Brick & Mortar’s free Wood Shoppe series begins 2/7/12

February 3, 2012 by Kyle Fortinsky · Leave a Comment »
Filed Under Bay Area Bands, News, Video

On Tuesday, February 7th, Brick & Mortar Music Hall presents the first installment of their Wood Shoppe series – a free, multi-band showcase that will occur on the first Tuesday of every month going forward.

Wet Illustrated, Magic Leaves, Seattle’s Noah Gundersen, and a Painted Palms DJ set round out the inaugural line up (8:30pm, free, 18+). According to Wet Illustrated’s Facebook page, at midnight the band will engage in a live, interactive game of Words With Friends. We recommend hoarding vowels and getting those triple word scores ready now.

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Video: Garrett Pierce – “Everybody Breaks”

February 2, 2012 by Christopher Crowley · Leave a Comment »
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Garrett Pierce “Everybody Breaks” (Music Video) from TERROREYES.TV on Vimeo.

One of San Francisco’s most promising singer-songwriters Garrett Pierce has released a new music video for the title track from his 2011 EP Everybody Breaks — his first effort on Narnack Records. The song will also appear on Garret’s forthcoming 2012 full-length City of Sand.

“Everybody Breaks” was directed by Sean Stout/TerroreyesTV. In the video, Pierce finds himself down and out in an SF bar before being approached by a man who hands him a treasure map that leads him into the woods.

Pierce will be part of Noise Pop this year, he is opening for Thao and John Vanderslice at Bottom of the Hill on February 23rd.

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Yalls – “Settle Down”

February 2, 2012 by Anna Gazdowicz · Leave a Comment »
Filed Under Bay Area Bands, Free Mp3, New Release, News

The other day, a new song from Yalls premiered on Ears of the Beholder. “Settle Down” is the A-side of Yalls’ new 7-inch EP, Fantasy, which comes out on February 21st via Gold Robot Records (available for pre-order now).

The 7-inch will also be for sale at the Rickshaw Stop on February 22nd, when Yalls opens for Grimes and oOoOO during Noise Pop 2012.

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Young the Giant’s Jacob Tilley discusses the band’s breakout 2011 and plans for new album

February 2, 2012 by Roman Gokhman · Leave a Comment »
Filed Under Coming to the Bay, Feature Article, Free Mp3, Interview, News, Video

Young the Giant – “Strings”

Three minutes on stage may have made the difference between emerging success and national attention, or a career as another relatively unknown alt-rock band for the members of Irvine’s Young the Giant.

Or, as guitarist Jacob Tilley recalls, it could have meant the end of the band itself, had Young the Giant not wowed national television viewers at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards with an electric performance of “My Body.”

“We were kind of getting to the point where we were trying to figure out if … we were going to do a second record or if it would be back to school for us,” said Tilley in a recent phone chat. “We got such a large fan base from three minutes on TV. It really changed the ball game for us.”

Propelled by that success, Young the Giant continue their tour in support of their eponymous debut album at two sold-out shows at The Fillmore Wednesday and Thursday. The quintet is now also working on a follow-up, which Tilley said should be finished next winter.

Tilley met vocalist Sameer Gadhia when his family moved to the States from England when he was 12. “He invited me to a soccer practice; I found out he played the guitar,” said Tilley, who went on to study at UC Santa Cruz. “Sameer was already friends with (bassist) Payam (Doostzadeh), and Payam played in a band when they were younger.”

Gadhia and Tilley started the earliest incarnation of the band, The Jakes, in 2004, along with a couple of other friends. Doostzadeh, guitarist Eric Cannata and drummer François Comtois joined within the next couple of years. The band members, now in their early 20s, were high school seniors at the time. Young the Giant might be a Southern California band, but only Doostzadeh is a native of the Golden State. Gadhia was born in Michigan, Cannata in New Jersey, and Comtois in Quebec, Canada.

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The Bay Bridged Presents: A Noise Pop Happy Hour with Jel, James & Evander and Raleigh Moncrief!

February 2, 2012 by The Bay Bridged · Leave a Comment »
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Artwork by Luke Judd

In addition to a full slate of concerts around the City, Noise Pop 20 also features the return of the nightly series of free Happy Hour concerts at Bender’s, one of the Mission’s finest establishments. We’re excited to present the Happy Hour show on Friday, February 24th, featuring a slate of talented local electronic pop performers. It’ll be the perfect way to kick off your Friday night!

The Bay Bridged Presents: A Noise Pop Happy Hour

Jel
James & Evander
Raleigh Moncrief

Friday, February 24th, 2012
Bender’s
5pm, FREE, 21+

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