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Street To Nowhere
Street to Nowhere was an indie/alternative rock band from Oakland, California. History Since its birth, Street to Nowhere has gone through many changes. Founded in 2001 by Singer/Songwriter Dave Smallen, Bassist/Backing Vocals Spenser Russell-Snyder and Drummer Stefan Litrownik, the band began as a pop-punk trio and ended up becoming one of the mainstays of the L3 concert series in Oaklan During 2002 the band recorded The Oakland EP and a number of demos, but after high school, the original members of the band went their separate ways, leaving Dave Smallen without a band. This, however, did not stop him from playing shows; still using the name Street to Nowhere, he continued to play solo acoustic shows, including Live 105's ''Battle of the Bands'' in 2004, which won him a spot on the local stage at Live 105's BFD that year. Since then Street to Nowhere has shared the stage with bands such as The Format, Gomez, Jack's Mannequin, Two Gallants, OK GO, Maxeen, Reel Big F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Gallants (band)
Two Gallants are a guitar/drum duo from San Francisco, California. Consisting of Adam Stephens (guitar, harmonica, keyboards, piano, vocals) and Tyson Vogel (drums, guitar, vocals), the band formed in 2002. Two Gallants are often described as punk and blues-infused folk rock, with the band's sound developing deeper into rock and roll on later releases. The band has released five studio albums, two EPs, and several singles since 2004 as well as touring extensively. History Formation and ''The Throes'' (2002–04) Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel became friends while growing up in San Francisco, meeting first at the age of five and becoming friends when they were twelve years old. Each had received a guitar around the same time, and the two soon began making music together. Initially covering heavy metal bands and the exploding grunge sound of the 1990s, the two discovered blues music independent of each other when they were around eighteen. The blues would make a lasting impres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Patzner
Anton Patzner is a music composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. He is currently in the indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ... band Foxtails Brigade and duo group Laura & Anton. Anton has also written articles for various music blogs and is a strong proponent for the use of the internet and its sharing powers to promote independent art. Film scores *''The Blue Aspic'' (2004) * ''Undercut'' (2004) *''Rose'' (2005) *''Big in Bollywood'' (2010) *''Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story'' (2014) *''Extraordinary: The Seeding'' (2019) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Patzner, Anton Living people American rock violinists American male violinists Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American violinists 21st-century American male musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottom Of The Hill
Bottom of the Hill is a concert venue located at the corner of 17th and Missouri streets in the Potrero Hill district of San Francisco, California According to ''Rolling Stone'', the Bottom of the Hill is the best place to hear live music in San Francisco (RS 813). It has repeatedly won the Readers' Poll Best of The Bay award for Rock venue, including 10 years in a row from 2003 to 2012. Bottom is described as the heart of San Francisco's indie rock scene and is among the most active venues in the city, usually holding shows seven nights a week. The venue contains a large antique bar, kitchen serving hot food, and patio. Background Bottom of the Hill, or "Bottom" for short, has been a live music venue since Dave Benetti opened it in September 1991. The club is known as a great starting venue for emerging rock, grunge, and indie bands. The venue has hosted a huge number of now-famous artists when they were still relatively unknown, including Arcade Fire, Avail, Bad Religion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmingly Awkward
''Charmingly Awkward'' is the first studio album by the rock band Street To Nowhere. It was independently released in 2005, and officially released in 2006 through Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note .... Track listing #"Screamin" - 3:12 #"Boxcars Boxcars Boxcars" – 4:30 #"Georgia, Can You Hear Me?" – 5:04 #"Miss Rolling Eyes" - 4:49 #"Waste My Life For You" - 2:23 #"Dead Cliché" - 3:17 #"Tipsy" – 4:49 #"The Sun" - 3:43 #"They're Not Like Us" – 3:10 #"Leave the Cameras On" - 2:42 #"You Can't Go To Sleep" - 5:59 Information # Featured various members of Bay Area bands on the end of "Tipsy". # Recorded in 10 different places, including apartments, basements, living rooms, and even a cabin. # Dave celebrated three birthdays in the time it took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Eyes (band)
Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, arranger, composer and trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating line-up of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene. Between 1998 and 2011, the band's albums were released through Saddle Creek Records, a Nebraska-based label founded by Justin Oberst (Conor's brother) and Mogis. In January 2020, the band announced their return, having signed with Dead Oceans. History 1995–1998: ''A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997'' After being a founding member of Commander Venus – which disbanded in 1997 – guitarist/vocalist Conor Oberst turned to focus on his new project, Bright Eyes. In 1998, he released 20 of the songs he had been stockpiling as the first official Bright Eyes album, '' A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997.'' The album saw Oberst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrye Sessions
Audrye Sessions was an American indie rock band fronted by Ryan Karazija.O'Donnell, Kevin (2009)Breaking: Audrye Sessions, ''Rolling Stone'', February 18, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2013 History Audrye Sessions was founded in 2002 by singer Ryan Karazija, who was later joined by Alicia Marie Campbell. Soon after, Michael Knox joined the band through a Craigslist ad. They began playing coffeehouses in their hometown of Livermore, California. In a ''San Francisco Chronicle'' profile, they described themselves as having a "very Brit-rock feel like The Beatles meet Muse." The band has been compared to Muse, Coldplay, Oasis, Radiohead, and The Verve.Birchmeier, JasonAudrye Sessions Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved April 15, 2013The Buzz On: Audrye Sessions , |
Judgement Day (band)
Judgement Day is an American three piece "Symphonic metal, string metal" band from Oakland, California. History Beginnings (2002–2007) Brothers Anton Patzner, Anton and Lewis Patzner started off playing metal violin and cello duets on the streets in Berkeley, California in 2002. They quickly released a seven-song acoustic EP and began playing rock shows as Judgement Day. The CD was self-recorded and about 500 copies were made and sold at shows and on the street. It is now out of print. Shortly after the release of that disc the brothers recruited their friend Jon Bush to play drums and began playing fully amplified shows in Santa Cruz and Oakland with bands like The Botticellis, Minkus, Desa (band), Desa and The Matches. Many of these early shows, while well received, were plagued with sound problems, mostly because of the feedback that comes from amplifying and distorting acoustic instruments. Eventually the band refined their techniques, bought the right kind of gear and fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
