Live Stream: The Fourth Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest
July 4, 2009
Thanks to our friends over at Justin.tv The Bay Bridged is pleased to broadcast our first concert LIVE on the internet! You can watch it all below:
The Fourth Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest
Watch live video from The Bay Bridged on Justin.tv
Featuring: Birdmonster, Two Sheds, Low Red Land, Birds & Batteries,
Murray the Thief, Finn Riggins, D Numbers and Writer
Saturday July 4th 2009
El Rio
1:30pm-8pm, $8, 21+
Free BBQ Provided by Sneaky’s
Photos: Spectrum Festival @ The Regency
July 3, 2009
Photos by: Charlie Homo
REMINDER! The Bay Bridged Presents: The Fourth Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest
July 2, 2009
The Bay Bridged is proud to co-present The Fourth Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest this Fourth of July on the lovely El Rio patio. Presented in conjunction with Tartufi, Thread Productions and the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the show features eight great bands at a price that can’t be beat, including Bay Area/Bay Bridged favorites like Birdmonster, Two Sheds, Low Red Land, and Birds & Batteries. The show’s an all day affair, meaning that once you’re nice and buzzed on El Rio’s wonderful patio, you’ll still be able to head down to the Bay to not see the fireworks that are totally obscured by the fog.
If you absolutely can’t attend, however, we’ll be streaming the show live over on Justin.tv. Stay tuned for more details on that.
The Fourth Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest
Featuring: Birdmonster, Two Sheds, Low Red Land, Birds & Batteries,
Murray the Thief, Finn Riggins, D Numbers and Writer
Saturday July 4th 2009
El Rio
1:30pm-8pm, $8, 21+
Free BBQ Provided by Sneaky’s
Set times for all of the bands, more info and mp3s below: [More...]
“Jesus on that mainline”: The Moondoggies at Rickshaw Tonight
July 2, 2009
Written by: Chris DeMento
Well, what about it? The Moondoggies‘ Don’t Be a Stranger is truly bluesier than a lot of what gets called garage cuts these days, and I’m burned out again on the whole what-makes-indie-or-not so let’s cut to chase then and interrupt”–great album for rock and roll,” this Don’t be a Stranger, I mean, if that’s what you’re into, rock and roll.
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No doddering, no drolls, the sort of lyrical content that defies abstraction but which might also provide the complete syntactic rudiments for its critical review, as if written to say, “I do not fear the undertaker . . .” Hold-on sweet dears. [More...]
Weekend Mix: 7/2-7/5
July 2, 2009
Thursday: Moondoggies, Harbours, Sarah Bethe Nelson @ The Rickshaw Stop
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Thursday: Double Dagger, Awesome Tapes From Africa (DJ), Mi Ami, Beast Of Thought, Psychic Reality @ The Knockout
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Friday: The Heavenly States, Boatclub, The West Of, The Dashing Suns @ The Uptown in Oakland
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The Heavenly States – “The Race”
Saturday: Birdmonster, Two Sheds, Low Red Land, Finn Riggins, D Numbers, Birds & Batteries, Writer, Murray The Thief @ El Rio
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Sunday: Weather Pending @ Mojito’s in North Beach
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Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Tall Men and Unclean Projectors
July 1, 2009
It’s time for our weekly installment of Ticket Giveaway Wednesday. There are some great bands playing around the area – and you can see them for free!
Thursday, July 2nd – The Tallest Man on Earth, Nathaniel Rateliff + The Wheel @ The Independent
The Tallest Man on Earth – “It Will Follow in the Rain”
Swedish folk-pop artist The Tallest Man on Earth completes his US tour with a show at the Independent on Thursday night, with Nathaniel Rateliff + The Wheel opening. The Tall Man received great reviews for 2008’s Shallow Grave and we’ve heard nothing but great things about his live shows. Thursday’s show is at 8pm. Tickets are $12 adv/$14 door.
We have two pairs of tickets to give away. One pair will be given to the first person on Twitter to reply @thebaybridged “I want to see the Tallest Man on Earth!”
The other pair will be given to the first person to e-mail contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name, “Tallest Man Giveaway” in the subject, and the sentence: “I want to see the Tallest Man on Earth!”
Tuesday, July 7th – Dirty Projectors, What’s Up? @ The Independent
Dirty Projectors – “Stillness Is The Move”
Do we even need to introduce Dirty Projectors to you? Their new album, Bitte Orca, is being hailed as one of the year’s best, and their show next Tuesday at the Independent is completely SOLD OUT. Not to worry, though, we’ve got a pair of tickets up for grabs! The show starts at 8pm, with What’s Up? opening.
To enter: send an E-mail contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name, “Dirty Projectors Giveaway” in the subject, and a completed version of the following sentence: “The projector became dirty when _______________.” The fourth person to send an E-mail will win the tickets.
New, Improved, LIVE: Exclusive Studio Session with Citay!
July 1, 2009
TheBayBridged.com and New, Improved Recording are proud to present the second installment of New, Improved, LIVE, our ongoing monthly series of live studio sessions with top indie bands, recorded at the New, Improved Recording studio in Oakland, California. This month’s session features San Francisco psychedelic rock band Citay, with free high-quality mp3s from the session exclusively available right here.
Citay bandleader Ezra Feinberg is no stranger to the studio setting–Citay actually began as a studio project for him and producer Tim Green in 2004–but his group quickly developed into one of the Bay’s best live rock bands. A large ensemble that creates intricate, dynamic rock epics relies on great players, and Citay overflows with talented performers who understand how to excel in the quieter moments as well as the grand ones. With two great albums under their belts, including 2007’s acclaimed Little Kingdom (Dead Oceans), we were please to host the band for a session.
As per New, Improved, LIVE rules, Citay’s set below includes tracks from both of the band’s excellent albums and their first ever recorded cover: a rocking take on Sweet’s “Set Me Free”, from 1974’s Sweet Fanny Adams. As you’ll hear in the mp3s, the New, Improved Recording team managed to not only fit everyone from Citay into the same room, but to perfectly capture the band’s sweeping live performances in all their glory.
For even more, check out photos from the session and an interview with Citay’s Ezra Feinberg at our New, Improved, LIVE page! Videos from the session courtesy of Pandora will be published later this month!
New, Improved, LIVE, featuring: Citay
1. Citay – “Nice Cuffs” (originally from Citay)
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2. Citay – “First Fantasy” (originally from Little Kingdom)
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3. Citay – “Little Kingdom” (originally from Little Kingdom)
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4. Citay – “Set Me Free” (cover; originally by Sweet off their 1974 album Sweet Fanny Adams )
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We’d like to thank Ezra and Citay for the superb performance. A number of exciting artists are lined up for future New, Improved, LIVE sessions, which will be published at thebaybridged.com/new-improved-live/ on a monthly basis. Acclaimed performers and a top notch studio means great free music that redefines the studio experience: New, Improved, LIVE.
Photos and Review: Papercuts, Port O’Brien, Still Flyin’ @ The Independent, 6/25
June 30, 2009
Photos by: Charlie Homo
It was a weird night over at the Independent on Thursday. The specter of Michael Jackson’s death hung over the night like bubble wrap on your grandma’s antique china. It felt slightly awkward to be seeing what was sure to be a solid night of live music knowing what went down earlier that day was, in fact, a reality.
Time marches on, as I’m sure someone great once said, and I suppose we were to be the first cavalry. Three amazing bands were scheduled to take the stage in what felt like a strangely paced night, but was ultimately a great show anyway.
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Still Flyin – “Good Thing It’s a Ghost Town Around Here”
Still Flyin’ took the floor first, and while the Independent’s wide stage allowed this 15+ member band to stretch out and move around a little bit, something they are very good at, the crowd was sparse…It was pretty much to be expected that early in the night, but a drag nonetheless as these guys are in their element when playing to a full room. Regardless, they played a solid set full of great tunes that can’t help but infect your jaded sensibilities with a need to get down. Even thought the crowd was small, in the end, the band got the people moving Also, their re-interpretation of Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train” was a real treat.
Next up was the formidable Port O’Brien, who I have to admit, I’d never seen live before. (I know, Shame on me.) After this set, though, I’ll be making catching the band a regular thing. First off, guitar/keyboardist/whatever else, Gram Lebron (Rogue Wave) took the stage and sang a few little ditties all by his lonesome. Then Port O’Brien proper joined him on stage with Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants) on drum duty and the show really started. [More...]
