http://www.thebaybridged.com TheBayBridged.com is your source for finding the best indie music in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:30:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 Bay Bridged, Tartufi, Thread Productions, and The SF Bay Guardian Present The Fourth Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest Watch live video from ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/04/live-stream-the-fourth-annual-el-rio-big-time-freedom-fest/ Photos by: Charlie Homo Amazing Baby Boyz Noize http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/03/photos-spectrum-festival-the-regency/ 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 ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/02/the-bay-bridged-presents-the-fourth-annual-el-rio-big-time-freedom-fest/ 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 ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/02/jesus-on-that-mainline-the-moondoggies-at-rickshaw-tonight/ Thursday: Moondoggies, Harbours, Sarah Bethe Nelson @ The Rickshaw Stop [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/situation1.mp3] Harbours - "Situation" Thursday: Double Dagger, Awesome Tapes From Africa (DJ), Mi Ami, Beast Of Thought, Psychic Reality @ The Knockout [audio:http://www.touchandgorecords.com/media/4091.mp3|artists=Mi Ami|titles=New Guitar] Mi Ami - "New Guitar" Friday: The Heavenly States, Boatclub, The West Of, The Dashing Suns @ The Uptown in Oakland [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/12-the-race.mp3|artists=The ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/02/weekend-mix-72-75/ 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 ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/01/ticket-giveaway-wednesday-tall-men-and-unclean-projectors/ 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 ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/01/new-improved-live-exclusive-studio-session-with-citay/ 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. New, Improved, ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/07/01/july-2009-citay/ 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 ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/30/photos-and-review-papercuts-port-obrien-still-flyin-the-independent-625/ [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/June_2009_Mix.mp3[/podcast] Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast includes music from nine great Bay Area bands -- some submissions we've received at TBB headquarters, some stuff we've posted on the web site recently, all really good stuff. Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/30/monthly-mix-june-2009-podcast-170/ We are pleased to introduce the newest member of our Artist in Residence program, Claire Nereim. Claire is an interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in San Francisco. Born in Chicago in 1981, she studied Visual Art at Oberlin College. In her work she explores the relationship between form, ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/30/our-new-artist-in-residence-claire-nereim/ Photos by: Charlie Homo White Cloud, Atole and Starfucker deserved a better slot than a Tuesday evening, and dished out a unique blend of feedback-heavy electro pop that felt better suited for a Friday.  Local group White Cloud opened the night with a mellow - at least in comparison to Starfucker ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/29/starfucker-bring-the-medicine-to-bottom-of-the-hill/ Scrapbook photos from DJ Bunnystyle Facebook screamed with puns immediately following the news of Michael Jackson's death -- "His heart just couldn't 'Beat It,'" "'Do You Remember the Time,' when he was alive" -- but people on the streets and in the bars Thursday night had many things to say about ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/29/san-franciscans-reflect-on-michael-jackson/ Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace" Congrats to SF's Girls, whose debut full length album, er, Album, will be released September 22nd on True Panther Sounds in conjunction with the venerable Matador Records. The band's debut 7" was terrific, and their live shows equally compelling, and Matador is whetting my appetite with ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/29/details-emerge-on-girls-album/ I'm frequently reminded of just how lucky I am to live in the Bay Area.  There is an endless supply of excellent restaurants and easy, cheap access to delicious fresh produce at the countless farmer's markets, grocers, and ethnic shops that fill every neighborhood in the city.  Likewise, our music ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/28/musical-pairings-country-living-in-the-city/ Enigmatic but electrifying, Alameda's Totimoshi turned heads with 2006's Ladron (Crucial Blast/Volcom). Having released 2008's Milagrosa (Volcom), the trio teeter on the brink of something bigger, ready to take their idiosyncrasies to the top along with a catalogue full of grungy, jagged stoner rock. Co-conspirators in The Melvins and Helmet ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/26/totimoshi-annies-social-club-saturday-nb/ If you know of Sly & Robbie (and god help me if you don't), without ever hearing Heavyweight Dub Champion, you'd probably assume that based on their name they'd be a perfect match to tour together.  While it is true they are a perfect match, it isn't immediately apparent when ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/26/heavyweight-dub-champion-and-sly-robbie-june-18th/ The Red Devil Lounge is hosting a benefit show for Paul Williams, this Sunday June 28th. OK, I hear you. You’re asking, "Who is Paul Williams?" and "Why would I go to a benefit show?" Paul was the founder of Crawdaddy Magazine, and has likely seen more amazing shows, met more ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/26/a-rock-journalist-needs-your-help/ [audio:http://www.cursivearmy.com/07/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cursive_mamaimswollen.mp3] Cursive - "Mama, I'm Swollen" The boys of Cursive have made a comfortable name for themselves as a sophisticated and intelligent group of musicians and lyricists, a reputation that reaches its pinnacle on the group's newest album, Mama, I'm Swollen, released in March by Saddle Creek. The band will be ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/26/cursive-returns-to-sf-with-mama-im-swollen/ In this modern day of age, it's not uncommon for a band to practically give you their music and ask for you, the listener, to choose how much it's worth to you. Well, XBXRX is no exception -- they, like Radiohead, NIN and many smaller bands -- have put their ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/26/choose-your-price-for-fifth-xbxrx-lp-un-usper/ [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/05-take-to-the-king.mp3|artists=Themselves|titles=Take to the King] Themselves - "Take to the King" Following a six year recording hiatus, Doseone and Jel of hip-hop duo Themselves have released theFREEhoudini.  The 39-minute single track mixtape features guest performances from Themselves’ label mates Aesop Rock, Buck 65 and cLOUDDEAD just to name a few.  TheFREEhoudini is available ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/25/themselves-release-free-mixtape/ Thursday: Papercuts, Port O'Brien, Still Flyin' @ The Independent [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/papercutsychwyw.mp3] Papercuts - "You Can Have What You Want" Friday: Sugar & Gold, Music for Animals, Castledoor @ Rickshaw Stop [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/04-slice-me-nice-1.mp3|artists=Sugar & Gold|titles=Slice Me Nice] Sugar & Gold - "Slice Me Nice" Friday: Magic Bullets, Shannon and the Clams, Bridez @ Bottom of the Hill [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/04-the-book-is-closed.mp3] Magic Bullets - ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/25/weekend-mix-625-28/ Björk, what can you say about this Icelandic princess that hasn't already been said. It seems like either you love her or you hate her, and for pretty much the same reasons. Her divisive nature is always apparent whether it's in her acting or songwriting, and she's always sure to ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/25/free-midnight-screenings-of-bjorks-voltaic-the-roxie/ It's time for our weekly installment of Ticket Giveaway Wednesday. There are some great local and touring bands playing around the area - and you can see them for free! Thursday, June 25th - Papercuts, Port O'Brien, Still Flyin' @ The Independent Papercuts will be headlining an incredible all local evening ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/24/ticket-giveaway-wednesday-papercuts-goh-nakamura-telekinesis/ Howlin' Rain plays in their local downtown at the Uptown on Saturday (9pm, $10) with Radio Moscow and Matt Baldwin (PA). Fans of front-man Ethan Miller's Neo-Psyche band Comets on Fire know that Howlin' Rain is a different beast. More focused and melodic than CoF, Howlin' Rain pares down the ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/24/howlin-rain-the-uptown/ Photos by: Nicole Browner Earlier this year, I attended one of those Brightblack Morning Light showcases at Cafe Du Nord. It was so resolutely weird (both good and bad weird), that in hindsight, it has proven to be a personal turning point for my overall consideration of the Bay Area's so-called ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/23/review-san-francisco-embraces-its-new-bff-band-sleepy-sun-gamh-619/ [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/Battlehooch_Show.mp3[/podcast] This week, we're excited to feature Battlehooch, a band whose sound and antics border on the indescribable, combining elements of art rock, prog, and pop to create funky, winning songs. After building a strong reputation as an energetic live band, who often performed on City streets with a homemade ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/23/battlehooch-podcast-169/ Portland's Starfucker are playing at our very own Bottom of the Hill tonight, June 23rd, as part of the band's West Coast tour promoting their newest release on Badman Recording Co., Jupiter. Tour-mates Atole are based out of Portland as well, with SF/East Bay's White Cloud getting things moving ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/23/starfucker-atole-white-cloud-tonight/ The Dodos - "Fables" (from Pitchfork.tv) Last week, The Dodos announced details surrounding their upcoming third album, including its ominous title, Time To Die. Word is that the band's picking up where they left off with the stripped-down frenzy of last year's Visiter, although there are some new faces in ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/22/the-dodos-announce-time-to-die/ These days it has become increasingly hard to come across more of the purist folk variety, as higher profile "indie" folk artists tend towards the orchestral, going psych, doing remixes with hip hop producers, or god forbid, using vocoders. [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/TheHarvestHalt2.mp3|artists=Lesser Lights|titles=The Harvest Halt] Lesser Lights - "The Harvest Halt" Thursday's pairing at Du ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/22/giveaway-aa-bondy-lesser-lights-cafe-du-nord/ Photos by: Julie Schuchard Yes indie'd a sincere, sweaty performance out of your SF-based The Blacks. Also a CD release but yes, idie'd again (and proud of ourselves and clever as a left-handed skyhook from Pixar, that is, [look Up] a metanym for "snipehunt"?) our The Blacks, America's The Blacks and ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/22/review-the-blacks-the-rickshaw-stop/ Isis has the dubious distinction of being too influential for their own good. Formed in Boston, the quintet picked up where Neurosis and The Melvins left off, crafting lengthy, repetitive songs full of ponderous, gradual builds. This new approach to metal songwriting spawned a roiling mass of instrumental imitators, all ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/22/preview-isis-great-american/ We decided to do it at The Nature Food dispensary Mike works at. A shared warehouse in north Berkeley, it houses and packages a wide-range of mindbogglingly expensive grains, nuts and nutbutters. The insides were as sterile as expected; until Mike spilled a 10lb bag of $80 seeds on the ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/21/sade-sundays-wooden-shjips-black-moth-super-rainbow-darwinsbitch/ American Artifact world premieres tonight with two showings at the Red Vic Theatre on Haight Street, 5pm and 7pm. If only everything about this movie were as cool as that Cheetah wearing sunglasses. Director Merle Becker's debut documentary has its heart in the right place, and the filmmaker's passion for posters ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/20/one-night-only-at-the-red-vic-american-artifact-the-rise-of-american-rock-poster-art/ Bowery Ballroom, Photo by Elizabeth Weinberg Words and Photos by: John Vanderslice (except where noted) We've been on a tour for a month, it seems like a year. In a good way. Back in mid-May, we sat in the hundred+ degree heat of Merced and argued the Pat Metheny/Kenny G feud. I ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/19/tour-diary-john-vanderslice/ Clear out some space in the living room and find some time when nobody's around, because you should probably already have started training for the Bay Area regionals in the Air Sex World Championships and the US Air Guitar Championships, both of which are taking place next week at The ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/19/sex-air-and-rock-and-roll-at-the-independent-win-tix/ Those who find themselves in the South Bay this Friday (8pm, $13) should make their way over to the Avalon in Santa Clara for what is sure to be quite the night of lyrical manipulation at the kickoff of the Hellava Night tour. Esham, who's been in the game since the ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/19/a-hellava-night-with-local-detroit-hip-hop-esham-kung-fu-vampire-cant-find-a-villain/ Before they appeared on Letterman, before they opened for Radiohead, and before the New York Times called their sophomore album one of the best of 2006, Grizzly Bear was the 10th band featured by Vincent Moon for his Take Away Shows. The band’s stripped down performance of, “Shift,” a track off ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/19/grizzly-bear-starts-the-week-with-two-nights-the-fillmore/ Weekend Mix is our new mp3-driven preview of some of the upcoming weekend's best concerts. Let us know what you're looking forward to in the comments. Friday: - Sleepy Sun, Spindrift, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, DJ Wet Burrito @ Great American Music Hall, 9pm, $13 [audio:http://teepeerecords.com/media/assemble_head_-_by_the_rippling_green.mp3] Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound - ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/18/weekend-mix-619-621/ [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/03-Sunday-Boys.mp3] The Blacks - "Sunday Boys" (from Tiger Songs) As we reported last month, San Francisco-New York trio The Blacks' final show is tonight at the Rickshaw Stop with The Red Verse and The Ferocious Few. The band's second album, Tiger Songs will be available for the first time at the ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/06/18/the-blacks-cd-release-at-rickshaw-tonight/