Derek’s Best of The Bay: 2020
Photo by Eric Molyneaux
With the pandemic putting the kibosh on live music, there's unquestionably been a collective sadness within our hearts. That old world — where one could wander [...]
Horders drop first single from debut LP: “Void Transaction”
The Bay Bridged is psyched announce that Horders is dropping their debut LP this month, entitled Eternities. The North Bay instrumental purveyors have spent the last decade carving out [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Trebuchet dress up for new single “Failing Up”
You might say that 2020 has been a crazy year for Trebuchet.
Since the dawn of the new decade, the North Bay indie rockers have welcomed a newborn into the [...]
GallerySelf Care come back to life with “Just a Ghost”
North Bay indie outfit Self Care has been delving into the more ethereal side of indie rock in the last few years. Their new album Just a Ghost drops today [...]
GalleryStories from Slim’s, Part 2: Stephan Jenkins, Fat Mike and more share memories of Slim’s
Michael Bingham, Spiritual Cramp
(photo: Derek Nielsen)
"My fondest memory of Slim's had less to do with my experience at the show and more to do with my partner's. In our many [...]
GalleryVideo: Decent Criminal, “Bleached”
Hey, what you doing right now? Yeah that's what I thought. Here, take 4 minutes out of your busy day of Zoom meetings, bread baking, and fluctuating existential dread [...]
GalleryStories from Slim’s, Part 1: My last show at Slim’s ended in the tow yard
(Source: Slim's Facebook)
So yeah, Slim's closed down. In a normal world, that would have been the most bummer thing to have happened last week. I use that term "normal world" [...]
GalleryAlbum Premiere: Unconditional Arms, ‘Formation’
So I think it's safe to say we're all in a transition period, right? Both as individuals and as a society? Yeahhhh. That's why the timing for the release [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Schlee, “Run Run Baby”
Look around you. Doesn't it feel like you're living in a dream world right now? Can you even remember what life was like before this? My advice: go with [...]
GalleryBest Of 2019: Derek’s favorite Wine Country releases
Pictured: The author.
Look, from an artist's perspective, I get why y'all don't come up here all the time. Having grown up here, I'll admit that Sonoma County is pretty [...]
GalleryJohn Courage goes unplugged for “Afraid to Fall”
Songwriter John Courage returns to his roots as an acoustic troubadour with his first acoustic-centric release in almost 10 years. All sounds were recorded and performed by the towering Santa Rosa [...]
GalleryAlbum Premiere: Slugger head for home on ‘Let The Good Times Rot’
Slugger from left to right: Robert McLean, Hezekiah Donaghy, Alex Vargas, Josiah Donaghy
It’s a muggy late-summer evening in south Santa Rosa. As the four members of Slugger dutifully distribute [...]
