Taking Stock of November: Seventeen of our favorite songs from the blog last month
December 7, 2011
If you’re anything like me, you know how difficult it can be to keep track of all of the new music that’s constantly floating around the Internet. Here’s our latest month-in-review mix collecting some our favorite new (or new to us) songs recently posted on the website. Gathered in the mix are seventeen new tracks from Bay Area bands that were posted on TheBayBridged.com in November, with links below to download each of them individually.
The Bay Bridged – Best of the Blog November 2011 Mixtape
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Video: My First Earthquake – “We Float”
November 15, 2011
My First Earthquake‘s “We Float” is now available as both a free download and in quirky video form. “We Float” is the first track off of the band’s most recent album, Friction, which can be purchased via Bandcamp.
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Recommended, 6/6-6/12: Rumble, Black Lips, Tied to the Branches, My First Earthquake, Kelly Malone Benefit
June 6, 2011
Every Monday, we’ll be offering you early picks for some of the week’s best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the comments! Be sure to visit our Local Concert Calendar for an expanded set of daily listings.
Free Rumble party Wednesday: Sister Crayon, Excuses for Skipping, White Arrows
LA’s White Arrows really impressed me at Popfest, and the band is back in SF opening The Rumble this Wednesday, June 8th at Milk (8pm, RSVP here). They’re joined by Sister Crayon from Sacramento, and locals Excuses for Skipping, who recently released Tonic For Hysteria.
Sister Crayon – “Still the Same Person”
Excuses for Skipping – “Tonic for Hysteria”
Black Lips spend a weekend at the Great American Music Hall
Black Lips‘ latest album, Arabia Mountain, comes out tomorrow, and the band’s West Coast tour hits Great American Music Hall (9pm, $16) on June 11th and 12th. Make sure you get there well before the Atlanta garage rock group’s set to catch SF-via-Hoboken band Personal and the Pizzas.
Personal and the Pizzas – “Joanie”
Tied to the Branches: Light of Day, It’s OK
SF trio Tied to the Branches just released their new album, Light of Day, It’s OK, a collection of five psychy shoegaze-influenced songs. The band kicks off a tour up the West Coast with an all-local show at the Hemlock Tavern (9pm, $6) on June 9th. Slowness and Summer of Glaciers support.
Tied to the Branches – “Walls”
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Live This Month: June 2011 – an audio guide through SF concerts this month (Podcast #250)
June 1, 2011
In Live This Month, we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. June kicks off the summer touring season, which means a bunch of acts coming through SF and locals heading out on tour. Not coincidentally, a bunch of the bands included here have new records out this month, including My First Earthquake, Matt Bauer, The Wooden Birds, and Black Lips. Enjoy this mix and then go check out some shows!
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Local band Phantom Kicks (“Better Days Of”) released the Tectonics EP for free download earlier this year. See them perform on June 18th at El Rio, with Blackbird Blackbird, Old Arc, and Yalls.
John Vanderslice (“The Piano Lesson”) is reuniting with the Magik*Magik Orchestra for a one-time-only performance of White Wilderness with a full orchestra and choir. Find out more here about this special show on June 17th at the Herbst Theatre.
Andrew Kenny (of American Analog Set) leads The Wooden Birds (“Two Matchsticks”), whose second album, Two Matchsticks, comes out June 7th. The band plays with The Definite Articles and White Cloud on June 25th at Bottom of the Hill.
This month, Crossbill Records will release The Jessamine County Book Of The Living, the latest from former SFer Matt Bauer (“Blacklight Horses”). Bauer performs at Viracocha on June 23rd, with Chloe Makes Music.
The US tour in support of Dancer Equired, Times New Viking‘s (“Ever Falling in Love”) first album on Merge Records, hits the RIckshaw Stop on June 14th. King Tuff and Spencey Dude & The Doodles open the show.
Long-running New York garage rock band The Fleshtones (“Bite of My Soul”) released their latest album, Brooklyn Sound Solution, on Yep Roc earlier this year. East Bay Grease performs with the band at Bottom of the Hill on June 28th.
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New album from My First Earthquake – ‘Friction’
May 27, 2011
After successfully funding a new album via Kickstarter, that new album has finally arrived – My First Earthquake‘s Friction comes out on June 7th. It’s the group’s latest record following 2008′s Tremors EP, 2009′s Downstairs full-length, and 2010′s Crush EP.
My First Earthquake – “Nice to See You”
The first single, “Nice to See You,” is full of the sharp synth-pop and lively vocals that we’ve come to expect from My First Earthquake. Those who pre-order the album via Bandcamp will receive the first three tracks now.
My First Earthquake will celebrate the release of Friction at Cafe du Nord on June 8th (9:30 pm, $10/advance, $12/door, 21+).
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Backseat Beat, Episode 3: My First Earthquake
September 13, 2010
Backseat Beat is a video series highlighting indie musicians and the city by the Bay. Armed with Flip cameras, we interview bands in the back seat of our ’83 Volvo as we spirit them away to unexpected, forgotten corners of San Francisco, where they plug in outdoors to play a few tunes. Each band’s performance transforms these urban spots from their anonymous day to day existence into surreal, magical backdrops.
Taking turns in the back seat today is local indie-pop sensation My First Earthquake, also known individually as Rebecca Bortman (vocals), Chad Thornton (keyboard, bass), Andre Salcido (drums), and David Lean (guitar). We kidnapped the crew for an adventure of fiery proportions at the Box Shop, a metal shop, arts community and performance space in the Bayview/Hunter’s Point neighborhood.
My First Earthquake has been busy this year gigging regularly, launching a Rock Band version of one of their songs, and cranking out a perfectly crafted 4-song EP entitled Crush, which has generated tons of great press for the band as well as one incredible fan video that pretty much sums up how the locals feel about these kids. The band is almost finished songwriting for a new full-length album, for which they’ll be launching a Kickstarter campaign this fall. Chad assures us it’s “a little darker and punchier than the more recent stuff, but with plenty of danceable beats and the like.†The band’s next show is on October 15th at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, opening for Blood Red Shoes.
In episode 3, Rebecca, Chad, Andre, and David play one of the songs from Crush, and Rebecca rocks some crazy flame-throwing action in between her witty lyrics. What can we say? Shooting this episode was hot. Special thanks to Box Shop founder Charlie Gadeken for letting us film on site.
You can download My First Earthquake’s EP Crush for free from their website: http://myfirstearthquake.com
Credits
Backseat Beat
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Created by Brad Robertson
Produced by Brad Robertson & Dana Goldberg
Hosted by Jasmine Blocker
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Saturday at the Rickshaw: My First Earthquake, The Dont’s, Spiro Agnew, Phantom Kicks
August 30, 2010
True to their mantra (“Sweet Sounds from the Bay”), the Deli SF powers-that-be have lined up four solid bands to play at the Rickshaw Stop this Saturday, September 4th (8:00 pm, $10/advance, $12/door).
My First Earthquake – “Neon for You”
The Dont’s – “Which Side You’re On (The Pirate Song)”
Phantom Kicks – “Eyes Familiar”
My First Earthquake, The Dont’s, Spiro Agnew, and Phantom Kicks will all convene amongst the rickshaws, along with a DJ set from H.A. Eugene (Business 80). Saturday’s set will also serve as Spiro Agnew’s official album release (OH What Model Citizens We Be, available via Bandcamp).
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Review: My First Earthquake, The Downer Party, The Attachments @ Rickshaw, 6/17
June 21, 2010
Photos by: Anna Gazdowicz
My First Earthquake has a gift for humor that is tricky to achieve in song. Last Thursday at the Rickshaw Stop they released their new EP, Crush, which has refined what they do best – funny, nerdy dance songs with glimpses of gravity.
Starting with old favorites, “Vow to Vowels” and “Cool in the Cool Way,” MFE got the upfront audience enthusiastically singing along. The most striking element of their performance was frontwoman Rebecca Bortman’s ebullient stage presence and agile voice. With dead-on pitch and unique cadence, Bortman was a pleasure to watch singing live.
