Giveaway: Ra Ra Riot, Caveman @ The Fillmore, 9/12/13
Ra Ra Riot (Photo: Merri Cyr) New York is invading the City on Thursday night, with two bands from the Empire State dropping by the Fillmore as part of the venue's Fall at The Fillmore series. Ra Ra Riot and Caveman -- both fresh off 2013 releases -- are playing together on ten dates during the former's lengthy fall tour of North America, and we have a pair of tickets to their San Francisco gig for one lucky reader. To enter for a chance win a pair of tickets to Thursday's Ra Ra Riot and Caveman show at [...]
Fall at The Fillmore starts tonight with Superchunk & Mikal Cronin; The Bay Bridged giving away tickets to 8 shows!
San Francisco's The Fillmore is bringing back its annual Fall at The Fillmore series for 2013, and things will kick off tonight with sets from Superchunk and the City's own Mikal Cronin. Superchunk is celebrating the release of its tenth studio album, I Hate Music, out August 20 on Merge, the label founded in 1989 by the North Carolina punk act's Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan and which released Cronin's latest and greatest album MCII back in May. This year, The Bay Bridged is teaming up with the legendary venue at the corner of Geary and Fillmore for a series [...]
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Ra Ra Riot, Seapony, The Jealous Sound, French Cassettes and more
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 will be chosen at random and will be awarded one pair of tickets unless otherwise noted. Wednesday, February 6th Seapony, Rose Melberg, French Cassettes @ Rickshaw Stop The show starts at 8pm, $12, all ages. Click here to purchase advance tickets. CONTEST CLOSED Wednesday, February 6th Balance and Composure, The Jealous Sound, Daylight @ Bottom of the Hill The [...]
2010 Treasure Island Music Festival Mix (Podcast #231)
2010 Treasure Island Music Festival Mix (Podcast #231) This week's podcast offers a sampling of the many great bands taking part in the 2010 Treasure Island Music Festival. We're quite excited to be returning to the island on Saturday, October 16th and Sunday, October 17th for a two-day celebration of great music that proves to be one of our favorite concert events every year. We'll be offering up previews, downloads and giveaways as the festival gets closer, but here are selections from fourteen TIMF 2010 artists. Find out more about all of them and purchase tickets to the festival over [...]
Ra Ra Rawkin’ Good Time at the Indie, and a Pretty Sweet Happy Hour
Words by: Jake Butler Photos by: Reid Williams So whoever read from us at the Bay Bridged that you should go to Happy Hour - I simultaneously love you and forsake you. Come Friday, I swung by to catch Tempo No Tempo, along with cohorts Maus Haus and Sugar and Gold. I was at Bender's on Tuesday and don't get me wrong, there was a solid size crowd, but on Friday it was wall-to-wall. When some friends came to meet me they were stuck in a one-out-one-in line. I felt bad for them because they were missing the alterna-indie-electro-R&B-soul-dance-rockin' show [...]
Photos: Ra Ra Riot, Cut Off Your Hands, Telekinesis, The Hooks @ The Independent
Photos by: Reid Williams Ra Ra Riot Cut Off Your Hands Telekinesis The Hooks
Noise Pop: Friday Night Preview!
There's no excuse to stay in this weekend, not even the weather - Noise Pop's weekend forecast is more great music, rain or shine. On Friday the exceptional pop arrangements of St. Vincent can be heard at the Great American. "Now now," before she charms your socks off will be That Ghost (Santa Rosa), the quirky sound scientist Rafter (San Diego), and Cryptacize (out of the East Bay - think Camera Obscura with a splash of Deerhoof). Here’s a preview of what’s to be of their sophomore Asthmatic Kitty release, Mythomania: Cryptacize - "Mini-Mythomania" Carrying on with the [...]