Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Greg Graffin, Goldfrapp and more
(illustration: Cassidy Miller) To enter for a chance to win tickets to any show below, email contest@thebaybridged.com with the name of the band and the date of the show you’re entering in the subject line and your full name in the body of the email. Winners will be selected at random and notified via email. Thursday, September 14 Greg Graffin @ The Chapel 9pm, $25, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Friday, September 15 Bone Diggers: The Music of Paul Simon @ The Chapel 9pm, $15, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Saturday, September 16 Goldfrapp @ The Warfield 9pm, [...]
Giveaway: Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson unite for show on 5/8/13
Uniting the leaders of Vetiver and Fruit Bats, the Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson Band performs at The Chapel this Wednesday, May 8th, for an evening of songs from both songwriters' catalogs and some covers too. We've got two tickets to the show, and they can be yours! Email contest[at]thebaybridged.com with the subject line "Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson" and include your full name for a chance to win. The Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson Band, Neal Casal, Bart Davenport The Chapel May 8, 2013 9pm, $15/$17
Fruit Bats to play Gundlach Bundschu Winery on 4/28/12
Sonoma's Gundlach Bundschu Winery opens its 2012 event season on April 28th with a headlining performance from Sub Pop rockers Fruit Bats. As explained on Gundlach's website, the band and wine makers possess a long-time friendship and mutual appreciation, resulting in added excitement for next Saturday's event. Tickets are priced more like a Wednesday night club gig rather than a wine-related soiree - $15 in advance, $20 at the door - and include opening performances by Gold Leaves and Garrett Pierce. Mobile BBQ outfit Cochon Volant will also be on site offering up their popular slow-smoked brisket, pork shoulder, and [...]
Ticket Giveaway Thursday: Fruit Bats, Peter Wolf Crier, Minus the Bear, Little Red, Zodiac Death Valley and more!
To enter any contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged[dot]com with your full name in the body and the concert you’re entering the contest for in the subject line. You may only submit your name once to only one contest. Winners for each show will be decided using the guidelines listed below. TONIGHT, November 3rd Fruit Bats, Parsons Redheads @ Great American Music Hall To win a pair of tickets to the show be the SECOND person to enter! The show starts at 9pm, $15, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here. Friday, November 4th Peter Wolf Crier, Birds & Batteries, The Curious [...]
Huichica Music Festival brings J Mascis, Sonny and the Sunsets and Fruit Bats to Sonoma winery
The Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma just announced the lineup for its second annual Huichica Music Festival on Saturday, June 4th (2-11pm). The show features eight bands on two stages, including headliners Fruit Bats, J Mascis, and Sonny and the Sunsets. Have you heard that new J Mascis mostly-acoustic record, Several Shades of Why? It's quite stunning. J Mascis - "Not Enough" In addition to the big three, also performing are Richard Swift, These United States, Breathe Owl Breathe, Tu Fawning and David Williams. Fruit Bats - "My Unusual Friend" Breathe Owl Breathe - "Swimming" Okay, so it sounds awesome, [...]
A day of wine and indie rock: Huichica Music Festival features Citay, Fruit Bats, Vetiver and more
Sonoma's Gundlach Bundschu Winery has announced a particularly attractive reason to head wine tasting on Saturday, June 5th. The Huichica Music Festival features an awesome, mostly local collection of bands at the winery's outdoor amphitheater: Citay, Fruit Bats, Vetiver, Tussle, Extra Classic, and Tortured Genies. Citay - "Mirror Kisses" Fruit Bats - "The Ruminant Band" Vetiver - More of This (Neighbors Remix) Tickets are $30 ($35 at the door), but include a complimentary wine tasting from 1–6pm. Purchase tickets here.
Fruit Bats, Citay, Extra Classic @ Slim’s, 1/29
Fruit Bats photo from Flickr user t-dawg Review by Aaron Sankin Under Eric Johnson's porkpie hat sits a head full of deep thoughts. Johnson is the lead singer and creative force behind Fruit Bats, who headlined a solid evening of indie rock at Slim's last Friday night. Fruit Bats called their latest album The Ruminant Band, which suggests a bunch of chin-stroking English majors mulling matters philosophical more than it does people who actually stand on stage and rock. Luckily, while their country-flecked live show is certainly cerebral, the sound is much more muscular than that implies. Front-loading their set [...]
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Fruit Bats/Citay, The Mermen, Do Make Say Think
Friday, January 29th - Fruit Bats, Citay, Extra Classic @ Slim's Citay - "Nice Cuffs" (from New, Improved LIVE Session) To enter, send an email to contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name and the phrase "I want to see Fruit Bats!" in the subject line. The FOURTH person to enter will win! The show is $15, 9pm, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here. Saturday, January 30th - The Mermen (Record Release for In God We Trust) @ The Independent To enter, send an email to contest@thebaybridged.com with your full name and the phrase "I want to see The Mermen!" in [...]