THIS WEEK in the Bay Area Music Scene: The Thermals • The Soft White Sixties • Snowden • The NOLA Suspects

Ready to witness live music at it’s best this week in the Bay Area? The Independent in San Francisco will host The Soft White Sixties, Eleanor Friedberger & CSS over the weekend. Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco has shows from Snowden and the New Orleans Suspects, and New Parish welcomes The Thermals Saturday. Enter to win free tickets and check out live music previews below.

WIN FREE TICKETS to these kick-ass shows:

• Snowden at Brick and Mortar Thursday 6/13
• The Soft White Sixties @ The Independent Friday 6/14
• The New Orleans Suspects @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall Saturday 6/15
• The Thermals @ New Parish Saturday 6/15

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Indie group Snowden (no, not the NSA leaker) stop off at Brick & Mortar Thursday as part of the west coast leg of their tour in support of their second full length No One In Control. The new record was six years in the making, so Jordan Jeffares and crew don’t tour very often…

For fans of: Interpol, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver

San Francisco’s very own The Soft White Sixties perform Friday night at The Independent for their album release show. After turning heads earlier this year at SXSW, these grit-rockin’ locals will celebrate the release of their first LP Friday before heading out on the road in July. They will return to the City to play Outside Lands in August. Another excellent local artist, Sioux City Kid, will be offering featured support Friday.

For fans of: The Morning Benders, The White Stripes, Woods

•The Dandy Warhols
FREE SHOW AT AMOEBA SF ~ Saturday 6/15 at 3pm

Who doesn’t enjoy a night of NOLA love? The New Orleans Suspects spread good vibes from the Crescent City as well as anyone. Players in the NOLA Suspects have been members of The Neville Brothers Band, The Radiators, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more. Cajon Food will be sold on site.

For fans of: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bonerama, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks

Indie/rock/punk trio The Thermals are a group on the rise. Noted for their raw power and energy when performing live, their 6th LP Desperate Ground was unleashed in April.

For fans of: Wolf Parade, Titus Andronicus, Ted Leo and the Parmacists

CSS is back with new material, and they’ll be playing The Independent Sunday. The Brazilian outfit has been cut down to the four core female members, and their new album Planta will be released Tuesday (June 11). This show has a couple great openers in MS MR and IO Echo.

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