Jens Lekman is performing at the California Academy of Sciences
July 20, 2011
Jens Lekman – Cowboy Boots by TwentyFourBit.com
Swedish indie pop talent Jens Lekman just announced a new EP out September 20th, called An Argument With Myself, that he’ll be supporting with a brief US tour this fall. Perhaps a little more surprising, Lekman’s only announced San Francisco show is at the California Academy of Sciences, for a Treasure Island Music Festival-themed version of the Academy’s Nightlife series on Thursday, September 29th (6pm, $12). In any event, tickets are available now, and if you like clever, ultra-catchy pop, you ought to grab some.
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Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: The Velvet Teen, Wallpaper., Zodiac Death Valley, Memory Tapes, Cold Cave, Crooked Still
July 20, 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, July 21st
Memory Tapes, Sleep Over, Painted Palms @ Slim’s
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the THIRD person to enter!
The show starts at 9pm, $15, 6+. Purchase advance tickets only.
Zodiac Death Valley, Lilac, Cannons and Clouds @ The Independent
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the SECOND person to enter!
The show starts at 8pm, $10/$12, 21+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Crooked Still, Cahalen Morrison & Eli West @ Great American Music Hall
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the THIRD person to enter!
The show starts at 8pm, $20, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Friday, July 22nd
The Old-Fashioned Way, Altars, Upstairs Downstairs, Honey For the Bears @ Cafe du Nord
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the FIRST person to enter!
The show starts at 9pm, $10, 21+. Purchase advance tickets here.
The Velvet Teen, Silian Rail, Worker Bee, Not to Reason Why @ Great American Music Hall
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the FOURTH person to enter!
The show starts at 8:30pm, $13, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Saturday, July 23rd
Wallpaper.,The Hood Internet, AB & the Sea @ Great American Music Hall
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the FOURTH person to enter!
The show starts at 9pm, $16/$19, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
Monday, July 25th
Cold Cave, Austra, Prurient @ Great American Music Hall
To win a pair of tickets to the show be the FIFTH person to enter!
The show starts at 8pm, $16, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.
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Photos: Scenes from the Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival
July 20, 2011
First off, thank you. Thank you to everyone who came to Phono del Sol on Saturday, and thank you again to everyone who generously donated to help us fund the event. Thank you to Tiny Telephone and John Vanderslice. Thank you to Aesop Rock, Mirah, Man/Miracle, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Religious Girls, Appetite, Beth Lisick, and the Mutiny Radio DJs. Thank you to all of our volunteers, Jacob and the sound team, the BAMM.tv video team, security, and everyone else who helped the event come out great. Thank you to all of the food trucks. Thank you to our sponsors and partners. Thank you to the sun, for eventually showing up, and to the rain, for not. Thank you to the skaters and the neighborhood residents for sharing their park with us. Thank you to the City for maintaining such a wonderful park.
In other words, thank you to everyone for a really, really, really fun festival that turned out even better than we expected. Enjoy this great set of Phono del Sol photos from Charlie Homo. We hope this event was just the first of many Phono del Sols in years to come.
In the shorter term, though, won’t you join us for our fifth birthday party?
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Mixtape: The New Wave of Bay Area Shoegazers (Podcast #253)
July 20, 2011
Mixtape: The New Wave of Bay Area Shoegazers (Podcast #253)
Amidst its various other micro-scenes, San Francisco has long fostered bands incorporating the dreamy and noisy sounds of shoegaze. Over the years, groups like Film School, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Stratford 4, and others emerged from the Bay Area, employing dense, melodic distortion to much acclaim. Recently, it seems, a new crop of shoegaze-influenced bands has begun to emerge, led by breakout acts like Weekend, Young Prisms, and The Soft Moon. You’ll recognize some common threads among these bands, but there’s a diversity of influences and approaches here that suggests a bright future for Bay Area shoegazing.
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Video: Matt Bauer performs at Chasing the Moon
July 19, 2011
The latest Chasing the Moon session, produced by Elijiah Pahati and Scott McDowell, features former San Franciscan Matt Bauer. Bauer’s latest album, The Jessamine County Book Of The Living, is out now on Crossbill Records.
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The Soft Moon, playing a city near you this summer/fall . . . and opening for Interpol and Mogwai
July 19, 2011
The Soft Moon, masters of the intense video experience, have scheduled a summer and fall tour in continued support of their 2010 self-titled debut. But that’s just the beginning: this tour finds the band opening for Interpol and Mogwai for a handful of shows. This is what some people may describe as “kind of a big deal.”
The Soft Moon – “Tiny Spiders” by forcefieldpr
The Soft Moon will be back in San Francisco on August 25th, playing Popscene with Craft Spells (9:00 pm).
All tour dates after the jump!
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The Art Museums broke up
July 19, 2011
Judging by the above Facebook comment, it appears that local synth-pop band The Art Museums have broken up, just on the heels of releasing a new 7″ on Slumberland Records.
The band left behind some great songs and were really fun at the recent Slumberland show at Popfest, and we’ll definitely keep you posted on future endeavors. If you were counting on seeing The Art Museums at the Woodsist Festival, know that they have been replaced by The Mantles.
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Recommended, 7/19-7/24: 1-2-3-4-Go! Anniversary, Memory Tapes/Painted Palms, Barn Owl, Side With Us Records
July 19, 2011
Every week, 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.
1-2-3-4 Go! Anniversary takes over the Oakland Metro all weekend
Oakland label/record store 1-2-3-4 Go! Records celebrates turning 10 (as a label) and 3 (as a store) with a big weekend-long bash at the Oakland Metro (8pm each day, $12-$15 per show). This all ages extravaganza features Nobunny, Personal & The Pizzas, Unnatural Helpers, King Khan & Gris Gris, Shannon and the Clams, King Lollipop, and many more. A big congrats to 1-2-3-4 Go! for thriving in this difficult economic climate and for championing great local bands in the process.
Shannon and the Clams – “The Cult Song”
Unnatural Helpers – “Girl in the Window”
King Lollipop – “Cheeseburger and Fries (demo)”
Memory Tapes and Painted Palms hit Slim’s
NJ musician Davye Hawk, aka Memory Tapes, has a new album of moody electronics-assisted pop called Player Piano. Memory Tapes’ West Coast tour hits Slim’s on July 21st, with Sleep Over and Painted Palms opening. The latter is a SF/Louisiana duo who just released an EP on Secretly Canadian.
