Video: The choreography behind tUnE-yArDs’ “Bizness”
April 25, 2011
tUnE-yArDs‘ video for “Bizness,” off the thoroughly recommended w h o k i l l, is a vibrant visual treat with some really interesting choreography. Above, DanceOn (“the dance video network”) spoke with video choreographer Sonia Reiter about some of the ideas behind the video’s dancing.
tUnE-yArDs kicks off a cross-country tour at the Great American Music Hall on 4/26. Original “Bizness” video below:
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Recommended, 4/25-5/1: tUnE-yArDs, Phantom Kicks, Soft White Sixties, Oh Sees acoustic
April 25, 2011
Every Monday, we’ll be offering you early picks for some of the week’s best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the comments! Be sure to visit our Local Concert Calendar for an expanded set of daily listings.
It’s already been quite a 2011 for tUnE-yArDs, and their new album w h o k i l l has only been out for one week. I can attest to Merrill Garbus’ amazing presence as a frontwoman, and, if you go to the Great American Music Hall on Tuesday, April 26th (8pm, $15), you will not be disappointed. Buke and Gass and Man/Miracle open.
Man/Miracle – “Don’t Waste It”
SF electronic indie pop band Phantom Kicks released their debut EP, entitled Tectonics, earlier this month as a free (and recommended) download. On Tuesday, you can see them with Ash Reiter and Radiation City at the Hemlock Tavern (9pm, $6).
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Tuesday, 4/26: Save KUSF Benefit at the Eagle — Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Carletta Sue Kay, Sandwitches
April 25, 2011
Two SF institutions under attack converge for the latest Save KUSF benefit show, Tuesday, April 26th, at the Eagle Tavern (8pm, $tba). The show is topped by Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall, two acts that are consistently awesome live like few others. Get there early for Carletta Sue Kay and The Sandwitches.
On the Eagle Tavern front, the Save the Eagle Tavern Facebook page is tracking the latest in the roller coaster ride that is the effort to protect this venerable bar. According to SFist, the Tavern will now remain open through May (and possibly later). Also, in case you missed it, check out Victor Krummenacher’s piece in the Guardian about the Eagle’s special meaning to him and to San Francisco:
The Eagle isn’t really as much a bar as it is an oddball equivalent of the old school public house, the bar that also has become a community center. Add to all of this a history of more than 30 years, far enough back to when leather was really the outsider community within the community, old enough to have lost a lot of clientele and fought hard to stay in business during the AIDS crisis. Old enough to have weathered the shifting demographic of SoMa during the dot-com and Web 2.0 economic tidal shifts. That’s called institutional endurance, and its rare. You can ask any bar owner or restaurant owner about this.
The Eagle Tavern, for all of these reasons and many more, is culturally significant in this town. Should it close so that an owner (who doesn’t live in town and who has shown callously that he doesn’t give a damn about the community) can “clean it up” and make, presumably, a straight bar that caters to the bridge-and-tunnel scene (or even a new, trendy gay bar focused on younger clientele), we as a city are going to lose something that simply cannot be replaced.
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Last minute (but awesome) show: Royal Baths, Beaches (AU) at Adobe Books on Saturday
April 22, 2011
Adobe Books announced just today a last minute show happening tomorrow night with Royal Baths and Beaches (7pm, free, Facebook event).
Beaches (Mexican Summer) is on a full US tour, having just played with Sonny + the Sunsets and The Sandwitches at The New Parish earlier this week. They could be best enjoyed by fans of Dum Dum Girls or Frankie Rose & the Outs, but I wouldn’t want to put them in a box, rather, put them between the bookshelves and indoor jungle of this little Mission shop. It’ll be something you won’t want to shush.
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Free Porto Franco Records 2011 compilation available now
April 22, 2011
Mission-based label Porto Franco Records, a label specializing in the Bay Area’s eclectic music scene, is offering up a free sampler for 2011 (the 2010 sampler is available as well).
The sampler features 10 tracks from 10 Porto Franco artists, including Mark Growden, Seth Augustus, the Nice Guy Trio, and more. Get it for free on the Porto Franco website.
Tracklist:
- Ramon and Jessica – Empire (Fall 2011)
- Marcus Shelby Orchestra – Memphis (I Am a Man) (January 2011)
- Aaron Novik – T.S. Eliot (January 2011)
- Mark Growden – Bones (February 2011)
- Gojogo – Firebird (August 2011)
- Seth Ford Young – Gnossienne #1 (February, 2011)
- Darren Johnston Chicago Quintet – The Big Lift (Fall 2011)
- Seth Augustus – Hey Hey Heraclitus (Fall 2011)
- The Nice Guy Trio – Caught in Thought (July 2011)
- Kally Price – Love for the Asking (Fall 2011)
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Photos: Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show ‘Railroad Revival Tour’ on Oakland waterfront 4/21/11
April 22, 2011
Photos by Moses Namkung for The Bay Bridged
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“It Gets Indie” show, organized by local 8th grader, benefits the Trevor Project on 4/24/11 at GAMH
April 22, 2011
As I get older, memories of my youth become fuzzier – but I can say with a certain level of confidence that at the age of 13, I was less interested in civil rights issues and indie rock and more interested in hair products and winning volleyball games. For local 13-year-old Noah Hornik, however, indie rock is a primary interest, one that he is channeling to help support a good cause.
Noah has put together a benefit show at Great American Music Hall on 4/24/11 (7:00 pm, $25), entitled “It Gets Indie.” Proceeds will go to the Trevor Project and the “It Gets Better” series. Social Studies, Rabbit!, and Handshakes have all signed up to play for the cause.
SF Gate recently posted an interview with Noah about the show, revealing more background about the situation and how much money he has managed to raise thus far (despite heavy overhead from securing a venue and executing a live show). The interview is very heartfelt and worth a thorough read, as it demonstrates the teen’s wise-beyond-his-years tenacity while also reminding us of his youth (“There’s even a $3,000 drink minimum! So I can’t invite too many eighth-graders”).
Noah launched a Kickstarter campaign and exceeded his $5000 goal by over $2000 (135 people backed the project – one person even donated a whopping $1000). The funds raised through Kickstarter go towards production costs of the event (venue funding, sound equipment, engineers, etc.):
I attended a number of vigils when Proposition 8 passed. At these protests, I got to see the light in people’s eyes and the sorrow in their hearts as they stood up for what they believed in. That experience made me realize how important it is to have the moral courage to support those who constantly have hatred thrown upon them, and rights taken away from them, simply for who they are. It made me realize that I needed to take a stand.
In September of this past year 15 year-old Billy Lucas hung himself because he bullied for being gay. Around that time there were also many other reported suicides by LGBT youth only a few years older than I. This devastated me, and once again reminded me how important it is to take a stand.
Those interested can help Noah take a stand by attending the show on the 24th (this Sunday!), and checking out the Trevor Project and “It Gets Better”.
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Nick Waterhouse – “Some Place”
April 21, 2011
Nick Waterhouse – Some Place by Nick Waterhouse
Nick Waterhouse is a musician whose name has been attached to a number of excellent bills lately, and with good reason: the SF resident’s old-school R&B-influenced sound is seriously compelling. “Some Place” is the A-side to Waterhouse’s first single, but he’s got a lot of songs to sample over at his Soundcloud page.
Nick Waterhouse performs tonight, April 21st, at Bottom of the Hill, and on April 30th at The Knockout.
