Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival Announces Lineup
Just-Announced Shows / Bay Area Bands Kathleen Richards — Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:04 PM
The lineup for this year's Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival has been announced, reports the Bay Bridged. The long-running indie music festival, now in its fourteenth year, will be held July 9-11 in Oakland and July 14-18 in San Francisco at various locations. Among this year's performers are Star Machine, Family Matters, Mark Matos and Os Beaches, Rykarda Parasol, T.I.T.S., Extra Action Marching Band, Persephone's Bees, The Fresh and Onlys, Grass Widow, Brian Glaze and the Night Shift, and Los Murderachis. For a complete schedule of shows, go here.
- Los Murderachis
Complete SFJAZZ Lineup Announced
Just-Announced Shows / Bay Area Bands Kathleen Richards — Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:30 AM
SFJAZZ has announced its complete lineup for this year's season, which starts September 14 and runs through November 20 at various venues around the City. Tickets to the general public go on sale Sunday, July 11. The headliners after the jump...
Video of the Day: The Morning Benders' "Stitches"
Just-Announced Shows / Bay Area Bands / Pics and Video Kathleen Richards — Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Yourstru.ly Presents: The Morning Benders "Stitches" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.
Also, just announced: The Morning Benders will play October 16 at the Fillmore. $20. Click here for tickets.
Your Daily Lick: Paul Manousos
Bay Area Bands Kirsty Evans — Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:01 AM
C’mon C’mon (self-released)
Countrified, folksy pop predominates on C’mon C’mon. It’s a diverse album, held together by Manousos’s distinctive voice. There’s a hint of Elvis Costello to that voice, and to the music too — the lyrics often have a melancholy tone, leavened with wit. It’s hard to make music about feeling sorry for yourself without being a drag to listen to, but Manousos pulls it off.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Your Daily Lick: The Inspired Catholic Voices
Bay Area Bands Kirsty Evans — Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:59 PM
We Come in the Name of Jesus (Five Point One Records)
Awesomely uplifting stuff from the local gospel act that had the number 1 gospel single in America a while back. Vocals are rich and satisfying, with complex interwoven harmonies from the three ladies. Although We Come in the Name of Jesus is a gospel album, there’s nothing staid or dull about it —it’s wonderfully engaging and a whole lot of fun.
Yoshi’s SF Finally Makes Money
Breaking News / Business Kathleen Richards — Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Yoshi’s’ San Francisco location started off with a bang when the jazz venue opened its doors in December 2007. But since then, the venue has consistently lost money, according to co-owner Kaz Kajimura. Thanks to some recent management restructuring and programming changes, however, Kajiumura reports that Yoshi’s SF finally made money in the first quarter of 2010.
“It is very, very challenging but I think it’s turning around finally with the economy coming back,” said Kajimura. “We actually made money in the first quarter. That hasn’t happened in a long time.”
Your Daily Lick: Times 4
Bay Area Bands Kirsty Evans — Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Eclipse (self-released)
There’s nothing particularly unique about Times 4, but what they do they do well. Eclipse is classic smooth jazz, all deceptively simple rhythms and trumpet and saxophone solos. You either like this kind of music or you don’t.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Your Daily Lick: King Midas in Reverse
Bay Area Bands Kirsty Evans — Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Everything Gets Better (Fortune)
King Midas in Reverse is a throwback, in a good way. There are a lot of classic 80s and 90s Britpop influences in evidence on Everything Gets Better, particularly on the almost eerie, spaced-out vocals and the open, airy production. It’s a mellow sort of album — a little downbeat but not depressing — and it feels refreshingly clean and simple. The Chris Isaac-style guitar on a few tracks is a nice little local touch.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Rakaa Leak: "Aces High"
MP3s and Song Samples Kathleen Richards — Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:08 PM
Here's a leaked track from Rakaa (of Dilated Peoples) upcoming solo album.
The Independent Taking a Break
Breaking News / Business Kathleen Richards — Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:07 PM
The Independent, which typically hosts shows nearly every night of the week, doesn't have anything on its schedule from July 3 to August 4. But the calendar is full as usual after that, until September 30. Sarah Fink of Another Planet Entertainment, which runs the venue, declined to comment on the issue.
