The Chapel’s wedding bells are ringing for two local “Love, Jerks”
To our surprise, the local favorite venue The Chapel was actually once a mortuary. But rather than dwell on the grim beginnings of the hall, two local musicians are [...]
GalleryVideo: make mini and the Bear your ‘power volume’ “xBOYFRIENDx”
San Francisco "power volume" duo mini and the Bear just released a video for their track "xBOYFRIENDx", and it's got everything you need for an afternoon with that special [...]
GalleryAstronauts, Etc launches “Rocket Man” cover, advance album stream
Chaz Bundick and Anthony Ferraro seem to be teaming up in many musical ways these days. Aside from being East Bay chums, Mr. Ferraro plays keyboard in Toro y Moi's [...]
GalleryTimeshares and Signals Midwest to play Bottom of the Hill in October
New York's Timeshares and Ohio's Signals Midwest have both been bands for over half a decade, and have also both made it a point to stay on the road for [...]
GalleryGet to Know: The Damn Fanatics
The Damn Fanatics are fun. It's as easy as that.
To expand a bit more, though, I wrote that after the first time I got to sit down with the band [...]
GalleryEzra Furman unveils electrifying cover of The Replacements’ “Androgynous”
In a recent piece in The Guardian, our Oakland-based favorite Ezra Furman says firmly about his gender identity, "I am proud to exist in an ambiguous, undecided state." Furman's unabashed honesty about his [...]
GalleryInaniel Swims brings lazy French surf sounds to The Bay
At The Bay Bridged, we listen to every submission sent to us via our submission page. We really do. However, as a Bay Area indie scene focused organization, we [...]
GalleryIntroducing: The Dark Heart of Impuritan
When someone calls your band "experimental," it's not necessarily a compliment. It's more like they didn't know what the hell else to call you. When hearing your songs, their [...]
GalleryGiveaway: Big Scary at Brick & Mortar Music Hall this Friday
Tom Iansek and Jo Syme are the team that make up the Australian band Big Scary and have been making music for nearly 9 years. The band's humble beginnings started off simply [...]
GalleryTwin Peaks on tour with Wavves, playing Bimbo’s 365 Club
Twin Peaks have just embarked on a fall tour with Wavves, with Oakland's Swimmers (a.k.a. SWMRS) supporting the two bands for the first leg of the tour. Catch all [...]
GalleryShannon & the Clams celebrate ‘Gone by the Dawn’ release Friday at Great American Music Hall
Shannon and the Clams have been one of my favorite local bands since 2011. They have been a band I've supported wholeheartedly throughout the years. A band that I've [...]
GalleryBay Area punk heavyweights Wild Moth celebrate the release of 2nd LP ‘Inhibitor’
(Record Release flier by Carlos Salas)
In late 2011 three friends who'd never made music together started working on what would become Wild Moth, a driving, jangly, post-punk band with infectious [...]
