Monthly Archives: January 2012

mp3: Synthetic ID // “Throwaway”

Here’s a jam from San Francisco’s Synthetic ID, taken from a three-song demo recorded late last year. Download  the rest of this stunningly-good tape from Terminal Escape, and pick up the 7″ at their debut release show Saturday February 18th at Benders.

mp3:
Synthetic ID // “Throwaway”

White Fence announces tour with Oh Sees, new double LP (mp3)

White Fence has announced the expected release date of the first album of a new double LP; on April 3rd, Vol. 1 of Family Perfume drops on Woodsist with the second record coming later in the year. “It Will Never Be” is the first single from that release. In addition, the band will join Ty Segall and The Oh Sees for a pre-SXSW tour, starting March 3rd at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. But tickets for that here.

mp3:
White Fence // “It Will Never Be (edit)”

White Fence Tour Dates

March 2 San Francisco, CA—Great American Music Hall (#)
March 3 Los Angeles, CA—The Troubadour (#)
March 8 Pioneertown, CA—Pappy and Harriets (*)
March 9 Las Vegas, NV—Beauty Bar (*)
March 10 Albuquerque, NM—Launch Pad (*)
March 11 Denton TX—35 Denton Festival (*)
March 13-16 Austin, TX—SXSW

(#)= w/ Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin, Feeling of Love
(*) = w/ Thee Oh Sees

mp3: Terry Malts // “Nauseous”

Killing Time drops February 21st on Slumberland Records. Terry Malts play an all-ages show this Friday at Serra Bowl – RSVP for that here and check out full dates and rad poster art below.

Terry Malts // “Nauseous”


What’s going on this week?

Tuesday
Mean Jeans, Pangea, Toad @ The Knockout, 9pm
Nobunny, Spencey Dude, Sweat Dreams @
1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 7pm

Wednesday
Los Headaches, The Chuckleberries, Primitive Hearts @
The Stork Club, 9pm

Thursday
Magic Touch, Yr Skull @
Underground SF, 9pm
Avengers, Boats!, Midnite Snaxxx @
Bottom of the Hill, 9pm

Friday
Agent Ribbons, Social Studies, The Ian Fays @
The Uptown, 9pm
Kids on a Crime Spree, Bad Bibles, Adios Amigo @ Hemlock Tavern, 8:30pm
Terry Malts, Permanent Collection, Surf Club, Monster Treasure @ Serra Bowl, 9pm

Saturday
Doldrums, Los Headaches, The Shrouds @
Thee Parkside, 9pm
The Mantles, Woollen Men, Woollen Kit @ 1-2-3-4 Go!, 7pm 
Outdoorsmen, FM Bats, The Sensitive Side, Glitz @ Hemlock Tavern, 9:30pm

Sunday
Blasted Canyons, The Mallard, Woolen Men, Woolen Kits @
The Knockout, 8pm

mp3: Young Prisms // “Floating in Blue”

Check out this ethereal, moving new track from Young Prisms, who earlier announced details of yet another US tour that coincides with the release of their second album (dates below). “Floating in Blue” is the lead song on In Between, which drops March 27th on Kanine. [via]

mp3:
Young Prisms // “Floating in Blue”

Winter Tour Dates:

Feb 22 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco CA $
Feb 24 Mississippi Studios Portland OR
Feb 25 Comet Tavern Seattle WA ^
Feb 26 The Shakedown Bellingham WA ^
Feb 29 The Aquarium Dempsey’s Fargo ND #
Mar 1 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN #
Mar 2 Empty Bottle Chicago IL
Mar 3 Cafe Bourbon Street Columbus OH #
Mar 4 DC9 Washington DC #
Mar 5 Glasslands Brooklyn NY #
Mar 6 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia PA #
Mar 7 Great Scott Allston MA #
Mar 8 The Red Door Portsmouth NH #
Mar 9 Le Cagibi Montreal QC #
Mar 10 Drake Hotel Toronto ON 11pm curfew #
Mar 11 Paperhouse Detroit MI #
Mar 21 The Echo Los Angeles CA %

$ w/ Melted Toys
^ w/ Grave Babies
% w/The Black Ryder # w/ Boy Friend

video: Creepers // “Black Moon”


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Pristine live recording of our homies in Creepers performing “Black Moon,” live in a bedroom. Check them tonight at the Knockout with Buffalo Tooth, Jeffertitti’s Nile and Skystone. RSVP here.

premiere: Monster Treasure // “Hy in the Skigh”

Last time we heard from Stockton’s Monster Treasure, they were ripping on one of our favorite tracks of 2011, recorded in a living room. They’ve upped their studio game with this soaring new jam, released as a single in time for the band’s first SF romp at Serra Bowl Saturday January 27th with Terry Malts, Permanent Collection, and Stockton homies Surf Club. RSVP here.

mp3:
Monster Treasure // “Hy in the Skigh”

mixtape: Al Lover // Austin Psych Fest 2012 Mixtape

Check out this dope mix put together for Austin Psych Fest by Bay Area beat splicer Al Lover, who’s done up some twisted Ty Segall/Oh Sees/King Tuff remixes in the past. The initial lineup for the 5th year of the Texas fest was announced earlier today – read those bands announced below, which include current/former Bay Area acts Brian Jonestown Massacre, Wooden Shjips, and Moon Duo.

Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Black Angels
The Black Lips
Olivia Tremor Control
Dead Meadow
Wooden Shjips
Bombino
The Telescopes
Woods
Pink Mountaintops
Dissapears
Sun Araw
Peaking Lights
Prince Rama
Psychic Ills
Pure X
Indian Jewelry
Sleep Over
Lotus Plaza
Moon Duo
Quilt
The Intelligence
Amen Dunes
Ringo Deathstarr
Headdress
Spindrift
Night Beats
Acid Baby Jesus
The UFO Club
Allah Las
Federale
Quest for Fire
High Wolf
Christian Bland and The Revelators
Cosmonauts
MMOSS
Smoke and Feathers
Orange Revival
A Band In Heaven
The Cush

http://allover.bandcamp.com/

What’s going on this week?

[Wax Idols @ Cake Shop by Phil Maier]

Tuesday
Thee Cormans, Uzi Rash, Sweat Lodge @ Vitus, 9pm

Wednesday
Bare Wires, Meat Market, Big Drag @
The Knockout, 9pm
King Lollipop, Wild Ones, Up All Night @
1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 7pm [all ages]
Religious to Damn, Wax Idols, Alexis Blair Penney @
Elbo Room, 9pm
Ty Segall, Shannon and the Clams, Hank IV, Lenz, DJ Primo @ Mezzanine, 9pm [jonathan toubin benefit]

Thursday
Dirty Ghosts, Swiftumz, City Deluxe @
The Knockout, 9pm
Deep Teens, Jealousy, Dadfag, Nathan Grice @
Amnesia, 9pm
The Soft Moon, Blouse, Blank Dogs DJ Set @
Cafe Du Nord, 9pm [captured tracks showcase]
White Cloud, Jeffertitti’s Nile, Moccreto, Arms N Legs @ Thee Parkside, 9pm
Zodiac Death Valley, Mister Loveless, The Spyrals, Baby Talk @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall,  8pm

Friday
Fleshies, Big Eyes, Wild Assumptions @
1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 7pm [all ages]

Saturday
Terry Malts, Balaclavas, Rat Columns, Yi @
1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 7pm [all ages]

Sunday
Bare Wires, Unko Atama, Deadbeats, Adults, Glitz, Shop Talk @
Eli’s Mile High Club, 6pm [day 1 of Rock ‘N’ Roll Madness Fest]
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Anything else?


video: Ty Segall // “Caesar”


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[Live @ Engine Works. Recorded by Face Melter].