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Outside Lands announces 2015 night shows

July 9, 2015 by Molly Kish 1 Comment

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
August 7th-9th, 2015 //

The eighth annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival is less than one month away, and with the Bay Area’s crown jewel of music festivals approaching, the anticipation couldn’t be higher for this year’s stellar lineup of music, food, wine, beer, art and comedy.

In addition to all the action taking place August 7th-9th at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, festivalgoers once again have the ability to keep the party going late into the night with a host of different shows throughout the City.

Gracing the stage at some of SF’s favorite small to mid-size venues will be plenty of top talent, including The Notorious Wilco Brothers (a Wilco offshoot of sorts), Texas-based gospel/soul singer Leon Bridges, who has recently shot up the charts with his hit single “Coming Home”, Brooklyn indie-pop outfit The Drums, Toronto noise rockers METZ and Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler’s electronic side project DJ Windows 98.

We’re speculating a few more night shows may drop a bit closer to August with some evening slots still unannounced for several local venues, so stay tuned here for more updates.

Tickets for all the night shows go on sale at Noon this Friday, July 10th over at DoTheBay.

Here is the schedule for the upcoming night shows with links to purchase tickets:

August 6th: Alvvays with GRMLN at California Academy of Sciences, 6 p.m., $12, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 6th: Strand of Oaks at Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 8 p.m., $15/17, 18+ // BUY TICKETS

*August 6th: The Notorious Wilco Brothers at The Independent, 8 p.m., $75, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 6th: Popscene and Flood Magazine present DJ Windows 98 (aka Win Butler of Arcade Fire) at Rickshaw Stop, 9 p.m., All Ages // BUY TICKETS

*August 7th: Leon Bridges with Langhorne Slim & the Law at The Independent, 10 p.m., $25, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 7th: The Drums at Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 10 p.m., $20, 18+ // BUY TICKETS

August 7th: METZ with Speedy Ortiz at Rickshaw Stop, 10 p.m., $20, All Ages // BUY TICKETS

August 8th: RL Grime at The Independent, 10 p.m., $35, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 8th: Twin Peaks with DMA’s, Day Wave at Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 10 p.m., $15/$18, 18+ // BUY TICKETS

*Outside Lands night shows scheduled for August 6th and 7th at The Independent require a password strictly for festival ticket holders. Passwords will be sent via email to those who purchased passes online.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alvvays, Arcade Fire, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, California Academy of Sciences, Day Wave, DJ Windows 98, DMA's, GRMLN, Langhorne Slim, Langhorne Slim & The Law, Leon Bridges, METZ, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2015, Outside Lands Music Festival 2015, Rickshaw Stop, Speedy Ortiz, Strand of Oaks, The Drums, The Independent, The Notorious Wilco Brothers, Twin Peaks, Wilco, Win Butler

Noise Pop 2014: No Age, Cheatahs, GRMLN & Straight Crimes

March 3, 2014 by Kevin J Quandt 3 Comments

By Kevin Quandt //

Noise Pop: No Age with Cheatahs, GRMLN, Straight Crimes //
Brick & Mortar Music Hall – San Francisco
March 1st, 2014 //

Noise Pop presented a stacked billing of various punk-influenced rock bands from across the globe Saturday, anchored by the return of Los Angeles noise duo No Age.

The evening started with the youthful noise-punk duo, Straight Crimes, whom pulverized early attendees with a barrage of drums, guitar and sneering vocals. Having only played a handful of shows, these guys are sure to begin to circulate the local music scene in the City. Grab their brand new self-released 7” if you happen upon the band.

Next up was GRMLN, which is the stage name of Japanese-born, Cali-raised musician, YooDoo Park. New-school punk influence was strong in Park as he passionately belted out songs that had more to do with personal emotion than other common punk subjects. GRMLNs performance was genuine and well received as the temperature rose a little more in the packed house.

One of the more hyped, international artists on the Noise Pop bill was the rising stars that are Cheatahs. Though the band was marred by poor sound early in the set, they rallied to crush the second half of their set as the crowd began to open up to their sound. Borrowing from an array of American alternative rock bands (Alice in Chains to Smashing Pumpkins) these young Brits have created throwback sound that is refreshingly contemporary. Cheatahs are ‘guitar rock’ at it’s finest, mixing chorus sections with heavy use of whammy bar to develop a thick texture.

Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt are the noise-punk duo, No Age. Charging out of LA for nearly a decade, these two weave the post-punk sentiment of Fugazi with a wall of sound volume that shakes you to your core. The “adult” crowd got a rare treat as No Age generally play all ages shows that quickly turn into frenetic chaos. Starting the set off with cuts from their release last year acclimated the crowd before heading into more familiar territory, pulling tracks like “Teen Creeps” off of Nouns. After a couple of quiet years, No Age will need to regain some steam as they are truly returning with fires blazing.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Cheatahs, GRMLN, No Age, Straight Crimes

WIN TICKETS: No Age with Cheatahs, GRMLN & Straight Crimes at Brick & Mortar 3/1

February 27, 2014 by The Bam Team 1 Comment

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NOISE POP 2014
No Age with Cheatahs, GRMLN, Straight Crimes
Brick & Mortar Music Hall — San Francisco
March 1st, 2014 (Saturday)

Brick and Mortar Music Hall, along with Noise Pop, will be hosting a post-rock showcase Saturday night that features an incredible mix of old guard and the new school. Los Angeles’ noise-punk duo, No Age, will make their return to San Francisco after a couple of years, so get ready for songs off of their 2013 Sub Pop release, An Object. A whirlwind of drums and guitar await those who make the plunge to B&M on Saturday.

As thrilling as No Age will be UK up-starters Cheatahs, maybe the band to not miss on this night as these young Londoners’ debut release has been making waves for it’s “revival” of 90’s alternative punk-rock. Their self-titled album has been flying under the radar, but this subsequent US tour is sure to put them on the map, so get there a little early for something fresh. Moody rocker GRMLN will also be featured on this bill, along with Straight Crimes.

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