San Francisco based indie psych, chamber pop band, The Visibles are releasing a new self titled/self recorded album this month. This ecelctic, genre bending band exudes a Beatle-esque sound with folk pop aesthetics. The new album sounds great and is produced well. You can attain this new record digitally on Itunes and Amazon on May 13th, and the album will be available on vinyl on May 22nd of this year.

You can also catch The Visibles live at Brick and Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco on May 22nd.

Congratulations to the young Bay Area based folk alt band, Ghost and Gale for winning The Deli Magazine San Francisco‘s Artist of the Month Poll! The fans have spoken and Ghost and Gale, although they have only one single entitled "Take Me to the Fire" available online via Soundcloud, Facebook and Bandcamp have come out victorious! 

Check out their official music video and keep your eyes open for these Bay Area rising stars! Thanks for voting!

Brick and Mortar Music Hall will host a plethora of local Bay Area shoegaze psych rock bands including Disappearing People, Buffalo Tooth and A Million Billion Dying Suns to support the touring band, JOY (Under the Gun Records). You can expect to be thoroughly entertained because all of the bands on this bill super talented and and create memorable, aggressively washed out tunes for you to enjoy. Scott of Disappearing people will also be moonlighting as DJ Dahmer who will be spinning throughout the night.

Don’t miss the event because you’ll be ignoring a strong line up and some great music. To find out more info and to RSVP to this event click here.

San Francisco based indie electro pop band, Great American Cities is performing live at Elbo Room on May 8th. This band plays great shows including fashion inspired events. They’re music is not so poppy that it alienates listeners who listen to different genres, but their music is eclectic and well produced. The band will be playing with touring international band Kallisto and Acreatures for a night of fashion and local designer showcase. This event is a great event that melds different art mediums into one event! For more info, click here.

San Francisco based rock band, Cool Ghouls have just released a new music video. The video highlights the band’s uber optimistic, vegan pop track, Natural Life from Cool Ghouls’ debut self titled LP which has been released on cassette today, through Burger Records.

Cool Ghouls also perform tonight at Brick and Morter Music Hall, and will continue to play live throughout the Northwest this spring. 

Cool Ghouls – Natural Life from Robert Thomas on Vimeo.

TOUR DATES:

5-7 San Francisco, CA – Brick and Mortar (Woodshoppe Presents)
5-15 San Francisco, CA – The Depot w/ FUZZ (Ty Segall + Charles Moothart)
6-2 Portland, OR – The Know
6-3 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
6-5 Santa Rosa, CA – House Show
6-6 Santa Cruz, CA – Jury Room
6-7 Fullerton, CA – Burger Records
6-8 Los Angeles, CA – The Smell
7-13 San Francisco, CA – Phono Del Sol Festival
8-3 San Francisco, CA – San Frandelic Psych Fest

Influential San Francisco based indie rock band, The Dodos have signed to a new record label. Polyvinyl Records partnered with the talented duo (Meric Long and Logan Kroeber) to release their 5th studio album, which is due out later this year. The Dodos are nothing short of a Bay Area music scene staple, and their new album and connection with Polyvinyl is expected to bring the band continued success, and promote a long and stable musical career.

Oakland based alternative indie rock band, Mister Lovless is set to headline the bay area’s newest buzzband, Teenage Sweater‘s vinyl release party on May 15th at Elbo Room in San Francisco. SF based, Happy Fangs and Portlnd band, Here Comes Dots will round out the bill for this event. Teenage Sweater has earned impressive local and national acclaim for their flawless debut full length album, Concentration (Tricycle Records). Concentration will be available on vinyl on the May 15th.

This event is one of the best and most important Bay Area events of 2013. These bands, particularly Teenage Sweater are set to have a great future ahead of them. You can order your vinyl of Concentration at http://www.tricyclerecords.com

San Francisco based high glam electronic dream pop band, Stripmall Architecture has released a new single from their forthcoming LP. The band’s latest single, which has been released as a free digital download and a music video is entitled, Commuter. Commuter is a satirical track about the realities of traveling hours to work a 9 to 5 job, and the mundaness the process entails. The video is impressively professional, and the song is just as well produced. Stripmall Architecture creates on a very high, polished and aesthetically potent level.

You can download Commuter for free via Soundcloud. Keep your eyes and ears open for the band’s new full-length effort, Suburban Reverb, which is set for release on June 18, 2013.

Bay Area based band, The Tenderloins are playing live in Oakland, CA tomorrow night. The Tenderloins will be sharing with the bill with other local bands, Big Family Band and Great American Cities at the live music venue, Uptown. This show should be a total blast as the line up is diverse in sound, and the event will be packed with attendees. You can RSVP and find more info about this awesome event here.

San Francisco based, self proclaimed "altronica" rock band, Koruscant Weekend has released a new single entitled, Last Train Home. Last Train Home is a heavily energetic synth dance song that permeates personality and vigor. The band’s third EP will be released later this year, and this brand new single is a confident taste of what their new album will be dolling out to their fans.