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Loquat Residency Interview and Giveaway (Part 2)

May 15, 2009 by Christian Cunningham · 1 Comment »
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Loquat
Loquat is now halfway through their month long Thursday night residency at Cafe Du Nord, but they’ve still got two great shows left with more bands and surprises in store. As she did before the first two shows, singer Kylee Swenson gave us a little preview of what’s in store for the remaining two dates. You can read that interview below.

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Loquat – “Big Key, Little Door”

We’re also giving away two tickets to each of the shows on Thursday, May 21st (with The Union Trade, Aim Low Kid and DJ AmpLive) AND Thursday, May 28th (with Malbec, Foxtail Somersault and DJ AmpLive). To enter the giveaway, send an E-mail to contest@thebaybridged.com by noon on Wednesday, May 20th and answer the following questions:

Overall, what is the single worst type of fruit? Why? As always, particularly ridiculous answers may end up quoted on our site.

Please denote if you have a show preference when entering. Both winners will also receive either a Loquat CD or T-shirt! The winners will be chosen at random and notified via e-mail.

Continue reading to find out more about the shows and bands from Kylee: [More...]

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O:RMF this weekend, 10+ bands from the Bay, PDX

May 14, 2009 by Nicole L. Browner · 1 Comment »
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O:RMF

Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom is an annual one-day fest put on by the Davis-Sacramento community freeform radio station, KDVS, going down this Saturday. The event is heavily attended not only for its boastful cast, but also for its fabulous location: the grimy, middle-of-nowhere barbeque and bar, Plainfield Station in Woodland (just outside of Davis).

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Wooden Shjips – We Ask You To Ride

The DJs strive for a local and out of town presence for the lineup, which this year includes SF’s Wooden Shjips, Thee Oh Sees and The Nothing as well as Silver Darling and Mayyors from the Sacramento region. Silver Darling comes down to the Bay Area every so often — they’re a mix of folk with Americana with a Southern twist on Crossbill Records (Garrett Pierce, Jake Mann). Mayyors (Sacramento) played SXSW this year, surely garnering the attention of lofi dance punk addicts.

Visiting from out of town is the noisy electro getup Lucky Dragons (openeed for Animal Collective in LA earlier this year), and Eternal Tapestry from Portland, who could best be described as psychadelic doom rock. More information as well as a music player with samples from the lineup can be found here, and here’s the entire lineup for the day: [More...]

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Weekend Picks: May 14-17

May 14, 2009 by John Shea · Leave a Comment »
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Thursday May 14: Photons, Wax Fingers, Spencey Dude and the Doodles @ Hemlock

The Photons

Do you like home-grown indie pop? Do you like comics? Do you like Glockenspiel? You Do? well you’re in luck because this Thursday Photons are going to be celebrating their EP/Comic release at the Hemlock Tavern. Sf Weekly recently created a genre for them…..  Jangle Pop.  Clever.

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Photons – Where Were You Last Night

Wax fingers (Portland) and  Spencey Dude and the Doodles (SF) will be supporting. The show starts at 9pm with a $6 cover.

Friday May 15: Thee Oh Sees, Sonny & the Sunsets @ Amnesia

Thee Oh Sees

SF psych-rockers Thee Oh Sees are playing Amnesia this Friday. They’ll be boasting their new album Help, which earned a pretty stellar review over at Pitchfork.

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Thee Oh Sees – Meat Step Lively (Live at the Bell House)

Opening is Sonny and the Sunsets (SF) and Shannon and the Clams (Oakland), the show starts at 9pm with an $8 cover.

Raised by Robots (EP release), Silian Rail, Buzzer @ Cafe Du Nord

RELEASE PARTY POSTER

Finishing up a quick west coast tour at Cafe Du Nord, local experimental indie rockers Raised by Robots will be releasing their latest EP, Disorganization will save us all. Red Stripe beer is apparently sponsoring this so…. free beer? Don’t quote us on that.

Be sure to get there early and catch Silian Rail, the instrumental duo that has been making waves recently with their melodic rhythms, intricate tempos and heavy moments.

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Silian Rail – Not the Wind, Not the Flag

The show starts at 10:30PM  with a $10 cover.

Saturday May 16: Sean Hayes, The Botticellis @ The Independent

Sean Hayes

Yes, this is one of this season’s local shows destined to be a crowd charmer — headlining is the solid singer-songwriter Sean Hayes, supported by the quickly blossoming Botticellis. Sean has been laying low as of late, for the purpose of finishing up his record due out later this year, but here’s the timeless title track from his last full length:

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Sean Hayes – Flowering Spade

If San Francisco isn’t your immediate neighborhood, he’s playing the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz on Friday.

The Botticellis keep moving up in the larger scheme of things, have you checked them out on Daytrotter? At the end of the month they’re teaming up with PDX’s finest folk Horse Feathers for a show at Mississippi Studios up north.

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SF MusicTech Summit on Monday

May 14, 2009 by Ben Van Houten · Leave a Comment »
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SanFran MusicTech

The SanFran MusicTech Summit returns to the Hotel Kabuki on Monday, May 18th for the only Summit of 2009! From the organizers:

The SanFran MusicTech Summit will bring together the best and brightest developers in the Music/Technology Space, along with the musicians, entrepreneurial business people, press, investors, service providers, and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We will meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment.

Check out the full schedule of events, with great-looking panels for music people and techies alike, including sessions on digital music delivery, music activism and the future of the music industry. Find out more information about registration here. Past Summits have been quite informative and well worth the time.

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Friday: ATA film and music night with Rad Cloud + Grand Lake

May 13, 2009 by Nicole L. Browner · Leave a Comment »
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ATA - "Flowers"
Friday could be your movie, music AND date night over at Artists’ Television Access, aka ATA (992 Valencia, 9pm, $6). It’s the premiere of a few things made by some music-loving filmmakers, plus local poetry from Erik Noonan and a live performance from Rad Cloud.

Jameson Swanagon (of Grand Lake), produced, directed and wrote the score of “Big Feet,” which premieres on this evening. Bob Thayer and Joe Golling collaborated on the collection entitled “Flowers,” a combination of short films and music videos on super 8 which is “a celebration of cinematography and the blending of the pastoral and supernatural worlds.”

Joe Golling is an SFSU grad and director/motion graphics designer who has worked with Man/Miracle and Grand Lake.  Bob Thayer is not only a producer/editor and has worked with many musicians, including Little Wings’ video for “Look at What the Light Did Now,” but is half of Rad Cloud, a local female-male duo scheduled to perform.

Read all the evening’s itinerary here.

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John Vanderslice CD Release and Giveaway!

May 13, 2009 by Christian Cunningham · Leave a Comment »
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John Vanderslice - Romanian Names
John Vanderslice will be releasing his 6th full length album, Romanian Names, on Dead Oceans next Tuesday, May 19th. In celebration of the release he will be performing at The Rickshaw Stop that evening with The Morning Benders in what should be one of the best all local shows this year.

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John Vanderslice – “Fetal Horses”

In his latest release, Vanderslice continued his long time collaboration with producer Scott Solter but this time headed to his home studio to record most of it. Featuring 11 contributors outside of his touring ensemble, Romanian Names, is rich in textures, harmonies and instrumentation including some very prominent woodwind arrangements.

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John Vanderslice – “Too Much Time”

With two outstanding acts performing, I highly suggest picking up your tickets early – however – for two lucky readers you won’t even have to think about it. We are giving away TWO pairs of tickets to this show! In addition, each winner will get a copy of either Romanian Names (on vinyl) OR Vanderslice’s split tour EP with The Mountain Goats, Moon Colony Bloodbath (the rare green vinyl version!).

To enter send an E-mail to contest@thebaybridged.com by Monday (May18th) at noon and answer the following question:

Do you think LeBron James should have won the MVP over Kobe Bryant? (Please keep your responses to under 250 words.)

The winners will be chosen at random and notified via E-mail; the best response between the winners will get the choice of which album they would like to receive.

Doors open at 7:30, tickets are $16, and the show is all ages.

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Ticket giveaway: M. Ward, Saturday May 16 @ the Fox

May 12, 2009 by Nicole L. Browner · Leave a Comment »
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M. Ward
Another big show at one of the newest hosting sites, Oakland’s Fox Theater, goes down on Saturday May 16: it’s M. Ward with fellow Portlanders Richmond Fontaine (8pm, $29.50). This could be a free event for a lucky pair of site visitors; all there is to do is email contest@thebaybridged.com with your favorite magic trick (don’t feel obligated to say “disappear”) by noon on Thursday May 14th.

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M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You

Hold Time (Merge, Feb. 2009) is still fresh on the tongue of Matt Ward, who’s got a bunch of new, catchy ballads to get crowds dancing to (see above and tell me you’re not dancing). Did you know that in addition to Zooey Deschanel contributing vocals on the album (will she be at the Fox, is the real question), there are also the voices of Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle (on “To Save Me”) and Lucinda Williams (on “Oh Lonesome Me”)? Liner notes, they’re key to the listening experience.

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