‘Live From the Banana Stand’ Video Premiere: Social Studies, “Terracur” (Part 4 of 4)
We can't believe it's finally here: We're in the last week of our Social Studies video release project! For those of you who are just catching this series, we'll give you a little context: We're working on a fun project with Portland's Banana Stand Media, who is a live music outfit that hosts and records live sessions from a variety of local and touring bands. A couple years back, in June of 2014, one of those bands was our local darlings Social Studies. After a bit of a waiting period due to the downtime between the session and the release their record Wake, their spirited set is [...]
‘Live From the Banana Stand’ Video Premiere: Social Studies, “Moment is Dead” (Part 3 of 4)
We're in week three of our Social Studies video release project! For those of you who are just catching this series, we'll give you a little context: We're working on a fun project with Portland's Banana Stand Media, who is a live music outfit that hosts and records live sessions from a variety of local and touring bands. A couple years back, in June of 2014, one of those bands was our local darlings Social Studies. After a bit of a waiting period due to the downtime between the session and the release their record Wake, their spirited set is being released as a live record, Live [...]
‘Live From the Banana Stand’ video premiere: Social Studies, “Territories” (Part 1 of 4)
We are very excited to announce a fun series that we're working on with Portland's Banana Stand Media. BSM is a live music outfit that hosts and records live sessions from a variety of local and touring bands. A couple years back, in June of 2014, one of those bands was our local darlings Social Studies. After a bit of a waiting period due to the downtime between the session and the release their record Wake, their spirited set is being released as a live record, Live at the Banana Stand, on March 25th. Here's where we come in: Each and every Monday leading [...]
Smokin’ Ziggurats (mems. of Social Studies and Foli) release EP, announce first SF club show
Smokin' Ziggurats are as mysterious as their name is epic. This photo is their only visual asset so far, and they don't have a Facebook. The details are sparse, but there are some things about them we know for sure: 1) The supergroup is composed of members of San Francisco bands Social Studies and Foli. 2) They definitely know how to craft a blistery garage rock number. 3) We know this because they dropped their first EP, self-titled, on Soundcloud. At one point, you could hear all five songs from this release, but as of writing this post, only two remain. We'll focus [...]
Social Studies celebrates ‘Wake’ LP at Great American Music Hall
It's been almost three years since the last album from beloved local indie-pop band Social Studies, so we're very excited to feast our ears on Wake, the band's new LP on Aerobic International. Your first chance to hear songs from the new record takes place this Friday, when the group takes to the Great American Music Hall's stage for a far-too-rare live show. Adding to the sweetness: the bill is rounded out by some other Bay Bridged favorites: Cool Ghouls, Sugar Candy Mountain, and Tiaras. Take a listen to music from all four bands below and get your tickets to [...]
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Social Studies, Cool Ghouls 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 in the subject line and your full name in the body of the email. Winners will be selected at random and notified via email. Thursday, July 23rd Afrolicious, Midtown Social @ The Chapel 9pm, $18, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Thursday, July 23rd All Your Sisters, Vaniish, Them Are Us Too @ Great American Music Hall 9pm, $12, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Friday, July 24th The Motels, Rich Girls [...]
The Bay Bridged Presents: WATERS kicks off a Brick & Mortar residency!
Van Pierszalowski's WATERS is emerging from the studio next month for a Monday night residency at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall. At every show, they'll be joined by some great local bands, and we're thrilled to be presenting the first night of the four-show run. On February 3, the band will be joined by TBB favorites Social Studies and French Cassettes and Bay Bridged DJs between bands. Having loved 2011's Out In The Light, we're really excited to hear what Van has in store with WATERS's new songs, so come join us for a night of great music! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgmACVXVBA [...]
Art & Technology, Part II: Opportunities, Challenges, and Moving Forward
San Francisco (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) In Part I of Art & Technology, I spoke with the 16 musicians to uncover how musicians are experiencing and how they perceive the current state of the Bay Area. Based on the direction I assumed the interviews would go, the initial title of "Art & Technology" was "Art versus Technology", and it was supposed to be a single piece. However, as I spoke with each artist, the conversation evolved into one that placed those in the realms of art and technology next to each other, instead of head-to-head in competition. Based on my conversations with Mark Tester [...]
Art & Technology, Part I: The state of the Bay Area from the musician’s perspective
San Francisco (Photo: Samuel Wantman/Wikimedia Commons) The ongoing technology takeover and subsequent affordability crisis in San Francisco has saturated recent conversation here in the Bay Area. As the social, economical, and cultural landscapes continue to shift with no signs of slowing down, the dialogue has become muddled with brash accusations and blind finger pointing, and the fighting has gotten ugly on both sides. I spoke with 16 Bay Area artists - Pat McDonald, Pat Thomas, and Alex Fleshman of Cool Ghouls; Mark Tester of Burnt Ones; Matthew Melton of Warm Soda, Jeff Lewis and Elliott Kiger of The Spyrals; [...]
Interview: Upstairs Downstairs joining Social Studies for first night of residency
Upstairs Downstairs dropped the band's eponymous second album back on October 1 via David Mitchell's 20 Sided Records, producing what we previously dubbed "a gripping record from start to finish, pulling inspiration from a myriad of influences." It's a beautiful mish-mash of folk and shoegaze, among other genres, and the quintet is celebrating the album's release tonight at Brick & Mortar as part of the first night of Social Studies' November residency at the venue, a show that will be opened by stalwarts of the SF scene Tartufi and which is presented by The Bay Bridged. I had a chance [...]