Sea of Bees – “Gnomes (Tunng Remix)” (playing at Regional Bias on 8/6!)
July 26, 2011
HVN223 Sea Of Bees – Gnomes (Tunng Remix) by heavenlyrecordings
We can’t think of a better way to kick off our Regional Bias fundraiser on August 6th than with a performance by Sacramento’s Sea of Bees. Julie Baenziger’s stunning indie folk-rock project is about to release its third single from Songs For the Ravens, and Gnomes, out August 15th 23rd, features the title track, the above remix by Tunng, and two unexpected covers. Blue Oyster Cult and U2 aren’t exactly names that come to mind when you think Sea of Bees, but that makes me all the more curious to hear Baenziger tackle “Don’t Fear The Reaper” and “With Or Without You.”
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Rohnert Park hardcore heroes Ceremony sign to Matador (and what that means)
July 26, 2011
Ceremony has a pretty interesting story. They’re considered one of the Bay Area’s highly notable punk/hardcore bands, and at the same time, they are making inroads in the “indie community” the same way that Fucked Up has recently. The band’s last record, Rohnert Park, was a contender on plenty of best-of lists in 2010 that also recognized indie fare like Halycon Digest, Have One On Me, and others. Now, after signing to Matador Records, Ceremony’s admired self-destruction will effectively spread to more diverse crowds in all the cities worldwide where they’ve already left an serious impression.
The band plans to release a full-length studio record with Matador sometime next year. In the meantime, they have “new” music in the form of a covers record available now on Bridge Nine. Ceremony covers by “Public Opinion” by Urban Waste, “Nimrod’s Son” by The Pixies, “Holocaust” by Crisis, “American Society” by Eddie and the Subtitles, “5 to 10″ by Vile and “Pink Flag” by Wire.
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Free Amoeba shows this week: Iceage, Release the Sunbird
July 26, 2011
Two bands playing recommended shows are also playing free sets at Amoeba SF this week, making the store even more tempting than usual. On Tuesday (6pm, Free), Danish post-punk band Iceage will be performing at Amoeba. If you missed them last night at the Elbo Room, you have one more chance to check out this buzzed-about quartet.
On Friday night (6pm, Free), Zach Rogue’s Release the Sunbird graces the Amoeba stage. You can also see Release the Sunbird prior at the Swedish American Hall on July 28th and at Outside Lands.
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Download Bridgetown Records’ Summer Mixtape with Grizzel Toe, Kevin Greenspon
July 25, 2011
Hermit Convention – “Kafkaesque”
Do a little digging and you’ll find treasures once and a while, like this free summer mixtape from Bridgetown Records. The mixtape is lighthearted and fun, perfect for summer – with a lot of new local discoveries, including Grizzel Toe (Santa Cruz), Hermit Convention (Santa Cruz), and Former Selves (Berkeley/Fresno).
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Recommended, 7/25-7/31: Ghost Animal, Woods/Fresh & Onlys, Grass Widow/Cold Showers, Thurston Moore/Kurt Vile
July 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.
Post-punk at Thee Parkside: Grass Widow, Dunes, Cold Showers and Petals
Thee Parkside hosts a night of jangly lo-fi and post-punk bands on Wednesday, July 27th (8pm, $8), headlined by locals Grass Widow. The trio will be joined by two LA bands featuring former members of Mika Miko, Dunes and Cold Showers. The show opens with new band Petals, which includes Hunx and Jess of Brilliant Colors.
Woods’ pre-Woodsist Fest show at The Independent
If you missed the boat on tickets for this weekend’s Woodsist Fest in Big Sur, you can still check out three of the performing bands at The Independent on Friday, July 29th (9pm, $16). Woods, The Fresh and Onlys, and The Mantles are all performing. Heck, even if you are going to Woodsist Fest, that’s just a high-quality lineup worth seeing anytime.
The Fresh & Onlys – “Do You Believe In Destiny?”
Woods, “Any Other Day” by The FADER
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Lineup for 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival announced: Death Cab for Cutie, Cut Copy, DFA1979, Beach House, Explosions in the Sky and many more
July 25, 2011
Noise Pop and Another Planet have announced the full lineup for the 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival, and, as in previous years, this lineup is a doozy. As per tradition, Saturday is more electronically-oriented and Sunday more traditionally indie rocking, but both present a number of compelling reasons to attend. As always, it’s great to see locals Geographer, Thee Oh Sees and Weekend adding some Bay Area flavor to the mix.
Check out the full lineups below. What do you think?
Saturday, October 15th
Empire of the Sun
Cut Copy
Death From Above 1979
Chromeo
Dizzee Rascal
Flying Lotus
Buraka Som Sistema
Battles
The Naked & Famous
YACHT
Shabazz Palaces
Aloe Blacc
Geographer
Sunday, October 16th
Death Cab For Cutie
Explosions in the Sky
Beach House
The Hold Steady
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Friendly Fires
St. Vincent
The Head and The Heart
Wild Beasts
Warpaint
The Antlers
Thee Oh Sees
Weekend
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King Khan, King Lollipop and other royalty: 1-2-3-4 GO! Anniversary Fest 7/23/11 (night 2)
July 25, 2011
Sneaky Pinks
Night 2 began with Elvis Christ. A supergroup of sorts, but I couldn’t tell ya who’s who. There may be a connection to the great Uzi Rash that opened yesterday’s bash.
Elvis Christ
King Lollipop
Then the first King appeared! King Lollipop came with a complete set of drumming minstrels. Shannon (of the Clams) played some fine cowbell. Hunx (of the Punx) banged away. The King stood alone on the other side of the stage lookin’ as usual like Mortimer Mouse (astutely pointed out by Shannon in a recent TBB interview). It’s getting harder to find a YouTube video of that amazing character. Check it out now before the evil Disney empire takes it away!
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Video: The Sandwitches – “Lightfoot”
July 22, 2011
Recorded live at Warnecke Ranch in Healdsburg, CA, “Lightfoot” comes from Mrs. Jones’ Cookies, the latest LP from The Sandwitches. The band is currently touring the East Coast.
