Mixtape: Fourteen Songs about Love for Valentine's Day (Podcast #300)
Mixtape: Fourteen Songs about Love for Valentine's Day (Podcast #300) In case you've managed to avoid this news until now, February 14th is Valentine's Day, the greeting card industry holiday that can compel even the least romantic to confront the topic of love. Over the past few years, plenty of our favorite indie rockers have explored the excitement and complications of love in terrific songs. Here, we've collected fourteen tracks about love's many facets, including the swooning romanticism of Real Estate, Cass McCombs, and Bare Wires. Affairs of the heart don't always end well, however, and the mix also offers [...]
Warm Soda (Matthew Melton of Bare Wires) releases first song, playing first show on 5/16/12
The breakup of Bare Wires after a troubled SXSW tour broke a lot of hearts, but if you're familiar with Matthew Melton's past projects (solo recordings, Snake Flower 2), you know he wouldn't be without a band for long. Indeed, Melton's post-breakup interview with All Shook Down noted the beginning of a new band called Warm Soda, which is playing its first show on Wednesday night with Thee Oh Sees, The Mallard, and Burnt Ones at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall. "But what does Warm Soda sound like," you ask? Take a listen to the brand new song "Reaction" [...]
Noise Pop 2012: Dirty Ghosts, Bare Wires, Carletta Sue Kay, Chapter 24 @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall 2/23/12
I am helplessly addicted to London's Chapter 24. Is it the intense Richard Lloyd guitar work? Is it the mere fact that no one else is making music like this?? Is it the image of melodica on leg?? Choose "D," all of the above. Since my first encounter at last year's SXSW, I've been hooked. They already have nine shows lined up for Austin, so I suppose I's got my work cut out for me. As fun as their recordings are, this is a band to see live. Singer Claire paces back and forth on stage like a caged cheetah. [...]
Mixtape: Twenty More Bands at Noise Pop 20 (Podcast #272)
Mixtape: Twenty More Bands at Noise Pop 20 (Podcast #272) Noise Pop 20 is just weeks away. From February 21st through the 26th, over one hundred bands will take over SF's venues for six days celebrating independent music. Here's the second of two mixtapes showcasing music from artists performing at Noise Pop this year. You can listen to the first mixtape here. To find out when all of these acts are performing, check out the complete schedule of Noise Pop events. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Tracklisting: 1. Bare Wires - "Wanna Fight" (Start Time: 0:00) 2. FIDLAR - [...]
Mixtape: Music to Drink Beer to (Podcast #261)
Mixtape: Music to Drink Beer to (Podcast #261) Think of our latest mixtape as something of an hour-long indie music/beer pairing, inspired by our upcoming The Bay Brewed rock and roll beer festival. On Saturday, December 3rd, we'll be at The Verdi Club, for performances by Weekend, Sleepy Sun, Extra Classic, and Terry Malts, and unlimited local craft beer samplings from 21st Amendment, Anchor Steam, Beach Chalet, Drake's Brewing, Lagunitas, Magnolia, Marin Brewing Company, Social Kitchen & Brewery, and Speakeasy. In this mixtape, we've collected music from 21 local indie rock, garage, lo-fi and psych bands whose rocking tunes serve [...]
Video: Bare Wires – “Never Gonna Change”
"Never Gonna Change" is a song from Bare Wires' Cheap Perfume 10", out 10/18 on Southpaw Records. Filmed by Southpaw's Rob Fales and lead Wire Matthew Melton (who also edited the clip), the video mixes kaleidoscopic fragments with scenes of Melton buying produce, riding an escalator, and getting on a Greyhound bus. The main takeaway of the vid, on first pass anyway, is a "soft punk" song promising that Cheap Perfume should be something special. (Via RSTB)
Taking Stock of August: A mix featuring ten of our favorite songs from the blog last month
If you're anything like me, you know how difficult it can be to keep track of all of the new music that's constantly floating around the Internet. Here's our latest month-in-review mix collecting some our favorite new (or new to us) songs recently posted on the website. Gathered in the mix are ten new tracks that were posted on TheBayBridged.com in August, with links below to download each of them individually. The Bay Bridged - Best of the Blog August 2011 Mixtape Tracklisting: 1. Ganglians - "Drop the Act" 2. Weekend - "Hazel" 3. tUnE-yArDs - "Gangsta (Ad-Rock remix)" 4. [...]
Mixtape: 2011 Rock Make Street Festival Preview Mix (Podcast #257)
This episode is sponsored by Audyssey. Mixtape: 2011 Rock Make Street Festival Preview Mix (Podcast #257) As we noted in the last episode of our podcast, we're extremely exited about our fourth annual 2011 Rock Make Street Festival, taking place at Treat Avenue at 18th Street in San Francisco on Saturday, September 17th from 12pm to 7pm (RSVP on Facebook). Rock Make is a free, all ages, all day event, featuring tons of local arts and crafts vendors showcasing their wares between two stages of great local indie bands. There will also be local food vendors and a local beer [...]
Bare Wires – “Cheap Perfume”
Bare Wires' new album, which one expects to be a full-length onslaught of infectious garage-pop, will be out on October 18th via Southpaw Records. The album is called Cheap Perfume, and the title track is available for download now. Bare Wires - "Cheap Perfume" Bare Wires will be at the Uptown on September 1st, and at our own Rock Make Street Festival on September 17th. Additional September tour dates (including three shows with Thee Oh Sees) and the Cheap Perfume track list available after the jump. Tour dates: 9/1 - Uptown - Oakland, CA 9/2 - Sam Bonds - Eugene, [...]
Five non-Outside Lands ways to see music this weekend
While many tens of thousands will be spending their weekends in Golden Gate Park, if you aren't planning on attending Outside Lands, that doesn't mean you're out of luck on the live music front. Below, five ways to check out local music this weekend. Total Trash Fest 3 continues this week with a series of shows in spaces around Oakland, with names like The Wrong Words, Spencey Dude and The Doodles, and The Mantles offering plenty of great local representation. Joining them at various shows are King Tuff, Audacity, and San Diego garage poppers Christmas Island. Check out the full [...]