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Tartufi give away Nests of Waves and Wire one song at a time
Tartufi have been hard at work on new recordings a tour EP and a full length, to be exact which has made them eager to give away songs from their terrific 2009 album, Nests of Waves and Wire. Once a month, theyll be giving away one track from the album, beginning with Fear of Tall Giraffes, Fear …
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SFxSD Festival takes over El Rio Saturday
The second annual SFxSD festival is underway this Saturday the back-and-forth show exchange between San Francisco and San Diego indie music scenes this time taking over El Rios back room and porch (3pm-2am, $7). The two-part show begins with an afternoon BBQ, the moves to the back room until 2am. …
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Local punk/hardcore benefit for the Phoenix Theater, Sat.
A benefit for Petalumas downtown music hall and teen center the Phoenix Theater will be held tomorrow (5:30pm, $10-12), with all proceeds to fund the venue. The lineup includes bands of the Bay Area punk and hardcore variety: Sabertooth Zombie, Alcatraz, All Teeth, Duckhunt (a one-night reunion), Mu …
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Steve Taylor @ Chasing the Moon 11.02.09
This month Chasing the Moon featured singer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Taylor. A northern California native, Steve has been living in Oakland for the past several years and has recently been popping up at all our favorite San Francisco venues. Steve is joined by Andrew Maguire on vibraphone and …
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Weekend Mix: 11/19-23
Thursday: Neon Indian, The Love X Nowhere, Nite Jewel @ The Ricksaw Stop (8pm, $12) The Love X Nowhere The Diz Friday: Eternal Tapestry, Barn Owl, Moon Duo, Real Estate @ The Hemlock (9pm, $8) Barn Owl Voice of the Other Saturday: Girls, Tamaryn, Dominant Legs @ Bottom of the Hill (8pm, $12) Girls …
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Tuned In at the SF Conservatory of Music – A Minifest with Mad Skills
With the first steps into their building, I was immediately blown away by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The new campus on Oak Street is gorgeous, and I was lucky enough to attend their first annual Tuned In fundraiser. All groups performing during the evening had to have either a curren …
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That Ghost: EP out now, Ghost Town show Saturday
That Ghost The Red Bow (from the Get It and Get Out EP) This week, Twosyllable Records digitally released Get It and Get Out, the latest EP from Santa Rosas Ryan Schmale, also known as That Ghost. Previously a sold-out, tour-only CDR, you can stream the whole EP this week over at Virb. Earlier thi …
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New, Improved, LIVE studio session: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
TheBayBridged.com and New, Improved Recording are proud to present the fifth installment of New, Improved, LIVE, our ongoing series of live studio sessions with top indie bands, recorded at the New, Improved Recording studio in Oakland, California. This months session features Thao with The Get Dow …
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November 2009: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
TheBayBridged.com and New, Improved Recording are proud to present the fifth installment of New, Improved, LIVE, our ongoing series of live studio sessions with top indie bands, recorded at the New, Improved Recording studio in Oakland, California. This months session features Thao with The Get Dow …
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Actionslacks celebrate fifteen years @ Bottom tonight
Actionslacks Kids With Guitars Seasoned SF indie band Actionslacks are still rocking after fifteen years, and tomorrow night celebrate their decade-and-a-half anniversary at Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $8, online tickets). Supporting acts include Love is Chemicals and Ex-Boyfriends. The shows also th …
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Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: The Fiery Furnaces, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Fanfarlo
Friday, November 20th Fiery Furnaces, Cryptacize, Dent May @ Slims The Fiery Furnaces Charmaine Champagne from Thrill Jockey Records. To enter send an E-mail to contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name and the phrase I want to see The Fiery Furnaces in the subject. The FIFTH and EIGHTH entr …
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‘Eclectic Live’ tomorrow at Harlot with The Frail, LLeggs
Harlot is opening its doors one night a month to a new showcase sponsored by Tricycle Records and Future Universal to feature local independent bands. Though the kickoff event lends to the local electro-pop talent, Eclectic Live welcomes all genres of indie music. Tomorrow night (9pm, $5), check ou …
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Thao with The Get Down Stay Down (Podcast #190)
This week, our podcast features Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, a trio led by San Francisco singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen. Nguyen and her band (comprised of Adam Thompson on bass, keys and guitar, and Willis Thompson on drums and percussion) first attracted widespread attention with last years We …
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Photos: My First Earthquake, Generationals @ Cafe du Nord, 11/13
My First Earthquake Generationals
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Billy & Dolly: In the Beginning
Billy Dolly Younger Days Ex-Monolith members Bill Rousseau and Dahlia Gallin Ramirez are back with their new band Billy Dolly, and a debut album called In the Beginning. Produced by bandmate/20 Minute Looper Nils Erickson and recorded and mixed by Jay Pellicci, the albums packed with catchy guit …
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The Society of Rockets release Future Factory
SFs The Society of Rockets have a brand new collection of mind-expanding pop coming out this month titled Future Factory. The band calls the double LP a day-glo hybrid of revisionist sci-fi pop and rarefied rhumba rumbles. To enjoy while watching planets collide. In any event, theyve posted a coup …
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Win tickets to Girls!
So both Girls shows (Friday at the Swedish American Hall and Saturday at Bottom of the Hill) are totally sold out, but weve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to the Swedish show (8pm, All Ages). To enter: Send an e-mail to contest@thebaybridged.com with your name and the phrase I want to see Girls i …
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Sade Sundays: Variations on a Phantasmagoric Experience
Part 1 By: Joshua Rampage There are a candid few who can welcome an inconvenient and uncomfortable interruption into their lives so readily, but I was getting a little bored with feeling healthy every day anyway. So I did some smooching and before anyone could start snorting, I was sick. Self-diagno …
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Citay and Vetiver get remixed
New, Improved, LIVE participants Citay have been hard at work this year on a new album, but they also took some time to compile reworkings of songs from 2007s Little Kingdom into a new album called Remixes. Says Dead Oceans: From the ambient textures of White Rainbows Eye on Dollar remix to Corners …
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Annie’s Social Club closing at the end of the year
Sad news to report today on Friday the 13th from All Shook Down: Annies Social Club will be closing her doors on New Years Eve for good. The announcement was originally posted via E-mail to the ever-popular SF Indie List: Subject: This Weekend at Annies Social Club, plus some sad news We hate to do …
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