Weekend Picks: March 26th-29th
March 26, 2009
Our weekly picks for some great live local music.
Thursday:
- Thee OhSees, Grant Hart (MN), Eat Skull (Portland) and The Fresh and Onlys at The Eagle. 9pm, $?.
- Trainwreck Riders, Wildildlife (Seattle) and Ovens at Kimo’s. 9pm, $?.
Friday:
- Starfucker (Portland), Grand Lake (cd release), Man/Miracle and Guidance Counselor (Portland) at Lobot Gallery. 8pm, $5.
- Scissors for Lefty, The Hot Toddies and Song of the Siren at Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $12.
- No Kids (Vancouver), Parenthetical Girls (Portland) and Social Studies at Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
- The Botticellis, Winters Fall and Belly of the Whale at Starry Plough. 9pm, $10.
- Marnie Stern (NY), Citay and Beep Beep (Omaha) at Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10 adv/$12 door.
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Grand Lake Celebrate Record Release Friday and Saturday
March 25, 2009
Making both sides of the Bay Area happy, Grand Lake will play shows in both Oakland and San Francisco this weekend to celebrate the release of their new record. Friday’s show in Oakland is the official release party at LoBot, with Starfucker, Guidance Counselor, What’s Up (all from Portland) and Man/Miracle. Saturday they play at The Hemlock with Starfucker and Guidance Counselor.
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Grand Lake – “Nevermint”
Grand Lake is the project of ex-Port O’Brien bassist Caleb Nichols, with long-time friend Jameson Swanagon on guitar, Ryan Parks on drums and Erika Pipkin on keys and vocals. The new album is called Nevermint, and is released on 500 Records and is available in the Bay Area and on the Internets as of yesterday. [More...]
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Judgement Day Going Away Show Tomorrow
March 23, 2009
To mark their departure on a two-month tour with Mates of State and Dredg (respectively), Judgement Day will play a show tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 24 at BlueSix in the Mission in SF.
Bluesix is beginning to hold a few more shows these days, and the small, personal nature of the venue should make for a fascinating performance by these Bay Area string metal heads. They will be joined by Foxtails Brigade and Devotionals, which is a side project of Anton Patzner and Tyson Vogel of Two Gallants.
The show is just $5 and starts at 8pm. If you haven’t seen these guys live yet, now’s your chance. You won’t regret it.
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Hot Toddies Kick Off UK Tour Friday
March 23, 2009
Oakland’s beloved Hot Toddies will be embarking on a tour of the UK in April, which kicks off with a show right here, at the Red Devil Lounge this Friday.
For those of you UK readers, here’s the full tour schedule: [More...]
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Company Car CD Release This Saturday
March 17, 2009
San Francisco’s Company Car will celebrate the release of their new album at Bottom of the Hill this Saturday, March 21. Company Car has been satisfying the Bay Area’s craving for quality indie-punk-rock for years. The new music has all the classic elements, plus a few punctuated harmonies and some more melodic ballads.
They’re playing with two other great local bands, The Trophy Fire and Overview, as well as LA’s Max and the Marginalized. The show starts at 9pm and costs $10.
Here’s a cute little preview montage they made for the occasion: [More...]
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Weekend Picks: March 12th-15th
March 12, 2009
Our weekly picks for some great live local music.
Thursday:
- Hell on Heels tour, featuring: Von Iva, Semi Precious Weapons (Bklyn) and Killola (LA) at Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $12.
- Viva Voce (Portland), Rafter (SD) and We Is Shore Dedicated (cd release) at Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10 adv/$12 door.
- Say Hi (Seattle), Telekinesis (Seattle), Built For The Sea and Anderson (Amsterdam) at Bottom of the Hill. 8:30 pm, $12, all ages.
- The Have Mercys, Schande and The Pickup Pattern at The Uptown. 9pm, free.
- Bitesize, Ex-Boyfriends and Control-R at The Eagle. 9pm, $?.
- The Union Trade, The Pack AD (BC) and Winter’s Fall at Retox Lounge. 9pm, $5.
Friday:
- My Disco (Australia), Hawnay Troof and Jonesin’ at Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
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KUSF Rock-n-Swap Sunday
March 6, 2009
It’s a tough time for record stores and music vendors of all kinds. And that’s what makes events like KUSF’s Rock-n-Swap so awesome! Rock-n-Swap is one of the biggest regularly held music swaps in California. You can find all kinds of musical treasures, from vinyl, CDs, DVDs, posters, books, paraphernalia and more.
Proceeds benefit San Francisco’s non-commercial radio station, KUSF 90.3fm. The event takes place this Sunday, March 8 at the USF campus in McLaren Hall. Check out the website for a map and directions. USF students get in for free, otherwise general admission is $3, and hours are from 10am to 3pm. Or you can choose to get to the good stuff first, and pay for the early bird special, which is $20 and runs from 6am to 10am.
It’s a great event, benefiting a fantastic alternative radio station, so check it out!
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Weekend Picks: March 5th-8th
March 5, 2009
After Noise Pop, we know you’re fully addicted. Get your fix this weekend with some great local music offerings. You can hear clips in our streaming audio player.
Thursday:
- Vir, Solar Powered People (Modesto) and Sleepnoise (Sacto) at the Knockout. 9pm, $5.
- KSCU Presents: Har Mar Superstar (LA), The New Trust and The Limousines plus DJ Sets by: K-Von and J.J. Staples at Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $12, all ages.
Friday:
- The Moore Brothers and Dreamdate at Make-Out Room. 7:30-9:30pm, $7.
- Music For Animals, Punchface and Picture Me Broken at Bottom of the Hill. 8:30 pm, $10, all ages.
- Akron/Family (PA) and Citay at Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $15 (sold out). [More...]
