Photographer Peter Ellenby Debuts New Exhibition at Noise Pop 2012: 15 Years of Death Cab for Cutie and John Vanderslice, in Photos
January 30, 2012
Photographer Peter Ellenby has been taking portraits of Death Cab for Cutie and John Vanderslice for over 15 years. Now as part of Noise Pop’s 20th Anniversary, Ellenby’s photo exhibit DC/VJ will be on display, featuring portraits depicting the progression of the musicians’ celebrated careers as well as Ellenby’s own stylistic progression.
DC/JV will be housed at sponsor San Franpsycho’s offices located at 1314 Grant (between Vallejo and Green). The opening reception will be on Thursday, February 2nd from 5–9pm with an additional festival reception Thursday, February 23rd from 5–7pm.
While discussing the exhibit and the festival, which he has photographed the past 18 years and counting, Ellenby stated:
The Noise Pop Festival is very near and dear to me and I wanted this show to represent what I see are the best parts of the Festival. . . The fact that a bond also exists between Death Cab and John is fantastic as well. JV is like the glue that holds SF’s music scene together and Death Cab represent what a great stage Noise Pop has been for bands getting a shot during the Festival.
John Vanderslice will be playing Noise Pop this year, co-headlining Bottom of the Hill with Thao Nguyen on February 23rd.
For more information and a preview of JV/DC visit Ellenby’s website.
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Review & Photos: Nobunny, Bongwater & Black Swans, 1/24/12 – 1/25/12
January 30, 2012
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel.” – Hunter S. Thompson
No, this photo is not from last week’s show at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records. It was all ages after all and Nobunny kept his clothes on. The room was completely packed and no one was safe from the moshing, flying jackets and projectile vomit. The short set ripped through much of the Nobunny catalog including the signature “Boneyard” and “I am a Girlfriend”. The grande finale was a fueled up version of Weird Al Yankovic’s “Eat It”. Out front the kids were cussin’ and slappin’ each other around. Full on all ages experience. The photo is from SXSW ’09 at the oldest bar in Austin, the incredible Scoot Inn. I think I got my buddy Chuck all signed up to join me in Texas this coming March; hard to believe it is nearly February. [More...]
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Bass clarinet duo Squonk tour the Bay Area
January 28, 2012
The overlords of Bay Area indie rock have heard your prayers and have granted show-goers a change of pace this weekend, just in time for soothing the lingering post-New Year’s, post-49ers hangover that will be known forever as January 2012. It will be like a B vitamin with a coconut water chaser for your ears and soul.
Squonk is Jeff Anderle and Jonathan Russel — two dudes with bass clarinets and a love of classical composition, klezmer, and heavy metal, in no particular order. While Russel has been pursuing his PhD at Princeton, Anderle performs with the Magik*Magik Orchestra, San Francisco’s indie orchestra that has helped tart up rock recordings for John Vanderslice, The Dodos, and many others.
Suqonk made their first stop last night in San Francisco where they shared the stage with experimental percussion and guitar duo, The Living Earth Show. They head to Berkeley for a Saturday performance with Amy X Neuberg, and on Sunday will be in Palo Alto for a show with Areon Flutes.
For all three performances, the duo will play compositions of their own, as well as those written by artists like Amit Gilutz, and Michael Sempert of the band Birds and Batteries, as well as a surprise pop cover.
Saturday, January 28 at 8:30pm @ Subterranean Art House, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, tickets $15-$30 | Sunday, January 29 at 5pm @ Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, tickets $15-$20
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Half-handed Cloud releases 4.5 minute EP on new split 7″
January 27, 2012
Half-handed Cloud — the solo project of John Ringhofer, who also plays trombone in Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoisemakers — has to be one of the only bands out there right now that is capable of releasing a 5-song EP on a split 7-inch. Those five songs comprise the Blood Brothers EP and in total clock in at only 4.5 minutes, so that actually leaves enough time for the Nordic band I Was A King to supply the chipper, synthy pop number you can stream below, plus a Half-handed Cloud cover. (Half-handed Cloud returns the favor by including an I Was A King cover on the EP.)
According to the Oslo, Norway-based record label Splendour, only 60 or so physical copies remain of the 7-inch, and there will be no digital release. So if H-hC is your jam, you better hurry up and snag a copy.
You can preview a couple of the Half-handed Cloud songs here, and listen to I Was A King’s original contribution to the split 7-inch, a song called “Happy,” which is track two on the album Twilight Anniversaries:
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Video: Bhi Bhiman – “Time Heals”
January 27, 2012
“Time Heals” – Bhi Bhiman from Bhi Bhiman on Vimeo.
San Francisco singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman has released a new stop-motion animated music video for his song “Time Heals” from his forthcoming album BHIMAN out January 24th on BooCoo Music (the album is streaming on Spinner this week). The video, directed by Liam Hurley and Sam Kassirer, uses photographs of Bhiman in 662 different facial expressions and 4,000 shots of animation. For more of the directors’ perspective and about Bhiman’s new album, head over to IFC:
We were drawn to the theme of time in this song, with a concept of ‘moving collage’ in mind,” Hurley and Kassirer said. “The discrete sections and tempo changes lent an air of theatricality, over which Bhi’s powerful voice serves to unite all the ‘acts.’ Although newspapers traditionally serve to mark a specific point in history, in this case they were used to emphasize the viewers sense of timelessness, something Bhi’s music does so well.
Bhiman is currently in the middle of a small U.S tour with Martin Sexton, but will play a record release party at Bottom of the Hill on February 18th with Vandella.
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Adios Amigo: free EP on Bandcamp, play tonight at the Hemlock Tavern
January 27, 2012
Johnny Major plays drums in il gato, but he also has a solo project called Adios Amigo. The band’s first EP of understated indie-pop is available for free download below.
Adios Amigo is performing tonight with Bad Bibles and Kids on a Crime Spree.
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Terry Malts – “Nauseous” (show tonight at Serra Bowl with Permanent Collection, Surf Club, Monster Treasure)
January 27, 2012
Terry Malts will release their debut LP Killing Time next month on Slumberland, when they hit the road for a few dates to celebrate its release (flier is below).
Tonight they play with Permanent Collection, Surf Club and Monster Treasure at Serra Bowling Alley in Daly City (which is BART accessible, people!). RSVP to the show on Facebook, which is free (with a suggested donation of $5).
So far, Killing Time has gotten great notice, with two mentions on Pitchfork for the tracks “Tumble Down” and “Nauseous”.
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Song Premiere: Birdmonster – “Living” (plus ticket giveaway!)
January 27, 2012
Birdmonster said it best in a recent email explaining their whereabouts: “My, my. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? We’re sorry. We missed you too. We were just waiting for that special time between the Harold Camping-sponsored apocalypse and the Mayan-flavored cataclysm and that time is now.”
It’s true that Birdmonster activity has slowed a bit since 2006′s No Midnight, 2008′s From the Mountain to the Sea, and 2009′s Blood Memory (especially given the recent solo adventures of Sonny Pete). However, a new single from Birdmonster, “Living”, is available now: upbeat, rhythmic indie rock, with an underlying pulse of folk that brings us back to the heart of the band.
Birdmonster are scheduled to celebrate the release of “Living” by playing Bottom of the Hill tomorrow night (Saturday, 1/28/12, 10:00pm, $12, 21+), with Sorryeverafter and IFFG. Those who attend the show will receive a code to download “Living” for free (or, those interested can download the track from the above link).
We have a pair of tickets to give away to tomorrow’s Birdmonster show! To enter, send an email to contest@thebaybridged.com – the THIRD person to enter will win!
