GalleryReview & Photos: Palma Violets and Guards @ The Independent 4/23/13
Photos by Katie Kopacz
I had been in The Independent for about 7 minutes on Tuesday night, when an eager British guy came up to me and told me to come [...]
GalleryReview & Photos: Beach Fossils, Surf Club, Black Jeans @ Slim's 4/23/2013
If you're in the mood for some serious '90s nostalgia, no time machine necessary. Brooklyn's Beach Fossils at Slim's on Tuesday night certainly fulfilled such a craving, and the [...]
GalleryReview: The Men, CCR Headcleaner, White Cloud @ The Rickshaw Stop 4/22/13
So I guess it's weird to everyone else that I like The Men.
Sometimes I'm even surprised I like The Men. People never fail to voice their surprise when I [...]
GalleryReviews & Photos: Road Trippin' to Mecca
Joshua Tree National Park is a mere eight-hour road trip from here. The trees, rocks and spirit of Gram Parsons are certainly worth the I-5 mayhem, and just [...]
GalleryReview & Photos: Purity Ring, Blue Hawaii @ The Independent, 4/16/13
Photos by Tim Draut
Purity Ring and Blue Hawaii stunned the crowd at The Independent on Tuesday night during the second of two consecutive sold out shows at the venue. [...]
GalleryReview, Photos & Video: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Diamond Rings @ Regency Ballroom, 4/12/13
Photos by Paige K. Parsons
Following Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s show at the Regency Ballroom Friday evening, no one could claim that that frontman-bassist Andy McCluskey was phoning it [...]
GalleryReview & Video: On experiencing The Postal Service's 'Give Up' a decade after it was one's favorite album @ Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, 4/10/13
The Postal Service - "We Will Become Silhouettes" @ Robert Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts (UC Davis) - 4/10/13 from The Bay Bridged on Vimeo.
When The Postal [...]
GalleryReview & Photos: Mac DeMarco, Trails and Ways, Cocktails, Calvin Love @ Rickshaw Stop, 4/3/13
The scene at Rickshaw Stop on Wednesday night was much different than on September 14, 2012, the first time Mac DeMarco headlined the venue. Last year's Friday night gathering [...]
GalleryReview: Jamie Lidell, Empress Of @ The Independent, 3/29/13
Typically, a sold out show at the Independent is a shoulder-to-shoulder rowdy good time: drunk fans yell and cheer, bodies sway, merriment ensues. Even more often, a bombastic light [...]
GalleryThe Boulevard Ear, 3/30/13 – The Rounds
Welcome back to the Boulevard Ear, a regular feature on The Bay Bridged, where our man about town examines a community's live music offerings. What is it like to [...]
GalleryReview & Photos: Caveman at The Independent 3/26/13
On March 26th, NYC's Caveman continued on their SxSW-induced tour with a headlining performance at the Independent with Portland's Pure Bathing Culture and local opener Steakhouse. Although not completely [...]
GalleryReview & Photos: KUSF in Exile benefit with Carlton Melton, Disappearing People @ The Lab, 3/29/13
For many, KUSF - one of only two decent SF independent radio stations alongside KPOO - disappeared overnight, leaving a dull, queasy unease about the subpar state of broadcast [...]
