Weekend Picks: 5/21-24
Friday May 22: Bart Davenport, Kelley Stoltz, Hot Lunch, Big Eagle @ Cafe du Nord When friends play shows together, the unusual happens -- take this show as an example. Kelley Stoltz's frontman Sean Coleman contributed to Bart Davenport's Palaces, freshly out on Antenna Farm Records (Oakland), which can only mean some live accompaniment is in place for Friday's show (9:30pm, $12). Bart Davenport - Jon Jon The bill has its variety, though. While Bart and Kelley Stoltz both dive into the serene side of indie rock, Hot Lunch unabashedly delivers rock wielded from elements such as 70s [...]
Episode 148: January 2009 Monthly Mix
[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/January_Mix_2009.mp3[/podcast] Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast features eight great Bay Area bands, including a lot of good stuff from new and recent releases. Before getting into the episode's contents, we hope to see you at our third birthday bash at the Rickshaw Stop on Thursday, February 5th (more info here)! About all of the bands: Burbank International ("Chicken Shoals") initially started as a humorous side project for local musician H.A. Eugene, but it's blossomed into something serious with the release of City of Burbank, the group's debut album. The band doesn't have any dates lined up [...]