No Age swing through Santa Rosa this weekend
Weirdo Rippers came out 10 years ago. Man, that is crazy. To put that in perspective, the Los Angeles punk duo No Age released their debut album the same summer that Apple dropped the iPhone. And while both were groundbreaking in their on right, the question remains: Which one ended up being more influential on underground punk? On the one hand, No Age’s deconstructionist approach to pop-punk song crafting and unwavering devotion to art-collective aesthetic was vital in molding the shape of punk to come. I imagine Dean Spunt and Randy Ravall spent the mid-2000s in a bathroom stall in LA boiling [...]
What’s Happening This Week? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, Jan 23 ― Jan 26
See Devendra Banhart at The Fillmore this Thursday night. Monday, January 23 No Age @ Starline Social Club Distortion heavy No Age, similar in style to Japandroids and signed to Sub Pop Records, will be playing an all ages show this Monday night. Down Dirty Shake @ El Rio Down Dirty Shake is a San Francisco psychedelic / soul rock and roll band "here to magnetize your hips and excursive your lips." Tuesday, January 24 Drink Steam with Bells Atlas @ Rickshaw Stop A FREE 21+ show of local artists for the 21+ crowd. Be sure to make it in time [...]
Noise Pop: No Age, Cheatahs, GRMLN, Straight Crimes pack the house at Brick & Mortar
No Age High level energy perpetuated throughout the crowd as people weaved in and around one another at Brick and Mortar. Their second night performing in San Francisco, Los Angeles’ No Age would be leading a sold out show that included openers Cheatahs, GRMLN, and Straight Crimes. Unfortunately, this reviewer just missed Straight Crimes and wasn’t able to catch much of their set. By the time I arrived, GRMLN had already set up a handmade banner across the stage, with their band name scrawled sloppily across with black marker. Everything about this band felt like teen angst at its very [...]
Review & Photos: Station to Station @ 16th Street Station, 9/28/13
After 4,345 miles, Doug Aitken's Levi-sponsored Station to Station reached it's final destination Saturday night at the 16th Street Station in Oakland. Since it opened September 6 in Brooklyn, it has kept rolling via rail in a westerly direction. One night stands in Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Paul, Santa Fe, Winslow, Arizona, Barstow and Los Angeles have taken place between the Brooklyn and Oakland bookends. 16th Street Station in Oakland is no longer an active station. It was built in 1912 as a passenger station for Southern Pacific, and since the 1989 earthquake it has been divorced from its original purpose [...]
Mixtape: Twenty Years of Noise Pop (Podcast #269)
Mixtape: Twenty Years of Noise Pop (Podcast #269) In February, the Noise Pop Music Festival turns twenty by gathering over one hundred local and touring bands from across the indie spectrum for a week of exciting concerts all over the City. Two decades of championing independent music is an accomplishment worth celebrating, and this mixtape collects twenty bands that have performed at Noise Pop events in years past. As you'll hear, a whole bunch of big names graced Noise Pop bills before achieving fame, as past festivals hosted early performances by bands like Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie and Mates [...]
Noise Pop Review: No Age, Grass Widow, Rank/Xerox, Crazy Band 2/26/11
About halfway through the second band at the Rickshaw the other night, I was beginning to realize that the night's lineup was designed as a "punk rock" bill more than anything (mind you, Spin was presenting). Admittedly, I've always been slightly uneasy with the connotations of "punk". To me, it's become as vague or ironic a descriptor as "indie" or "folk." I always thought punk ended sometime in the early 80s when hard rock and glam metal began, then grunge, 90s arena rock, and the eventual schism of genres we've come to embrace or poke fun at. Were the Talking [...]
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Blowoff, The Frustrators, Noise Pop 2011
To enter any contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged.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 to one contest. Winners for each show will be decided using the guidelines listed below. Saturday, February 19th Blowoff (hosted and DJ'd by Bob Mould and Rich Morel) @ Slim's To win a pair of tickets to the show be the SECOND person to enter! The show starts at 10pm, $15, 6+. Purchase advance tickets here. Sunday, February 20th The Frustrators (feat. Mike Dirnt of Green [...]
Latest Noise Pop additions: Admiral Radley, Tamaryn, No Age and more
Silje Nes – "The Grass Harp" The Black Ryder - "Gone Without Feeling" A B & The Sea - "Care Of Cell 44" (Zombies Cover) Since our first Noise Pop lineup announcement, a bunch of additional names have been added to the festival schedule, including the following: AB & The Sea Admiral Radley Angel Island Dave Smallen Dominant Legs No Age Peanut Butter Wolf and Dam Funk spinning 45s Silje Nes Tamaryn The Black Ryder The Ferocious Few Always good to see more locals added to the mix, and the turning-into-Mexican-Summer-shoegaze-night show featuring Tamaryn and The Black Ryder is an [...]
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: No Age, Fresh & Onlys, Anais Mitchell, Low
To enter any contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged.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 to one contest. Winners for each show will be decided using the guidelines listed below. TONIGHT, December 8th No Age, Fresh & Onlys, Lucky Dragon @ The New Parish To win a pair of tickets to the show be the SECOND or FIFTH person to enter! The show starts at 9pm, $13 adv/$15 door, 18+. Purchase advance tickets here. Thursday, December 9th No Age, Fresh & [...]
Live This Month: December 2010 – an audio guide through SF concerts this month (Podcast #239)
Live This Month: December 2010 — an audio guide through SF concerts this month (Podcast #239) 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. Although things get a little quiet around Christmas, December's got plenty of concert highlights. For some, like Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, this month's show marks the end of a long run, while others, like Sic Alps and Millionyoung, already have big releases planned for early 2011. Enjoy this mix and then go check out some shows! Subscribe to [...]