Photos: Camp Art Music Party (C.A.M.P)
This past weekend (July 22nd - 24th, 2011), the Camp Art Music Party (C.A.M.P) took place up in Guerneville, by the banks of the Russian River. Here's photographic evidence of the grown-up, rock and roll-influenced summer camp. [nggallery id=94]
Audio Visual: Talking music and fashion with Shannon and the Clams
Audio Visual is a series exploring the fashion choices of local musicians. The Bay Area music scene is nothing if not diverse and this nonconformity is as evident in clothing as it is in music. With this in mind, Audio Visual strives to analyze the connection between sartorial choices of musicians and their work. Shannon and the Clams' undone doo-wop sound showcases at once deconstructs and idealizes the honey-smooth sound of songsters like Del Shannon and the era that they represent. Their look - crisp uniforms of bygone days - evoke the formal dress of their influences while remaining a [...]
Noise Pop Review: Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock 2/25/11
Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock know how to throw a party. Equal parts one-off take-home stage decorations, interpretive cross-dressing dance performance, turntablism, animal costumes and just a dash of space exploration. Let's back up. I have to admit that I was drawn to the Aesop Rock/Kimya Dawson collaboration for the same reasons that had Ben scratching his head at the line up, initially. What would that collaboration sound like? It sounds a lot like Aes rapping over piano and guitar melody. It also sounds like Kimya lilting over Serato scratches. The earnestness with which each wordsmith took at a stab [...]
Audio Visual – local music meets fashion with Nectarine Pie
Audio Visual is a series exploring the fashion choices of local musicians. The Bay Area music scene is nothing if not diverse and this nonconformity is as evident in clothing as it is in music. With this in mind, Audio Visual strives to analyze the connection between sartorial choices of musicians and their work. You have to give it to Oakland-based psychedelic rock sextet Nectarine Pie for one thing: commitment to a vision. In a musical genre that includes "In A Gadda da Vida" and most of Hendrix's longer works, maintaining focus is probably not a simple thing. By combining [...]
Interview: Phantogram
In the spirit of the upcoming Treasure Island Music Festival October 16-17, The Bay Bridged had a chat with Phantogram. The New York-based band is scheduled to play on Saturday, along with a number of other dance-friendly electro acts. Stay tuned for more interviews from this year's artists leading up to the festival. The first interview of this series featured Will Sprott of the Mumlers. TBB: How would you describe your sound in six words or less? Beat-heavy dream drone pop. TBB: Where did the band name come from? We wanted our band name to convey the idea of a [...]
Audio Visual – local music meets fashion with The Ian Fays
Audio Visual is a series exploring the fashion choices of local musicians. The Bay Area music scene is nothing if not diverse and this noncomformity is as evident in clothing as it is in music. With this in mind, Audio Visual strives to analyze the connection between the sartorial choices of musicians and their work. The Ian Fays play sweetly charming indie pop with a tinge of nostalgic melancholy. The female trio's approach to dressing is anything but melancholic. Sara, Lizz and Lena wear coordinated, themed clothing to every show they play. Themes run the gamut from holiday to Mondrian. [...]
Audio Visual – Jill of Birds & Batteries
Audio Visual is a 10 part series exploring the fashion choices of local musicians. The Bay Area music scene is nothing if not diverse and this noncomformity is as evident in clothing as it is in music. With this in mind, Audio Visual strives to analyze the connection between the sartorial choices of musicians and their work. Part of a burgeoning electro-indie pop wave, Birds & Batteries have more than left their mark on the San Francisco scene. Their particular brand of sophisticated, beautifully structured and incredibly hooky pop recalls private eyes, crooks and villians and retro-futuristic film. In the [...]
Audio Visual – local music meets fashion with Battlehooch
Audio Visual is a series exploring the fashion choices of local musicians. The Bay Area music scene is nothing if not diverse, and this noncomformity is as evident in clothing as it is in music. Battlehooch is a sextet of local musicians that can be characterized by the diverse acts with which they've shared the stage. The band recently wrapped up a tour with string-metal act Judgement Day, and has previously opened for electro-funk alter ego Ricky Reed and his partner in rhyme, Arjun, of Wallpaper., during their Noise Pop show. Q&A and photos after the jump: Meghan Logue: So do you [...]
Audio Visual – local music meets fashion with Hottub
Audio Visual is a series exploring the fashion choices of local musicians. The Bay Area music scene is nothing but diverse, and this nonconformity is as evident in clothing as it is in music. With this in mind, Audio Visual strives to analyze the connection between the sartorial choices of musicians and their work, beginning with Oakland 's Hottub. Hottub blends DJ Sonic's old-school and funk-inspired beats with the rough-and-tumble lyrical stylings of CoCo (Nic), Ambr33zy (Amber) and Loli Pop (Jen). The trio rap in unison in a humorous and frank way about love, sex and relationships. Their live shows [...]