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(illustration: Rob Goodman) Remember two weeks ago, when we debuted Awkward Convos with Beejus? That was fun, wasn't it? Well, we've got one more surprise for you... Returning to our podcast roots, we're heading up a special spotlight series called Turn Up the Bay, which highlights local artists doing exciting, innovative, or just plain weird work here in the Bay Area. Case in point: Longtime local Sam Chase, who, at the end of this month, is debuting...wait for it...a full-on rock opera, The Last Rites of Dallas Pistol. But...why? What would compel someone, in this economy, to devote themselves to writing an 18-track rock opera? How much of the Andrew Lloyd Webber catalog did he consume in his childhood? Does the plot of Dallas Pistol tread too close to that of The Santa Clause? Answers to these questions and more in our very first episode of Turn Up the Bay. The post Turn Up the Bay, Episode 1: Sam Chase writes a rock opera appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: December 2018 (Podcast #436) 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. Local musicians are performing at wealth of great concerts in the Bay Area through the end of the year. Having recently released his latest album, SF singer-songwriter Andrew St. James will be appearing at a Camp Fire benefit show at the Great American Music Hall this month, one of a number of opportunities this month to hear some local music and support fire relief efforts. Speaking of new albums, Rose Droll's first LP just arrived on SF's Father/Daughter Records, and she's part of a stellar night of Father/Daughter bands coming up at the Independent. A number of creative duos are touring through the Bay this month as well. Cate Le Bon and White Fence's Tim Presley reunited this year for their second album of warped post-punk as Drinks, while Homeboy Sandman & Edan collaborated in 2018 to create some expansive, psych-infused hip-hop. Finally, the Midnight Hour may be a new name, but you are likely familiar with the work of its principals, Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest and Adrian Younge, who have long and impressive resumes as composers and producers of soulful music. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: Lumerians - "Silver Trash" JUUJJUU and Blow play alongside the Oakland psych band at the Rickshaw Stop on December 22 Andrew St. James - "I'm Ready" Performing at ?The San Francisco Camp Fire Benefit Show at the Great American Music Hall on December 19 with Magic Trick, The Y Axes and many more Emma Ruth Rundle - "Light Song" On December 10, Rundle performs at the Rickshaw Stop with Jaye Jayle and Hether Fortune Drinks - "Corner Shops" Coming to the Rickshaw Stop on December 16 with Beef and The Gonks Rose Droll - "Boy Bruise" Performing with Pllush, Pardoner, and SOAR at The Independent on December 13 Homeboy Sandman & Edan - "Grim Seasons" The duo headlines Thee Parkside on December 15 alongside Spote Breeze & Asonic Garcia and K'in Sventa Lower Self - "In the Glow" On December 18, Lower Self, Rip Room, and Nobody's Baby perform at The Knockout The Midnight Hour - "Black Beacon" The duo performs at The New Parish on December 21 Advance Base - "Your Dog" On December 11, Owen Ashworth's project comes to the Hotel Utah with Lisa/Liza and Stephen Steinbrink Hot Snakes - "Six Wave Hold-Down" Culture Abuse and Tony Molina join the resurgent band to celebrate New Year's Eve at Slim's Thou - "The Changeling Prince" Thou's US tour includes shows at the Balboa Theatre, 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, and the Starline Social Club on December 10 and 11 The post Live This Month: December 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: November 2018 (Podcast #435) 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. November's concert lineup includes big record release shows for the great local bands The Total Bettys and Perhapsy, and you can sample new music from both acts in this episode. Speaking of records, Same Girls will be performing at the Bay Area Record Fest this month, which offers a chance to learn more about local record labels amidst performances by half a dozen excellent Bay Area bands. The mix also features music released this year by the Bay's World Smasher, Larry June, and Castle. On the touring front, we've spotlighted two new groups comprised of talented solo artists. boygenius finds Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus uniting for a national tour and a new collaborative EP. Similarly, Justus Proffit and Jay Som are touring behind their new release, in which the LA duo explores a mix of indie rock, garage, country and pop sounds. As discussed in the podcast, we're also really excited for upcoming shows by Australian band The Goon Sax, LA rapper Open Mike Eagle, and Florida punks Gouge Away. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: The Goon Sax - "She Knows" The Goon Sax and Blues Lawyer perform at Cafe du Nord on November 8 The Total Bettys - "Am I Glowing" The band celebrates its album release party at at Bottom of the Hill on November 15; See Night and Like Roses open the show Open Mike Eagle - "Relatable (peak OME)" Headlining the Starline Social Club on November 8 World Smasher - "My Spine" The Bay Area band is playing Thee Parkside on November 11 with Plug, Poppies, and Smiley Larry June - "Ocean Beach" The SF rapper performs at Slim's on November 29 boygenius - "Ketchum, ID" On November 27, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus will play solo sets and collectively as boygenius at The Fox Theater Algiers - "1st November 1954" The band's tour with Young Fathers comes to The Independent on November 10 and 11 Perhapsy - "34th and West" Performing with Small Crush, Fell Runner, and Same Girls at Bottom of the Hill on November 24 Gouge Away - "Ghost" Joining Drug Church and Heart Attack Man at 924 Gilman on November 11 Justus Proffit & Jay Som - "Nothing's Changed" On November 30, the duo joins Boy Scouts and Toner at the Starline Social Club Same Girls - "Domino" Performing with Spellling, Drew Banga, Cool Ghouls, New Circle, The She's, and Dick Stusso at the Bay Area Record Fest on November 3 Castle - "Wait for Dark" Headlining an all-local heavy show on November 29 at the Elbo Room Jack London with Slough Feg and Owl The post Live This Month: November 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Mixtape: The Lush Sounds of Bay Area Dream Pop (Podcast #434) This episode first ran on KQED.org. Whether they call themselves post-punk, psych or indie pop, a wide array of Bay Area musicians cultivate lush atmospheres and textural depth in songs that are as sonically detailed as they are catchy. The Bay Area's "dream pop" standouts--eleven of whom are featured in this mixtape--include a number of promising new bands, like Topographies, a quartet whose stellar debut single is an exciting burst of fuzzed-out, propulsive rock. Other highlights include Tanukichan, the project of Oakland's Hannah Van Loon, whose layered music weighs heavy with emotional impact, and Mare Island, a band of local music vets who incorporate string and brass arrangements into ambitious songs that call to mind both classic emo and shoegaze. We've also included here music from Pllush's first LP, which ranks among the year's best on the strength of its tight and noisy melodic pop, as well as expansive tunes from psych-influenced bands like Moon Daze and Fine Points. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all eleven bands and artists featured in this mix. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing Moon Daze - "Little Love" The Acharis - "Idle Bells" highandfragile - "Replaced" Fine Points - "The Fang" Tanukichan - "Lazy Love" High Sunn - "Dedication" Al Harper - "The New You" Pllush - "Shannon" The Saxophones - "Mysteries Revealed" Mare Island - "Anon" Topographies - "Pink Thoughts" The post Mixtape: The Lush Sounds of Bay Area Dream Pop appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: October 2018 (Podcast #433) 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. After a month off, Live This Month is back with a mix full of tunes that will make you want to see some concerts! This month's mix is bookended by post-punk, with the lean and atmospheric EXEK starting things off, and Wax Chattels' raw and noisy sounds wrapping the episode up. In between, we've got a wealth of new music, including recent and new-to-us songs from locals Quinn DeVeaux, Half Stack, Howlin Rain, Emily Afton, King Dream, and Whateverglades. Former Bay Area musician Madeline Kenney -- now based in North Carolina -- also has an excellent new album out, and she's returning to the Bay this month for a show as well. October also means that festival season is still in full swing, with the much-loved Hardly Strictly Bluegrass already underway, the Treasure Island Music Festival making its welcome return with two dozen excellent acts performing at new digs in Oakland, and Bayview LIVE sure to deliver with performances by Kamaiyah, Rayana Jay and more. Whether it's at a festival or a small venue, there are a lot of highlights this month. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: EXEK - "Weight Loss (Henry's Dream)" On October 28, the band’s tour with Exploded View comes to the Rickshaw Stop; Marbled Eye opens the show Quinn DeVeaux - "Spend Some Time" Caravan 222 and Mae Powell join DeVeaux at The Chapel on October 11 Soccer Mommy - "Your Dog" Performing as part of the Treasure Island Music Festival on October 14 Half Stack - "Dually" Supporting Cut Worms and Michael Rault at the Rickshaw Stop on October 11 IDLES - "Danny Nedelko" On October 8, the English punk band’s tour with Bambara hits The Independent Howlin Rain - "Alligator Bride" The Bay Area psych heavyweights perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass on October 7 Prophet - "Insanity" Performing on October 7 with Jerry Paper, Kiefer and Stimulator Jones at the Swedish American Hall Emily Afton - "Sylvia" Joining fellow locals Lapel and Meernaa at Cafe du Nord on October 11 Nnamdi Ogbonnaya - "dOn't turn me Off (Ft. JD AKA ThrashKitten & Mal Devisa)" Sen Morimoto and IDHAZ open for Ogbonnaya on October 25 at Thee Parkside King Dream - "Demon" Performing on October 31 at Bottom of the Hill with Scott Mickelson and The Blue Beat Revue Tropa Magica - "Don?a Verano" The East LA band comes to Bottom of the Hill on October 30 Madeline Kenney - "Overhead" Kenney celebrates the release of her new album on October 18 at the Rickshaw Stop; Sandy’s and Boy Scouts also perform Whateverglades - "What'd I Ever Do To You" Joining The Love Dimension and Piccolo Pete at The Knockout on October 12 Wax Chattels - "It" Captured Tracks artists Lina Tullgren, Wax Chattels and Drahla head to the Starline Social Club on October 28 The post Live This Month: October 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Mixtape: The Bay Area's Inventive Experimental Musicians (Podcast #431) This episode first ran on KQED.org. A wide range of experimental musicians are pushing Bay Area music in inventive directions, deploying sound artistry to craft exciting new electronic, rock, punk and hip hop compositions. This mixtape features ten local experimental artists, ranging from the loud, abrasive guitar contortions of Cube, to warmer ambient sounds from Cruel Diagonals and Gonzalez & Reinhardt. The last of those acts is a new collaboration between two longtime musicians, manifesting drones via synthesizers and the tambura, an Uzbek string instrument. Unsurprisingly, there are a number of great electronic musicians showcased here, like Club Chai cofounder 8ULENTINA, whose Eucalyptus EP showcases stellar original productions from this talented local DJ, as well as the politically-inspired Beast Nest. We've also included Grex's artful psych rock and a recent song from the unpredictable punk- and hardcore-inspired trio SBSM. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all ten bands and artists featured in this mix. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing Cruel Diagonals - "Render Arcane" Beast Nest - "Jsun" Wizard Apprentice - "My Body Like Obsidian" 8ULENTINA - "Metal Clip" Cheflee - "Laraza (ft. Salami Rose Joe Louis)" Cube - "Crisis Actor" Grex - "Quicksilver" The Creatrix - "Homage" Gonzalez & Reinhardt - "Pater Breugel" SBSM - "Invisible/Cyclical" Earthbound - "Infinite Spiral" The post Mixtape: The Bay Area’s Inventive Experimental Musicians appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

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 Uniform, the post-punk of Sneaks and Bodega, and killer melodies courtesy of Astronauts, etc., Mayya, and Tony Molina. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: Shannon & the Clams - "The Boy" Performing at the 2018 Outside Lands Festival on August 10 and an Outside Lands night show at the Rickshaw Stop on August 11 Football, etc. - "Save" Locals awakebutstillinbed, Long Knives, and Club Night join the band on August 4 at Bottom of the Hill Mayya - "Water Run" Mayya & The Revolutionary Hell Yeah join Everyone Is Dirty and Ah-Mer-Ah-Su at The Chapel for a Women's Equality Day Show on August 23 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - "Talking Straight" On August 28, the band's North American tour hits The Independent Astronauts, etc. - "The Border" Performing on August 16 at The Chapel with The Mattson 2 Sneaks - "Look Like That" The DC-based artist comes to Bottom of the Hill on August 21; Lower Self and Li Xi open the show Drowse - "Rain Leak" Supporting All Your Sisters and Planning for Burial at Thee Parkside on August 4 Thin Lips - "A Song For Those Who Miss You All The Time" On August 8, Thin Lips' tour with Hop Along comes to the Great American Music Hall Uniform - "The Walk" Touring with Deafheaven and Drab Majesty, the three bands perform at August Hall on August 14 Nopes - "Immersion" Joining bAd bAd, Turqouiz Noiz, and Smiley on August 28 at The Knockout The Marias - "Only in My Dreams" Playing at the 20th Street Block Party on August 18 along with Empress Of, Jeff Rosenstock, The She's, and more Tony Molina - "Wrong Town" Molina's band performs at the Hemlock Tavern on August 7; Pandiscordian Necrogenesis, The Love-Birds, and Smiles round out the bill Swearin' - "Dust In The Gold Sack" The reunited band's West Coast tour arrives at the Rickshaw Stop on August 9 with Mike Krol and SOAR Bodega - "How Did This Happen?!" The New York band plays the Hemlock Tavern on August 10 with Preening The post Live This Month: August 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: June 2018 (Podcast #430) 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. Plenty of excellent new local tunes populate this mix, including songs from recent and upcoming releases by Le VICE, Pllush, Locus Pocus, Bézier, and FAN. We've also got a new one from Wooden Shjips' latest album, which finds the born-in-SF psych band exploring more concise, melodic song structures, as well as a tune from the exciting new Oakland project Still Woozy. On the touring front, standouts in the mix include the experimental R&B of serpentwithfeet, as well as the noisy sounds of A Place To Bury Strangers and Sannhet. If you're looking for something poppier, be sure to check out Peach Kelli Pop and D.A. Stern, both of whom serve up delightfully catchy DIY rock. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: Le VICE - "Always There" Manics and NRVS LVRS join the band at the Elbo Room on June 9 Pllush - "Big Train" Headlining a show at Bottom of the Hill on June 8 with Spiritual Cramp, Fiddlehead, and World Smasher serpentwithfeet - "bless ur heart" Katie Gately opens for the Brooklyn artist on June 19 at the Swedish American Hall A Place To Bury Strangers - "Never Coming Back" Sextile and Prettiest Eyes kick off the evening on June 10 at the Great American Music Hall Men I Trust - "Show Me How" On June 22, Men I Trust and Anemone perform at the Swedish American Hall Locus Pocus - "Doctor’s Doctor" Playing at Cafe Du Nord on June 29 with Mayya & The Revolutionary Hell Yeah and Bear Call Sannhet - "So Numb" The band's tour with Self Defense Family arrives at Bottom of the Hill on June 12; Wreck & Reference opens the show Peach Kelli Pop - "Hello Kitty Knife" Performing at the Hemlock Tavern on June 28 with Toner and Moon Daze Wooden Shjips - "Already Gone" The psych band has two upcoming local dates, at Slim's on June 8 and the Huichica Music Festival on June 9 Bézier - "Entr'acte" Bézier performs at August Hall on June 24 with Yaeji, Jason Kendig, and Jackie House FAN - "Velour" Joining Screaming for a free show at the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts on June 28 D.A. Stern - "Bluedgenes" Stern's tour with Business Of Dreams and nunofyrbeeswax comes to The Knockout on June 7 and Independent Brewing Company on June 8 Still Woozy - "Vacation" Supporting Dirty Projectors at The Chapel on June 15-17 Summer Cannibals - "Say My Name" Opening for Ted Leo & The Pharmacists at the Rickshaw Stop on June 18 and 19 The post Live This Month: June 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Mixtape: Local Musicians at Eleven Upcoming Bay Area Music Festivals (Podcast #429) This episode first ran on KQED.org. With the debut of the Blurry Vision Fest in Oakland earlier this month, and Bottlerock Napa Valley and Carnaval San Francisco taking place this weekend, music festival season is officially underway in the Bay Area. This mixtape features music from Bay Area bands performing at festivals around the region in the next several months. Outside Lands may be the biggest summer music festival around -- with a 2018 lineup notable for the overdue inclusion of female headliners and a ton of local performers -- but the mix speaks to the variety of festival experiences available in Northern California. Between now and the end of the summer, one can check out beloved legacy events Stern Grove Festival and Carnaval, exciting new fests like Feels 6 and The Multivrs Is Illuminated, and the road trip-worthy Huichica Music Festival Hickey Fest. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all eleven bands and festivals featured in this mix. Support for this episode is provided by GURU Organic Energy Drink. Use promo code "BAYBRIDGED" for a 15% discount on your order. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the Bands Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - "Astonished Man" The stellar local artist opens for M. Ward at the Stern Grove Festival on July 1 Caleborate - "Soul" Berkeley's Caleborate is one of many local artists at Outside Lands 2018, joining SOB x RBE, Shannon and the Clams, Monophonics and more Marty O'Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra - "Off and On Again" The Santa Cruz quartet plays on May 27 at Bottlerock Napa Valley La Clandestina - "Voy para Arriba" Performing at the 40th annual Carnaval San Francisco on May 27, with LoCura, Bayonics, Bang Data and more Drama - "Parking Meter" Playing as part of The Multivrs Is Illuminated, which runs from August 9-12 in San Francisco and Oakland Gris Gris - "Year Zero" On July 1, the Bay Area psych band joins The Damned, Le Shok and many more at the Burger Boogaloo Spelling - "Blue (American Dream)" Performing with Siri, AllBlack, Raxx Life Raj and more at Feels 6 on June 16 at the Craneway Pavilion Sonny Smith - "Pictures of You" The SF musician heads to Sonoma Valley to join Wooden Shjips, Jonathan Richman and Steve Gunn at the Huichica Music Festival on June 9 Sol Development - "Sunny Days (ft. Mark Knoxx)" Playing alongside Mino Yanci on August 2 at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Meernaa - "Good Luck" Oakland's Meernaa travels to Mendocino to perform at Hickey Fest on June 15 Trebuchet - "A Confession" The Petaluma band joins Frankie Boots, Mickelson, Ismay, and 20 other artists at the Railroad Square Music Festival on June 10 The post Mixtape: Local Musicians at Eleven Upcoming Bay Area Music Festivals appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Mixtape: Highlights in Bay Area Latin Music (Podcast #428) This episode first ran on KQED.org. The Bay Area has a rich history of acclaimed musicians drawing from the many musical styles developed in Latin America. That legacy continues on today, with an array of Latinx artists incorporating cumbia, salsa, rumba, reggaeton, and Latin rock sounds into their work. This mixtape showcases eleven songs from local bands and artists drawing from Latin music. What's perhaps most immediately notable on first listen is the diversity of sounds included here. Even though half of the artists in this mix are inspired in part by cumbia, each folds the genre into its approach in different ways, from La Misa Negra's heavy Afro-Colombian work to the proggy psych of Mala Greña. Psychedelia also informs the experimental compositions of Almas Fronterizas and the soul- and jazz-inspired Loco Tranquilo, while hip-hop and electronic music influence the music of Los Rakas, Soltron, Gina Madrid, and Bang Data. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all eleven bands and artists spotlighted in this mix. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing La Misa Negra - "Sancocho" Bang Data - "Ya No Más" Soltron - "Arroz Con Gandules" LoCura - "Dos Lobos" Gina Madrid - "Sangre (feat. Nikila)" La Gente - "Morena" Almas Fronterizas - "Rosa Tropical" Loco Tranquilo - "Iris" Los Rakas - "Me Enamoro" Mala Greña - "Movimientos De La Serpiente (Live)" Soul y Agua - "Mi Reflejo (Demo)" The post Mixtape: Highlights in Bay Area Latin Music appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: May 2018 (Podcast #427) 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. Our May mix of concert picks features new and recent local music from DONCAT, Coke, Ezra Furman, and Mystic Priestess. There's also a ton of excellent local hip hop in this mix, including Ruby Ibarra, Kamaiyah, and Beejus, who is one of many artists performing at our 2018 Southside Festival on May 19. Seattle's Special Explosion offers one of this month's highlights from touring bands, as does Montreal's Tess Roby, who has crafted some of the best downtempo electronic pop in recent memory. Other standouts include the talented guitarist and composer Rafiq Bhatia, Hovvdy's bedroom indie pop, and R.I.P.'s scuzzy hard rock. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: DONCAT - "Try To Be Someone" On May 31, the SF artist headlines the Rickshaw Stop with King Dream and Mayya & The Revolutionary Hell Yeah Beejus - "Anti Hype" Performing at the 2018 Southside Festival on May 19 with Zion-I, Down 2 Earth, Just Rese, FELA KUTCHII, and more Coke - "Ray Liotta" Turqouiz Noiz and Meager round out an all-local bill at The Knockout on May 15 Special Explosion - "Fire" Coming to the Rickshaw Stop on May 8 with American Pleasure Club and High Sunn Tess Roby - "Ballad 5" On May 27, Carla dal Forno joins the Montreal artist at Neck of the Woods Kamaiyah - "Slide (Bet)" Performing at the Blurry Vision Festival on May 13 with Migos, NxWorries, and more Rafiq Bhatia - "Breaking English" Headlining Cafe Du Nord with Ian Chang on May 30 R.I.P. - "Unmarked Grave" The Portland band brings street doom to the Elbo Room on May 25 with Owl and Blackwülf Michael Beach - "I Never Had Enough Time With You" Andy Human and the Reptoids, Brain Bagz and Preening round out the lineup at the Hemlock Tavern on May 25 Hovvdy - "Late" Half Waif and Lomelda join the duo at the Swedish American Hall on May 10 Mystic Priestess - "Toxic Masculinity" Oakland's Mystic Priestess performs alongside False Figure and Ghost Stories at SF-Eagle on May 17 Ruby Ibarra - "Here" The all-local hip hop lineup includes Ruby Ibarra, LEX The Lexicon Artist, Chow Mane, and Rudy Kalma on May 19 at Bottom of the Hill Ezra Furman - "Love You So Bad" Headlining The Independent on May 13, with support from Shannon Lay Nanami Ozone - "All of It" Joining Friendless Summer and April Magazine on May 20 at the Make-Out Room The post Live This Month: May 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

This episode first ran on KQED.org. Download: Mixtape: The Bay Area's Standout Hip Hop and R&B Producers (Podcast #425) The Bay Area's vibrant hip hop and R&B scenes include a wealth of talented MCs and singers, but it's often easy to forget the important behind-the-scenes role that music producers play in crafting great songs. A skilled producer doesn't just provide a instrumental backdrop for an artist to showcase their craft; instead, the best producers elevate their artists, adding emphasis that highlights a song's melodic immediacy or depth that demands repeat listens. This mixtape showcases a dozen songs from local hip hop and R&B artists working with local producers. Some of the MCs in this set -- including Elujay, Versoul (fka Babii Cris), and Shy'An G -- are impressively pulling double-duty as producers themselves. And increasingly, talented producers like Ian McKee, Drew Banga, JULiA LEWiS, and Mikos Da Gawd are establishing identities as artists, not just skilled sonic craftspeople behind the boards. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all twelve producers spotlighted in this mix. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing Ian McKee - "Plans (feat. Beejus, Mani Draper & Turk)" Produced by Ian McKee LEGENDVRY - "Slow Down" Produced by Spencer Stevens Rayana Jay - "One More Time" Produced by Kev Choice JULiA LEWiS - "Potential (feat. Rexx Life Raj, Ciscero & Mikos Da Gawd)" Produced by JULiA LEWiS and Mikos Da Gawd Rexx Life Raj & ymtk - "What's Up" Produced by Drew Banga Siri - "All of You" Produced by Arumi Zion I - "Us" Produced by DJ Fresh Mikos Da Gawd - "Angels (feat. Bruh From Last Night & Tia Nomore)" Produced by Mikos Da Gawd ASTU - "Staycation/Runaway" Produced by Daoud Anthony The Watershed - "Real Dope (feat. Equipto, Monk HTS & Professa Gabel)" Produced by Brycon Versoul (fka Babii Cris) & Shy'An G - "No Reason" Produced by Versoul and Shy'An G Elujay - "Worth It (feat. Joyce Wrice)" Produced by Elujay The post Mixtape: The Bay Area’s Standout Hip Hop and R&B Producers appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: April 2018 (Podcast #425) 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. We've got a whole wealth of great local bands in this month's mix, with new music from Healers, The Family Crest, and Sandy’s joined by new-to-the-podcast acts Down 2 Earth, Shame Waves, Aria Rostami & Daniel Blomquist, and Moon Daze. Electronic artists also make a big impression in this set. In addition to the Rostami/Blomquist track, enjoy synth-driven sounds from Alice Glass, Yaeji, and Lou Rebecca. Or, if you're looking for something heavier, check out Yamantaka // Sonic Titan's new sci-fi concept album, as well the dense, sample-driven rock of Kraus. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: Healers - "Outside" Performing with Vowws, Esses, and Primary at SF-Eagle on April 12 Down 2 Earth - "Carnivals" Joining Del the Funky Homosapien & Amp Live, Domino, Richie Cunning, and J.Lately on April 20 at Cornerstone Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - "Someplace" On April 10, Kingdom of Not and Disappearing People support the Toronto band at Bottom of the Hill Shame Waves - "Junk Husband" Performing alongside Compltr and Ziplock on April 19 at Bottom of the Hill The Family Crest - "Never Gonna Stop" Celebrating the release of the band's new album on April 12 at the Great American Music Hall; Goodnight, Texas opens the show Kraus - "Reach" Will Kraus' tour with Lo Moon hits the Brick & Mortar Music Hall on April 18 Alice Glass - "Without Love" Glass' "SnowBlood Tour" with Zola Jesus and Pictureplane comes to Slim's on April 28 and The Independent on April 29 Yaeji - "Raingurl" The Seoul/New York artist's North American tour stops at the Starline Social Club on April 18 and 1015 Folsom on April 19 Aria Rostami & Daniel Blomquist - "9" The duo performs on April 14 at Cafe du Nord Moon Daze - "Leather Jacket" On April 29, the SF band opens for Burning Palms and New Candys at the Hemlock Tavern Sandy’s - "Chime" Co-headlining the Rickshaw Stop on April 26 with Spooky Mansion; also performing is White Knuckles Lou Rebecca - "Tonight" Lou Rebecca, Omni Gardens, Missions, and DJ CrxckWhxre perform on April 15 at the Elbo Room Kal Marks - "Adventure" Locals Toner, Nopes, and OVVN join Kal Marks on April 19 at the Hemlock Tavern Ty Segall - "My Lady's On Fire" Segall returns to the Bay Area to headline the UC Theatre on April 30; Sextile opens the show The post Live This Month: April 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

This episode first ran on KQED.org. Download: Mixtape: New Folk Music from the Bay Area (Podcast #423) In venues around the Bay Area, like The Lost Church, Neck of the Woods, and the Octopus Literary Salon, Bay Area musicians are sharing new and exciting folk songs, emotive compositions full of lyrical storytelling and thoughtful instrumentation. The stories shared by local folk artists are often personal, like Diana Gameros' new album interpreting Mexican songs from her youth, or Joseph Childress's LP drawing from his travels around the western United States. Marissa Kay was inspired to write the first song and title track for her debut LP, Trans is Love, after attending a candlelight vigil for a murdered transgender woman. In addition to rich lyricism, Bay Area folk musicians display a deftness in incorporating a wide range of sounds. Zena Carlota's "Afro symphonic folk" blends the West African sounds of the kora, a twenty-one string harp, with chamber folk string arrangements to create captivating songs. Americana and country music threads may be found in the works of Chelsea Coleman and Catch Prichard, while Madeline Tasquin folds rock, jazz, and pop into songs full of dynamic twists and turns. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all eleven artists included in this mix. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing Gray Tolhurst - "Torn, Like A Red Cloth Like The Sea" Diana Gameros - "Despierta" Joseph Childress - "White Castle Creek Mother" Marissa Kay - "California Night" Avi Vinocur - "I Should Have Been A Con Man" Zena Carlota - "Say You Know" Chelsea Coleman - "This Thunder" King Willow - "California" Catch Prichard - "Don't Want It" Jeff Manson - "Waves of Prayer" Madeline Tasquin - "Don't Should Yourself" The post Mixtape: New Folk Music from the Bay Area appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: March 2018 (Podcast #424) 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 terrific punk trio Shopping, pictured above, is one of a number of great artists coming to the Bay Area this month. Also from the UK is L.A. Salami, who is touring around a highly-anticipated second LP of melodic, lyrical folk-rock. This mix also includes two standout bands from Canada, Edmonton's Faith Healer and Montreal post-punk band Ought. New York City's Combo Chimbita describes its music as "tropical futurism," incorporating Afro-Caribbean sounds, psych, and funk into an unique new sound. On the local front, we've included a song from The Kilbanes' acclaimed new Ovid-inspired rock opera, which runs at Z Space through later this month, as well one from There's Talk's new EP full of lush, dreamy electronic pop. Be sure to also check out mathy post-rock from Wander and the heavy sludge of Oakland's Praying. Finally, while you may not yet know the name Lil Dads, you've probably heard Mikos da Gawd and Drew Banga's individual work as two of the Bay's best new hip hop producers. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: No Vacation - "You're Not with Me" The band's tour with Hot Flash Heat Wave and Tim Atlas comes to The Independent on March 7 Lil Dads - "IDK (feat. Rexx Life Raj, Ymtk, Caleborate & 1-O.A.K.)" Headlining a night of local artists at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall on March 23; also performing are AllBlack, City Shawn, Ziggy, 667 Kult, LulBearRubberBand, and Jammy Faith Healer - "Sterling Silver" Tony Molina and Summer Peaks open for Faith Healer on March 7 at The Chapel L.A. Salami - "Generation L(ost)" The London musician appears at Cafe Du Nord on March 22 Ought - "Desire" On March 20, the band plays The Independent with Flasher There's Talk - "Give It Up" Co-headlining the Rickshaw Stop on March 8 with Topographies and support from Petheaven and High and Fragile Shopping - "The Hype" Lithics and The World join the band at the Rickshaw Stop on March 22 Combo Chimbita - "No Regreso" The New York band comes to the Rickshaw Stop on March 25 with Crumb and Pllush Hibou - "Fall Into" On March 15, the band joins Friendless Summer and Sagittaire at The Knockout Praying - "R.S.H." Opening for Western Addiction and Slow Bloom on March 30 at the Hemlock Tavern Acid Dad - "2Ci" Performing at Bottom of the Hill on March 23 with Niveles and Lofi Legs The Kilbanes - "Mockingbird" The band's rock opera Weightless runs through March 18 at Z Space Wander - "Glass" Performing at El Rio on March 26 with Young Lovers and Commissure The post Live This Month: March 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

Download: Live This Month: February 2018 (Podcast #422) 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 episode features a whole bunch of artists performing at the 26th annual Noise Pop Festival, which will be taking over local venues from February 19th through the 25th. There are so many great shows happening during Noise Pop 2018 that our picks barely scratch the surface, but enjoy new and recent music from Noise Pop performers Dick Stusso, Cuco, Sudan Archives, and Shamir. There are plenty of excellent shows happening before Noise Pop, including Mary Timony revisiting the music of her beloved 90s band Helium and the return of local musician Bill Baird after finding new audiences in the UK. Finally, we hope you'll join us on Valentine's Day for a stellar all-local show featuring the amazing vverevvolf, The Lovemakers, and Breakdown Valentine. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: Dick Stusso - "Modern Music" Headlining Cafe du Nord on February 22 Cuco - "Lo Que Siento" Performing at Gray Area at the Grand Theater on February 24 Sudan Archives - "Come Meh Way" Performing on February 23 at the Fox Theater alongside Tune-Yards and Thao and the Get Down Stay Down vverevvolf - "Cruel Games" The Bay Bridged is presenting vverevvolf's show with The Lovemakers, Breakdown Valentine, and DJ Power Top Ramen on February 14 at the Great American Music Hall The Spook School - "Still Alive" Supporting Diet Cig and Great Grandpa at the Rickshaw Stop on February 14 Shamir - "90’s Kids" Locals Pardoner and SOAR open for Shamir on February 24 at the Rickshaw Stop Ana Tijoux - "Luchín" Ana Tijoux's new project Roja y Negro performs at Bimbo's on February 28 Firemaid - "This Is How I Love" Joining Everyone Is Dirty and Sis at Bottom of the Hill on February 15 Helium - "Hole In The Ground" Mary Timony performs songs from Helium at The Independent on February 17; Allison Crutchfield opens the show Blackwulf - "Sinister Sides" Celebrating the release of 'Sinister Sides' at the Hemlock Tavern on February 24; Mesmer and Union Jack and the The Rippers also perform Adan Jodorowsky - "Mi Fe" Performing at the Rickshaw Stop alongside Rudy de Anda on February 13 Bill Baird - "Walking in a Straight Line" Joining Bob Thayer, Jeff Grimes, and Kyle Skelton at the Presidio Yacht Club on February 16 The post Live This Month: February 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

This episode first ran on KQED.org. http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/Musicians_to_Watch_2018.mp3 Download: Mixtape: Bay Area Musicians to Watch in 2018 (Podcast #421) Despite the many challenges that unfortunately failed to disappear at the end of 2017, one bright spot for 2018 is the wealth of emerging Bay Area musicians and bands poised for significant growth this year. This mix showcases fourteen of our picks for local artists to watch in the coming months, with highlights in a variety of genres, including hip hop, electronic pop, folk and punk. Several of the acts included here released acclaimed projects in 2017. Rose Droll's debut EP Photograph introduced an extremely talented singer-songwriter who had, for years, accrued a wealth of home recordings but has only more recently begun performing live. Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue are getting ready to release a second EP; last year's Sex & Sadness received an endorsement from Elton John on his radio show. Oakland rapper ALLBLACK had a similarly accomplished 2017, capped by the launch of the KimSon EP in October and a nomination for "Rookie of the Year" by Thizzler. The mix also showcases several exciting newer projects from great long-time Bay Area musicians. Curls was originally just a studio collaboration to support the latest solo recordings of Christopher Owens, but, by the end of the studio time, had emerged as a real band. Lapel finds local singer-songwriter Debbie Neigher moving away from folk and rock influences, instead exploring a new sound mixing electronic pop and R&B. And while you might not yet be familiar with the intense post-punk of Fearing or the thrashy hardcore of Primal Rite, these bands draw talented members from local bands Creative Adult and Scalped, respectively. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all fourteen artists included in this mix. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing Rose Droll - “A Change in Weather” Curls - “Emotion” Ricky Lake - “Wino” Spiritual Cramp - “All My Friends Are Out Tonight (Alright)” Ismay - “River of Light (Through the Inland Empire)” Remember Karen - “Afternoon Waking Life” Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue - “Sex & Sadness” Just Rese - “Fluffy Pink Lights” Fearing - “Black Sand” Primal Rite - “Demon” Lapel - “Less of a Woman” The Saxophones - “If You’re On The Water” Cryderman - “Albatross” ALLBLACK - “Change The Gloves” The post Mixtape: Bay Area Musicians to Watch in 2018 appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/LTM_January_2018.mp3 Download: Live This Month: January 2018 (Podcast #420) 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. With the start of the new year come new releases by local musicians, and this mix features new songs from Santa Rosa punks Brown Bags and the old school country-influenced sounds of Laura Benitez and the Heartache, as well as Sacramento post-punk band Screature. We've also included great new-to-the-podcast songs from records Madeline Tasquin and GLO released last year. January also provides opportunities to check out a number of touring bands that put out strong works in 2017. John Maus' latest is another compelling set of experimental electronic pop music, while Circuit des Yeux is a captivating avant-folk performer with a keen sense of atmosphere. Meanwhile, Chastity Belt released its third full length last year, and it delivers more winning melodic post-punk. Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! About the bands: John Maus - "Touchdown" Coming to Slim's on January 27; Holy Shit opens the show Brown Bags - "(Not) Again" Joining Great Apes and Daikon at Bottom of the Hill on January 12 Jen Cloher - "Forgot Myself" Mia Dyson opens for the Australian artist on January 24 at Cafe Du Nord Madeline Tasquin - "Future Telephone" Supporting Whiskerman and Marty O'Reilly at The Independent on January 26 GLO - "All Nite" Performing at Bottom of the Hill on January 25 with Numb.er, 1988, and Stress Therapy Chastity Belt - "Different Now" Headlining Cafe Du Nord with Ziplock on January 23 Screature - "North of Order" Playing the Phoenix Theater on January 13 and the Hemlock Tavern on January 19 Circuit des Yeux - "Paper Bag" Haley Fohr's project comes to The Chapel on January 20 with Mary Lattimore Laura Benitez and the Heartache - "In Red" Celebrating the band's new album at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall on January 25 with Paula Frazer and Tarnation and Chelsea Coleman Charly Bliss - "Black Hole" The band's tour with Wolf Parade comes to The Fillmore on January 16 and The UC Theatre on January 17 Abbot Kinney - "Can We Become" Playing an all-local show presented by The Bay Bridged at The Independent on January 13; NRVS LVRS and MANICS also perform The post Live This Month: January 2018 — an audio guide to upcoming Bay Area concerts appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

This episode originally ran on KQED.org. http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/2017_Highlights_Mixtape.mp3 Download: Mixtape: Highlights from Bay Area Music in 2017 (Podcast #419) With each passing day, 2017 appears increasingly determined to solidify its place as the worst year in recent memory. Despite all of the hardships being experienced locally, nationally, and around the globe, the year has offered a wealth of impressive albums from Bay Area musicians. For some of the notable artists featured in this mixtape, their 2017 successes built on the previous year's achievements. Jay Som followed up 2016's buzzed-about Turn Into compilation with her first proper LP Everybody Works. It's a terrific album of layered indie rock that has deservedly landed high on many critics' year-end lists. Berkeley's Rexx Life Raj returned in November with Father Figure 2: Flourish, a sequel that surpassed its remarkable 2016 predecessor. Longtime local musicians also reached new heights in 2017. Lil B may no longer be as prolific as he once was, but his 27-track album Black Ken made a major statement about the artist's talent as both a rapper and, perhaps more surprisingly, a producer. With the LP, which was entirely self-produced, the Berkeley artist established that he isn't just an influence on newer rappers, but a peer at the top of his game. The She's also showcased their artistic growth this year, as 2017's All Female Rock and Roll Quartet paired the band's skill at crafting killer melodies with impressive sonic depth. As much as 2017 continues to sink spirits during its final days, this mixtape also offers hope for new music to look forward to in 2018. Club Night impressed the hell out of us with the band's unpredictable debut EP, and the group is reportedly releasing an LP next year. There's also an album forthcoming from Ah Mer Ah Su, following her stellar 2017 Rebecca EP, and Nef The Pharaoh's long-awaited Big Chang Theory. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about eleven artists included in this mix. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing Jay Som - "1 Billion Dogs" Madeline Kenney - "Big One" Rexx Life Raj - "Lowkey Lovesong (feat. Iman Europe)" Once & Future Band - "Tell Me Those Are Tears of Joy" Rays - "Theatre of Lunacy" Lil B - "Free Life" The She's - "Ashes" Ah Mer Ah Su - "Klonopin" Club Night - "Well" Nef The Pharaoh - "Spice (feat. Yhung T.O.)" Pardoner - "Pivot Fakie" The post Mixtape: Highlights from Bay Area Music in 2017 appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.

This episode first ran on KQED.org. http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebaybridged/Metal_Mixtape_2017.mp3 Download: Mixtape: New Directions in Bay Area Heavy Metal (Podcast #418) With the Bay Area's history as a breeding ground for significant heavy metal bands, it's probably not a surprise that emerging Bay Area bands are continuing to find new and compelling ways to cross-pollinate metal's many strains. Succumb and Funeral Chant, for example, are contorting black metal and death metal into unpredictable new sounds. The former band's first LP, arriving on reliable local label The Flenser, debuted to widespread critical acclaim; the latter group's murky, lo-fi demo tape, with its warped, unsettling sound, marks the band as one to watch. Other local heavy groups, like Brume and Body Void, offer contrasting approaches to atmospheric doom metal. Brume fuses doom's heaviness to sprawling, psychedelic compositions, while Body Void layers its songs with abrasive noise. Perhaps the most high-concept of the doom-influenced bands included here is Squalus. Formed by members of Giant Squid, the group's first LP is a musical re-imagining of the story of Jaws. This mixtape collects new and recent music from ten local metal bands, but it really only scratches the surface of the wealth of metal talents in the Bay Area. If you like what you hear in this mix, be sure to check out the Transylvanian Tapes label, which has released works from a number of the bands included here and whole bunch of others worth digging into. Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all ten included bands. Subscribe to The Bay Bridged Podcast! Track Listing Succumb - "Survival" Funeral Chant - "Flood of Damnation" Ails - "Dead Metaphors" Hazzard's Cure - "Master of Heathens" Brume - "Call the Serpent's Bluff" Body Void - "Swan" Squalus - "The Orca" Cardinal Wyrm - "The Resonant Dead" Akatharsia - "No Generation Without Corruption" Badr Vogu - "Anathema of Time" The post Mixtape: New Directions in Bay Area Heavy Metal appeared first on The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music.