Rin Tin Tiger announces Haunted Hoedown 6(66), releases new music video
Rin Tin Tiger's Halloween celebration "Haunted Hoedown" turns six this year. Yes, horror movie sequels usually get worse with each successive release, but this Bay Area tradition only seems to grow stronger with age. It's hard to argue against that claim with this year's lineup, featuring the atmospheric jams of Eyes on the Shore, the blissful chamber pop of Curious Quail, and the moving Americana of Frankie Boots & The County Line. RTT has a new video to accompany the announcement of their last headlining show of the year. "Speak With Me" is a Blair Witch Project-like offering that perfectly [...]
Rin Tin Tiger and Owl Paws team up for double album release show
San Francisco bands Rin Tin Tiger and Owl Paws have teamed up to do a "double album release show" at The Independent this week. Rin Tin Tiger is celebrating their latest release, Burial Grounds, with Owl Paws putting out their first full length, Reservoir. The groups will be supported by fellow SF band Growwler. Headliner Rin Tin Tiger is solid and reliable, with thick guitars, a penetratingly strong lead singer, and just a full rockin' sound. They make for an energetic show! Then there's Owl Paws, who make muscular folk rock. Their tough, workmanlike rhythm section provides a well-built groove structure for the [...]
Live This Month: July 2015 — an audio guide to upcoming SF concerts
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_July_2015.mp3 Download: Live This Month: July 2015 (Podcast #366) 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. While the returns of Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall to SF this month are certainly cause for excitement, one former local we're especially psyched to see is Tamaryn, previewing songs from next month's Cranekiss over at the Rickshaw Stop. While the artist's first two LPs found her voice floating amidst atmospheric waves of guitar, her new album incorporates elements of dance-pop as well, and finds [...]
Rin Tin Tiger release “Small Cuts That Bleed A Lot,” play Independent 7/10/15
Ahem. Your attention please, ladies and gentlemen: your summer jam has arrived. Our faves Rin Tin Tiger are back with a new single, “Small Cuts That Bleed A Lot,” and it’s a good thing. A very good thing. It’s a little more intense than their usual stuff, but still seems like the natural evolution of the rustic, rootsy sound they’ve established so far. A ripping rockabilly-inspired track, “Small Cuts” is outfitted with a chugging, cowpunk-y crunch and a harmonica hook that’s oozing with earnestness — it sort of seems to match the band’s free-flowing facial hair and apparent preference for [...]
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Extra Classic, Portland Cello Project, and more
To enter for a chance to win tickets to any show below, email contest@thebaybridged.com with the name of the band and the date of the show you’re entering for in the subject line and your full name in the body of the email. Winners will be selected at random and notified via email. Wednesday, January 21st The Donkeys, Extra Classic, And And And @ The Chapel 8pm, $15, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Friday, January 23rd Shannon & The Clams, Earth Girl Helen Brown, Magic & Naked @ The Chapel 9pm, $18, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Friday, [...]
Field Medic premieres new single “Neon Flowerz”
Field Medic, the solo project of Rin Tin Tiger's Kevin Patrick, has a new single out, one that is just as haunting and subtlety captivating as anything on his previous release PEGASUSTHOTZ. Entitled "Neon Flowerz," further emphasizing the songwriter's infatuation with the letter 'z,' it is full of minimalist percussion, creaking vocals that crawl under your skin and a melody that won't leave your subconsciousness for days after first listening to it. The sparse instrumentation only enhances the foreboding sense of angst and longing inherent in the song, and fans of singer-songwriters like Elliot Smith and Nick Drake will instantly recognize [...]
Watch the Music Video Race award-winning videos
The Music Video Race had its third annual screening and awards show July 20, and they've since shared the fruits of everyone's labor on the interwebs. Just like the last two years, the contest paired local filmmakers with local bands to create rad videos. It's a fun, unique event that I hope will continue for years to come. The winners are below, and you should take the time to watch all the videos on the Music Video Race's site. The Best Overall Video went to The Tropics and production company Bangers and Mash. Get up close and personal with The [...]
Premiere: Watch the video for Rin Tin Tiger’s “Bloodstains”
(Photo: Skeleton Key Photography) San Francisco's Rin Tin Tiger headlines this Sunday's Music Video Race premiere show at The Independent (they're one of the 15 participating bands), and the alt-folk trio is prepping for the occasion with the release of a video of their own. Yup – in addition to whatever results from MVR, the boys in Rin Tin Tiger are dropping a separate video for "Bloodstains" from their 2013 album Splinter Remedies, and we're happy to be premiering it today on The Bay Bridged. The video for "Bloodstains" splices live performance clips with scenes of the band backstage, all [...]
Giveaway: Music Video Race results show at the Independent with Rin Tin Tiger
It's hard enough to create a decent-looking music video with little constraints—imagine being asked to come up with the premise, execution, and final project in only 48 hours. That was the mission of some of the Bay Area's finest break out artists, who were given a meager budget and paired with star filmmakers to create a stunning, brand new music video in just two days for the third annual Music Video Race. Finally, it's almost time to reveal the final projects, including Rin Tin Tiger, Rich Girls, and Lemme Adams, as they go head to head in the July 20 judging of the [...]
Music Video Race is back!
Now that summer is basically in full swing, it's time to starting thinking about this year's Music Video Race! Expanding beyond San Francisco, the Music Video Race has gone national this year with installments in Los Angeles and Austin. The Austin installment will begin in September, followed by the LA installment in November. The filmmaking weekend for the San Francisco installment of this year's Music Video Race will take place, July 11-13, followed by the premiere party on July 20 at The Independent. For those unfamiliar with the event, Music Video Race pairs emerging filmmakers with musicians, charged with the [...]