Photos: Exray’s/Tim Cohen’s Magic Trick record release show 2/4/11
Exray's Tim Cohen's Magic Trick Fiveng
A Bay Area electronic pop mixtape, featuring Blackbird Blackbird, Electric Sunset, oOoOO, and more (Podcast #235)
A Bay Area Electronic Pop Mixtape (Podcast #235) In compiling this mix of new and recent music from eleven San Francisco Bay Area-based artists, I've searched in vain for a singular theory to explain the recent proliferation of local electronic pop. Does the tech-heavy business climate here mean techier indie musicians, geeking out on synth sequencing and effects? Or are the Bay's bedroom pop songwriters employing more electronics as it continues to get easier to manipulate software synths to create satisfying layers of sound? Most likely, there's no single answer to explain the catchy melodies and experimental approaches employed by [...]
August 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #228)
August 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #228) Our latest (and a little belated) Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast features music from eight Bay Area bands, including a bunch of tracks from recent and upcoming releases. Enjoy! Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it's published! About this week's bands: To Dreamers, the latest album from Kelley Stoltz ("I Don't Get That"), comes out on October 12th on Sub Pop. He'll be playing at the Mezzanine on September 10th, and then celebrating the release of the new [...]
Teen Daze, Blackbird Blackbird, Fiveng and more at Milk, Thursday 8/12/10
Fiveng - "Jonah" Epicsauce and Yours Truly are hosting a collection of mostly-local electronic pop bands on Thursday at Milk Bar (8pm, $6). On the bill: Vancouver's Teen Daze, Gobble Gobble, Blackbird Blackbird, Kites Sail High, and Fiveng. Blurring Lines by Blackbird Blackbird http://vimeo.com/11330615
October 2009 Monthly Mix (Podcast #187)
[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/October_2009_Mix.mp3[/podcast] Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast includes music from eight great Bay Area bands -- some submissions we've received at TBB headquarters, some stuff we've posted on the web site recently, all really good stuff. Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it's published! About this week's bands: Birds & Batteries ("The Villain") reveal a funky electronics-dominated side on Up to No Good, their brand new EP which comes out today. We're pleased to present their EP release show, featuring two sets by [...]