Founded in January 2006 as a way for two music fans to learn about the music in our community, TheBayBridged.com has become recognized as the leading resource for the best in San Francisco Bay Area independent rock, pop, folk and punk music. Through a daily music news blog, weekly podcast, and regular series of live concerts, The Bay Bridged has spotlighted over 300 of the best bands from the Bay Area and continues to discover and promote great music from the best in undiscovered and up-and-coming local musicians.
Our latest video podcast is the second of two episodes featuring Emily Jane White from an exclusive Heron's Head Park performance earlier this year. In this video, White and her band perform "Hole in the Middle" from her debut album Dark Undercoat, which you should purchase on iTunes. The song seems particularly appropriate before the upcoming election, as it showcases White's ability to filter political concerns through her unique personal songwriting perspective.The video was shot and edited...
Here is the first of two video podcast episodes featuring Emily Jane White, from a performance recorded in Heron's Head Park in San Francisco earlier this year. Simply put, White is one of the best singer-songwriters we've heard. Her songs capture emotionally powerful moments in a sound that's moving and melodic. In this video, her band performs "Bessie Smith" from her debut album Dark Undercoat, which you are highly encouraged to purchase on iTunes.The video was shot and edited by the talente...
Here is the second of two video podcast episodes featuring San Francisco’s The Botticellis, from a performance recorded in our former headquarters earlier this year. The band’s full length debut Old Home Movies is a meticulously crafted affair, with well-placed layers of analog sound creating some amazing dynamic swells. As these episodes reveal, however, there’s some great songwriting at the core of it all. In this episode, the band plays one of our favorite songs from their debut, “Up Agains...
This episode is our second of two video podcasts featuring Birdmonster performing new tracks off of their latest full length, From the Mountain to the Sea, performed at Heron's Head Park in San Francisco. In this video the guys perform "The Only One" -- one of the ballads off of their new album which highlights some of the diverse instrumentation used throughout their album. The video was shot and edited by the talented gentlemen of Bank of Karma; the audio was recorded and mixed by The Bay Br...
Here's the latest episode in our video podcast series. This episode features Birdmonster, from an exclusive performance we filmed a few months ago at Heron's Head Park in Hunter's Point. "Born To Be Your Man" is the first single off of From The Mountain To The Sea , and this stripped-down take is a great introduction to the band's evolving sound and a terrific performance in its own right. The video was shot and edited by the talented gentlemen of Bank of Karma; the audio was recorded and mixe...
Here's the latest episode in our video podcast series. This is the second of two videos spotlighting The Dodos, from their sold-out homecoming show at The Independent in June. While the recent Visiter has been drawing well-deserved acclaim, the band's performance of "Men," from their first full length Beware of the Maniacs, demonstrates that their talents have been percolating in the underground for quite a while. This track is also the first track off of The Bay Bridged's first compilation wh...
In Episode 3 of The Bay Bridged Video Podcast we feature The Dodos performing Paint the Rust off of their latest album, Visiter. This performance was filmed at the Independent in San Francisco on June 19, 2008. This video was shot and edited by the talented gentlemen of Bank of Karma; the audio was recorded and mixed by The Bay Bridged.
This is the Second Episode of The Bay Bridged Video Podcast series featuring Low Red Land performing Goodnight Moon. This performance was filmed on the rooftop of The Bay Bridged headquarters in the Outer Mission on May 19th, 2008. This video was shot and edited by the talented gentlemen of Bank of Karma; the audio was recorded and mixed by The Bay Bridged.
This is the first installment of The Bay Bridged Video Podcast series featuring Low Red Land. This performance was filmed on the rooftop of The Bay Bridged headquarters in the Outer Mission on May 19th, 2008. This video was shot and edited by the talented gentlemen of Bank of Karma; the audio was recorded and mixed by The Bay Bridged.