Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Sunflower Bean, Kristin Kontrol and more
(illustration: Cassidy Miller) 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, August 3 Sunflower Bean, the Paranoyds, The Band Ice Cream @ Starline Social Club 9pm, $13, 21+. Buy advance tickets here. Friday, August 4 Surf Curse, French Vanilla, Babewatch @ The Chapel 9pm, $15, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Friday, August 4 Less [...]
Photos: Sunflower Bean at the Rickshaw Stop
Sunflower Bean (photo: Ian Young) Halloween has come and gone, but that didn't keep a lot of bands from performing in and around the Bay Area that night. One such group was Sunflower Bean at the Rickshaw Stop. Our photographer Ian Young has this colorful set of photos from the night for your enjoyment. P.S. Want more show recommendations, ticket giveaways, and music news? Sign up for our biweekly newsletter!
Sunflower Bean cast their spell this Halloween at Rickshaw Stop
(photo: Rebekah Campbell) When Sunflower Bean comes rolling into town this Halloween, they’ll be doing it on the heels of a nearly year-long touring adventure. It’s been a whirlwind of musical momentum since the band released their debut long-player Human Ceremony on Fat Possum Records. Filled with beautiful melodies and intricate, swirling guitars, the Brooklyn-based trio bounds from metal-inspired hooks to hauntingly atmospheric psychedelia that, taken in its 11-song entirety, defines one of the year’s best indie pop records. Sunflower Bean emerged from the NYC scene after playing hundreds of opening gigs garnering the love and attention of local scenesters [...]
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Sunflower Bean, Preoccupations and more
(illustration: Cassidy Miller) 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, October 27 Jowe Head, Andy Human and the Reptoids, Rays @ Hemlock Tavern 8:30pm, $10, 21+. Buy advance tickets here. Thursday, October 27 Halou, Garlands, n. Lannon @ Rickshaw Stop 8pm, $10, all ages. Buy advance tickets here. Thursday, October 27 Ho99o9, The Shrine, [...]
Live This Month: October 2016 — an audio guide to upcoming SF concerts
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_October_2016.mp3 Download: Live This Month: October 2016 (Podcast #394) 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. This episode kicks off with a song from Tycho, one of many great acts performing at the 2016 Treasure Island Music Festival. From Saturday opener Kamaiyah through Sunday closer Sigur Rós, both days are stacked at the tenth installment of one of our favorite annual events. The fact that this year's fest [...]
Photos: Cage the Elephant, Portugal. The Man & Sunflower Bean take over the Civic
Cage The Elephant (photo: Jessica Perez) Last night saw a superstar lineup featuring Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man, and rising Sunflower Bean perform at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. It was an epic and wicked night, a ton of energy from bands all over the globe. Our own Jessica Perez has these fantastic shots from the night of all the bands, some very animated and energetic bands looking enthused to be performing in the Bay again.