What’s Happening This Week? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, Jan 9 – Jan 12
Women's Audio Mission is throwing a free Local Sirens event this Thursday night at Rickshaw Stop. Monday, January 9 Manatee, Midnight Snaxxx @ 1-2-3-4 Go! Records All local punk. Proceeds from this show will be donated to the Ghost Ship Fire Relief. Periwinkle, Kamikaze Palm Tree @ The Honey Hive Gallery Periwinkle is as whimsical as their name suggests. Head to the Avenues for local upbeat doo-wop. Tuesday, January 10 Tower of Power @ Yoshi's Around since the late '60's, TOP is an Oakland R&B band, who at one time had Lenny Williams as a lead singer. Chris Botti @ [...]
Surf Club releases new split single with Manatee, plays Slim's on 4/23/13
The city of Stockton has made the number one spot on Forbes’ “America’s Most Miserable Cities” list for years, but there’s certainly no shortage of great bands coming out of this tiny East Bay town. From Craft Spells to Whirr, now Surf Club has joined the ranks of noteworthy Stockton-grown bands. On April 23rd, Surf Club will share the stage at Slim’s with Beach Fossils. Could there ever be a more like-minded lineup than two dreamy bands that both boast ocean-related names? Surf Club’s newest single “Swoon” is a shoegaze-inclined pop song appearing on the A-side of Death Party Records' [...]
Looking back at SF Popfest 2012: a collection of photos, videos and highlights, including Seapony, BOAT, Manatee, Surf Club and more
Video by Claude Cardenas SF Popfest returned for a fourth year and packed 13 bands and 10 DJs into two venues for a memorable Memorial Day Weekend. Below, check out a ton of videos, photos and highlights from one of our favorite annual events. I arrived late to the first night at their website, they will be returning to the Hemlock in July, but it hasn't been confirmed on the venue's calendar. Keep an eye out for them. Seattle’s BOAT channeled Pavement and rightly so love The Clean. Here they are playing an original number followed by a cover of [...]
Recommended, 11/28-12/4: The Bay Brewed, The SHE’S, Cass McCombs, Wax Idols/Manatee
Every Monday, we'll be offering you early picks for some of the week's best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the comments! Be sure to visit our Local Concert Calendar for an expanded set of daily listings. Saturday: The Bay Bridged Presents The Bay Brewed Rock and Roll Beer Festival Saturday, December 3rd, from 2-7pm at the Verdi Club, we're pleased to be throwing The Bay Brewed, San Francisco's first ever rock and roll beer festival. Your ticket guarantees you an afternoon of unlimited craft local beer tastings and performances by Weekend, Sleepy Sun, [...]
Manatee – ‘Single Payer Class War’ single out on 7″ flexi
Manatee will be releasing a new pair of songs on the Single Payer Class War single. The 7" flexi will be available in December, but Slumberland will take your preorder today; the record includes the songs "Mr Super" (above) and "Chased By Anderson Cooper." "Mr. Super" is a hard, fast punk classic from a band that checks themselves with the right amount of humor. My memory of Manatee will forever be the comment made by their singer during a set at the Uptown in Oakland: "this song my son and I wrote about Obama." UPDATED: The release show will take [...]
Free tonight in Oakland: Terry Malts, Kids on a Crime Spree, The Tet Holiday, Manatee
It's Slumberland Records night at The Uptown tonight, with Terry Malts, Kids On A Crime Spree, The Tet Holiday, and Manatee playing a FREE show. Seriously, check this one out. Terry Malts and Kids on a Crime Spree both recently put out sharp debuts for the label, and it's Manatee's first show (the band put out a 7" on Slumberland last year). Kids on a Crime Spree - "Sweet Tooth" Manatee - "Indecision" Check out a recent live video of Terry Malts below: http://youtu.be/8TiHe5iFKEQ