Five non-Outside Lands ways to see music this weekend
While many tens of thousands will be spending their weekends in Golden Gate Park, if you aren't planning on attending Outside Lands, that doesn't mean you're out of luck on the live music front. Below, five ways to check out local music this weekend. Total Trash Fest 3 continues this week with a series of shows in spaces around Oakland, with names like The Wrong Words, Spencey Dude and The Doodles, and The Mantles offering plenty of great local representation. Joining them at various shows are King Tuff, Audacity, and San Diego garage poppers Christmas Island. Check out the full [...]
May 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #215)
The Bay Bridged Podcast - May 2010 Monthly Mix (Podcast #215) Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast includes music from eight Bay Area bands, including a number of submissions and some recently blogged-about artists. Check it out! Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it's published! About this week's bands: San Jose's Melissa Ann Sweat is Lady Lazarus ("The Eye in the Eye of the Storm"), whose debut album Mantic is currently available in demo form, with a final version out later this summer. [...]
These Hills of Gold release 7″/EP
These Hills of Gold by HappyParts SF band These Hills of Gold recently released a limited edition 45/digital EP of psychy West Coast pop on HappyParts Recordings (also available on iTunes). They're performing at The Knockout on Monday, June 28th (9pm, $7), with Eagle Winged Palace, Paula Frazer, and DJ Neil Martinson. A full length album is forthcoming this summer.