Premiere: We Is Shore Dedicated, “Arctic Methane”
Happy Tuesday, TBBers. Today we are bringing you a first listen to the new single from Oakland's We Is Shore Dedicated, "Arctic Methane." We Is Shore Dedicated is the project of Sam Tsitrin, who remembers, as a kid, being entranced by the Beatles' medleys and sonic shifts. Similarly, "Arctic Methane" is a slightly bright, string-fueled ditty full of minor-key surprises and rhythmic hiccups that keep you on your toes. The song comes from his new record, No Ski Here Ogi Sap, due out on December 14.
We is Shore Dedicated CD Release Party @ Rickshaw Stop
We is Shore Dedicated are throwing a CD release party for their third album, RhinoceRoses/Rabbit Noose, released by Huevo Imaginary Records. They'll be performing at the Rickshaw Stop this Thursday, March 12, and the show starts at 8pm. Following Rainbo Donuts, which won The Deli SF's CD of the month, they aren't holding anything back. Sam Tristin, from San Francisco's The Ebb and Flow, fronts this new experimental Latin-influenced sound, and is setting course for broad musical horizons. There's balladeering and classically crooning vocals, electronic noise and soul influence on the track “Time of the Wolves,†which is influenced by [...]
Episode 153: Live This Month – March 2009
[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_March_2009.mp3[/podcast] Every month, we dedicate a week of our podcast to highlighting some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing soon in the San Francisco Bay Area. We've got twelve great bands playing some excellent shows this month, so head out and see some live music! Berkeley's Half-Handed Cloud ("Animals Are Cut In Two") kick off this week's show. Catch him at the Hemlock Tavern on Wednesday, March 11th with Lake and Little Wings. Once a busker on the streets of Calgary, Chad VanGaalen ("City of Electric Light") is touring behind last year's Soft Airplane. Catch him with Women [...]