Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Mike Relm, Sensations, Niki and the Dove, Willy Mason
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. Friday, January 25th Mike Relm’s Ghetto Blaster, D-Sharp @ The Independent To win, be the first person to enter. Winner will receive one pair of tickets. The show starts at 9pm, $15, 21+. Click here to purchase advance tickets. Sensations (featuring Greg Loiacono of the Mother Hips, Dave Brogan [...]
Kool Keith, Mike Relm, Crown City Rockers at the Mezzanine
Noise Pop has a focus on the indie rock slant of things, but if whoever was smart enough to book Mike Relm and Kool Keith as co-headliners for Thursday night was a genius. Its important to make the distinction between DJing and turntablism. Both are art forms in their own right, but actually quite different. Turntablism in its simplest form is scratching while DJing is more about song selection (think of turntablism as a component of DJing). This night featured master's of both, and live music to boot. I made it in time to catch Crown City Rockers set. 2 [...]
Noise Pop: Thursday Night Preview!
Start off your Thursday with a great local Happy Hour show at Bender's from 5-8pm, presented by SomaFM. With the high-energy performances of Scissors for Lefty, Picture Atlantic and Man/Miracle, you'll be pumped for whatever show comes next for you. The Swedish American will host indie princess Thao Nguyen (DC) alongside David Dondero, Sean Smith and Colossal Yes. 7:30pm, $14. "Swimming Pools" (track 4 on We Brave Beestings and All) is a perfect preview of Thao's banjo-sprinkled energy: Thao With the Get Down Stay Down - "Swimming Pools" If you're looking for a slightly different pace, head over [...]
Episode 151: Noise Pop 2009 Preview (Part 2)
[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/Noise_Pop_Mix_2.mp3[/podcast] Listen to the podcast here. This is the second of two podcast episodes spotlighting the diverse mix of excellent bands playing during the 2009 Noise Pop Music Festival. We have twelve great local and touring bands in the episode, all of whom are performing during Noise Pop, which runs from February 24th to March 1st. You can listen to our first Noise Pop 2009 episode here. LA indie pop band The Submarines ("Waiting for a War") kick off the episode with a cover of a song by their current tourmates, The Morning Benders. Both bands will be co-headlining at [...]
Announcing the 2009 Bay Area Takeover!
After many months of preparation, Tricycle Records and The Bay Bridged are proud to announce that the Bay Area Takeover is back! After last year's big success, we're throwing another six hour unofficial day party during the 2009 South by Southwest Music Festival, with performances by over a dozen of the San Francisco Bay Area's hottest artists representing a broad cross-section of the Bay's fertile and diverse music scene. The 2009 Takeover takes place on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 from 12pm to 6pm at Austin's Beauty Bar. Once again, the party's FREE, but you need to RSVP at TheBayAreaTakeover.com to [...]
Latest news from Noise Pop
Our Noise Pop 2009 coverage is ramping up here over the next few weeks, and some recent announcements definitely merit your attention: First, the festival's schedule has been updated again, with a bunch of great local bands added to the lineup, including David Dondero, Built For The Sea, Mike Relm, Wallpaper. and more. Two free shows aren't on the calendar yet, but both look pretty great: - The opening night party with Deerhunter and Lilofee at the Mezzanine on February 24th. It's free for badge holders; for the general public, it looks like you can already RSVP here. [...]
Mike Relm Releases Free Black Friday Version of Spectacle
Mike Relm - "Tron" (from the Black Friday Special) Keeping with the theme of the day, Mike Relm has decided to join along with the majority of today's major retailers and have a sale of his own on the day after Thanksgiving. Relm is giving away "Spectacle - The Black Friday Special" which includes 4 songs off of his brand new album Spectacle (see our Review of the album here) and also includes the music video for the song "Everytime". Fortunately, instead of having to get up at 4am to get this great offer, you can pick it [...]
Mike Relm: Spectacle
Mike Relm's new album is serious. But I don’t mean it lacks fun in any way. The album is both a stray from some of the comedic live mash-ups he is famous for and a symbol of Relm's recent success and his ascent into the "serious" music business. But what's interesting to consider is how Relm got to be where he is – he’s always embraced a quite paradoxical blend between the silly and the serious. When Relm is performing, the stage distends with pumping beats that are often out-there mixes of 80s classics, cartoon themes—the most unlikely hip hop/electronic [...]
Mike Relm’s New Album Spectacle Out Now
Mike Relm, San Francisco's mash-up prince, released his debut original album Spectacle last Tuesday on Radio Fried Records. Relm has made a name for himself nationally as a wicked live turntablist, mashup artist (audio and video) and even film director. He is well known for his innovative blend of songs, as well as his quirky realtime mashups of popular songs from Bjork to the Charlie Brown theme song. His latest adventure was providing music and on-screen entertainment for Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huck Jam across the country. Mike Relm - "Everytime (feat. Del the Funky Homosapien and Adrian [...]
Photos: Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 1
And what a weekend it was. The Bay Bridged was on hand to live blog both Day 1 and Day 2 of the Treasure Island Music Festival to capture the vibe and crowds. We also had our photographer Muhammad Asranur running from stage to stage to photograph some of the best moments of the festival up close and personal. With over 3,000 photos taken over the entire weekend, we don't think you'll be disappointed with some of the great shots he captured of the event. The Frail Loquat Chester French Aesop Rock Notec Collective: Bostich + Fussible Antibalas Foals Hot [...]