A number of big artists with recent albums coming to town in April, including Kurt Vile, The Rural Alberta Advantage, and Akron/Family. Meanwhile, some great local artists are either concluding tours (like Papercuts) or kicking them off (like tUnE-yArDs). All told, it’s another busy month for rock and roll in the Bay Area. Enjoy this mix and then go check out some shows!
About the bands:
In support of his excellent new album Smoke Ring For My Halo, Kurt Vile (“Jesus Fever”) and his band The Violators are traversing the US. RTX joins them on April 22 at Bottom of the Hill.
SF’s The Wrong Words (“Summer’s Gone”) just released the band’s first full length on the terrific Trouble in Mind Records. The band celebrates at The Knockout on April 8, with The Mantles, Lenz, and Wet Illustrated.
Akron/Family‘s (“So It Goes”) latest album is S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, available on Dead Oceans. The band performs at The Independent on April 8 and The New Parish on April 9.