Review + Photos: NOTS at Thee Parkside
NOTS (photo: Kaiya Gordon) I ran into Thee Parkside, Friday Feb 10, because I could hear Sirena Victima playing through the kitchen (that sells the best tater tots). I was not expecting to have to push through, especially because I am currently walking with a limp and a cane. But like many women before me, I was persistent on getting to the front of the crowd, using my cane as leverage. Everytime I see Sirena Victima, a three piece band from San Francisco that sings about their identity with such pride, I feel at home. They feel like my sisters, [...]
Memphis-based NOTS play two Bay Area shows in February
(photo: Don Perry) Southern-bred quartet NOTS have announced two Bay Area shows in February as part of their North American tour in support of Cosmetic, their late 2016 album released on Goner Records. A tenacious performance displayed, the band's sophomore effort delivers a promising follow-up to their 2014 debut album We Are Nots, a bold statement earning them a spot in the noise rock newcomer spotlight upon release. Founded in 2011, the band began as a collaboration between current drummer Charlotte Watson and vocalist/guitarist Natalie Hoffman. The band claims their name was taken from a collage created by Hoffman years before the band's nascency, [...]
Live This Month: September 2016 — an audio guide to upcoming SF concerts
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_September_2016.mp3 Download: Live This Month: September 2016 (Podcast #391) Support for this podcast is provided by Goldstar. Visit their web site at goldstar.com/thebaybridged 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. We always include a healthy amount of new and emerging bands in these episodes, but this month's mix also includes a handful of reunions. While the founders of P.S. Eliot, Katie and Allison Crutchfield, are now occupied with Waxahatchee and Swearin', the sisters have reunited their early band for a series of [...]
Live This Month: May 2015 — an audio guide to upcoming SF concerts
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_May_2015.mp3 Download: Live This Month: May 2015 (Podcast #362) 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. It’s probably not that surprising that this month’s mix includes two bands each from Portland (Other Lives, Wishyunu) and from Brooklyn (San Fermin, Ava Luna), but Memphis? Supported by stellar local label Goner Records, the Tennessee city’s garage rock scene is brimming with talent, and Nots and Ex-Cult both deliver intense, raucous rock and roll likely to make for some excellent live shows. Speaking of raucous, [...]