Ex-Matches’ Bird By Bird headlines Bottom Saturday
Another choice for your first or second show of 2010 presented by Talking House Records: Bird By Bird, Northern Son, The Audiophiles, and Luke Franks or The Federalists (8:30, $12 at the door). Dedicated listeners of The Matches might be interested to know that Jonathan Devoto (Bird By Bird) has taken on a more prominent role with a new outfit since the band's breakup. Devoto's newest venture is young but gaining speed, and their comprehensive work (including acoustic demos) can be heard on their bandcamp site, below: Where Did You Go? by Bird by Bird
Ticket Giveaway Wednesday: Art Brut, Telepath and Apside
A couple of weeks ago we tested out "Ticket Giveaway Friday" and ended up giving 3 pairs of tickets and a Deerhoof T-shirt from Insound. With the success of that event we have decided to make this a regular event on TheBayBridged.com and move it to Wednesdays. So here we go: Art Brut is headlining over at The Independent next Monday, June 15th with locals LoveLikeFire opening. This is their only date in the Bay Area and sits between a four day residency in Chicago beginning today and a four day residency down in LA beginning on the 16th. These [...]
Obama Inauguration Celebration at Rickshaw Tonight
As if the events of yesterday weren't enough excitement for you, we've got a local show you can go to tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 21) to celebrate even more. Go Kart Mozart will be playing at the Rickshaw Stop, along with San Francisco's high school sweethearts The Audiophiles and Billy the Kid. Depending on their mood, Go Kart Mozart can sound like your favorite indie record from high school or a fresh and sentimental alt-country band. And we think it's awesome that they have a rad female drummer who also recorded and produced their album. If you thought "high school sweethearts" [...]