Grand Lake cover ‘Pete & Pete’ theme song

September 2, 2010 by Anna Gazdowicz · Leave a Comment »
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Remember Artie, the strongest man in the world? The plate in Mom’s head? Petunia and her sweet dance moves? Pretend it’s 1993, and maybe it will come back to you. Better yet, check out Grand Lake’s cover of the theme song from The Adventures of Pete & Pete, originally done by Polaris:

Grand Lake – “The Adventures of Pete & Pete Theme Song”

As stated by frontman Caleb Nichols:

When I was 16 I had the insanely great fortune of meeting Mark Mulcahy. We had mutual friends and Mr. Mulcahy wanted to play a show in my hometown of San Luis Obispo between stops in LA and San Francisco. I was beyond thrilled to get to meet the mysterious genius who penned the soundtrack to every kids’ favorite TV show – the Adventures of Pete & Pete. There seems to be quite a bit of debate about what the actual lyrics are to this song are. I decided to sing the lyrics the way I remember them from childhood – so firstly, I left out the second verse, and secondly I sand the chorus ‘Hey Sandy, does your dog bite?’ I also sing ‘It’s very strange’ as the first line – because that’s what I always thought it was.

Grand Lake’s Blood Sea Dream is out now on Hippies Are Dead Records. The band also has a slew of California dates coming up (including one tomorrow, Friday 9/3/10 at Ghost Town Gallery):

9/3/10 Ghost Town Gallery – Oakland, CA
9/16/10 Milk Bar – San Francisco, CA
9/19/10 The Hemlock Tavern w/ Hosannas – San Francisco, CA
9/23/10 ARTs Center – San Luis Obispo, CA
9/24/10 Hotel Utah – San Francisco, CA

August 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #228)

September 2, 2010 by The Bay Bridged · Leave a Comment »
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August 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #228)

Our latest (and a little belated) Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast features music from eight Bay Area bands, including a bunch of tracks from recent and upcoming releases. Enjoy!

Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it’s published!

About this week’s bands:

To Dreamers, the latest album from Kelley Stoltz (“I Don’t Get That”), comes out on October 12th on Sub Pop. He’ll be playing at the Mezzanine on September 10th, and then celebrating the release of the new record at Cafe Du Nord on October 15th.

Young at Love and Life is the debut EP from Dominant Legs (“About My Girls”). It’s available now from Lefse Records.

Fiveng’s (“Give Me A Taste”) first release is a single on Beach Tapes. You can download both songs at Beach Tapes’ Bandcamp page.

In August, Bronze (“The Rouge Became”) released a 7″ picture disc on World Famous in SF. No shows upcoming, but we’ll keep you posted.

Burnt Ones (“Kaleidoscope Eyes”) recently moved from Indianapolis to San Francisco. Their first full length, Black Teeth & Golden Tongues, is out now on Roaring Colonel Records, and they’ll be at El Rio on September 22nd.

Oakland’s The Dashing Suns (“Future Thunder”) just released their full length Really Like You on The Council. The band doesn’t have any local dates currently announced.

Birds & Batteries (“Strange Kind of Mirror”) release Panorama on October 12th on Spune/Velvet Blue Music. Their record release show is October 15th at Bottom of the Hill.

Adam Haworth Stephens‘ (“The Cities That You’ve Burned”) solo debut We Live On Cliffs comes out on Saddle Creek at the end of September. He’ll be headlining The Independent on October 2nd.

Dominant Legs – “About My Girls” and Terroreyes.TV video

September 2, 2010 by Ben Van Houten · Leave a Comment »
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Dominant Legs from TERROREYES.TV on Vimeo.

Above, Dominant Legs performs “Clawing Out at the Walls” for Terroreyes.tv. Below, another new song from the SF band’s debut EP, out now on Lefse Records.

Dominant Legs – “About My Girls”

Review: 2 shows & 8 bands in 1 night: Kelley Stoltz, UV Race, Total Control, Young Offenders @ Hemlock Tavern; Trainwreck Riders, Pine Box Boys, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Virgil Shaw @ GAMH 8/27

September 1, 2010 by Todd Wanerman · 3 Comments »
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(Note to the reader: This is an epic tale, long in the telling. If you doubt your mettle, please at least scroll down and check out the respective headliners, who were both rad).

Sometimes the music options in this town present such a tasty dilemma. Friday night saw The Ferocious Few at Fort Mason, Cap’n Jazz at Bimbo’s, and down in Polk Gulch, two shows too good to pass up.

I’m set to cover Kelley Stoltz at the Hemlock, while some of my familiars have committed to hanging with their buddies Trainwreck Riders at the Great American Music Hall.

Over sushi in The Richmond around 8 PM, a plan emerges: With the help of an able research team, I will cover both shows. The night is warm; our legs are fresh. It can be done.

My sources tell me that Virgil Shaw, up first at the GAMH, is a family man who likes to get off stage early, so he will be stop number one. Sure enough, as we ease in, he is wrapping up his set. Nice, heavy, swampy sound. I’d love to say more, but he’s done by 9:05. Clearly, we can stay for another act before checking in at the Hemlock.

The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit – “The Burden of Sea Captains”

The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit obliges us by setting up quickly and launching right into their set. (I have to say here, I so appreciate that. I hate it when a band takes 30 minutes of sullen set up and then goes backstage just to sweat the crowd for another 30. I am herein notifying you all that that is bogus).

TGLTSO is a large ensemble with some skilled and artful pickers. Matt Cordano is a huge asset, handling the Flying V, banjo and pedal steel without breaking a sweat. He trades licks with Jeremy Acker on the opposite side of the stage, who plays solos on his SG exactly how he plays them on the mandolin. Their two-step, harmony-filled ragers have the crowd jumping and swaying, especially when guest singer Bethany Taylor joins them.

It’s just a few minutes past 10:00 when I head up to the Hemlock, taking in some of our fair city’s other cultural highlights along the way.

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Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Cold Cave, Abe Vigoda, Man Man, Let’s Wrestle

September 1, 2010 by Christian Cunningham · Leave a Comment »
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Sunday, September 5th: Cold Cave with Abe Vigoda @ Great American Music Hall

Life Magazine

Cold Cave | MySpace Music Videos

Abe Vigoda – “To Tears”

To enter send an email with your full name and the subject “I want to see Cold Cave!” to contest@thebaybridged.com. The fourth person to enter will win a pair of tickets to the show!

The starts at 9pm, $16, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.

Monday, September 6th: Man Man with Let’s Wrestle @ Great American Music Hall

Let’s Wrestle – “We Are the Men You’ll Grow to Love Soon”

To enter send an email with your full name and the subject “I want to see Man Man!” to contest@thebaybridged.com. The third person to enter will win a pair of tickets to the show!

The show starts at 8pm, $17, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here.

Ticket Giveaway: Jenny + Johnny kick off tour in SF with Farmer Dave Scher, Sonny + the Sunsets, Ganglians

September 1, 2010 by Nicole L. Browner · Leave a Comment »
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The lovechild of musicians Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice, dubbed Jenny and Johnny, will kick off their national tour today in Northern California. The couple’s tour begins in Santa Cruz at the Rio Theater with Ganglians and Farmer Dave Scher, then comes to the Great American for two nights thanks to Folk Yeah. Both nights also include great local acts:

9/3: Great American Music Hall with Farmer Dave Scher, Sonny & the Sunsets
9/4: Great American Music Hall with Famer Dave Scher, Ganglians

We caught a Farmer Dave Scher show a few months ago; read the review here.

Jenny and Johnny – “Scissor Runner”

Sonny & the Sunsets – “Too Young to Burn”

Ganglians – “Hair (from Daytrotter)”

We are giving a pair of tickets away to the Friday show! To enter send your full name to contest@thebaybridged.com with the phrase “I want to see Jenny & Johnny!” in the subject line. The fifth person to enter will win!

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Tartufi @ Chasing the Moon 8/24/10

August 31, 2010 by The Bay Bridged · Leave a Comment »
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Tartufi is a very busy band. They co-organize awesome music festivals. They teach kids how to rock. They go on national tours. Still, they somehow find time to come into our studio and perform amazing jams like this. We hope you love it as much as we do.

Chasing the Moon releases new episodes about once a month. To be notified of future episodes you can subscribe to our podcast either through iTunes or with this feed.

Produced By: Brian Berberich. Shot By: Elijiah Pahati. Mixed By: Scott McDowell.

Review/Photos: Lazer Sword, Rainbow Arabia, Religious Girls, Sister Crayon @ The Rickshaw Stop 8/26

August 31, 2010 by Nic Buron · 1 Comment »
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Sacramento quartet Sister Crayon, opened the show, led by singer Terra Lopez, who used vocal effects so well they functioned as another instrument. Sister Crayon play well crafted songs that are passionately textural. Lopez is backed by a keyboardist who also knocks outs out very impressive beats live on an MPC, another keyboardist who also plays guitar, and a drummer.  Sometimes the bass coming from the keys was so deep my vision literally was vibrating.

Sister Crayon is raising money to buy a van to tour in, so if you feel like opening your pockets to help a very talented band meet their masses you can donate at their Myspace page.

Oakland’s Religious Girls are a three piece: a keyboard player, a drummer, and a gent who does both, all shouting wordlessly together. They have an intensely primal sound, and a vicious playing style. These guys are a must-see.

A fellow concertgoer simply said to me “These guys are loud. Like, really loud.” A great compliment. Hats off to the Rickshaw Stop, the light show looked like the bottom of an UFO spacecraft hired to provide lighting at a rave.

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Review/Photos: Japonize Elephants, Zoyres, Killbossa @ The Rickshaw Stop 8/25

August 30, 2010 by Nic Buron · Leave a Comment »
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Oakland’s Killbossa is a 7-piece that plays beefed up Tropicália standards (60’s era Brazilian music with a political bent). The vocals are clean, the backbeat hard, and the guitar a bit grungy. The bassist and guitarist brought some heat, it seems that when they are practicing Tropicália they are running through Rage Against the Machine songs in their basement.

The band is on-point, they play tight until they fall into a free-form section where the divergent sums equal a strong whole; all the players were endlessly capable. They play standards in such an inventive and original way that I longed to see what they could do with their own material.

Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment began their set with a raucous, cymbal-heavy drum intro. Though going by such an explicit name, Zoyres’ heavy Balkan influence is just one side of the coin — you can hear styles that span the spectrum.

Horns over drums is nothing new, but they are able to inject enough juice to leave you reeling. Their music is played with enough emotion to make it feel narrative, and their arrangement and instrumentation is wild and exciting. While the amplified tuba was battling the prog drums, you may have thought you were listening to a Radiohead cut if you kept your eyes closed.

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Saturday at the Rickshaw: My First Earthquake, The Dont’s, Spiro Agnew, Phantom Kicks

August 30, 2010 by Anna Gazdowicz · Leave a Comment »
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True to their mantra (“Sweet Sounds from the Bay”), the Deli SF powers-that-be have lined up four solid bands to play at the Rickshaw Stop this Saturday, September 4th (8:00 pm, $10/advance, $12/door).

My First Earthquake – “Neon for You”

The Dont’s – “Which Side You’re On (The Pirate Song)”

Phantom Kicks – “Eyes Familiar”

My First Earthquake, The Dont’s, Spiro Agnew, and Phantom Kicks will all convene amongst the rickshaws, along with a DJ set from H.A. Eugene (Business 80). Saturday’s set will also serve as Spiro Agnew’s official album release (OH What Model Citizens We Be, available via Bandcamp).