Thursday: Common Eider, King Eider + Raccoons at Amnesia
March 16, 2010
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Common Eider, King Eider – “Talking Ravens, Rotting Figs” via Raven Sings the Blues
Top-notch bill of Bay Area experimental rock bands at Amnesia this Thursday night (9pm, $7). Common Eider, King Eider (ex-7 Year Rabbit Cycle) headlines the show, which doubles as a release party for a new split tape from Oakland duo Raccoons and Hiss & Hum. Das Blut and Marigold Crowns also perform.
Tartufi – The Goodwill of the Scar EP
March 12, 2010
There are times when an allegedly “full length” album is so brief that it feels more like a glorified EP, and then there are times when an EP is so lengthy or ambitious that tagging on the “EP” bit feels like an unintended slight. Tartufi’s new The Goodwill of the Scar EP may be one of those latter cases, as the 12″ (out this month on Southern Records) features a single, twenty-six minute long track entitled “The Butterless Man,” which was recorded with Tim Green at Louder Studios late last year. Our own Fenny Kuo shot a three-part series on the making of the new record. Part one is above, with the other two after the fold.
Tartufi celebrates the new release with a show at Bottom of the Hill on Monday (9:30pm, $12, 21+), where they’ll be supporting the terrific Danish band Efterklang. VIR opens the show.
Also, remember how we were helping Tartufi give away Nests of Waves and Wire one song at a time? We’re still doing that, so here’s “Dot Dash”:
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As a reminder, you can purchase the complete Nests of Waves and Wire from Southern, as well as Amazon and iTunes.
Man/Miracle team up with Rogue Wave on tour, release new 7″
March 12, 2010
In addition to playing at this year’s SxSW (you know, at parties like the Bay Area Takeover – *ahem*), Oakland’s Man/Miracle are scheduled to open for fellow Oaklanders Rogue Wave on the band’s April Permalight tour. This tour will conclude with a hometown stop at the Fillmore on April 30th.
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Man/Miracle just released a new split 7″ for the single “Other People” via Third Culture Records, featuring SF’s Butterfly Bones on the B-side. This is, of course, the band’s first release since The Shape of Things saw proper release via Third Culture Records just last month.
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Man/Miracle – “Above the Salon”
All tour dates with Rogue Wave after the jump.
Geographer releases Animal Shapes
March 11, 2010
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Oh, Geographer. Truly one of our favorite local bands, and a group who seem to win new fans with every live performance. The band’s new EP, Animal Shapes, is out now, and it really seems to pick up on the New Order vibe in their, well, New Order cover on their last 7″. The acoustic piece of the trio’s electroacoustic balance is there, but it really feels like the group has honed its use of synths as a foil to Mike Deni’s great voice.
The new EP is available from Tricycle Records or on iTunes. Geographer is playing tonight with LoveLikeFire and Altars at the Rickshaw Stop (8pm, $12).
B and Not B release debut album, show on Thursday
March 10, 2010
Back in November, B and Not B did the guerrilla thing and rocked it out of a U-Haul. And now, circa March 2010, the band has officially released their self-titled debut album, introducing the Bay Area to their layered, cheerful pop. Stream the whole album below:
B and Not B is currently available on a “name-your-own-price” basis via Bandcamp (although, to keep themselves afloat, the band is suggesting $10 for a copy). The album’s official release party will take place on Thursday at Cafe du Nord, with Mist and Mast and The Thingers also on the bill (9:00 pm, $10, 21+).
To prepare for Thursday, check out the following video of B and Not B’s “Unlucky Break,” which was filmed on the band’s recent tour of the Pacific Northwest:
New Fresh & Onlys, El Rio tonight with Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall + The Baths
March 10, 2010
The Fresh & Onlys – “Vanishing Cream [Plastic Spoons]” via Pitchfork
Tonight, the extremely busy Fresh & Onlys join local genre-mates Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall and The Baths at our favorite Outer Mission haunt, El Rio (8pm, $5). It’s a last hurrah for the band before a long cross-country journey with King Khan & the Shrines.
The August In My Mind EP marks the seventh release from the F&Os in under two years. What’s interesting about the EP is that Tim Cohen had to take some alternate writing measures because of an arm injury; as a result, though, he and the band harvested some pretty ripe new tunes. The playful structure of “Diamond in the Dark” leads with drawn out remorse before shifting to the band’s familiar and infectious garage gallop.
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The Fresh & Onlys – “Diamond in the Dark”
The King Khan/Fresh & Onlys tour finishes at home April 15 at Bimbo’s, but the fun doesn’t end there. A full length record produced by Tim Green on In The Red should surface later this year.
CD release parties tonight: The Splinters, Veil Veil Vanish
March 4, 2010
As you’ll see in the Weekend Picks, tonight at Amnesia (9pm, $7), The Splinters are holding a party for their new album Kick, which comes out on Tuesday on Double Negative Records. They’ll be joined by two other great local bands at the show — Hunx & His Punx and Magic Bullets.
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The Splinters – “Mysterious” (from Kick)
Also tonight is Veil Veil Vanish’s party at Popscene (9pm, $8) to celebrate the release of their first full length, Change In The Neon Light. The gothic-shoegaze band’s new record was produced by ATOM (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Cribs, Maximo Park), and they’re plotting to soon head out on a nationwide tour.
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Veil Veil Vanish – “Anthem for a Doomed Youth” (from Change In The Neon Light)
Tonight: The Rumble at Cafe Du Nord!
March 3, 2010
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Tonight’s installment of The Rumble SF at Cafe Du Nord (9pm, free with RSVP) is a “Noise Pop Hangover” show, featuring performances by locals Lilofee and Stripmall Architecture, and Athens, Georgia’s Twin Tigers. The Tigers’ debut full length, Gray Waves, came out yesterday, and the band’s SF stop is en route to SXSW.
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The party’s free if you RSVP at Sonicliving, so get to it!
