Giveaway: Hundred Waters close out summer NightLife series
NightLife, the live music series that takes place every Thursday night at the California Academy of Sciences, is going out with a grand whisper this Thursday to conclude its summer season. Hundred Waters is a band nearly impossible to place within a genre (“electro”, “ambient”, “folk”, “post-rock”, and “dance” have all been used to describe them in various capacities), but they are grounded in songwriting that shines while never quite boiling past a beautiful simmer. Lead singer Nicole Miglis’ voice is both simultaneously warm and distant, an evocative combination that made the group’s latest release, 2014’s The Moon Rang Like [...]
Win VIP Tickets to the entire Nightlife LIVE series
NightLife LIVE is part of the California Academy of Sciences' weekly Thursday night programming, featuring live performances in the outdoor West Garden and DJ sets in the indoor Piazza. The events are open from 6-10pm to 21+ patrons. Beer and cocktails are to be enjoyed, including NightLife’s signature Magnolia Aliciella Bitter. We're giving away a pair of VIP passes that allow access to all the shows in the series, which runs through October and features appearances by Hanni El Katib, Hot Flash Heat Wave, The Dodos, Doe Eye, Alvvays, GRMLN, Moon Duo, Peaking Lights, Hundred Waters, TOPS, and more. Check the official calendar for more details. To enter for [...]
Live This Month: July 2014 — an audio guide to upcoming SF concerts
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_July_2014.mp3 Download: Live This Month: July 2014 (Podcast #342) In Live This Month, we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. Summer's here, which means that bands are hitting the road in droves and new albums are coming out fast and furious. That's great news for local music fans, but it also means that July is the sort of month where tough choices abound. On Saturday, July 5, for example, you could check out The Fresh & Onlys, whose House of Spirits shows the band continuing to [...]