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Live This Month: August 2012
Listen to The Bay Bridged mix of tunes by bands playing around the Bay Area this month, including Twin Shadow, Birds & Batteries, Chromatics and more.
August means the return of the Outside Lands Festival, the latest installment of which deftly balances the expected big name headliners with a healthy serving of compelling indie artists. There are certainly plenty of good options to keep attendees satisfied all weekend long, but if you're considering a single day ticket, we'd recommend skipping work on Friday, as opening day looks to have the strongest all-around bill.
There are plenty of compelling musical offerings beyond Outside Lands, though, as locals like Birds & Batteries and Young Moon celebrate the release of their fourth and first LPs, respectively. Twin Shadow brings its simmering new retro-pop album Confess to the Great American Music Hall for two shows, while Portland's The Memories bring their Underwater Peoples-endorsed indie pop to a Northwest-centric show at Cafe Du Nord. As always, take a listen, then go see some shows!
About the bands:
Young Moon -- "Winds Light"
Danny Paul Grody and Vestals open Young Moon's Navigated Like The Swan record release party at the Hemlock Tavern on August 9.
Birds & Batteries -- "The Golden Age of Dreams"
Celebrating the release of Stray Light with Radiation City and Trails and Ways at the Rickshaw Stop on August 3.
Three Mile Pilot -- "Long Way Up"
Coming to Bottom of the Hill on August 18 with Dramady.
The Memories -- "Softly"
Playing alonside Calvin Johnson, The Shivas and several more at Cafe Du Nord on August 19.
Dylan Shearer -- "Afterwhile"
Opening for NO and Foxygen in a free show at the Brick and Mortar Music Hall on August 7.
Dana Falconberry -- "Lake Charlevoix"
Joining Emily Jane White at the Hemlock Tavern on August 21.
Two Gallants -- "My Love Won't Wait"
Playing at the Outside Lands Festival on August 10 and at an Outside Lands night show on August 8 at the Rickshaw Stop.
Tame Impala -- "Apocalypse Dreams"
Performing at Outside Lands on August 11.
Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel -- "Right Where You Ought to Be"
Appearing at the San Frandelic Summerfest at Thee Parkside on August 18 with Spindrift, Zodiac Death Valley and more.
Twin Shadow -- "Five Seconds"
Performing with Poolside at the Great American Music Hall on August 16 and 17.
Chromatics -- "Kill for Love"
Headlining the Mezzanine on August 31 with Bronze and DJ Omar.
Craft Spells -- "Still Left With Me"
Playing at Noisette, a music and food festival taking place at Public Works on August 4.
Doseone -- "Last Life"
Supporting WHY? at the Great American Music Hall on August 30.
