Total Trash 2014 revealed
Hunx & his Punx (with Shannon of the Clams) at Burger Boogaloo 2012 Sure you gotsta see Bonnie "Prince" Billy in Golden Gate Park this weekend but then what?! It's still 168 shopping days until SXSW. Good news – Total Trash is on the way. From The Creator of the Burger Boogaloo comes the red (and green) headed stepchild. Total Trash IS the primordial sludge from which emerges thee best in rock 'n' roll. If you can handle it... But don't take my word for it. Here it is right from the mouth of The Creator: This rock and roll [...]
Mixtape: Bay Area Rock and Roll, Garage Punk, Lo-Fi, and Power Pop (Podcast #312)
http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/SF_Garage_Mix_2013.mp3 Download: Mixtape: Bay Area Rock and Roll, Garage Punk, Lo-Fi, and Power Pop (Podcast #312) Over the past few years, the San Francisco Bay Area has dominated the world of garage rock, with folks like Thee Oh Sees, Shannon and the Clams and Ty Segall recognized as the leaders of a fertile local rock and roll scene. In 2013, all three of those acts remain great: the first two put out a couple of the year's best albums, and the now LA-based Ty's newest comes highly anticipated from Drag City next week. An honest accounting of Bay Area rock [...]
KUSF-in-Exile's Blown-Out, Blowout Benefit II, 3/29/13
Still on the hunt for a place to call home, the old Save KUSF (soon to be known as San Francisco Community Radio) crew is hosting another show to raise money for legal fees associated with their fight to get KUSF back on regular airwaves. Held at The Lab, the show will feature Carlton Melton, Oakland’s Disappearing People and Yogurt Brain, along with DJ Irwin and The Mixed Bag. Admission is $5-10, followed by those two little words we love the most: sliding scale. Until the show, check out a video from Carlton Melton’s recent tour below and take a [...]