Posts Tagged ‘the Whale’
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
We’re back from Comic-Con 2009! And holy shit what a journey of epic proportions. I’ll be posting pictures and a day to day “what happened” in the near future (probably tomorrow). But for now lets go over the last week of July and what is the August concert season.
Tonight, Band Of Skulls conquer Café du Nord. I’d love to go to this but I’m suffering from a slight cold. BUT these guys fucking rock. Check’em out.
Monday is Spinnerette (ex-Distillers) at the Great American Music Hall, Glasvegas rocks out at The Regency Ballroom, Mika Miko, Judgement Day and Audacity play the Nickel City Arcade in San Jose, and the New York Night Train’s SAN FRANCISCO SOUL CLAP and Dance Off which is a underground retro dance-off featuring Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys, Alternative Tentacles), Cinnamon (Lusty Lady), Kimberly Chun (SF Bay Guardian ), Dave Katznelson (Birdman Records), Jay Howell (Mtn St Mtn), Primo (Oldies Night), Prince$$ Pandora (Lusty Lady), Paul Costuros (Death Sentence Panda, Saturday Soul Party), Jennifer Maerz ( SF Weekly ) and DJ MR. JONATHAN TOUBIN at the Elbo Room at 9pm.
Tuesday has Jarvis Cocker keeping it real at the Fillmore and the Noisettes tearing it up at the Rickshaw Stop.
Wednesday only has Magnolia Electric Co. and The Donkeys at the Bottom of the Hill (which I highly recommend).
Thursday is psychedelic rock act The Warlocks, The Morning After Girls and Gliss at the Bottom of the Hill, Gomez at the Fillmore, and Or, The Whale, El Olio Wolof, Mikael Jorgensen of Wilco at Starry Plough in Oakland.
Friday hosts Portland spazz rock band The Hospitals and the ganglians at Amnesia…and that’s it for Friday….hrm.
However, Saturday has Themselves at the Bottom of the Hill, Stellastarr and Mason Proper at Slim’s, and The Deli Magazine’s DORKFEST 09 hosts the best in Bay Area bands featuring The Heavenly States, 60 watt kid, French Miami, railcars, Anderson Congress and Vitiligo at Café du Nord.
I’ll try to make the Themselves show and the Magnolia Electric Co. show, but it’s a pretty empty week overall. See you out there!
Mason Proper – 
Lock & Key
French Miami – The God Damn Best (edit: this song is amazing)
Magnolia Electric Co. – Little Sad Eyes
The Warlocks – So Paranoid
Tags: 60 watt kid, Alternative Tentacles), Anderson Congress and Vitiligo, Audacity, Band of Skulls, Cinnamon (Lusty Lady), Dave Katznelson (Birdman Records), El Olio Wolof, French Miami, Glasvegas, Gliss, Gomez, Jarvis Cocker, Jay Howell (Mtn St Mtn), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys, Jennifer Maerz ( SF Weekly ) and DJ MR. JONATHAN TOUBIN, Judgement Day, Kimberly Chun (SF Bay Guardian ), Magnolia Electric Co., Mason Proper, Mika Miko, Mikael Jorgensen of Wilco, New York Night Train's SAN FRANCISCO SOUL CLAP and Dance Off, Noisettes, Or, Paul Costuros (Death Sentence Panda, Primo (Oldies Night), Prince$$ Pandora (Lusty Lady), railcars, Saturday Soul Party), Spinnerette, Stellastarr, The Deli Magazine's DORKFEST 09, The Donkeys, The Heavenly States, The Hospitals, The Morning After Girls, The Warlocks, the Whale, Themselves
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
I won’t be going, but if I was, these would be my highlights. Now I know it will be impossible to see all of these bands/artists, I know how SXSW works. However, the SXSW website has a plethora of free songs for you to sample to assist you in your decision. If you are not going, go ahead and download them anyway; there’s obviously a reason why these bands were picked to showcase their music this year.
Abe Vigoda – Don’t Lie
AIDS Wolf – Tied-Up In Paper
Black Lips – O Katrina!
Boats – 500%
Cage – Shoot Frank
Cut Off Your Hands – Turn Cold
dredg – The Papal Insignia
Doomtree – FLEX
Fair to Midland – Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes
The Felice Brothers – Frankie’s Gun
Sage Francis – Conspiracy to Riot
Eugene Francis Jnr & The Juniors – Beginners
Laura Gibson – Spirited
Hamell On Trial – When You’re Young
Lisa Hannigan – Lille
HEALTH – Crimewave
Hot Lava – Apple+Option+Fire
Junk Science – Hey (the sequel)
Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me
Kylesa – Said And Done
The Mother Hips – Mission in Vain
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Slow Motion Tag Team
Or, the Whale – Call and Response
Amanda Palmer – Leeds United
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
Port O’Brien – I Woke Up Today
Rademacher – Believer
Radioclit – Kamphopo
Say Hi – Northwestern Girls
Scissors for Lefty – Ornamental
Langhorne Slim – Restless
Takka Takka – Everybody Say
Themselves – Dark Sky Demo
J. Tillman – Steel On Steel
Trainwreck Riders – Through Unto The End
White Lies – Death
Wildchild – Whenimondamic
Yak Ballz – Dirt Empire
Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer – Death or Radio
Tags: Abe Vigoda, AIDS Wolf, Amanda Palmer, Black Lips, Boats, cage, Cut Off Your Hands, doomtree, dredg, Eugene Francis Jnr & The Juniors, Fair to Midland, Hamell On Trial, HEALTH, hot lava, J. Tillman, Junk Science, Kraak & Smaak, Kylesa, Langhorne Slim, Laura Gibson, Lisa Hannigan, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Or, Passion Pit, Port O'Brien, Rademacher, Radioclit, Sage Francis, Say Hi, Scissors For Lefty, Takka Takka, The Felice Brothers, The Mother Hips, the Whale, Themselves, Trainwreck Riders, White Lies, Wildchild, yak ballz, Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
The talent oozing from the South Bay Area music scene right now in undeniably amazing. This Wednesday’s show at the Bottom of the Hill is proof of that. The Good Hustle’s mix of bombastic goofball gypsy rock alone is enough to convince anyone to attend this show. But if that’s not enough, maybe the spacey Ambience or the Charles Mingus inspired jazz outfit Panthelion will convince you to get off your ass and make your way to the Bottom of the Hill this week. If not, well, your loss. I for one will be seeing the reunited Far again all the way in Sacramento this Thursday. I’m sure it will be as intense as the LA show I went to last year.
11th – Sunday:
Wilson Benefit Show
Anvil Encephalopathy / Liz Albee and Agnes Azelag / Skullcaster
Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk Street
San Francisco CA 94109
12th – Monday:
John Legend / Estelle
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
Oakland CA 94612
North / Cloud Archive / Long Live the Smoking Gun
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
13th – Tuesday:
Willie Nelson and Family
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
50 Mark West Springs Rd
Santa Rosa CA 95403
14th – Wednesday:
Good Hustle / ambience / Panthelion
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
15th – Thursday:
Andrew Jackson Jihad / Kepi Ghoulie / Dan Janisch
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
Far / By Sunlight / Automatic Static
Empire
1417 R Street,
Sacramento CA 95811
16th – Friday:
The Devil Makes Three / Or, The Whale
The Independent
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco CA 94117
17th – Saturday:
Tsunami Bomb / Nothington / The New Trust / The Action Design
The Phoenix Theater
201 Washington St.
Petaluma CA 94953
Daedelus / Mochipet / Pretty Lights
Mission Rock
817 Terry Francois Street
San Francisco CA 94158
Good Hustle – Danrsquos Hall
North – Eidolon
Or, the Whale – Call and Response
Daedelus – Like Clockwork Springs
Tags: Andrew Jackson Jihad, Anvil Encephalopathy, Cloud Archive, Daedelus, Far, Good Hustle, John Legend, North, Or, The Devil Makes Three, the Whale, Tsunami Bomb, Willie Nelson
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
The first weekend of Autumn is here. So I decided to construct a little 10 song mixtape for those of you that plan on taking a little walk through the woods to check out the foliage. These songs in particular represent the dreariness and slow change that Autumn brings. So strap on the headphones and let me know what you think…
Autumn, My Dear – Full Download
The Album Leaf – September Song
Colm Mac Con Iomaire – Time Can Tell
Sean Hayes – Balancing Act In Blue
The Fire Theft – Heaven
The Good Life – October Leaves
Jim O’Rourke – Good Times
José González – Hints
Or, the Whale – Isn’t She Awful
Vashi Bunyan – Rose Hip November
Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
Tags: autumn, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, fall, Jim O'Rourke, José González, mix tape, mixtape, Or, sean hayes, the album leaf, The Fire Theft, The Good Life, the Whale, Vashi Bunyan, Yo La Tengo
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