San Francisco’s Sonny and the Sunsets have premiered another track from their upcoming record, Antenna to the Afterworld, via Stereogum. The new song, “Palmreader,” follows “Dark Corners,” which was dropped back in March. The new album is said to be inspired by the passing of singer Sonny Smith’s friend and will be out in June 2013 on Polyvinyl Records.

Sonny and the Sunsets have also announced an updated tour schedule, with dates in New York and a special spoken-word performance at the Roxie this Saturday, 5/25/13.

Listen to “Dark Corners,” Antenna to the Afterworld’s first single, below.

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Early in their set of thrashing, frantic mathcore on Sunday night, The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s lead singer Greg Puciato pulled himself up by the chains of a hanging PA speaker at the DNA Lounge, leaning dangerously forward ten feet above the shoulder-crushing mosh pit on the floor. DEP are well known for their insane live shows — the band members never really stop moving, using cordless guitars and microphones to allow them to go anywhere in the venue — but even still, I was sure Puciato wouldn’t jump into the mosh pit. That’s too dangerous.

Still hanging, Puciato pointed towards the crowd, smiled, and leaped from the hanging PA speaker, landing with knees and elbows bent on the throbbing crowd. Momentarily lost in a pit of bodies, the crowd spit him back up and onto the stage. The rest of the group continued to blaze through “Farewell, Mona Lisa” from their 2010 LP Option Paralysis — a sprawling, whiplashed hardcore piece that ends in a destructive fury as Puciato screams “What did you expect from us?” Nothing less, I had to admit.

That moment set the tone for the rest of the set as DEP pulled hits from their entire catalog. It was the kind of night where the salaciously catchy swagger of “Milk Lizard” would butt up against lurching, double-speed jams pulled from 2004′s Miss Machine and other more obscure releases.

The sound wasn’t perfect as the guitars were mixed a little low, but as good as DEP’s music is, the live show is a spectacle that eclipses any kind of heady sound concern. At any one time, someone is thrashing on top of an amp, throwing themselves into the crowd, or just generally losing their shit. Early in the set, Puciato praised SF’s out-of-control mosh pit: “Three songs in and you guys are the best fucking crowd on the whole tour.”

Opening band Faceless is the kind of technical death metal band that I can only relate to via cartoons like Metalocalypse, where the made-up band Dethklok play an “extreme” death metal that is silly in its religious following of genre stereotypes. That’s kinda the joke.

But Faceless aren’t kidding and their whole sound is a little too polished for my ears — like a perfect computer illustrated cartoon, they didn’t seem to have much life to them. The double bass rumbled and the singer growled and it was well-done, but I wanted something unpredictable, the musical equivalent of frantically wondering whether or not they’re actually going to jump. For that, I’d have to wait.

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Who’s ready to get weird at Great American? This Thursday, some of the most uncategorizable bands on the scene will take to GAMH. Snark-punk kingpins Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits are teaming up with San Francisco goofballs Tornado Rider, plus the East Bay’s Mystic Knights of the Cobra and Portland’s Water Tower. Trust us . . . it will be a heady and overwhelming experience for a Thursday night, but there’s no way you won’t have a good time. If you want tickets, we’ve got ‘em.

To enter send an email to contest[at]thebaybridged[dot]com with the show title in the subject line and your name in the body. The winner will be picked at random and notified via email.

Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, Tornado Rider, Mystic Knights of the Cobra, Water Tower @ Great American Music Hall
8pm, $16, all ages. Buy advance tickets here.

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Emily’s Army began submitting recordings to 1-2-3-4 Go! about four years ago, when most members were 13. I could have fathered them. It helped that the guy to my right could be their grandfather (and he was sporting a dog collar). It’s a little uncomfortable how great they are. It is frightening to think what they could be doing in a few years. My only fatherly advice: notch down the Green Day, study Sandinista, and stay away from my daughters. Check them out June 8th at Oakland’s Uptown with Meat Market! Get their record Lost at Seventeen as soon as it is released on June 11th.

Kepi Ghoulie formed the Groovie Ghoulies in 1983 in Sacramento. Although they disbanded in 2007, Kepi continues to churn out solo records and scary-beautiful artwork. For the Go! Go!, Kepi teamed up with Portland’s Mean Jeans (who played the following night) to play all the Groovie Ghoulies’ hits. Paradise. Kepi kicks off a huge tour in June. Send him off in style at Luigi’s Fungarden in Sac on June 6th.

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The tattooed shoulder in front of me seemed to read “Do we even know how to live?” There looked to be more to the beginning of the sentence but it wrapped around to her chest and I didn’t want to be arrested.

Hailing from San Pedro (Land of The Minutemen), Toys That Kill, simply killed it.

SF’s Dead to Me formed in 2003, and have a seriously devoted following. The stage was packed with fans by the end of their powerful set.

Fans of the dearly departed Uzi Rash will be very fond of The Trashies. Max’s face completely wrapped in packing tape, he punished the keyboard set atop a trash can. The band, I’m told, has members of TacocaT and Unnatural Helpers. Listen to the debut LP, Teenage Rattlesnakes now!

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I first experienced The Dwarves when they were The Suburban Nightmare. They played our high school’s ‘Focus on the Arts’ in 1985. I have never been the same. The Dwarves win top honors for best record covers, most songs about fucking and deadliest slam pit.

Despite The Dwarves insistence on Blood, Guts & Pussy, it was only Twin Steps that were gifted panties.

Of all the mix matching that went down, least expected was the duet of “Under the Bamboo Tree” with Peach Kelli Pop and Nobunny. Lyrics forever seared in my brain from watching The Jerk too many times: “If you like-a me, like I like-a you and we like-a both the same, I like-a say this very day, I like-a change your name.” Nobunny went on to play 2011′s Raw Romance in its entirety.

With Fuzz, Shannon and Hunx still on deck, I crawled home after this Peach Kelli Pop moment. Three nights in a row ain’t to be taken lightly. For this tour Ms. Pop was joined by the great Guantanamo Baywatch drummer, Christopher Michael. He has quickly become my favorite drummer and can surely teach a thing or two to Ty Segall and Keith Moon.

There is ONE LAST CHANCE to rock the GO GO! Get ye’ to The New Parish this Wednesday, May 22nd for El Vez’s Punk Rock Revue with King Lollipop, Sharp Objects and the Schizophrenics!!!!!!!!!!

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Sandy’s is a new project for Alexi Glickman, who was previously the singer and guitarist for The Botticellis. Glickman, who now lives in West Marin, is currently wrapping up recording Sandy’s debut album, and has shared three tracks on his Bandcamp page. All three are well-crafted, breezy pop songs with just a touch of retro feel. Listen to “Lonely Hunter” below, and see them play Saturday at Hickey Fest, the great-looking festival we told you about late last month.

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Considering that lo-fi, analog psychedelic pop has burst open into such a sought-after genre, it’s a wonder there are not more artists as forward thinking as Ariel Pink. The eclectic, LA-based artist and his Haunted Graffiti just launched a U.S. tour, with a stop at The Chapel in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 21st. If you haven’t been to The Chapel yet, this is a good time to check it out – what better sounds to fill a vaulted-ceiling’d, church-themed venue than some neon weirdness?

Last year’s Mature Themes isn’t exactly a brand new album, and though the show is certain to contain at least a few songs from the record, Ariel has announced that the band will be playing material from the whole catalog on this tour, a sort of greatest hits set.

Below check out the beautifully (and intentionally) low budget video for “Only In My Dreams”.

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Holy Shit
The Chapel
May 21st, 9pm
$28 – $32

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Enjoy this Rdio mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF during the rest of this week. After the jump, find out more about when they’re all playing! For a full list of upcoming concerts in the SF Bay Area, check our Local Concert Calendar.

Monday, May 20th
Heavy Hawaii, Mark Matos & Os Beaches, Moomaw, Mammoth Life at The Knockout
Jeremy Messersmith, Terese Taylor, Il Gato at Café Du Nord

Tuesday, May 21st
Devendra Banhart, Rodrigo Amarante at Regency Ballroom
Ariel Pink, Holy Shit at The Chapel
Boris, Bosse-de-Nage at Rickshaw Stop
San Quinn, Repp Money, Tadaysha, Don Toriano, DaVinci at Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Sea Wolf, Savoir Adore at Great American Music Hall

Wednesday, May 22nd
Boris, Deafheaven at Rickshaw Stop
El Vez’s Punk Rock Revue, The Schizophrenics, Sharp Objects, King Lollipop at The New Parish
The Beets, The Wrong Words, Pink Films at The Night Light
Shout Out Louds, Haerts at Great American Music Hall
Bjork at Craneway Pavilion
Matthew Dear at Mezzanine
Speck Mountain, Moonbell, Hollow Mirrors at Hemlock Tavern

Thursday, May 23rd
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, The Blank Tapes, Song Preservation Society at The New Parish
The Beets, Fine Steps, Tiaras at Hemlock Tavern
Black Cobra, Ken Mode, Judgement Day at Thee Parkside
Infernoh, Permanent Ruin, Merdoso, Effluxus at The Knockout
Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Water Tower, Tornado Rider, Mystic Knights Of The Cobra at Great American Music Hall
The Detroit Cobras, Pangea, The Chaw at Slim’s

Friday, May 24th
Sea Lions, Still Flyin, Colleen Green, Permanent Collection, Burnt Palms at Cafe Du Nord
Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Hood Internet, Oscillator Bug at The Fillmore
Kinski, Life Coach, Vir at Hemlock Tavern
Imperial Teen, Churches, Gone To Ground at Bottom of the Hill
Twin Shadow, Elliphant at Great American Music Hall
The Presets, Dragonette, Jerome LOL at Fox Theater
The Presidents of the United States of America, Eternal Summers at The Independent
Inc., Dam Funk at Mezzanine

Saturday, May 25th
Mikal Cronin, Audacity, Michael Stasis at Rickshaw Stop
Sisu, Cruel Summer, Dream Boys, Heathers, #1 Smash Hits at The Knockout
Tera Melos, TTNG, Evkain at Bottom of the Hill
Surf Club, BOAT, Legs at Hemlock Tavern
Twin Shadow, Elliphant at Great American Music Hall
Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Teebs at Fox Theater
Bjork at Craneway Pavilion
The Family Crest, De La Warr, Treehouse Orchestra at The Starry Plough
The Swinging Doors, Quinn Deveaux at The Chapel
The Presidents of the United States of America, Eternal Summers at The Independent

Sunday, May 26th
Dark Beach, Island Boy, Nacho Business, Yea-Ming at The Knockout
Big Long Now, Laughters, The Shape at Hemlock Tavern
Goh Nakamura, Jane Lui, Paul Dateh at Cafe Du Nord

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San Francisco’s buzzworthy black metal band Deafheaven is gearing up for the release of its new LP Sunbather by playing three West Coast shows with Boris, followed by a full U.S. headlining tour backed by Marriages. Included in the itinerary are two San Francisco shows – with Boris on May 22 at Rickshaw Stop, and with Marriages on July 15 at Bottom of the Hill.

Sunbather is due on June 11 via Deathwish Records. It is Deafheaven’s second full-length release from the label (following 2011′s Road to Judah) and its third release overall.

After vocalist George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy recorded a demo album in 2010 at The Atomic Garden Recording Studio in Palo Alto, Deafheaven recruited three additional members—bassist Derek Prine, drummer Trevor Deschryver, and guitarist Nick Bassett, who also plays in Bay Area shoegaze outfit Whirr. (Update: Prine, Deschryver, and Bassett are no longer in the band and do not play on Sunbather.)

“Dream House” (above) is Deafheaven’s critically acclaimed lead single from Sunbather, which demonstrates the band’s unique approach to melodic, yet vocally aggressive “post-black metal.” The expansive aesthetic that has alienated the band from strict black metal purists has proven to be relatively successful in its crossover appeal.

Sunbather was recorded and engineered by Jack Shirley of Atomic Garden, and Nick Steinhardt designed the album art. Percussionist Daniel Tracy adds new elements to Deafheaven’s sound on the forthcoming album, which is expected to capture the band at the height of its creative talent.

Boris, Deafheaven
The Rickshaw Stop
May 22, 2013
8pm, $18

Deafheaven, Marriages, Monuments Collapse, DJ Rob Metal
Bottom of the Hill
July 15, 2013
9pm, $12

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Known as California’s “first city,” Monterey has a unique place in the history of arts and culture in the state. Monterey was the site of the state’s first theater, and California’s first newspaper originated from a Monterey printing press. Musically, the city is best known for the Monterey Pop Festival, which predated Woodstock and is credited as setting the template for the major music festival, as well as the annual Monterey Jazz Festival.

This year, you can add a new festival to Monterey’s list of musical accomplishments, as Goldenvoice is bringing over 30 bands to the Monterey County Fair and Event Center on August 24th and 25th for the First City Festival. It’s a ridiculously strong lineup, with top-billed bands Modest Mouse and Passion Pit supported by Beach House, Toro y Moi, Deerhunter, Animal Collective side project Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks (in its first West Coast show), and many, many more.

In addition to all of the performers on three stages, the First City Festival promises a Vaudeville-style variety stage, a full carnival, and local beer, wine, and food offerings.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 31 at the festival’s website. In the meantime, dig into the full lineup below:

Akron/Family
The Antlers
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks
Beach House
The Black Angels
Bleached
Blitzen Trapper
Capital Cities
Civil Twilight
Deerhunter
Delta Rae
Delta Spirit
Devendra Banhart
The Dodos
Dr. Dog
Electric Guest
Eli “Paperboy” Reed Father John Misty
Generationals
Guards
Guy Blakeslee (Entrance)
The Hold Steady
Jeffertitti’s Nile
Light Fantastic
Lucero
MGMT
Modest Mouse
Neko Case
Okkervil River
Passion Pit
Purity Ring
Quadron
Seventeen Evergreen
Tennis
Toro y Moi
Washed Out

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If the only time someone has seen San Francisco’s Midi Matilda was at last year’s Live 105 BFD, when the guitar and drums synth-pop duo struggled with gear malfunctions through the first half of a short set to a dwindling crowd, that person would have a very wrong estimation of what it was capable of.

Friday night at Rickshaw Stop, Skyler Kilborn and Logan Grime fully entertained a sold-out house, introduced several new songs and paid tribute, once again, to former manager Steve Brodsky, who passed away too soon, recently, after a brief fight with cancer.

“This show is because of him,” Kilborn said. Yet the performance didn’t at all feel like a memorial, but a dance party, which got started with opening trio OONA and Los Angeles quartet Holychild.

Midi Matilda’s set began with a Grime tribal-esque drum solo on a stationary tom in the middle of the dance floor and quickly moved back onto the stage for the rest of the 50-minute-long set that included a cover of the Temptations’ “Just My Imagination.” The two played fast and furious.

The duo’s appearance – Kilborn’s early ‘80s new romancer outfit coupled with Grime’s never-ending movement and a mop of hair that had a mind of its own, resembling Animal from The Muppets – presented an interesting dynamic.

Halfway through, the set took on the air of a victory lap, of sorts.

“We’ve travelled a lot recently around the country, but this is home,” Grime declared.

OONA, meanwhile, should really be at the top of a bill at local venues.

The band, consisting of Oakland singer-songwriter Oona Garthwaite and producer-drummer Dave Tweedie, as well performing guitarist Chris Carrington, makes the kind of fun pop that’s meant to be played on the radio.

Garthwaite’s voice and vocal tone ranges from sandy to gravelly, and allows her to decide just how much roughness she wants to throw in. And it’s on the choruses that her strength shines brightest, because when she truly belts out a line, it captures your attention.

She’s also got the stage presence of a young Shirley Manson, working both sides of the platform, imploring the crowd to “dance with me,” hugging girls in the front row, singing directly at individuals and offering, if not the shirt off her back, at least…“Let’s see, what can I give you? A pick? OK.”

OONA’s set, which consisted mainly of tracks from new EP Flying at the Sun, and some older tunes, also included the Police’s “Message in a Bottle.”

In fact, all three acts threw in a retro cover. For Holychild, it was 4 Non Blondes’ 1993 hit, “What’s Up.” The fun, downward spiraling chord progression made the song their own, and the highlight of the set.

This female-fronted quartet shifted from Afropop, to synth-pop, and to ‘70s-influenced sleaze rock. An extra element was added when the keyboardist shifted to extra percussion, in the form of cowbell and woodblock, which created a vaguely Latin feel.

Follow writer Roman Gokhman at Twitter.com/RomiTheWriter and RomiTheWriter.Tumblr.com.

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As we head toward the weekend, enjoy this delightfully frantic performance of “Laser Barn” by Lumerians. The song comes from the Horizon Structures EP, but the band’s newest album, The High Frontier, arrives stateside in August.

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Ty Segall teams up with Chad & The Meatbodies to release new LAMC 7″ and gets his own guitar pedal!

It’s become an expectation that every couple of months or so, the hyperactive Ty Segall will release another little something new. This time, he’s teamed up with LA newbie Chad & The Meatbodies on the seventh installment of Famous Class’ Less Artists More Condos 7” series. This series is exciting indeed: Famous Class has asked nine of their favorite artists (seven released so far) to provide a new single for the A-side, then that artist picked their favorite new band to provide the B-side. Plus, all digital proceeds go directly to the Ariel Panero Memorial Fund at VH1 Save the Music, the charity named after Panero, who created the LAMC show series in New York to introduce locals to new up-and-coming bands worthy of discovery. Pretty cool, right?

It turns out that Ty Segall has a great ear for new music, but that’s no surprise. Chad & The Meatbodies’ B-side “Mountain” has the heaviness of a Black Sabbath song, the fuzziness of a FUZZ track, and the unexpectedly polished vocals of a 2011 or later album from Thee Oh Sees. Those are some big shoes to fill.

Segall’s track, “Music for a Film” offers something a little different this time – a slow build up with a jazzy presence and an uncharacteristic absence of vocals. It’s a little like ‘60s jazz-rock and it’s definitely worth listening to. The reverb god also recently inspired a new guitar pedal made by Death by Audio. It’s called the Sunshine Reverberation effects pedal, and each of the 100 units in this limited edition creation will be signed by Segall.

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Recent transplant Mikal Cronin, whose MCII was released a few weeks ago, premiered a video for “Change” with SPIN last week.

Another one for the ‘house party gets out of control’ canon, the video revolves around Cronin himself churning out “Change” in the midst of a rowdy gathering, and a faceless being in a hoodie that wanders the crowd.

Cronin’s MCII, which is currently conquering cold-hearted critics everywhere, is out on Merge Records right now. He’s also extended this summer’s European tour dates and recently announced a stop at FYF Fest in August. More info can be found on the Merge Records website.

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The members of Austin’s The Black Angels have been cranking out reliably rich psych rock over the past decade, with Indigo Meadow arriving earlier this year. Tonight, the band performs with Hanni El Khatib and Wall of Death at The Fillmore, and we’ve got tickets to give away!

To win a pair of tickets to tonight’s show, email contest[at]thebaybridged.com with the subject line “The Black Angels” and include your full name for a chance to win.

The Black Angels, Hanni El Khatib, Wall of Death
The Fillmore
May 17, 2013
9pm, $25

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The Mantles‘ new LP Long Enough to Leave is slated for release on June 18 via Slumberland, and they’re streaming another track, “Hello”, off that forthcoming effort, the band’s second full-length. “Hello” debuted on Pitchfork last week, full of washed out ’60s garage rock psychedelia, but frontman Mike Oliveres dropped the borderline punk rock sneer found in the Bay Area-based quartet’s previous single “Brown Balloon”, opting for a more laid back and almost blasé feel. Listen to “Hello” and get full details on The Mantles’ record release party at Rickshaw Stop and upcoming East Coast tour below.

The Bats, The Mantles, Legs
Rickshaw Stop
June 14, 2013
9pm, $15–17
All Ages

The Mantles – 2013 Tour Dates
06/14 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop (Record Release show) @
07/05 – Washington, DC – Black Whiskey*
07/06 – Baltimore, MD – Club K*
07/07 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Neck Tie*
07/08 – Harrisburg, PA – MakeSpace*
07/09 – Brooklyn, NY – Shea Stadium*
07/10 – New Haven, CT – BAR*
07/11 – Cambridge, MA – Lilypad*
07/12 – New Bedford, MA – No Problemo Taqueria*
07/13 – New York, NY – Cake Shop #*
* = w/ Juan Wauters of The Beets
@ = w/ The Bats, Legs
# = w/ Piano Movers and Pale Lights

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Yoodoo Park dropped the debut EP under his GRMLN moniker back in October, and now he’s readying for the June 4 release of his first full-length Empire on Carpark Records. So far, Park (who jointly calls Santa Cruz and Orange County home) shared three tracks off the record, most recently offering “Do You Know How It Feels” and “Hand Pistol” as free downloads via SoundCloud. Esquire of all news outlets debuted “Do You Know How It Feels”, and British blog This Is Fake DIY premiered “Hand Pistol”, with both noting the major ’90s influences bubbling up GRMLN’s new material. The latter went so far as to say that Park is “heading even deeper down the route of nostalgia-rinsed grunge.” The tracks are no doubt a departure from the sound of the dreamier pop soundscapes of his Explore EP. Listen and download both tracks below:

Pre-order Empire over on Insound, and then listen to the album’s first single “Teenage Rhythm” and get the album’s full tracklisting below.

Empire tracklisting:
1. Teenage Rhythm
2. Blue Lagoon
3. Hand Pistol
4. Coastal Love
5. Do You Know How It Feels?
6. Summer Days
7. 1993
8. Cheer Up
9. Dear Fear

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Since banding together in 2011, the soul rockers of The Reckless Kind have been churning up a brand of music they call heavy soul. Last August, the group dropped its debut album Golden Age of Thinking, as an homage to the music that inspires the entire project: rock and roll, soul and rhythm and blues. Bassist Brian Miu recently explained over email that, for his band, “These genres are the Golden Age of music. We take these musical inspirations and put our own heavy spin to it.” This description brings to mind the 1960s San Francisco-inspired category that so many bands are pigeonholed into, but instead of shrugging off such comparisons, the band revels in it.

With an affinity for the past that lies deeper than genre, the band recorded its album the old-fashioned way – every sound “was done by real people playing actual instruments,” describes Brian. “We did our best to stay true to the classic recording methods that were used on the records we love from the past. This ideology is part of the reason we titled the album Golden Age Thinking.”

Featuring an eight-piece lineup, the band has not only the manpower needed to resurrect its different influences, but also the finesse required to bridge those sounds together. With guitars anchoring its music in a solid rock foundation, the group layers on the polish with keyboard organ, tenor sax and trumpet while vocalist Phillip Mills has just enough grit in his voice to give him an edge and more than enough gusto to hold down a soul ballad. Brian explains, ”You can expect dancey grooves, catchy dueling guitar riffs, energetic horns, and tasteful vocal harmonies.”

The Reckless Kind is bringing its signature neo-soul rock sound and some new tunes to Milk Bar tomorrow, May 17th, along with Portland-based outfit Rags & Ribbons, San Diego’s Belmont Lights and San Francisco’s own Rosa Grande. In the meantime, here’s the band’s music video from “Blood Everywhere,” staring the most badass Barbie doll on Youtube.

The Reckless Kind, Rags & Ribbons, Belmont Lights, Rosa Grande
Milk Bar
May 17, 2013
9pm, $10, 21+

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Split Screens, the project led by multi-instrumentalist Jesse Cafiero, released their debut video last week for the track “Born”. The video was created by Cafiero, who says he was inspired by screenings at San Francisco’s Oddball Films, a stock footage company that has provided footage for Milk, The Summer of Love, and Mythbusters, among others. Created entirely from archived footage at the local Prelinger Archives, he presents the ideal scene for this dreamy, hazy track. Cafiero is currently in the studio recording the next Split Screens release (and recently brought in members of Guy Fox to lay down some horn tracks). Split Screens will play Brick & Mortar as part of a bill we covered here on Tuesday and will tour the Pacific Northwest with Fox and Woman. The video and show details are below.

Religious Girls, San Francesca, Split Screens, The Hoot Hoots
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
May 16, 2013
9pm, $10

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Hey Bay Area bands, you have until May 20th to apply for free recording time courtesy of Converse Rubber Tracks. The shoe company’s pop-up recording studio concept began in New York, but it’s now heading to Different Fur for a month of free recording time for local bands from May 20th to June 15th. It’s a sweet deal made even sweeter by the catch-free terms: “You will own the music you create, but Converse may ask you for the right to use it.”

Everyone knows that recording costs are no joke. Apply here now.

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For Bay Area folks, the name ‘Sea Wolf’ might call to mind a Jack London classic, a rugged high-seas adventure that takes place off the shores of San Francisco at the turn of the century. That’s why it’s strangely appropriate that Sea Wolf, the LA indie band that got their start around the turn of this century, is appearing at Great American Music Hall, a crimson-walled remnant of the Barbary Coast days during which London thrived. If you’d like a shot at a pair of tickets, follow the directions below.

To enter this contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged.com with your full name in the body and the concert you’re entering the contest for in the subject line. You may only submit your name once to only one contest. Winners will be chosen at random and will be awarded one pair of tickets unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, May 21st
Sea Wolf, Savoir Adore @ Great American Music Hall
8pm, $16, all ages. Buy advance tickets here.

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We’re really excited about the lineup for this year’s Phono del Sol festival, and we’ll be celebrating this Thursday, May 16th, as part of The Bold Italic‘s “MishiPot” Microhood. The Microhood event will run from Mariposa to 21st Street between Harrison and Hampshire, and we’ll be hosting a Phono del Sol announcement party at Blowfish Sushi from 6-8pm.

Along with the good folks at Noise Pop, we’ll be DJing tunes from Phono del Sol 2013 performers and some of our other favorites, with Blowfish serving up drink and food specials. We’ll also be giving away tickets to Phono del Sol 2013!

For more info on the rest of the MishiPot Microhood night check out the details via the Bold Italic event page.

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Our photographer Charlie Homo went to the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival this past weekend, and captured this amazing set of photos of The Flaming Lips, Black Keys, The Shins and many more. Enjoy!

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Mixtape: San Francisco’s Newest Psychedelic Sounds (Podcast #306)

It’s almost 18 months since we last did a psych-focused mixtape, which means there’s quite a bit to catch up on. The Bay continues to be a vital source for top-notch mind-expanding bands, whether it’s the heady drones of Carlton Melton and Date Palms, or the swaggering rock of Glitter Wizard and Coo Coo Birds.

Several of the groups included here have new records either out now or coming out soon. Prolific instrumental duo Barn Owl just released its fifth album, V, on Thrill Jockey; meanwhile, cosmic rock group Lumerians is serving up The High Frontier later this year. While we’ve been following some of these bands for years, it’s exciting that they’re joined here by a number of newer arrivals, like Fuzz (a heavy rock project from Ty Segall and Charlie Moothart), Group Rhoda‘s experimental synth songs, and electrified jams from Golden Void and Life Coach (both of which feature the guitar work of Isaiah Mitchell of Earthless).

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Track Listing:

Fuzz – “This Time I Got A Reason”
Date Palms – “Yuba Reprise”
Group Rhoda – “Fire”
Lumerians – “Tawazula”
Glitter Wizard – “Motorider”
Carlton Melton – “Space Treader”
Disappearing People – “1″
Electric Shepherd – “Imitation Gardens (pt. 1)”
Golden Void – “Virtue”
Barn Owl – “The Long Shadow”
Coo Coo Birds – “Dealerman”
Life Coach – “Fireball”

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Professional Fans is bringing its fourth official showcase to Brick & Mortar Music Hall on Sunday, May 19 with performances by Gothic Tropic, Seatraffic, and Cruel Summer. Expect a night of sunny California pop jams with subtly relatable undertones of emotional turmoil.

Gothic Tropic is a trio from L.A.’s Echo Park comprised of Cecilia Della Peruti, Daniel Denton, and Lia Braswell. The band’s sound echoes its moniker, fortifying rhythmic jungle pop with dark and witty themes. Listen to “Flesh Dance” off the Awesome Problems EP, below.

Rising San Francisco synth-pop duo Seatraffic, a Professional Fans favorite, will also perform at the showcase. Their track “Tempo of Regret” recently got the remix treatment from Moondive, which you can stream below.

Local newcomers Cruel Summer caught our attention with a few outstanding female fronted pop-rock singles on Bandcamp, dousing sweet summertime melodies with a post-punk shoegaze edge. Stream their self-titled EP below, recorded in San Francisco with Jason Kick at Secret Studios.

As usual, DJ CoolGreg and our own Katie Kopacz will represent Professional Fans with an all-vinyl DJ set. RSVP for the show on Facebook.

Gothic Tropic, Seatraffic, Cruel Summer, ProFan DJs
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
May 19, 2013
9pm, $7–$10

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The Night Light in Oakland offers a great lineup tonight, with Nashville lo-fi pop band Faux Ferocious as the announced headliners, but with a “Surprise Special Guest” playing last. It will also sadly be the second to last Bay Area show for Chris Edley, aka SAFE, before he moves to Vermont. Spencer Owen rounds out the lineup, and the show will be MC’ed by Joel Robinow (keyboardist for Howlin’ Rain).

Below, watch SAFE’s video for “Treason”, a track Edley says he wrote and recorded in 15 minutes, along with Owen’s Knock and Rock performance of “It Work”. Owen, whom we’ve mentioned here previously, will be play The Night Light without his band The Timeshare, but as the hilarious yet touching video for “It Work” shows, he can nail a solo performance. A sampling of Faux Ferocious’ music, full show details, and some info on SAFE’s final gig follow.

Faux Ferocious, SAFE, Spencer Owen, plus “Special Surprise Guest”
The Night Light
May 15, 2013
8pm, $5
21+

SAFE
F8|1192 Folsom
June 4, 2013
Time & Admission TBD

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The Soft Moon recently dropped the video for “Want,” offering visuals that are as disorienting and restless as the music itself. Paired with layered, frenzied rhythms and whispered repetitions of “I want it, can’t have it,” the video follows the erratic experiences of a hooded man, who, after inexplicably breaking and entering into a house and snorting white powder in a dirty bathroom with some random girl, has his most uneasy moment when he scrawls “What’s wrong with me?” on the bathroom wall. It plays like a drug-induced scary movie in just under four minutes, so click play if you enjoy sweaty palms and quick bursts of suspense.

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If the idea of festival juggernauts like Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo stresses you out despite your appetite for the elongated thrill of a three-day party, Pickathon is a perfect alternative. Located at the Pendarvis Farm in Oregon, fifteen minutes outside of Portland, the festival is held not at a small venue, but at one of the most intimate settings there are for a large musical gathering. While offering the same escape as more mainstream festivals – on-site camping, seven stages designed to transport audiences into different realities (seriously, pictured above are The Barr Brothers performing on the Woods Stage at last year’s festival), and a diverse, genre-spanning lineup – the festival is wrapped up in a stress-free, family-friendly package. This includes limited capacity attendance, designated smoking areas, free water, a special lineup prepared just for children’s entertainment and free entry for kids under twelve.

This year marks the gathering’s 15th anniversary, so Pickathon 2013 is bringing some big names to the Pendarvis Farm from August 2nd through the 4th. With artists like Feist, Andrew Bird, Divine Fits and the rock and rollers of Kurt Vile & the Violators already filling out the bill, the festival recently announced new additions to the lineup – gospel funk legends The Relatives and San Francisco’s own Jessica Pratt and Ty Segall. For more information, head over to Pickathon’s official website and check out footage from Pickathon 2012 in the very first episode of Pickathon TV for a taste of what you can expect at this year’s festival.

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Stardate 1993, planet ‘aLaBaMa’, Man or Astro-man? are born. 2013, flying via rental ship (their rocket ship broke down somewhere about 1/2 way to LA), they land 60 Earth minutes late at Bimbos 365. In decent English they report great losses of equipment in the aftermath, yet it didn’t stop them from lighting a theremin on fire.

At 24 hundred hours, the drummer celebrates his birth. The crowd attempts to teach traditional ballad, “Happy Birthday.” Drummer – unimpressed.

Local aliens Terry Malts held the middle spot of the voyage. The set begins with “Nauseous” and the sing along chorus of a lifetime “Your Love Makes Me Nauseous!”

Oakland’s Chuckleberries launched the evening (replacing the Ogres, who tragically vanished from the bill). Lost in my own spacey bullshit, I missed what must have been a pretty short set. Had they known The Astro-men would be so fucking late, I’m confident they could have played an hour or two of Rutles songs. Catch them June 6th at the Red Devil Lounge with the one and only FLESHTONES! Catch them again at El Rio June 27th with GRAVYS DROP!!

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On Sunday night, May 12, Jim James floated onto the Fillmore stage looking like he had just been electrocuted. His mess of hair and beard frizzed wildly in every direction and his crazy-eyed stare poured into each fan in the front row, one by one, as he reached out to touch their fingertips – and then bowed to the crowd in Namaste. His humble entrance was endearing, and kind of hilarious. His wide-eyed stare got comically creepy after piercing my soul for a few seconds too long and about two feet away from my face, but it was obvious he appreciated the audience contact as he sauntered back and forth across the stage and sang into the crowd.

After penning six respectable studio albums with his claim to fame My Morning Jacket, a one-LP stint with stellar supergroup Monsters of Folk, and two cover albums (of George Harrison and Woody Guthrie, respectively) under the pseudonym Yim Yames, James released a solo album of original tracks, Regions of Light and Sound of God, in February of this year. Incorporating his saxophone skills and a four-piece live band to back him up, the new album is much more jazz-influenced and ostentatious than his folky past, though his Louisville southern twang remains.

James opened Sunday’s set with the first track from said LP, “State of the Art (A. E. I. O. U.)”, and staggered through the majority of the album with a somewhat manic rock star swagger. The bluesy “Actress” and “All is Forgiven” stood out while the artist flailed around stage, and the sentimentally cosmic lyrics of “A New Life” (“there’s more stardust when you’re near”) made the track one of my favorites. Throughout the two-hour set, the artist traded off between his Flying V (which otherwise sat locked onto a stand), an acoustic guitar, a brassy saxophone, and he went hands-free to belt in his notorious falsetto. He’d take breaks between songs to acknowledge the golden bear statue enshrined on the amp behind him and did an spirited praise dance (or something) with it. This, combined with the Namaste greeting, made his set seem like some ritualistic offering to the gods of rock and roll. Strange, but I can dig it.

It was apparent James was having tons of fun with his solo effort’s new direction. The tracks from Regions were clearly the best of the show, and even surpassed the Monsters of Folk songs he closed the night with – though the lack of M. Ward and Conor Oberst/Mike Mogis (of Bright Eyes) on stage surely had something to do with that. The only criticism I have of James’ set was that he far outshone his band. Their versions of Monsters of Folk’s “Dear God,” “His Master’s Voice,” “The Right Place,” and “Losin Yo Head” during the encore were lackluster in comparison to the originals. James’ exalted vocals and jangly guitar were right on point, but the band lacked a certain mastery and emotional oomph that the original supergroup is known for. Same goes for My Morning Jacket’s “Wonderful,” and the last track of the night – a Yim Yames cover from Guthrie’s unrecorded New Multitudes.

Jim James – or his alter ego Yim Yames, whichever way you look at it – is an enigma. Each of his projects culminate in resounding critical acclaim, and for good reason. He’s a talented dude, and always a beacon of eccentric creativity. He’s also insightful and funny: see exhibit A. And his set on Sunday was all of these things materialized, up-close and personal. Now only for a Monsters of Folk reunion…

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As a last hurrah before they take a break from live shows, San Jose’s San Francesca will be powering down with a performance at Brick and Mortar this Thursday, 5/16/13 with Religious Girls and Split Screens. The show comes as an informal farewell before they take time off from playing to work on a new record.

San Francesca will also be premiering a video with San Jose’s Content Magazine in the very near future to tide fans over until the record. The video will also come with a free download of the new song…stay tuned.

Religious Girls, San Francesca, Split Screens, The Hoot Hoots
Brick and Mortar Music Hall
May 16th, 2013
9pm, $10

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Amanda McCabe is a big music fan. In fact, she’s more than a fan – she interned at Sub Pop Records, was a VP at Buried Treasure Records, and created album artwork for Birds & Batteries, Garrett Pierce, and David Dondero.

So when she came down with a rare form of scoliosis, the musicians she has worked with over the years decided they had to help. And thus was born the Save The Amanda! compilations: 40 tracks by some of the best bands from the Bay Area and beyond, including Tartufi, Radiation City, Mike Sempert (of Birds & Batteries), John Vanderslice, Future Twin, and many more.



Amanda is about to begin a new course of treatment at the Mayo Clinic Spine Center in Florida, and 100 percent of the proceeds from these comps will be going to help her cover the cost. So this is a win/win/win: Amanda gets help with her medical expenses, the bands get their new, unreleased, or live tracks out there, and you get 40 killer tunes for just $10 for each volume (or more, if you’re feeling generous).

Steam and buy the Save The Amanda! comps right here:

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San Francisco solo garage rock machine Adam Widener will join fellow San Franciscans Primitive Hearts opening for Canadian punks The Steve Adamyk Band and Needles//Pins Tuesday night at Thee Parkside. Widener, who plays bass at his live shows, has performed with Warm Soda as his backing band for solo shows in the past. For Tuesday’s show, the well-connected Widener enlisted the help of drummer Phil Lantz and singer/guitarist Patrick Clos from Cocktails, and will use DSTVV‘s Joel Cusumano as his lead guitarist.

You can stream The Steve Adamyk Band’s most recent LP on Exclaim and listen/watch to the rest of the artists performing below.

Steve Adamyk Band, Needles//Pins, Primitive Hearts, Adam Widener
Thee Parkside
May 14, 2013
8pm, $7

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The first annual BottleRock Napa Valley Festival brought over 50 bands to the Napa Valley Expo for four days of music over the weekend, and our Roman Gokhman was on the scene for all four days.

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The Bay Bridged is proud to announce the lineup of performers at the 2013 Phono del Sol Music & Food Festival! The all day, all ages music and food festival — taking place on Saturday, July 13th at Potrero del Sol Park — will be headlined by SF’s unstoppable garage titans Thee Oh Sees and LA electro-pop virtuosos YACHT.

They’ll be joined on two stages by some of indie music’s most exciting bands, including LA’s garage pop duo Bleached, NYC-via-SF rapper K.Flay, guitar shredder Marnie Stern, and SF synth-pop duo Painted Palms, as well as Blouse, Social Studies, Cool Ghouls, Surf Club and B. Hamilton. In addition to all that great music, some of San Francisco’s finest food trucks will be selling their tasty creations all day long.

Tickets are on sale right now, with a limited number of discount six-packs available (save $5 per ticket by grabbing six for you and your friends). VIP tickets are also available, which include access to a shaded viewing area for the main stage, drink tickets, VIP bathrooms, and a tour of Tiny Telephone Recording led by John Vanderslice.

More information about the festival, including all of the bands and food trucks, can be found at the newly-relaunched PhonoDelSol.com. To keep on top of all of the latest festival developments, be sure to like the Phono del Sol Facebook page and RSVP to our Facebook event.

Phono del Sol is a joint production of The Bay Bridged and Tiny Telephone.

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Enjoy this Rdio mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF during the rest of this week. After the jump, find out more about when they’re all playing! For a full list of upcoming concerts in the SF Bay Area, check our Local Concert Calendar.

Monday, May 13th
Radio Silence Loft Party #2, with John Vanderslice and Daniel Handler
Sweat Lodge, The Photo Atlas, Father President at Bottom of the Hill

Tuesday, May 14th
Kisses, Sister Crayon, Astronauts, etc. at Rickshaw Stop
Buffalo Tooth, Joy, A Million Billion Dying Sons, Disappearing People at Brick & Mortar Music Hall
The Steve Adamyk Band, Needles // Pins, Primitive Hearts, Adam Widener at Thee Parkside
The Laurels, Moonbeams, Fleeting Joys at Hemlock Tavern
Pow!, Cold Beat, Daisy World, Cold Circuits, DJ Ack Ack Ack at The Knockout

Wednesday, May 15th
Fuzz, Joyce Manor, Cool Ghouls at The Depot at SFSU
Leopold and his Fiction, The Love Dimension, Soft Bombs, Freddie & The Aztecs, DJ Neil Martinson at The Knockout
Mister Loveless, Teenage Sweater, Happy Fangs, Here Come Dots at Elbo Room
The Appleseed Cast, Hospital Ships, The Dandelion War at Bottom of the Hill
Delorean, NO, DJ Aaron Axelsen at Rickshaw Stop

Thursday, May 16th
The Bay Bridged vs. Noise Pop: A Phono del Sol Launch Party at Blowfish Sushi
Religious Girls, San Francesca, Split Screens, The Hoot Hoots at Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Dead To Me, Kepi & The Mean Jeans, Emily’s Army, Toys That Kill, Jabber at The New Parish
Of Monsters and Men, Half Moon Run at Fox Theater
Big Tree, Vandella, Fever Charm at Red House Live
Burnt Ones, Week of Wonders, Fronds, Jollapin Jasper at Hemlock Tavern
Shady Maples, Whiskerman, Cave Clove at Café Du Nord
The Saucy Jacks, Grandma’s Boyfriend at The Night Light

Friday, May 17th
The Dwarves, Nobunny, Mean Jeans, Trashies, Musk at The New Parish
The Black Angels, Hanni El Khatib, Wall of Death at The Fillmore
Ceremony, No Statik, Secret People, Face the Rail, Caged Animal at 924 Gilman
Belle Noire, Cartoon Bar Fight, Manzanita Falls at The Blank Club
Midi Matilda, OONA, holychild at Rickshaw Stop
The Ocean Blue, The Orange Peels at Cafe Du Nord

Saturday, May 18th
Hunx & His Punx, Shannon and the Clams, Fuzz, Peach Kelli Pop, Twin Steps at The New Parish
Mwahaha, Exray’s, Seventeen Evergreen, Mohani at The Lab
Disappears, LENZ, The Tambo Rays at Bottom Of The Hill
Myron and E, The Bang Girl Group Revue, New Love Soul Revue at The Starry Plough
Crashfaster, Cartoon Bar Fight, The Y Axes at Neck of the Woods
Black Pus, CCR Headcleaner, Reptillian Shape Shifters at Hemlock Tavern

Sunday, May 19th
Synthetic ID, Yi, Lenz, Human Waste at The Night Light
Gothic Tropic, Seatraffic, Cruel Summer at Brick & Mortar Music Hall
The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Royal Thunder, DJ Rob Metal at DNA Lounge
Live 105′s BFD 2013 at Shoreline Amphitheatre
The Spyrals, Creeping Pinks, TBD at Make-Out Room
All My Pretty Ones, Sea Dramas at The Hotel Utah Saloon

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As we announced on Monday, we’re really excited to present the third annual Phono del Sol Music & Food Festival on Saturday, July 13th in Potrero del Sol Park. It’s going be to be a great day of indie music and food, with twelve bands on two stages, and an collection of our favorite local food trucks.

Before we announce our lineup on Monday, we’re giving away giving away a four-pack of VIP tickets to Phono del Sol 2013 on our Facebook page right now! Just like the page (if you haven’t already), then enter this contest, and you’ll be eligible to win! This contest ends Monday morning, so you better enter now!

A further reminder: tickets are on sale right now, with a limited number of discount six-packs available (save $5 per ticket by grabbing six for you and your friends)! To keep on top of all of the latest festival developments, be sure to like the Phono del Sol Facebook page.

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Bay Area classic-soul duo Myron & E recently released a track from their forthcoming album Broadway, set for a July 2 release on Stones Throw Records. The pair met several years ago when both were on tour with Blackalicious. While touring in Finland, they met the Helsinki group The Soul Investigators, who are best known for their work with Nicole Willis, and a jam session led to a couple of single releases on the Investigators’ Timmion Records, and ultimately a deal with Stones Throw. Listen to “If I Gave You My Love” below, and catch them at the Starry Plough May 18 with The Bang, who we told you about last year.

Myron & E, The Bang, New Love Soul Revue
Starry Plough
May 18, 2013
9pm, $9-12
21+

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Last night, Allah-Las and The Blank Tapes rocked The Chapel. Read our review below!

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The early stages of sun-kissed summer delirium are slowly creeping in, and who better to send us flying over the edge than Black Moth Super Rainbow and The Hood Internet? The double trouble bill (plus opener Oscillator Bug) will take over The Fillmore on Friday, May 24 during the tail-end of a month-long tour, and we are giving a pair of free tickets away to one lucky winner. Unless you have epilepsy, watch Black Moth Super Rainbow’s seizure-inducing video for “Hairspray Heart” below.

Still fresh off their sinfully syrupy fifth LP Cobra Juicy, released last fall on the band’s own Rad Cult label, Black Moth Super Rainbow will at last be supporting the album in San Francisco. Tobacco, the band’s enigmatic frontman, took a brief hiatus from the project to pursue his own solo work. He and his band members Seven Fields of Aphelion, Iffernaut, Ryan Graveface and Bullsmear finally rediscovered their sound and fleshed out their first album together since 2009′s Eating Us.

The new release comes more accessible than ever, without sacrificing an ounce of the band’s unique brand of occult psychedelia and warped vocals. “Gangs in the Garden” (above) is one of the catchiest weirdo anthems I’ve heard in years.

To enter this contest submit an email to contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name in the body and the concert you’re entering the contest for in the subject line. You may only submit your name once to only one contest. Winners will be chosen at random and will be awarded one pair of tickets unless otherwise noted.

Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Hood Internet, Oscillator Bug
The Fillmore
May 24, 2013
9pm, $19.50

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San Jose’s Cartoon Bar Fight will depart for a teeny tiny tour next week. Spanning just over a week, the eerie pop band will hit usual haunts like San Francisco, but also make more out-of-the-way stops in places like Hayward and Santa Cruz.

The band will use the tour as a place to premiere tracks from their upcoming concept album, due later this year. They’ll also be teaming up with a star-studded roster of Bay Area up-and-comers (or already-there-ers), including Manzanita Falls, The Y Axes, Piranha Party! and more. See below for the full schedule.

Cartoon Bar Fight w/ Piranha Party!
The Bistro
May 16th, 2013
9pm, free

Cartoon Bar Fight w/ Belle Noire, Manzanita Falls
The Blank Club
May 17th, 2013
9pm, $7

Cartoon Bar Fight w/ crashfaster, The Y Axes
Neck of the Woods
May 18th, 2013
8pm, $7

Cartoon Bar Fight w/ Matthew Joseph Payne
Subterranean Arthouse
May 19th, 2013
7pm, $15

Cartoon Bar Fight w/ Mice Parade
The Crepe Place
May 30th, 2013
9pm, $10

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