"480 Minutes" - New An Horse

Thanks for another great Rumble to everyone who came out. Mr. Loveless played an outstanding set, The Fling were excellent and made me laugh out loud when they Tweeted about playing in SF, "Barry Bonds' band Roids to Men is gonna open up for us." I had to break it to them that since Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction, his band had developed a much harder sound and have now changed their name to Roid Rage Against The Machine.

I am so lucky to live in San Francisco, there's always so much going on, and this week there are so many great bands in town it's hard to choose which to see. Boo hoo, I know! Tomorrow night (Saturday, 5/7) it's Crystal Stilts @ The Rickshaw Stop (tix here) plus an early show at the Make-Out Room featuring Mist and Mast and Pancho-San (tix at the door), Sunday and Monday it's Elvis Costello @ The Fox Theater in Oakland (Sunday is sold out, buy Monday tix here), Tuesday night (5/10) it's The Raveonettes @ Bimbo's (tix here), and on Thursday (5/12) Ezra Furman and The Harpoons are playing at Bottom of the Hill (tix here). Lots of nourishment for the soul -- now that's a great week of shows! Also, Monday is the next SF MusicTech Summit, which will nourish the mind.

Today's new playlist additions include music from City Center (New York, NY), Company (Charleston, SC), Dag for Dag (Stockholm, Sweden), The Fling (Los Angeles, CA), The Globes (Seattle, WA), An Horse (Brisbane, Australia), Jets Overhead (Victoria, BC, Canada), Kids On A Crime Spree (Oakland, CA), Les Butcherettes (Guadalajara, Mexico), Man Man (Philadelphia, PA), Mister Loveless (Oakland, CA), overlord (Brooklyn, NY), Palace Family Steak House (San Francisco, CA ), Royal Bangs (Knoxville, TN), The Sea And Cake (Chicago, IL), and Wild Beasts (London, England).

We may also get an unprecedented, in-person visit from the head honcho at Loudcaster who will be flying in from Boston, so if you have any questions, comments, or recommendations for his service, definitely let me know.

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Bay Area Gig eList (upcoming shows of interest - http://bagelradio.com/shows):

Rhett Miller @ Cafe du Nord 5/7
*Crystal Stilts @ Rickshaw Stop 5/7 (tix here)
*Mist And Mast/ Pancho-San/ Brian Sullivan @ Make Out Room 5/7 (early show -- 7:30p.m.)
Elvis Costello and The Imposters @ Fox Theater (Oakland) 5/8 and 5/9 (tix here)
Mogwai/ Errors @ The Regency Grand 5/9
*Raveonettes/ Tamaryn @ Bimbo's 5/10 (tix here)
Cold Cave/ The Kills/ The Entrance Band @ The Fillmore 5/11
Pinback/ Kenseth Thibideau @ Bimbo's 5/11
Joan Of Arc/ Air Waves @ Cafe du Nord 5/12
*Ezra Furman and The Harpoons/ Tristen/ The Apache Relay @ Bottom of the Hill 5/12 (tix here)
Titus Andronicus @ The New Parish (Oakland) 5/13
Peter Bjorn and John/ Bachelorette @ Great American 5/13
Of Montreal @ The Fillmore 5/13
The Black Angels @ Slim's 5/13
*Greenhornes/ Jeff The Brotherhood @ Bottom of the Hill 5/14
Man Man/ Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers @ Bimbo's 5/14
Stripmall Architecture Presents Halou: Wiser @ Cafe du Nord 5/14
*The Death Set/ Win Win @ Rickshaw Stop 5/16
*Buffalo Tom @ Slim's 5/17
The Fiery Furnaces @ Cafe du Nord 5/18
Houses/ The One AM Radio @ Bottom of the Hill 5/18
Echo and The Bunnymen/ Kelley Stoltz @ The Warfield 5/19
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ Great American Music Hall 5/19
Weekend @ The Independent 5/19
The Go! Team @ Mezzanine 5/20
Moody Blues @ Marin Center (San Rafael) 5/24
The Twilight Singers @ The Fillmore 5/24
Stiff Little Fingers @ Slim's 5/25

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"480 Minutes" - World Series Edition

The San Francisco Giants, a baseball team that was picked by absolutely no one not even their mothers to do anything of consequence in 2010 has made it to the World Series. No one thought they had a chance to make the playoffs, let alone beat the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies in the playoffs to become National League Champions. Now the team finds itself ahead two games to none after throttling the American League Champion Texas Rangers 11-7 and 9-0 in Games 1 & 2 this week in San Francisco. Did I mention that I was at both games? I was at both games, working, selling merch for Major League Baseball. I'm not Giants fan (although my father's father was a fan of the team when it still played in New York, and said paternal grandfather is likely responsible for my obsession with the sport, so maybe it's in my blood) yet I have gotten all swept up in the emotion at the ballpark this week. I had been referring to this less-than-sexy matchup as "The World Series No One Wanted To See," and apparently The Wall Street Journal suggested that PBS might have better ratings. Shows what we know! Here are a few photos and a video I shot with my phone at the ballpark.

Following a most excellent week in New York at CMJ 2010 (photos here, more to follow), I've been back in San Francisco for about 52 hours now, 28 of which were spent at AT& T Park, which is why I haven't finished editing and uploading my CMJ photos. Thusfar posted are gig photos of Greg Dulli, The Drums, Boom Boom Satellites, Sky Larkin, PVT, and The Phantom Band.

Next week is the November Rumble featuring live sets from Burnt Ones/ UME/ LSD And The Search For God. RSVP here for free admission. Hope to see you there.

Please tune in today and every Friday to 480 Minutes between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

Today's show includes new music by Avey Tare (of Animal Collective) (Brooklyn, NY), Cheap Time (Nashville, TN), Crayon Fields (Melbourne, Australia), Gospel Claws (Phoenix, AZ), The Hundred In The Hands (New York, NY), Jail Weddings (Los Angeles, CA), Kelley Stoltz (San Francisco, CA), Mermaids (Atlanta, GA), Oars (Brooklyn, NY), Pomegranates (Cincinnati, OH), Robyn (Stockholm, Sweden), Salteens (Vancouver, Canada), Sufjan Stevens (Chicago, IL), System And Station (Portland, OR), Young Man (Chicago, IL), Young The Giant (Los Angeles, CA).

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Bay Area Gig eList (upcoming shows of interest):

Built To Spill/ Revolt Revolt @ The Fillmore 10/29
Deerhunter/ Real Estate/ Casino Versus/ Japan @ Great American Music Hall 10/29
Of Montreal @ The Warfield 10/29
Deerhunter/ Real Estate/ Casino Versus/ Japan @ Slim's 10/30
Tiny Television @ Bottom of the Hill 10/30
Kate Nash @ The Warfield 10/30
The Apples In Stereo/ Fol Chen @ The Independent 10/30

White Denim @ The Independent 11/1

**BAGeL Radio Presents...
The Rumble SF @ Milk Bar 11/3 featuring Burnt Ones/ UME/ LSD And The Search For God

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