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Photos: Rock Make Pre-Party with Still Flyin’, Magic Bullets @ Night Life 8/19

August 25, 2010 by Nicole L. Browner · Leave a Comment »
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Academy of Science's Night Life: Still Flyin 8/19
Photos by: Nicole Browner

Magic Bullets

Rock Make Pre-Party @ Night Life, Magic Bullets 8/19

Rock Make Pre-Party @ Night Life, Magic Bullets 8/19

Rock Make Pre-Party @ Night Life, Magic Bullets 8/19

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Live this week: 8/24-29

August 24, 2010 by Nicole L. Browner · Leave a Comment »
Filed Under Bay Area Bands, Concert Picks, Mp3, News

Cannons and Clouds
Tuesday, August 24:
Grand Lake (record release), It’s For Free Grace, Sean Smith & the Present Moment, James and Evander @ Cafe du Nord
Il Gato, Sandy’s (Alexi of the Botticellis), Debbie Neigher @ Viracocha

Wednesday, August 25:
Sweet Bones, Huff This!, The Mallard, Dylan Tidyman Jones @ Kimo’s

Thursday, August 26:
Lazer Sword, Rainbow Arabia, Religious Girls, Sister Crayon @ Rickshaw Stop
Royal Baths, Th Mrcy Hot Sprngs, Outlaw, Lilac @ Hemlock Tavern
Light Asylum, You, Veil Veil Vanish, Sssleeping Desiress @ The Knockout
Wallpaper., The Downer Party @ California Academy of Sciences

Friday, August 27:
Audrye Sessions, Dave Smallen and the Serious Relationship, Devotionals @ The New Parish
Trainwreck Riders, Pine Box Boys, Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Virgil Shaw @ Great American
Cannons and Clouds (album release), Winfred E Eye, By Sunlight @ Bottom of the Hill
The Younger Lovers, Hornet Leg, Orca Team, Neighbors @ Milk
Snob Theater: Jonah Matranga, Ash Maynor @ The Dark Room

Saturday, August 28:
From Monument to Masses (last show), Judgement Day, Silian Rail @ Great American
The Shants, Vandella, Not An Airplane, Coyote Girl @ Hotel Utah
Nortec Collective, Loquat @ The Independent

Sunday, August 29:
Pure Hell – A Celebration of the Life and Times of Makh Daniels with Bomber, DJ Hellhound @ Rickshaw Stop
Sonny & the Sunsets, End of Summer @ Amnesia

Il Gato – “Burning Red (The Fa Fa Fa Song)”

Wallpaper. – “I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted”

Trainwreck Riders – “Chug Along”

Silian Rail – I Is Somebody Else”

From Monument to Masses – “Between God & Elvis”

Loquat – “Sit Sideways”

Sonny & the Sunsets – “Day in the Life of a Heel”

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Woven Bones, Sandwitches, Splinters – Bottom of the Hill, 8/18

August 24, 2010 by Todd Wanerman · 1 Comment »
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Don’t you love it when the first band steals the show?

I mean, of course we don’t totally love it – we’d prefer to be knocked out by everyone on the bill. But there is something thrilling about the lesser-known, usually younger, usually greener openers getting up there, channeling their nerves and excitement into a great set and showing everyone how it’s done.

That’s what The Splinters, a quartet from Berkeley, did at Bottom of the Hill Wednesday night, and they brought a bunch of their buddies with them to take audience of the night honors as well. The Splinters have attracted a fair amount of attention here lately (see our podcast #225), and I am happy to confirm that they deserve it.

The Splinters – “Mysterious”

The band’s recordings show off their fairly straightforward garage-rock-with-girl-group-topping formula. The songs are well-crafted and get effectively in your head. But the group elevated their game by light years on stage, and it was all about their energy.

It wasn’t just the friendly, club-house connection with the audience. These gals were having a blast together. Lauren “Ketchup” Stern worked a mad tambourine and managed to both draw focus and share attention with her band mates. Drummer Courtney “Juju” Gray, the group’s strongest musician, grinned the whole night like a kid on her first trip to Disneyland. The vocal harmonies hit every nail.

They earned 100 extra points – with me at least – by doing switchies. For one song, Juju moved to guitar, Ketchup took over the drums, Caroline “Spex” Partamian hit the tambourine and Ashley “Flapjacks” Thomas stayed where she was.

Then Gray went back to merrily bashing her kit.

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Grass Widow: Past Time out today

August 24, 2010 by Ben Van Houten · Leave a Comment »
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Grass Widow – “Fried Egg”

Past Time, the new album from SF’s Grass Widow, is out today on Kill Rock Stars. Check out “Fried Egg” from the new album above, and the video for “Shadow” below.

The band’s record release party is at the Cyclone Warehouse (1842 Illinois at Cesar Chavez) on September 10th (7pm, $tba) with STLS and Shannon and the Clams. They’ll also be at Amoeba SF on September 11th at 2pm. All of Grass Widow’s upcoming US and European dates are below: [More...]

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Video: Religious Girls – “Care Harder” & “Charity”

August 23, 2010 by Ben Van Houten · Leave a Comment »
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Oakland’s Religious Girls did this live set for Terroreyes.tv. The band is at the RIckshaw Stop on Thursday (8pm, $12), with Lazer Sword, Rainbow Arabia, and Sister Crayon.

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Sunday: The 2010 Rock Make Street Festival!

August 20, 2010 by Ben Van Houten · 1 Comment »
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The 2010 Rock Make Street Festival is this Sunday, August 22nd, 2010, on Treat Avenue and 18th Street from 11am-6pm! Presented by The Bay Bridged, Tartufi, and Cookie and the Dude, the free, all ages fest will feature three stages of local music and entertainment, 100 local arts and crafts vendors, beer gardens, a children’s activity area, and a guaranteed good time. Spread the word and we hope to see you there!

2010 Rock Make Street Festival Preview Mix (Podcast #227)

Set times for all entertainment is as follows:

Medithrive Stage
12pm – Blue Rabbit
1pm – Sunbeam Rd.
2pm – Jhameel
3pm – Tartufi
4pm – AB & the Sea
5pm – Special Surprise Guest! (Unfortunately, The California Honeydrops are no longer performing, but we’ve lined up a friend of The Bay Bridged for a special set. More details on that on Sunday…)

Harrison Stage
12:30pm – Billy and Dolly
1:30pm – Butterfly Bones
2:30pm – Sea of Bees
3:30pm – Still Flyin’
4:30pm – Social Studies
5:30pm – Leopold and His Fiction

Folsom Stage
12:10pm – Wizard Lizard
1:10pm – The Psychotherapists
2:10pm – The Thrashers
3:10pm – The She’s
4pm – The Romane Event (comedy!)

Head over to RockMake.com for videos and photos from last year’s festival, information about our vendors and sponsors and more.

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Grand Lake celebrate the release of ‘Blood Sea Dream’ on 8/24/10 @ Du Nord

August 20, 2010 by Anna Gazdowicz · Leave a Comment »
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As previously reported, Grand Lake‘s debut full-length is out on Hippies Are Dead Records, and it’s now seeing release on vinyl as well. For the vinyl release show, Grand Lake has lined up It’s for Free Grace (Ted Nesseth of the Heavenly States), Sean Smith & the Present Moment, and DJs James and Evander to join in the celebration.

Grand Lake – “Louise”

Grand Lake – “Spark”

The bands will take the stage at Cafe Du Nord on Tuesday, August 24th (9:00 pm, $10, 21+).

Grand Lake – Louise (I Live In A Fantasy) from Ryan Pierce on Vimeo.

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