Last Saturday the Mission Creek Festival put on a sweet show in Mclaren Park. I stopped by to check out performances by Ganglians, Grass Widow, and The Fresh & Onlys, and I got some pictures to prove it! The bands pushed through some technical difficulties, but still managed to come out on top and sounded awesome. Those in the audience who stayed strong/warm through the fog rolling in were rewarded with a Fresh & Onlys set, which made the hypothermia totally worth it. Read on for more photos…
Amnesia hosted a seriously awesome show last friday. Nectarine Pie, Nodzzz, Wild Choir, Sonny & The Sunsets, and Golden Triangle all stopped by, and no one disappointed. The small bar was packed from beginning to end, and for good reason. From Nectarine Pie’s psychedelic jams, to the dual tambourine assault of Golden Triangle, the whole night was overwhelmingly cool, even if it did get a little hot and smelly in there.
We’ve decided to start posting pics and words from and about shows we like happening in San Francisco. Here’s a handful of great photos from our new friend Mark Quines from a show the Eagle that went down back in January to wet your whistle…. more to come!
TheBloodbeat recently caught up with the Sandwitches over a few drinks to hear what’s been going on since their record, How to Make Ambient Sad Cake, and get a little more sense of how these Bay Area suburbanites came to make their rustic jams.
Sonny Smith is trying to bring “100 records” New York in August! The only way he can afford airfare and shipping of the art is to funds-raise. So Sonny is selling Home-Made CD’s with songs from the project for $12.
Sonny Smith's 100 Records at Gallery16 in San Francisco
Sonny & the Sunsets Frontman Launches Crazy Art Project
Sonny Smith, frontman for the starry-eyed Bay Area garage-pop group Sonny & the Sunsets, has put an ungodly amount of work into an art project called 100 Records that’s currently running at San Francisco’s Gallery 16. He made up names and song titles for 100 fictitious bands, then sent them out to 100 different visual artists, who made up fake record covers for all the fake artists. Then Smith recorded 200 different songs (A-sides and B-sides) for each of these fake artists. Which is nuts.
The 100 Records exhibit, which runs through May 28 at Gallery 16, features all the original artwork, as well as a jukebox with all 200 songs. Smith recruited people like Ty Segall and Bart Davenport to help him record the songs. Artists behind the record covers include William T. Wiley, Mingering Mike, Chris Johanson, Reed Anderson, Jo Jackson, Harrell Fletcher, Chris Duncan, Tucker Nichols, and Paul Wackers.
