Noise Pop 2015: Dan Deacon brings energy and crowd participation to The Chapel
Photos by Jon Ching Dan Deacon – Baltimore's hero of the experimental underground – delivered a classic, highly interactive performance on Saturday night at the Chapel. Using a full light rig to its maximum synchronized potential, Deacon gave the Noise Pop audience exactly what it wanted: dancing, lights, pulsing maniac bass lines, organized dance parties, crowd-surfing, and a heavy dose of his trademark cat-in-a-bag falsetto vocals. I would argue that there isn't a lot of differentiation between songs during Deacon's set — they all sound almost exactly the same. I also think Deacon knows this, and it's why he peppers his [...]
Father/Daughter returns with ‘Faux Real II’
Miss Father/Daughter Records' limited-edition Record Store Day release, Faux Real, last year? You're in luck, because this year, they're coming back with a volume two. The track listing for this year's release, Faux Real II, will be different, of course, but the premise remains the same: indie bands covering songs from fictional bands featured in film and television. This year's version comes equipped with songs like Running in the Fog performing "Killer Tofu," Small Wonder doing "Margerine," and Rivergazer covering "Fever Dog." (Brownie points if you can tell us—without Googling—where those songs originate from.) Hear LVL UP's majorly on-point version [...]
Push the Feeling announces free OSL after party on Friday
The Push the Feeling crew has announced a free show on Friday night at Milk Bar, featuring Silver Hands and Running in the Fog. Not only does the location of the venue make it the perfect Outside Lands Festival after party, but it’s also a good way to escape from the madness of the festival in favor of something more low-key. Plus it’s an unofficial party, so people without OSL wristbands won’t be turned away. The lineup is nothing to scoff at - live sets by chillwave, melodic Silver Hands (of Push The Feeling’s own label) and the ethereal, R&B [...]
Father/Daughter kicks off The Chapel’s Local Label Night with Running in the Fog
Tonight is the first installment of Local Label Night at The Chapel, a new monthly series which showcases local record labels in the Chapel Bar. Father/Daughter Records will represent this week's inaugural Local Label Night on Wednesday, featuring a live performance from Running In The Fog. The show is free, so be sure to check out the merch table for vinyl and other goodies from Father/Daughter Records. There will be drink specials as well, so come thirsty. Father/Daughter Records artist Running In The Fog is the San Francisco-based synth project of Amanda Harper. Copies of last year's Silver EP will [...]
Mixtape: Fourteen San Francisco Bands to Watch in 2014
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/Bands_to_Watch_2014.mp3 Download: Mixtape: Fourteen San Francisco Bands to Watch in 2014 We cover a whole lot of San Francisco Bay Area bands at The Bay Bridged, a sign of the wealth of musical talent here. The size of this talent pool, however, presents its own challenge: with so many interesting local bands out there, and with acts emerging seemingly every day, who are the new artists to keep a close eye on in the months to come? This mixtape takes a stab at answering that question, showcasing fourteen excellent local bands that are new to our podcast, young groups with [...]
Jessy Lanza to headline an evening of electronic R&B
Jessy Lanza, the ethereal electro R&B specter behind Pull My Hair Back (out last year via Hyperdub) will be haunting Amnesia this Saturday as the headliner of the 15th Pro Fans Showcase. Pull My Hair Back, co-written and co-produced by Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan, eschews the bloat and overly-saccharine nuances of modern pop in pursuit of raw, breathy vamping. It speaks to Lanza's restrained but ever-present personality—-she knows how to work a room while still maintaining poise. The same can be said for opener Running in the Fog's Amanda Harper. The San Franciscan pulls from 90s R&B and jazz with a keen reverence for [...]
Running In The Fog releasing 'Silver' EP on Father/Daughter
Running In The Fog, the moniker of San Francisco's Amanda Harper, is releasing her debut vinyl EP this month. Silver is out on December 10 via Father/Daughter Records. Running In The Fog will perform at a free show at Brick and Mortar Music Hall this Wednesday, with Yonat & Her Muse and DJ Cool Greg. However, Harper's official EP release show will likely be in January. Two new songs from the Silver EP were just released. Stream "Sail" and "Desire" below. You can also hear the title track here. Running In The Fog draws inspiration from '90s R&B and soul, [...]
The She's & TV Girl headline this weekend's two Pro Fans showcases
Professional Fans are stepping it up in the next week, starting off with two consecutive showcases this weekend. The She's will perform with The Tambo Rays and Website at Neck of the Woods on Saturday, while Pro Fan favorites Seatraffic and Running in the Fog will support
Premiere: Running in the Fog – "Silver" (headlining The Knockout 5/6/13)
The silver blanket of fog is slowly beginning to recede as summer takes ahold of the City, and Amanda Harper is shining brightly on the San Francisco scene. Her ethereal synth pop project Running in the Fog will headline the third official Professional Fans showcase at The Knockout on Monday, May 6 with support from Bay Area pop peers Parentz and Eitch, and we are delighted to premiere Harper's new single "Silver" exclusively here on The Bay Bridged. She performed a live version of the song during the previous Professional Fans showcase at DNA Lounge, accompanied by drummer Zack Ehrlich, [...]
Seatraffic & Silver Hands co-headlining Professional Fans showcase @ DNA Lounge, 4/18/13
Professional Fans, a San Francisco-based "group of music lovers eager to serve as a vessel for new and exciting music," will be presenting its second official showcase on Thursday, April 18 at DNA Lounge. The event will feature a handful of the Bay Area's most promising new synth artists, with Seatraffic and Silver Hands co-headlining the show with support from Shortcircles, Running in the Fog, and Pro Fan DJs. San Francisco drum-and-synth duo Seatraffic recently released the track "Tempo of Regret" (above), the latest in a series of new singles. As previously reported, drummer/producer Andrew Marcogliese remixed the duo's "Superficial [...]