Video: THEMAYS – Live at The Knockout
August 19, 2011
As we’d mentioned before the show, THEMAYS, “a loose collective of drone makers and beat junkies” featuring Exray’s leaders Jon Bernson and Michael Falsetto-Mapp and others, celebrated a new tape release at The Knockout last month. Videographer Colin Held was on hand to record this video from the group’s set.
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Free record swap at The Knockout this Saturday
August 19, 2011
You like vinyl and booze, right? If so, head to The Knockout on Saturday from 6-9pm for a free record swap. Speaking of The Knockout, Apache is playing on Sunday night (9pm, $6) with Daddy Long Legs and Fever Machine, offering another excuse to post this great video:
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Weekend – “Hazel”
August 19, 2011
Weekend – Hazel by Slumberland Records
Having patiently waited to hear that first taste of the young Bay Area shoegaze/post-rock band Weekend after their debut LP, Sports, we are given “Hazel.” It’s the first single off the forthcoming Red EP, out on Slumberland September 20 (but Insound is already offering pre-orders). The jubilant, New Wave-y grand opening of “Hazel” comes as a bit of a surprise, but soon enough the splashes of noisy feedback kick in, and you’re well reminded of who you’re listening to.
We’re stoked to see Weekend next at the Treasure Island Music Festival on October 16.
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Post-Outside Lands show announcements: new local concerts for Beirut, The Stone Foxes, Toro Y Moi, Tamaryn, tUnE-yArDs and more
August 19, 2011
Beirut – Santa Fe by Revolver USA
As we noted yesterday, Ty Segall is following his Outside Lands 2011 performance up with a show at the Hemlock next weekend (and one at The New Parish on 9/12). He’s not the only one — a bevy of local and touring performers from last weekend’s fest have newly announced upcoming Bay Area shows. Here are some other potential highlights, most of which have tickets on sale now:
- The Stone Foxes at the Starry Plough on August 27th
- Kelley Stoltz with R. Stevie Moore on August 29th
- The Vaccines with Tennis and Young Buffalo at The Independent on September 12th
- Sonny Smith with The Fuckaroos at Amnesia on September 15th
- Beirut at the Fox Theater on October 1st
- Toro Y Moi with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Bass Drum of Death at the Great American Music Hall on October 1st and October 2nd (Tickets on sale Sunday, 8/21)
- Eskmo with Amon Tobin on October 1st and October 2nd
- The Fresh & Onlys and Tamaryn with Wax Idols at the Great American Music Hall on October 7th (Tickets on sale Sunday, 8/21)
- Little Dragon at the Mezzanine on October 8th (Tickets on sale at 10am today)
- Release the Sunbird with Peter Bjorn and John at Slim’s on October 8th
- tUnE-yArDs at the Regency Ballroom on November 23rd (Tickets on sale Sunday, 8/21)
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Mwahaha (ex-Clipd Beaks, Ned) – “Rainbow Diamond”
August 18, 2011
Oakland’s Mwahaha pack plenty of left turns into the electronic-psych-pop of “Rainbow Diamond,” the first single from the group’s self-titled album, out December 6th. The band includes Ross Peacock (ex-Clipd Beaks) along with brothers Nathan and Cyrus Tilton. All three of them used to be in Ned (and yes, I know there are four guys in their press photo).
Other key facts: Mwahaha was recorded with Eli Crews, and features Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards singing on one song. Also, remixes are forthcoming from Jel and Odd Nosdam.
Mwhaha performs at The Uptown on September 2nd (9pm, Free) with White Cloud and The Horns of Happiness.
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Blasted Canyons – “Death and a Half” (performing Friday at Brick and Mortar Music Hall)
August 18, 2011
Blasted Canyons – “Death and a Half”
SF trio Blasted Canyons includes Matt Jones (Master/Slave, Jonesin’), Heather Fedewa (Wax Idols), and Adam Finken, rotating around guitars, keyboards and drums depending on the song. The band’s debut LP was recently released by Castle Face Records, and they also appeared on Castle Face’s recent Group Flex comp. To find out more about the band, I recommend Positive Destruction’s recent interview with the group, which includes:
There’s a great Lester Bangs quote where he says that “the first mistake of art is to assume it’s serious.â€
Heather Fedewa: I was going to sum up everything by saying that this band started as a joke. And that’s how it will stay. It continues to be a joke. I mean, we love it, it’s fun, a lot of people like it but we recorded a song today, while I was eating lunch, because I had too much Sriracha. It’s called “Mouth on Fireâ€. It’s about eating too much Sriracha. That’s what our songs are about. It’s about nothing.
Blasted Canyons are performing at the Brick and Mortar Music Hall on Friday, August 19th, with Terry Malts, POW! and DJ Al Lover (9pm, $5).
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Two Gallants announce two Independent shows on September tour
August 18, 2011
To those who watched tickets for Two Gallants‘ shows at Bottom of the Hill last spring sell out like they were Sigur Rós concerts, don’t be bummed. The duo announced two new shows at The Independent, September 23-24 (tickets on sale now) as part of a North American tour.
Neither San Francisco show is sold out yet, and while the entire tour includes The Mumlers, the September 24 show does not currently have a supporting act listed.
We’ll publish details for the San Francisco shows as they come, and full tour dates are after the jump.
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Ty Segall plays late-night Hemlock show next Saturday 8/27
August 18, 2011
Once Outside Lands came and went, Ty Segall was free to announce a late-night show at the Hemlock next Saturday, August 27th (9:30pm, $5). Readers who made it to OSL — did you catch his set? We want to hear about it in the comments.
Ty Segall’s latest LP, Goodbye Bread, was released in June by Drag City.
