http://www.thebaybridged.com TheBayBridged.com is your source for finding the best indie music in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:08:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week marks the digital release of Birdmonster's sophomore album From the Mountain to the Sea released by The Fader Label. Although they have yet to embark on their national tour in support of the album, those of you in the Bay Area can head to the Hotel Utah ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/08/07/from-the-mountain-to-the-sea/ Our friends at The Owl Mag will celebrate their 3-year anniversary this Friday at The Independent, sponsored by SonicLiving. They will say goodbye to the toddler stage properly, with music by Wallpaper, Hottub, Kenan Bell (LA) and Vitamin Party, as well as DJ sets by Aaron Axelsen of Live 105 and ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/08/06/owl-mag-celebrates/ Here's the latest episode in our video podcast series. This is the second of two videos spotlighting The Dodos, from their sold-out homecoming show at The Independent in June. While the recent Visiter has been drawing well-deserved acclaim, the band's performance of "Men," from their first full length ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/08/06/episode-4-the-dodos-men/ Download Episode 126: Live This Month - August 2008 This week's podcast episode is our latest in the Live This Month series, spotlighting some of our favorite local and touring bands playing some excellent shows in August. Check out some information on all of the bands below: We kick off the ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/08/05/episode-126-ltm-august-2008/ Joint LA/SF quintet Darker My Love will release their new album "2" tomorrow, August 5 on Dangerbird Records, and commemorate it with a show at The Independent tomorrow night. The band has been getting some attention lately for their dense rock and roll, including an upcoming tour slot with The Dandy ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/08/04/darker-my-love-cd-release-tomorrow/ San Francisco's The Union Trade will be releasing their new album Everyday Including tomorrow on Tricycle Records. Widely referred to as "post-rock," the band is known for its very dense and heavily effected guitar sounds, combined with somewhat sparse anthemic lyrics. It's like shoegaze without the lazy dazing. Among very ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/08/04/union-trade-release-everyday-including-tomorrow/ Photos by Francis Chung [gallery=15] http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/08/01/photos-grande-old-party/ With summer halfway complete it is time for us to change out our main banner and introduce you to our newest member of The Bay Bridged Artist in Residence program, Lawrence Yang. Yang moved to the Bay Area in 2006 from Chicago where he was studying in the sciences. ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/31/lawrence-yang/ Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Hey Three Eyes, Battlehooch, Future Islands (Baltimore) and Ear Pwr (Asheville, NC) at Fort Gallery. 8pm, $5. Friday: - New Centuries and Bug Pedals at 366 S. 1st Street in ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/31/weekend-picks-july-31st-august-3rd/ Our latest Bay Bridged Presents show celebrates the release of Innocent Ghosts, the debut album from San Francisco indie pop-rock trio Geographer. Formerly known as both Parasol and The Rooftop Vigil, these guys have been winning fans around the Bay at their acclaimed live shows, and the album's addictive, ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/30/geographers-cd-release-party/ Some of the best experimental indie rock the Bay Area has to offer was on showcase last Friday at Berkeley's Starry Plough - the New Centuries headlined, alongside Thread Productions duos Silian Rail and Tartufi and their close associates, the Aimless Never Miss. A good-sized crowd caught the show ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/30/review-the-new-centuries-tartufi-the-aimless-never-miss-silian-rail-at-the-starry-plough/ Download Episode 125: July 2008 Monthly Mix This week's episode is our latest monthly mix, featuring new music from six great Bay Area bands and our latest follow-up interview with a group we've previously featured on the podcast. About this week's music: The show kicks off with a song from Birdmonster, ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/29/episode-125-july-2008-monthly-mix/ This Wednesday, our friends at The Lower Class Revolt will co-sponsor a show with Bandloop at The Knockout. Three great bands will play - Pillows, The Sleepover Disaster (Fresno) and The Aimless Never Miss. Both The Lower Class Revolt and Bandloop are working toward the same goal - to ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/28/aimless-never-miss/ It's often the case that good music is filled with paradoxes. Whether it's a calmly beautiful folk song that portrays an almost militant political message or a song that's so sparse instrumentally but somehow expresses a complex subject, these songs achieve something spectacular. Such is the case with Okay's new ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/28/review-okays-huggable-dust/ We're back with the next episode in our ongoing video podcast series. This is the first of two programs spotlighting The Dodos, from their sold-out homecoming show at The Independent in June. The Dodos played with a ferocious intensity that night--going for about an hour and a half ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/25/the-dodos-paint-the-rust/ Rykarda Parasol headlined a bill at the Uptown in Oakland on Saturday July 12 that was notable for both its eclectic mix and darkly classic feel. The local blogs are abuzz with Parasol's new video for "Candy Gold," a classic cinematic clip that compliments an understated cinematic sound. On guitar ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/25/review-rykarda-parasol-live-at-the-uptown-%e2%80%93-july-12-2008/ The RCRD LBL site recently posted a free mp3 from San Francisco avant-electronic band Lemonade. The song, "Sunchips," which can be downloaded here, showcases the band's loves for heavy synths and spacey delays, and it's an exciting preview for the band's upcoming debut on True Panther Records. The ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/24/lemonade-sunchips-over-at-rcrd-lbl/ Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Raised By Robots, The Papersons, Low Red Land (Feature Podcast) and Parker Street Cinema (Feature Podcast) at Cafe du Nord. 8:30pm, $10. - Mark Matos & Os Beaches (from ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/24/weekend-picks-july-24th-27th/ The amazing (((folkYEAH!))) is bringing us yet another amazing festival in Big Sur, and you can get your tickets as of noon today. The festival will take place Sept. 26 and 27 at Fernwood Resort, and will benefit the all-volunteer Big Sur fire brigade. There will only be 300 tickets sold ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/23/folkyeah-festival-in-the-forest/ Download Episode 124: Minipop This week's podcast features Minipop, a San Francisco quartet who describe their music as akin to "marshmallows on morphine and Care-Bears on Xanax"--an appropriate, if exaggerated, way to describe the group's warm, enveloping dream-pop. Founded in 2004, the band has steadily built a strong following through ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/23/episode-124-minipop/ [audio:http://www.gold-robot.com/records/tracks/railcars-thereisiceitisblue.mp3] Railcars - "There Is Ice; It Is Blue" (from Cities vs Submarines) [audio:http://www.gold-robot.com/records/tracks/ladygenius-newyorkthroughyork.mp3] Lady Genius - "New York Through York" (from upcoming 10") The good people at local label Gold Robot Records, purveyors of high-quality, limited edition vinyl releases from a number of great Bay Area bands, have recently announced pre-order information for ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/22/railcars-lady-genius-releases-on-gold-robot/ [audio:http://www.thebaybridged.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/mark-matos-os-beaches-on-my-mind.mp3] Mark Matos & Os Beaches - On My Mind (demo) It wasn't long after we interviewed singer-songwriter Mark Matos from "acid gospel" band Campo Bravo that the group announced a hiatus that is still ongoing today. While some August show listings suggest that the break will soon end, Matos has ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/21/the-debut-of-mark-matos-os-beaches/ Two Bay Area bands will embark on a two-week tour together this Thursday. Raised by Robots and The Papersons will play Cafe du Nord to kick off the "On Tour" Tour, sponsored by Imeem and Red Stripe. The band will be joined by Low Red Land and Parker Street Cinema ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/21/raised-by-robots-the-papersons-begin-on-tour-tour/ Announcing the Rock Make Street Festival, a free all day local music and crafts street fair in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District While there are many outdoor festivals and street fairs this summer, San Franciscans won't find one that celebrates Bay Area arts and music more than the Rock ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/18/rock-make-festival/ [audio:http://www.absolutelykosher.com/03%20Cobblestone%20Sunglasses.mp3] 60 Watt Kid - "Cobblestone Sunglasses" (from 2012 Breakdown) Local experimental rock trio 60 Watt Kid were responsible for one of the most unique interviews we've ever featured on The Bay Bridged, as well as one of my favorite releases of the last six months, a self-titled work that melded elements ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/18/60-watt-kid-free-ep-leaving-the-bay/ Photos by Francis Chung [gallery=14] http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/18/photos-20-minute-loop/ All Weekend - Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival - see schedule here, read a preview here. Thursday: - Mist and Mast (Feature Podcast) and Ben Becker (NY) at Mama Buzz Cafe. 7pm, $tba. Friday: - Railcars, Iretsu (Portland) and The Histories at Mama Buzz Cafe. 8pm, $tba. - Buxter Hoot'n, The Blank Tapes (Feature ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/17/weekend-picks/ Andy Tisdall may be better known as a member of Little Teeth, whose debut album comes out on Absolutely Kosher in September, but his solo work is equally compelling. This Saturday afternoon Tisdall celebrates the release of his latest album, Cotton Cannibals, with a great show over at El ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/16/andy-tisdall-cd-release-this-saturday/ Continuing with the fabulous San Francisco summer parties, this Sunday at 1pm, GOOD Magazine will host their 2nd annual Block Party at 111 Minna Street in SF. GOOD is a magazine-website-video-events hybrid "for people who want to live well and do good." This year's block party will feature street vendors, food ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/16/good-mag-block-party/ Have you checked out our Videos page recently? In addition to our video podcast player, we've also got a regularly updated YouTube playlist capturing all of the newest music videos shot by our favorite local bands, including this brand new one from Rykarda Parasol for "Candy Gold." http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/15/rykarda-parasol-candy-gold-video/ Download Episode 123: Two Sheds This episode is presented by KQED Interactive. This week's podcast features Two Sheds, a band whose melodic folk-rock songwriting has impressed us since we first heard their terrific debut Strange Ammunition a couple years ago. At that time, the group resided in Sacramento, where husband and ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/15/episode-123-two-sheds/ The 12th Annual Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival kicks off this Wednesday at various venues throughout San Francisco. This year brings us a slightly shorter festival that is jam-packed with great local music and art. Some of the local bands that will be our highlights of the festival ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/14/mission-creek-2008/ In another lucky break for Bay Area concert-goers this summer, Heeb magazine is bringing its annual summer festival to Oakland, straight from Brooklyn. The Festival, brought to you by the nation's funniest and most hip mag aimed at young Jews, is also sponsored by our own KALX. The festival brings some ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/14/heeb-magazines-diamond-days-festival-this-weekend/ Photos by: Francis Chung [gallery=13] http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/11/born-on-the-fourth-of-julive/ The 2008 Mission Creek Music Festival is only a week away, and they're looking for volunteers to help work doors and backstage at festival shows. In exchange for working, you'll get to see the show for free, so it's not a bad way to check out a concert on ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/10/mission-creek-seeks-volunteers/ Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Boy in the Bubble and Leopold and his Fiction at the Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $5. - Thee Oh Sees, Witch Hats (Australia), Yellow Fever (Austin) and Ty ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/10/weekend-picks-july-10th-13th/ We're back with the next episode in our ongoing video podcast series. This is the second of two programs featuring Low Red Land, from a exclusive session recorded in late May on the roof of The Bay Bridged Headquarters in the Outer Mission. The video was shot ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/09/video-podcast-episode-2-low-red-land-goodnight-moon/ Download Episode 122: The Lightning Bug Situation This week's featured band is The Lightning Bug Situation, the solo project of San Francisco's Brian Miller, who you might also know as one-half of local rock duo The Speakers. Miller's latest Lightning Bug Situation album, A Leaf; A Stream, rightly found a ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/08/episode-122-the-lightning-bug-situation/ After a break from their ever constant tour schedule promoting their 2006 self-titled debut, the guys of Birdmonster will be releasing their sophomore album, From The Mountain To The Sea early next month. With their previous album gaining a lot of hype throughout the local and national scene their ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/08/new-birdmonster-track-album-released-august-5th/ The annual Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival is coming up fast, and you'll be able to read more about it here on The Bay Bridged as it approaches. But for now, we wanted to remind any bands that haven't entered their music video into the Bay Area Indie Music ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/07/mission-creek-blammos-present-indie-music-video-festival/ We hope to see you this Friday night! Continue reading to get all the details. We're pleased to announce our next "Bay Bridged Presents" show, a showcase of new albums, new singles and upcoming releases from three of the Bay Area's best indie rock bands, headlined by the release of ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/07/the-bay-bridged-presents-20-minute-loops-cd-release-party/ As local indie rock staple Elephone prepares to release their new album Canister on Talking House Records, those of us who knew the old Elephone find the new sound quite changed, but not at the expense of the energy and charisma that they are so known for. This album brings one ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/07/elephones-new-album-canister-out-july-15th/ Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Megafaun (NC) and Last of the Blacksmiths (Feature Podcast) at 12 Galaxies. 9pm, $8. - Still Flyin', Cotillion (Members of Bright Eyes, The Botticellis and Judgement Day) and Conspiracy ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/03/weekend-picks-july-3rd-6th/ What better way to express patriotism than to go to a local show on the 4th of July? There are two great options for pre- or post- fireworks festivities: - Born on the Fourth of JuLive - Thee oh Sees, Death Sentence: Panda!, Tussle, Mystic Paradise, Sic Alps, The Fresh and ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/02/local-shows-on-the-4th-of-july/ Indie/electro trio Better Than Aliens will celebrate the release of their debut EP this Saturday at Cafe Du Nord. After playing quite a few shows in the Bay Area and building a following, the band decided it was about time to put out an EP, which was recorded in vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Marty ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/02/better-than-aliens-cd-release-show-saturday-at-du-nord/ Download Episode 121: Live This Month - July 2008 This week's podcast episode spotlights some great Bay Area shows coming up in July and includes music from both local and touring bands. There's plenty of terrific stuff here, so be sure to go out and see some shows! Elephone ("Eddie ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/01/episode-121-live-this-month-july-2008/ In the mid-1990s, a Houston DJ named DJ Screw gained widespread attention for pioneering a unique style of remixing known as "Chopped and Screwed," in which he would use a turntable to shift an existing rap or R&B song's pitch significantly downward and drastically slow its tempo. While the pitch ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/07/01/last-of-the-blacksmiths-young-family-song/ Foggy SF summers can stifle kids' raucous summer activities outdoors, so what do kids do instead? They learn to rock, of course. Four amazing rock and roll schools for kids teach them the importance of self-confidence, letting go of inhibitions and the power of music: - Bay Area Girls Rock Camp ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/06/30/bay-area-kids-learn-to-rock-and-roll/ [gallery=12] http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/06/27/photos-the-bay-bridged-presents-the-dodos-the-independent-june-19th/ Man, what a show. I missed Reduced to Ruin entirely, though, and only caught half of Death to Anders, a five-man outfit from LA. Death to Anders: I will be purchasing their music. The changes are great, they play rock variously and very well . . . crisp and loud . ... http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/06/27/low-red-land-death-to-anders-at-the-make-out-room-june-8/