the duo’s debut EP Young at Love and Life on Lefse Records. Ryan Lynch (ex-Magic Bullets, Girls) and Hannah Hunt make experimental pop music that can be both buoyant and earnest, and their set at the Hemlock in January was really enjoyable. They don’t have any upcoming local shows at the moment, but we’ll let you know when that changes.
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Seaweed Sway & Songbird Festival present Salt Minds, Il Gato, Lucky Cloud 7/18/10
July 15, 2010
Seaweed Sway and Songbird Festival have teamed up to promote some new projects with a show on Sunday, July 18th at the Make-Out Room (7:30 pm, $7, 21+).
Salt Minds is the new musical brainchild of Mariee Sioux and Sean Kae from Dearest, a folksy project that weaves in elements of synth and electric guitar for a slightly scratchier result. il gato, while not particularly new to the San Francisco scene, will be playing on the heels of their recently-released album. All These Slippery Things is an ongoing lesson in lush folk compositions, and the band’s first album since 2007.
il gato – “On Feathers and Arrows (on Burnt Pine)”
Lastly, Lucky Cloud will be celebrating the release of their new EP. Lucky Cloud is comprised of Zack Ehrlich (the Botticellis), Michale Landis and Amanda Harper.
The show will be hosted by Jeremy Dalmas, who apparently will also be performing a live rendition of a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode (“Cause & Effect”). An eclectic addition, to say the least.
More info can be found on Facebook and the Seaweed Sway blog.
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Photos: Birds & Batteries, Grand Hallway, The Moanin Dove at Cafe Du Nord, 7/11/10
July 15, 2010
Birds & Batteries
Grand Hallway
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Shannon and the Clams – “Paddy’s Birthday”
July 14, 2010
Head over to Southpaw Records right now and listen to “Paddy’s Birthday,” from a new 7″ by Oakland’s Shannon and the Clams. Seriously, just go there now. If this heart-wrenching ballad doesn’t crack your bitter, jaded facade, you might as well just pack it in.
The new 7″ is available (in both regular and color versions) over at the Southpaw store.
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Review & Photos: El Guincho, Still Flyin’, Ghosts on Tape @ Rickshaw Stop 7/9
July 14, 2010
Photos by: Rachel Keenan
Let us take a moment before surveying Friday night’s offerings to appreciate The Rickshaw Stop. It’s a great room, the staff there are always cheerful and courteous, and over the last two years, they have been putting on some of the best shows in town. And yet the Rick seems to hover just below the optimum buzz level, so one is never caught in the kind of over-sold frottage festivals that one endures on a regular basis at other clubs that shall remain nameless.
The booking people at The Rickshaw love to create unlikely parings of traditional, organic pop bands and more programmed clubby fare, and, along with Bottom of the Hill and the Great American, they continue to bravely host all ages despite the current tense climate.
Which brings us to Friday night, where the local collective Still Flyin’ found themselves sandwiched between Oakland DJ Ghosts on Tape and headliner El Guincho, whose loop-laden, arty dance music has earned him the nickname “The Latin Panda Bear” (as in Animal Collective, not the Giants’ power hitter).
Lemonade – “Sunchips (Ghosts On Tape Remix)”
Ghosts on Tape, aka Ryan Phillip Merry, contended with a very sparse early crowd.
Still Flyin’ enjoyed a write-up here just a few months ago, so I did not intend to devote much space to them. But I loved them and I have to tell you all about it. 11 of their sometimes 15 members took the stage with a businesslike manner, but it wasn’t long before a coarse grain of jesting humor emerged. Leader Sean Rawls introduced the second song as a brand new number based on the movie Cyrus; the next number purportedly was written this week in response to the new Twilight movie, and so on until Rawls presented the tune “All Lips Touch” as “inspired by the tender romance in Toy Story 3.”
Still Flyin’ – “Higher Than Five”
The main definers for Still Flyin’ are:
1. They are adorable. Not calculated, cloying adorable. Just naturally adorable. The backup vocal trio’s handclaps, the subtle stage moves, the chemistry between them and the friendly spirit of collectivism is infectious. Not sure about the Hippie Dancer, but I’m told he is one of the core members. You probably don’t need me to underscore this, but they have fun, which goes a really long way in a live context.
2: They write good songs. Again, they aren’t shooting for high concept or the outer envelope of conventional music. Think of a crunchy, California take on Belle and Sebastian with a heavy ska influence and you get the picture. The rhythm section are particularly strong, allowing the guitars and keyboards to remain spare and tuneful. I loved them. LOVED. THEM. (Don’t miss their record release party at The Knockout on July 18th).
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25th Annual Jewish Music Festival concludes on July 18, 2010
July 14, 2010
25 years of the Jewish Music Festival, right here in San Francisco. The silver anniversary of the event has been going on since March, and is now ready to wrap up with a show featuring Watcha Clan and Charming Hostess:
Watcha Clan, with the Bay Area’s own Charming Hostess, the finale of the 25th Jewish Music Festival and part of New Frequencies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Sunday, July 18. Watcha Clan is a nomadic, genre-bending band fronted by the charismatic Sistah K, showcasing Berber, Algerian, Sephardi, Ashkenazi and French influences. The group has created an original mix of Mediterranean sounds and electronica, with a strong political voice. Opening for them will be the Bay Area’s own Charming Hostess, renowned for eerie harmony, hot rhythm and radical braininess.
This show will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts this Sunday, July 18th (8:00 pm; tickets are $25, with half-price tickets available as well).
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Ticket Giveaway: The New Pornographers, The Dodos, Imaad Wasif @ Fox Theater, 7/18
July 14, 2010
This week we only have one show to bid on, but it’s definitely a big one. Trickling down from the Northwest on their national tour, The New Pornographers, The Dodos and Imaad Wasif stop at Oakland’s Fox Theater on Sunday, July 18 (7:30, $27.50).
If you’re interested in going, please email thebaybridged@gmail.com with the subject line “The New Pornographers Giveaway” and answer the following question: Which popular indie rock song would you like to see Bob Dylan cover, and why?” The two most entertaining answers received by the end of the day Thursday win a pair of tickets each.
The New Pornographers – “Your Hands Together”
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Weekend, Ty Segall, Terry Malts, Whirl at Milk Bar Thursday 7/15/10
July 13, 2010
This week’s locally-focused show at Milk Bar, as presented by Epicsauce, will be a lesson in reverb, post-punk side projects and shoegaze debuts.
Weekend will headline, preceded by Ty Segall (in a solo set), Terry Malts (a Magic Bullets side project), and Whirl (a new band, making their performance debut).
The show starts at 8:00 pm; $6 and a 21+ age get you through the doors.
