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Saturday October 12 2019 8:30PM doors -- music at 9:00PM ••• 21 AND OVER $13 in advance / $15 at the door Bit Brigade performing Contra + Metroid www.bitbrigade.com/ rock covers of full NES game soundtracks Double Ferrari www.facebook.com/doubleferrari/ Metal B/I/R/T/H/D/A/Y www.facebook.com/birthdaytheband/ retrowave synthpop Bit Brigade Gamer - Noah McCarthy Guitar - Bryant Williamson Guitar - Jace Bartet Bass - Luke Fields Drums - Mike Albanese -from Athens, GA -Bit Brigade performs rock covers of full NES game soundtracks as their gamer speed runs the game live on stage. On 10/12, at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, they will be performing Contra and Metroid. When was the last time you attended a live music performance with a genuine element of risk involved? And no, going to a Gwar show with a white t-shirt on doesn't count. When Bit Brigade takes the stage your mind will frantically oscillate between "Oh! Agh!! Please don't die!!" and "YES! He's doing it!!" Combining the dread and daring of a live video game speed run with the spot-on technique of a live band covering the musical accompaniment to everything you're seeing on-screen in real time, Bit Brigade will have you swinging between the two mediums. From thrashing about to live renditions of your favorite stage themes, fingers yearning to the sky in a rock 'n roll parody of sea anemones seeming to silently plead, "Please, feed us more fretboard pyrotechnics!," to being locked in stock-still rapture as the infallible maestro of the d-pad, Noah McCarthy, takes on the final boss and risks his video game life under the threat of intense peer scorn (or the reward of night-long glory and a credits score). No matter the outcome, Bit Brigade must play on until the deed is done - which it always is - on the first (and last) try. Once Noah’s NES buzzes on, there's no turning back. - Metalhead Mike of The Shizz, summer 2011 Double Ferrari Jace Bartet: Guitar Bryant Williamson: Guitar Luke Fields: Bass VI Ryan Houchens: Drums -from Athens, GA -Double Ferrari is an instrumental 4-piece band from Athens, GA that explores the vibrational and harmonic capabilities of the electric guitar in a high-energy, uptempo hard rock context. Their self-titled debut album was produced by Tim Green at Louder Studios (The Fucking Champs, Melvins, Joanna Newsom, hundreds of others) in Grass Valley, CA and is being released by Ernest Jenning Record Company on vinyl, compact disc, and Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge in October 2017. Guitarists Jace Bartet and Bryant Williamson, drummer Ryan Houchens, and Bass VI player Luke Fields have each cut teeth to the point of fangs in various bands for over a decade, with current projects spanning stylistically from the relentlessly propulsive juggernaut of Cinemechanica and the DIY multimedia experiment of Bit Brigade, to the exuberant big-band folk rock of Family and Friends. With the tools of melody, harmony, and rhythm in hand, the component pieces of Double Ferrari construct a canopy of sound under which a sincere belief in the inclusive, engaging, and affirming power of rock and roll is sheltered. Instrumental music can be about something. By eschewing vocals, Double Ferrari asserts that the human voice is merely one among many instruments that may or may not be included in music. The stories of Double Ferrari songs are subjective, but real, and there for the taking. Close your eyes and have your own adventure. B/I/R/T/H/D/A/Y NICK GALVEZ - Synthesizers/Guitars/Production IAN COWELL - Guitars/Synthesizers/Production JAY KIM - Electric Violin -from Oakland, CA -Formed in the fall of 2016 by Nick Galvez and Ian Cowell, B/I/R/T/H/D/A/Y is a Progressive Synthwave duo from Oakland, CA, seamlessly meshing the sounds of the past, present, and future into an original take on nostalgia-fueled music. The two became friends nearly a decade ago while playing in various local bands in the rock scene around the East Bay Area. At a birthday party for Ian’s daughter, they started talking about how they were in between projects and wanted to do something with their backlog of ideas. Using a combination of synthesizers, guitars, and raw nerd power, B/I/R/T/H/D/A/Y was born, and in December of 2017 after a year of playing their material for a wide range of audiences, their debut album, “Wolfdads”, was released. Since their inception, B/I/R/T/H/D/A/Y has played numerous shows and events, ranging from local dives and clubs, to Bar Con San Jose, MAGWest 2018, and San Francisco’s heralded Turbo Drive synthwave event. In 2018 Jay Kim, also known as Ronin Op F, a reputable producer and electric violinist, began joining B/I/R/T/H/D/A/Y in their live shows, turning the duo into a power trio. Recently they have finished as-of-yet released collaborative projects, and are working on the follow-up to Wolfdads. |
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