Antenna Farm Records says: We Are All Awesome
May 19, 2011
Antenna Farm Records is a local record label, a label that champions the Bay Area and beyond by selecting talented, hard-working artists and releasing their records. The label’s past and present roster includes Papercuts, The Donkeys, The Botticellis, Still Flyin’, Bart Davenport, Agent Ribbons, and many more.
To commemorate their efforts and to show appreciation for the artists on their roster, the Antenna Farm folks are releasing a free compilation, entitled We Are All Awesome:
Every once in a while, we at Antenna Farm are reminded of how lucky we are to be doing what we’re doing: working with some of the most talented musicians and creative artists we know, doing our small part to bring their work to the world at large.
And with that, we are pleased to release a brand new compilation of some of our favorite tracks from the last few years. We Are All Awesome is a love letter back to these great musicians and a tribute to their craft. Featuring some of our favorite cuts from the last few years worth of AF releases, this is a great way to get yourself acquainted, or re-acquainted with the Antenna Farm catalog.
A free digital download of the 15-song compilation will be sent to those interested in exchange for signing up for the label’s mailing list (which sends out monthly updates). Additionally, a free CD version of the compilation is available, and though you will have to pay a small shipping fee, the fee will be waived if you purchase any other title from Antenna Farm’s catalog.
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Barn Owl – “Shadowland”
May 19, 2011
As we near the release of Barn Owl‘s Shadowland, out on Thrill Jockey on June 23, the EP’s title track has been exposed for listening. This three-song, 23 minute EP promises a ride through the galaxies via minimalist, droned out guitar (they’re sort of Bay Area Sunn O))), allowing just enough time for a quick yoga sesh at sunrise. About the record, from the label:
The new material on Shadowland takes inspiration from the devotional sounds of Popol Vuh and Alice Coltrane and also possesses the pitch black weightlessness of Fushitsusha and early Tangerine Dream. With waves of guitar soaring over liquid synthesizers tones, Barn Owl combine lush, melancholic serenity with cacophonous, deconstructed guitar to exhibit a visceral meeting of light and dark. Cyclical themes were explored heavily: mantric guitar processions, swelling bass waves, and fluttering tremolo hypnotism.
Barn Owl is currently on a European tour with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, returning to the states in early August. US tourdates are TBD for late summer and fall, with another record to follow.
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Saturday: free YesYesYes Magazine show with Terry Malts and Wet Illustrated
May 19, 2011
Terry Malts – Distracted by Slumberland Records
Wet Illustrated – “Born Stoked”
YesYesYes is a new SF arts & culture magazine aiming to become an annual mag with its second issue coming out this summer. In addition to a Kickstarter page, YesYesYes is holding a fundraising show on Saturday, May 21st at Afterlife Boutique (988 Valencia, 8pm). Bay Bridged favorites Terry Malts and Wet Illustrated are both playing and the show is free, with drink sales helping to fund the magazine.
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Ty Segall – “You Make the Sun Fry”
May 19, 2011
Ty Segall – “You Make the Sun Fry”
Yesterday, Drag City released the cover art, first song, and tracklisting for Ty Segall‘s upcoming album, Goodbye Bread, out June 21. The art: So cute. The song: rocking. The tracklisting: Um, informative. In other Ty news, the I Can’t Feel It 7″, which includes non-album B-side “Falling Hair,” is out now, and Segall’s performing at The Independent on July 2nd (9pm, $8).
Want to hear one more song from Goodbye Bread? Ty and his band introduced “California Commercial” on the Live in Aisle Five LP earlier this year:
Ty Segall – California Commercial by southpaw138
Goodbye Bread Tracklisting:
1. Goodbye Bread
2. California Commercial
3. Comfortable Home (A True Story)
4. You Make the Sun Fry
5. I Can’t Feel It
6. My Head Explodes
7. The Floor
8. Where Your Head Goes
9. I Am With You
10. Fine
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Video: tUnE-yArDs – “You Yes You” on Yours Truly
May 18, 2011
Watch as tUnE-yArDs visit with the Yours Truly folks, performing “You Yes You” at New, Improved Recording‘s Oakland studio. Merrill Gaubus reveals how she came up with w h o k i l l as an album title, explaining the theme of “abstracted violence,” and violence as “both a question and a statement.”
Yourstru.ly Presents: tUnE-yArDs “You Yes You” from Yours Truly on Vimeo.
tUnE-yArDs are on tour through June.
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Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Weekend, The Knitters, This Charming Band, The Ferocious Few, S. Carey, Rival Schools
May 18, 2011
To enter any contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged.com with your full name in the body and the concert you’re entering the contest for in the subject line. You may only submit your name once to only one contest. Winners for each show will be decided using the guidelines listed below.
Thursday, May 19th
Weekend, Clipd Beaks, Jealousy @ The Independent
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the THIRD person to enter!
The show starts at 8pm, $12, 21+. Purchase advance tickets here.
The Knitters featuring John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, DJ Bonebrake, & Jonny Ray Bartel @ Great American Music Hall
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the THIRD person to enter!
The show starts at 8pm, $26, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Friday, May 20th
This Charming Band (a tribute to The Smiths/Morrissey), For the Masses (a tribute to Depeche Mode), Sing Blue Silver (a tribute to Duran Duran) @ Slim’s
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the SECOND person to enter!
The show starts at 9pm, $15, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Poor Man’s Whiskey, Dead Winter’s Carpenters @ Great American Music Hall
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the THIRD person to enter!
The show starts at 8pm, $17/$20, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Saturday, May 21st
A Loving Cup presents: The Ferocious Few, Charles Gonzalez and the Stereo Glitter, Magic Leaves @ Slim’s
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the FIRST person to enter!
The show starts at 10pm, $13, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.v
Tuesday, May 24th
S. Carey plus Other Lives @ Cafe du Nord
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the THIRD person to enter!
Show starts at 9pm, $14, 21+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Rival Schools, Jonah Matranga, Suedehead @ Slim’s
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the SECOND person to enter!
The show starts at 8pm, $14/$16, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
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Mixtape: Twenty-One Bands Playing the 2011 San Francisco Popfest (Episode #249)
May 18, 2011
Mixtape: SF Popfest 2011 (Episode #249)
Over the past several years, the San Francisco Popfest has emerged as a highly anticipated annual treat, a weekend-long celebration of indie pop music that mixes a bunch of exciting out-of-town names with some of the best local bands. This year’s Popfest, taking place from May 25-29, features over 30 bands in six shows around the City, with a wealth of potential highlights. From out of town, we’re especially excited for a rare SF performance by legendary punk-pop band The Undertones, London’s Allo Darlin’, and Captured Tracks bands Catwalk and The Beets. On the local front, Slumberland Records is hosting a showcase featuring the label’s many exciting acts, and, in other shows, local favorites like The Mantles, Blackbird Blackbird and Dominant Legs will all be performing.
We’ll be counting down to Popfest with some more in-depth previews and features over the next week. For now, sample over 20 Popfest bands in this hour-long mixtape and check out the full schedule of events below.
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Tracklisting
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White Cloud – “I Know It” / “Sundew”
May 18, 2011
“I Know It” and “Sundew” make up the first single from White Cloud‘s most recent studio visit, available to stream on their Bandcamp site. White Cloud recorded a batch of songs with Jason Kick of Maus Haus that they will likely unveil via their Facebook page, until plans are announced for the full-length release.
White Cloud has always done their own thing, which is admirable: the band members switch instruments mid-set, and build on one another’s qualities for some really stellar post-rock/shoegaze style jams. Together as one, this fresh pair of songs effloresce — building up those robust, reverb-happy guitar lines, bursting into rounds of vocals or a segmented dancy bassline. There’s this strange, subtle echo of Robin Pecknold under all those vocals, though nothing else about either of these tracks really could pass as Fleet Foxes-influenced.
White Cloud’s next show is June 25 at Bottom of the Hill with The Wooden Birds (yes, the American Analog Set spawn!) and The Definite Articles (9pm, $10). Don’t worry – we’ll send out another reminder closer to the show.
