Category: Show Alert

BoxSpeaker Picks: SF and Oakland Shows – 9/28

Here’s a quick rundown of concerts and events Bay Area readers should check out tonight:

San Francisco:

Cold Fronts, The Jaded, The Wearies, and Flaggs at Neck of the Woods

“Strange Architecture” is a BoxSpeaker favorite because of its lo-fi garage rock feel.

AM & Shawn Lee, Monophonics,  and DJ BCause at the Independent

AM & Shawn Lee hail from Echo Park and bring a 60s/70s French Library feel mixed with some disco riffs.

Menomena and Helio Sequence at the Great American Music Hall

Helio Sequence and Menomena are high school BoxSpeaker favorites, especially Helio Sequence. Bringing together beachy Fender Telecaster guitar sounds and a relaxed but still dancey drum beat, songs like “Keep Your Eyes Ahead” really epitomized high school romance.

OAKLAND:

Station to Station

Station to Station is a multimedia art public art project. With music from bands and musicians such as Dan Deacon, No Age, and Twin Shadow, and sculptures, films, and prints from dozens artists, this roving mini festival is sure to appeal to all senses and art preferences.

[NEW:] “Garden Grays” by Wildcat! Wildcat!

Yesterday, Wildcat! Wildcat! released their new song “Garden Grays” – a cheery, track with staccato synths and Wildcat! Wildcat!’s signature drawn out, soulful vocals.

They were amazing at San Francisco’s Brick and Mortar early this summer, and are starting an East Coast/MidWest tour with two other BoxSpeaker favorites (Black Light Dinner Party and Savoir Adore) next month.

Kitten Announces Upcoming Tour with Charli XCX and Little Daylight

Today, Kitten announced their upcoming tour supporting Charli XCX with Little Daylight.

Check out the dates for this BoxSpeaker Favorite triple-threat tour below:

AUGUST:
30 Vancouver, BC Venue Nightclub*
31 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge*

SEPTEMBER:
1 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival – Fisher Green
3 San Francisco, CA Slim’s***
5 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre***
6 San Diego, CA House of Blues***
7 Las Vegas, NV Vinyl – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino***
9 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue*
10 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
12 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club*
13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
14 Meadow, MI Meadow Brook Music Festival
16 Toronto, ON The Hoxton***
17 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa***
18 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair***
20 Asbury Park – Wonder Bar**
21 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre***
23 Columbus, OH The A&R Music Bar*
24 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge*
25 Atlanta, GA Vinyl*
27 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
28 Austin, TX The Parish*
29 Dallas, TX Club Dada*

OCTOBER:
2 Orlando, FL The Social –

Follow Kitten on Facebook for more updates and check out their music on SoundCloud and their official site.

[SHOW ALERT]: CSS, MS MR, Io Echo in SF TONIGHT

CSS, MS MR, and Io Echo will follow up last night’s concert at the Independent with a second show at the Great American Music Hall tonight.

Check out CSS’s latest track “Hangover”:

MS MR’s “Fantasy”:

MS MR’s “Hurricane” Remixed by CHVRCHES!:

Io Echo’s “Ministry of Love”:

Sidenote: Io Echo is so great live and their frontwoman Ioanna Gika is really nice off-stage, too! I met Ioanna Gika on my way to the portapotties at Coachella. I was ready to hurl because I’d gotten heat stroke, but I recognized her and told her I enjoyed her set – she was really sweet!