Live This Month: August 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts
Download: Live This Month: August 2018 (Podcast #431) 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 month's mix kicks off with a song from Shannon & the Clams, one of many great Bay Area bands performing over the three days of the 2018 Outside Lands Festival. Outside Lands isn't the only outdoor fest highlighted here. We've also included a track from The Marias ahead of their appearance at the 20th Street Block Party. This episode also showcases heavy sounds from Drowse and [...]
Wide awake with Uniform
(photo: Sam Marble) Words by Jordan Martich From the first half-second of furious guitar feedback that introduces record opener “Tabloid,” Uniform have already established a tone for their latest record Wake In Fright — enraged. The NYC duo have been making music that resonates with the frustrated among us for years before they collaborated in this project – guitarist Ben Greenberg in Pygmy Shrews and The Men, and vocalist Michael Berdan in Drunkdriver and Believer/Law. Over time spent in the same scene, they grew closer and decided to work together on what became their first EP, which was eventually eclipsed [...]
Live This Month: February 2017 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_February_2017.mp3 Download: Live This Month: February 2017 (Podcast #401) 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. The Noise Pop Festival turns 25 this month, which is the sort of anniversary that would make this year's fest noteworthy even if it somehow didn't include a top-notch of array of local and touring artists. But as shown by the six festival bands included in this mix -- Weyes Blood, This Will Destroy You, Uniform, Clipping., No Vacation, and Creeper Lagoon -- Noise Pop 2017 [...]