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.

This month’s concert picks include buzzed-about emerging artists like Vagabon and Lisa Prank (both on stellar SF label Father/Daughter Records), as well as opportunities to check out rock veterans like Teenage Fanclub and James Chance & The Contortions, who both released new albums last year. The mix is also chock-full of great local bands, including excellent tunes from Fake Your Own Death, Emotional, Gary With A Circle Around The “A”, False Priest, and The Sam Chase & The Untraditional.

Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts!

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About the bands:

Tele Novella – “Heavy Balloon”
Austin’s Tele Novella performs at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall with Pearl Charles and Spooky Mansion on March 29

Feels – “Close My Eyes”
LA’s Feels play the Make-Out Room on March 12 with Guantanamo Baywatch and Surfbort

Lisa Prank – “Luv Is Dumb”
Supporting Chastity Belt on March 9 at the Rickshaw Stop

Fake Your Own Death – “Close”
On March 15, the SF band joins Tremor Low and The Lymbs at the Elbo Room

Teenage Fanclub – “I’m in Love”
The Scottish indie pioneers come to the Great American Music Hall on March 21; Britta Phillips opens the show

Emotional – “Heaven Couldn’t Wait”
The band’s tour with The Memories stops at the Make-Out Room on March 8

Xenia Rubinos – “Lonely Lover”
Performing at The New Parish with Naytronix on March 18

James Chance & The Contortions – “Melt Yourself Down”
The no wave legend comes to The Knockout on March 22 with Murder Murder, Naked Lights, and Preening

Omni – “Wednesday Wedding”
Coming to the Hemlock Tavern on March 25 with Chain of Flowers and Naked Lights

Gary With A Circle Around The “A” – “Used Cars”
Opening for Death Valley Girls, Cool Ghouls, and Mope Grooves on March 31 at Thee Parkside

Vagabon – “Fear & Force”
Laetitia Tamko’s project comes to the Rickshaw Stop on March 23; Allison Crutchfield & The Fizz and Joyride round out the bill

False Priest – “Let Me Be Your Mother”
Celebrating the release of their new single at Bottom of the Hill on March 10; Everyone Is Dirty and Mayya And The Revolutionary Hell Yeah! also perform

Strand of Oaks – “Radio Kids”
Headlining The Independent on March 27; Heather McEntire opens the show

The Sam Chase & The Untraditional – “I’ve Got Problems”
M. Lockwood Porter and The Dixie Giants open for The Sam Chase’s band at The Chapel on March 24