Tanlines stream new album ‘Highlights’ and release new video
Next week, Phono del Sol Music & Food Festival headliners Tanlines release their long-awaited new album Highlights, but if you're as excited as we are, you can head over to the band's Netflix-themed web site and stream the entire LP right now. While you're checking out the album, be sure to buy your tickets to Phono del Sol! Tanlines also just released a music video for "Pieces," which finds Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm portraying a basketball-obsessed duo who enter a two-on-two tournament with, well, let's just say less-than-successful results.
Giveaway: Win VIP tickets to see Tanlines, King Tuff, and many more at Phono del Sol 2015!
Just two months from yesterday, a few thousand of the Bay Area's biggest independent music fans will be gathering in San Francisco's Potrero del Sol Park for Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival 2015, grooving out to the fest's stacked lineup that includes Tanlines, King Tuff, Generationals, VÉRITÉ, and many, many more. Now, we're giving away a pair of VIP tickets to the festival to one lucky reader of The Bay Bridged. VIP tickets get you 20% off all drinks at the bar, access to VIP bar lines and VIP bathrooms, and a snazzy Phono del Sol coozie. They [...]
Have you bought your tickets for Phono del Sol?
We're just about two months away from the Phono del Sol Music & Food Festival, our all-day, all-ages fest, returning to Potrero del Sol Park (25th Street and Utah) in the Mission on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Have you bought your tickets yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Tickets are moving quickly, so be sure to grab yours before it's too late! Presented in partnership with Tiny Telephone and DotheBay, our fifth-annual Phono del Sol features our biggest and best lineup yet, as we bring Tanlines, King Tuff, Generationals, VÉRITÉ and Marriages to SF to perform alongside locals [...]
Watch White Cloud’s bloody new video for “Waves”
We've loved SF band White Cloud for nigh on six years now, so it was exciting to get word that the group's got an new album on the horizon. There's no date yet for the release of Seven Heads, but the band just launched a new video directed by Melted Toys/Emotional/Death Records honcho Brian Wakefield. The grindhouse-inspired clip for "Waves" features a series of gross, harassing dudes suffering some violent ends, all set to the soundtrack of the band's hazy psych-pop. Check out the video below, as well as a handful of upcoming tour dates. https://vimeo.com/120551148 May 18th Oakland @ [...]
Live This Month: May 2015 — an audio guide to upcoming SF concerts
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_May_2015.mp3 Download: Live This Month: May 2015 (Podcast #362) 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. It’s probably not that surprising that this month’s mix includes two bands each from Portland (Other Lives, Wishyunu) and from Brooklyn (San Fermin, Ava Luna), but Memphis? Supported by stellar local label Goner Records, the Tennessee city’s garage rock scene is brimming with talent, and Nots and Ex-Cult both deliver intense, raucous rock and roll likely to make for some excellent live shows. Speaking of raucous, [...]
Premiere: Hard Left delivers burst of anthemic punk in “Stay True”
Happy May Day, everyone! Appropriately enough, we're premiering today "Stay True," 67 seconds of anthemic, inspiring punk from SF band Hard Left. The group is comprised of veterans who've played in bands like Boyracer and Black Tambourine, including Mike Schulman of Slumberland Records, and We Are Hard Left arrives in May. The group celebrated the release of the new album last night in San Francisco, and, after a quick trip to LA tonight, they'll be celebrating in Oakland on Saturday. Hard Left's name should suggest that politics are front and center, and "Stay True" shows how timeless an inspiring punk [...]
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Do you share our love for San Francisco Bay Area music? If so, The Bay Bridged is seeking new writers and photographers to contribute to our award-winning blog. Bloggers Wanted We're looking for talented writers to join our team of terrific staff bloggers. An ideal candidate will already have music blogging experience and be able to demonstrate a passion for San Francisco Bay Area music. A staff blogger will be responsible for at least three news posts every week on thebaybridged.com. A typical post might involve any of the following topics: New mp3s, videos, and albums Noteworthy/breaking local music news [...]
Owners search for new location for the Elbo Room
Sad news yesterday for fans of Mission District venue the Elbo Room: the owners have been told that their lease won't be renewed and that the building will be demolished and replaced by condos. With their current lease expiring on November 1, the Elbo Room team posted a note on Facebook explaining that they're actively looking to relocate, and we certainly hope they can find a new location soon. SF history buffs know that the bar the Elbo Room currently occupies has been in operation for 80 years in various forms; as Amelia's, it was once the last lesbian bar [...]
Flesh World – “Just To Tear Me Down”
Flesh World is Jess Scott and Diane Anastasio of Brilliant Colors and Scott Moore of Limp Wrist, and the trio's gearing up for the release of their sophomore album, The Wild Animals in My Life in June on Iron Lung Records. "Just To Tear Me Down" is the new record's first single. The song finds Scott's vocals atop an atmospheric haze, gloomy enough for fans of melodic post-punk, but with propulsive drumming that lends a insistent urgency. Really good stuff. https://soundcloud.com/iron-lung-records/02-just-to-tear-me-down-v4
Creative Adult – “Ring Around The Room”
Record Store Day mania returns this Saturday, and one of the most compelling reasons to wake up early and head over to your local shop is the new single from Creative Adult. "Ring Around The Room" is a six-minute noisy epic from the SF post-punk band, and it's backed by two more new songs on the B-side. Take a listen below and check out all of the Record Store Day releases here. https://soundcloud.com/runforcoverrecords/ring-around-the-room