So glad I overcame my unwillingness to ask for help getting to South By Southwest (aka SXSW, aka South-bye) -- there were some incredible performances, we got to meet some really cool people, we were serenaded by R.E.M. while having a bite at Stubb's BBQ (it was their sound check), and we even got to spend several hours with John Doe of X (he tried a bite of my snapper dish at dinner!). I personally also got to see X (twice), John Doe solo, The Wombats, a band from Tel Aviv, Israel, called Monotonix (first time in twenty years I felt in danger of bodily harm throughout the set -- with the threat being the band members themselves...'twas exhilarating!), The Wedding Present, Birdmonster, Okkervil River, The Heavy, Gentleman Auction House, Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters, Frightened Rabbit, Ravens and Chimes, The Raveonettes (kinda sorta twice), and Vampire Weekend (amongst others!) . Thanks again to everyone who donated to the "send BAGeL Radio to South By Southwest" fund drive, none of that would have happened without your generous support.

Today's "480 Minutes" show will feature new songs from Clinic (Liverpool, UK), Colour Revolt (Oxford, MS), Plants And Animals (Montreal, Canada), Finn Riggins (Hailey, ID), Twin Tigers (Athens, GA), Lemuria (Buffalo, NY), Whitey On The Moon (San Francisco, CA), Billy Bragg (Bridport, UK), The Young Werewolves (Philadelphia, PA), The Ting Tings (Salford, UK), Peter Morén (of Peter Bjorn and John, Stockholm, Sweden), Head of Femur (Chicago, IL), Voyager One (Seattle, WA), Ghosty (Lawrence, KS), Man Man (Philadelphia, PA), and LCD Soundsystem (New York, NY).

Please tune in to "480 Minutes" today and every Friday. The show runs live from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time, the is rebroadcast starting at 7pm, then twice more on Saturday. On Saturday night at midnight we return to regular BAGeL Radio programming.

Reach out and e-touch me during the show via:

e-mail: feedback@bagelradio.com
Yahoo IM: bagelradio
AOL/iChat: bagelradiolive
MSN Msgr: bagelradio@hotmail.com
GoogleTalk: bagelradio@gmail.com

or send an instant message directly through the BAGeL Radio site on the bottom right of the window where is says "click here to chat."

Recent photos:


John Doe


Swaby of The Heavy


Monotonix


Misty with Birdmonster (and Kit)


Jad Fair of Half Japanese


Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters


Matthew of The Wombats (with Cherub The Wombat)


Elephone

SXSW 2008 Collection.
SXSW 2008 Sample Set.

Upcoming Bay Area Gigs of Interest:

* Evangelicals/ Headlights @ The Hemlock Tavern 3/21
The Cliks/ Ex-Boyfriends/ Lipstick Conspiracy @ The Hotel Utah 3/21
Loquat/ The Prids/ Black Kites @ Cafe du Nord 3/21
Explosions In The Sky @ Great American Music Hall 3/21 & 22
Bob Mould @ Great American Music Hall 3/26
Bell X1 @ Cafe du Nord 3/26
Ministry @ The Fillmore 4/1 & 4/2
Cribs @ Popscene 4/3

* Les Sans Culottes/ The Cuban Cowboys/ The Gun & Doll Show @ Cafe du Nord 4/8
Enon @ Bottom of the Hill 4/13

BAGeL Radio Presents... buy tickets here!

#** Handsome Furs/ Aria C. Jalali @ Bottom of the Hil 4/15

* = I'm there
** = I'm DJing

# = win tickets during "480 Minutes"

more upcoming shows

Reminder: there's a new start date for my Blogs, Podcasts, and Internet Radio, at San Francisco State University's College of Extended Learning: April 5th. The class meets Saturdays at the downtown SFSU campus , and you can sign up right now for the Spring semester, first meeting on 4/5/08.

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SXSW 2008 Day 1.
SXSW 2008 Day 2.
SXSW 2008 Day 3.
SXSW 2008 Day 4.
SXSW 2008 Collection.
SXSW 2008 Sample Set.

Bands photographed include: Chikita Violenta/ The Mae Shi/ Panther/ The Wedding Present/ The Black & White Years/ Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters/ Frightened Rabbit/ Cathy Davey/ Birdmonster/ The Hard Lessons/ The Birds of Avalon/ Monotonix/ Lou Reed and Moby/ Working For A Nuclear Free City/ Hot Springs/ Ungdomskulen/ The Wombats/ Birdmonster (hanging)/ The Raveonettes/ Vampire Weekend/ X @ Stubb's/ Carbon-Silicon/ Ravens And Chimes/ Gentleman Auction House/ Capgun Coup/ Aloha/ Half Japanese/ John Doe/ X @ Emo's/ Elephone/ Okkervil River/ LoveLikeFire/ Blitzen Trapper/ The Heavy

Enjoy!

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Thanks to everyone who has donated to the "send BAGeL Radio to South By Southwest" fund drive. I am overwhelmed by your generosity and the sentiments that have accompanied the donations. It gives me the warm fuzzies to hear that BAGeL Radio means so much to so many of you. Before the tears well up, let's move on along, shall we?

Many thanks to LoveLikeFire for their awesome intimate mini-set during The Rumble at Harlot last night. They were great. Speaking of great, guest DJ AmpLive, took the reigns after the live rock and showed this DJ how it's done. He was phenomenal. I'd also like to give a shout out to the other sponsors of the event including The Owl Mag, Tankfarm Futuresounds, and SonicLiving, who have all played a big part in making The Rumble one of the coolest recurring events I have ever had the pleasure of being involved in.

Today's "480 Minutes" show will feature new songs from Bauhaus (Northampton, England), The Heavy (?, England), The Heavy Hearts (Seattle, WA), Stella Royale (San Francisco, CA), Evangelicals (Norman, OK), Mostly Bears (Tucson, AZ), Pills & Jackets (San Francisco, CA), She & Him (US), Don Cavalli (Ile-de-France, France), Big Dipper (Boston, MA, retrospective), Joseph Arthur (Brooklyn, NY), The Matinees (San Franisco, CA, not new, but new to me!),
The Presidents Of The United States Of America (Seattle, WA), Destroyer (Vancouver, BC), The Black Hollies (Jersey City, NJ), Tokyo Decadence (Oakland, CA), Crystal Castles (St. Helena, CA), and Prince Fatty (UK).

Please tune in to "480 Minutes" today and every Friday. The show is live from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

Reach out and e-touch me during the show via:

e-mail: feedback@bagelradio.com
Yahoo IM: bagelradio
AOL/iChat: bagelradiolive
MSN Msgr: bagelradio@hotmail.com
GoogleTalk: bagelradio@gmail.com

or send an instant message directly through the BAGeL Radio site on the bottom right of the window where is says "click here to chat."

Recent photos:
My Noise Pop Gig Photos (collection)


The Mountain Goats


Tilly and The Wall


Capgun Coup


Tally Hall


Little Teeth


The Rosebuds


Working For A Nuclear Free City (first U.S. show)


Foxtail Somersault


Quasi


The Little Ones

Upcoming Bay Area Gigs of Interest:

Travis Morrison/ Facing New York/ Social Studies @ Rickshaw Stop 3/20
* Evangelicals/ Headlights @ The Hemlock Tavern 3/21
Loquat/ The Prids/ Black Kites @ Cafe du Nord 3/21
Explosions In The Sky @ Great American Music Hall 3/21 & 22
Bob Mould @ Great American Music Hall 3/26
Bell X1 @ Cafe du Nord 3/26
Ministry @ The Fillmore 4/1 & 4/2
Cribs @ Popscene 4/3

* Les Sans Culottes/ The Cuban Cowboys/ The Gun & Doll Show @ Cafe du Nord 4/8
Enon @ Bottom of the Hill 4/13

BAGeL Radio Presents... buy tickets here!

#** Handsome Furs/ Aria C. Jalali @ Bottom of the Hil 4/15

* = I'm there
** = I'm DJing

# = win tickets during "480 Minutes"

more upcoming shows

Reminder: there's a new start date for my Blogs, Podcasts, and Internet Radio, at San Francisco State University's College of Extended Learning: April 5th. The class meets Saturdays at the downtown SFSU campus , and you can sign up right now for the Spring semester, first meeting on 4/5/08.

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From my friend Willo:

So, I don't normally send out requests of this nature, but this is an urgent issue and I could really use your help!

I think you all know what a huge music fan I am, and chances are at some point I've told you about a band I'm loving or a new album I can't stop listening to... and hopefully through my passion, I've been able to turn you on to some great new music, too! Well, I owe SO much of this to my friend Ted & his awesome online radio station, BAGeL Radio.

A few days ago Misty (Ted's wife) broke the news to us that Ted wasn't going to be able to go to SXSW this year, and honestly the first thing I thought was: UNACCEPTABLE! (If you're not familiar with SXSW, it stands for South by Southwest, and it's THE music festival of the year in Austin, TX. And it commences next Wednesday, March 12th - hence the urgency!).

I thought, you've got to be kidding me, Ted has done SO much for all of us over the last five years.... and by 'us' I mean everyone from the music community, to friends and listeners around the world... that surely if we all just pitch in a little bit, we can get him there!

I could go on in terms of all that Ted has done, i.e. what a powerful voice he's been in continuing the effort for internet radio freedom (i.e. ensuring we're not stuck with only Clear Channel stations the rest of our lives), but suffice to say, he's amazing, and he deserves every little bit of support we can offer him! So I ask you, please, please take a minute to just give even a little bit (or a lot) & help us in the effort to get get BAGeL Radio Ted to SXSW this year!

Thank you in advance... and if you would, please spread the word as time is of the essence! We can do this! :)
xo
w

p.s. If you donate and would like to demand I make you a mixed CD and/or that I send you a list of my favorite bands of the moment every month for the next year or something, I will totally do that! Anything to get our man Ted to SXSW, because guess what? He will be the one who turns me on to my future bands of the moment that I therein turn you on to! It's a win win! :)

Hear Willo's audio plea here.

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