SF Bay Weekly Picks
Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2015

Every week we listen to over 200 bands playing in the SF Bay Area in order to compile our Weekly Picks. Stream the selected bands below.

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Mon, Jun 29 [fwaudio id=’2421′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Maudlin Strangers Bottom of the Hill [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.bottomofthehill.com/stubmatic/event20150629.html’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-6-29 ‘ dateend=’2015-6-29 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Maudlin Strangers at Bottom of the Hill’ description=’Maudlin Strangers (https://www.facebook.com/maudlinstrangers)’ locationaddress=’1233 17th Street, San Francisco, CA’]
Tue, Jun 30 [fwaudio id=’2423′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Son Lux and Olga Bell The Independent [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=234786&U=972260&M=27601&urllink=https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/825789′] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-6-30 ‘ dateend=’2015-6-30 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Son Lux and Olga Bell at The Independent’ description=’Son Lux (http://twitter.com/sonlux) Olga Bell (https://www.facebook.com/bellinspace/)’ locationaddress=’628 Divisadero, San Francisco, CA’]
Wed, Jul 1 [fwaudio id=’2426′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Cruel Summer, Au.Ra, and Sextile Elbo Room [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-1 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-1 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Cruel Summer, Au.Ra, and Sextile at Elbo Room’ description=’Cruel Summer (https://www.facebook.com/cruelsummersf) Au.Ra (https://www.facebook.com/au.ra.musique) Sextile (http://soundcloud.com/felte/sets/sextile-a-thousand-hands-promo-stream/s-hmtaq)’ locationaddress=’ 647 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA’]
Wed, Jul 1 [fwaudio id=’2430′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] The Love Dimension, The Gregors, The Brankas, and Down Dirty Shake Milk Bar [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thee-3rd-annual-down-dirty-shake-residency-tickets-17396201507′] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-1 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-1 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’The Love Dimension, The Gregors, The Brankas, and Down Dirty Shake at Milk Bar’ description=’The Love Dimension (https://www.facebook.com/thelovedimension/) The Gregors (https://www.facebook.com/thegregors) The Brankas (http://thebrankas.bandcamp.com/) Down Dirty Shake (http://www.downdirtyshake.bandcamp.com/)’ locationaddress=’1840 Haight St, San Francisco, CA’]
Fri, Jul 3 [fwaudio id=’2435′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Active Child Great American Music Hall [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://tickets.gamh.com/events/496239/active-child/’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-3 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-3 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Active Child at Great American Music Hall’ description=’Active Child (https://www.facebook.com/activechild/)’ locationaddress=’859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA’]
Fri, Jul 3 [fwaudio id=’2437′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Summer Twins and Babewatch Milk Bar [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-3 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-3 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Summer Twins and Babewatch at Milk Bar’ description=’Summer Twins (https://www.facebook.com/summertwins) Babewatch (https://www.facebook.com/foreverbabewatch)’ locationaddress=’1840 Haight St, San Francisco, CA’]
Sat, Jul 4 [fwaudio id=’2440′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Almighty Defenders, Useless Eaters, and Cool Ghouls Leo’s [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://clubleos.com/show.cfm?id=204430&cart’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-4 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-4 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Almighty Defenders, Useless Eaters, and Cool Ghouls at Leo’s’ description=’Almighty Defenders (https://www.facebook.com/thealmightydefenders) Useless Eaters (https://www.facebook.com/pages/useless-eaters/185004331543196/) Cool Ghouls (https://twitter.com/CoolGhouls)’ locationaddress=’5447 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA’]
Maudlin Strangers
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Monday, Jun 29 at Bottom of the Hill
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1233 17th Street, San Francisco, CA
Maudlin Strangers
Agoura Hills, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/maudlinstrangers’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.maudlinstrangers.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://maudlinstrangers.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/maudlinstrangers’]
Son Lux and Olga Bell
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Tuesday, Jun 30 at The Independent
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628 Divisadero, San Francisco, CA
Son Lux
NYC / LA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/sonlux’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/sonlux’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://sonluxmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://sonlux.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/son-lux’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://sonlux.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://joyfulnoiserecordings.com/son-lux-alternate-worlds.html’]
Olga Bell
New York, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/bellinspace/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://bell.bandcamp.com/album/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/bellinspace’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://olgabell.com/’]
Cruel Summer, Au.Ra, and Sextile
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Wednesday, Jul 1 at Elbo Room
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 647 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
Cruel Summer
San Francisco, CA
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/cruelsummersf’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://cruelsummersf.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://cruelsummmer.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.savoirfairebooking.com/bands/#/cruel-summer/’]
Au.Ra
Sydney, Australia
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/au.ra.musique’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://felte.bandcamp.com/album/janes-lament’]
Sextile
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/felte/sets/sextile-a-thousand-hands-promo-stream/s-hmtaq’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/sextileband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://sextile.bandcamp.com/’]
The Love Dimension, The Gregors, The Brankas, and Down Dirty Shake
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Wednesday, Jul 1 at Milk Bar
[fwaddtocalendar size=’large’ datestart=’2015-7-1 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-1 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’The Love Dimension, The Gregors, The Brankas, and Down Dirty Shake at Milk Bar’ description=’The Love Dimension (https://www.facebook.com/thelovedimension/) The Gregors (https://www.facebook.com/thegregors) The Brankas (http://thebrankas.bandcamp.com/) Down Dirty Shake (http://www.downdirtyshake.bandcamp.com/)’ locationaddress=’1840 Haight St, San Francisco, CA’][fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thee-3rd-annual-down-dirty-shake-residency-tickets-17396201507′]
1840 Haight St, San Francisco, CA
The Love Dimension
San Francisco, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/thelovedimension/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://thelovedimension.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/lovedimension’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://thelovedimension.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.youtube.com/thelovedimension’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.reverbnation.com/thelovedimension’]
The Gregors
Oakland, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/thegregors’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://thegregors.bandcamp.com’]
The Brankas
San Francisco, CA
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://thebrankas.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/thebrankas’]
Down Dirty Shake
San Francisco, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.downdirtyshake.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/downdirtyshake’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.reverbnation.com/downdirtyshake’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/kyle-de-martini’]
Active Child
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Friday, Jul 3 at Great American Music Hall
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859 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA
Active Child
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/activechild/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/activechild/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/activechild/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://activechildmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/active-child’]
Summer Twins and Babewatch
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Friday, Jul 3 at Milk Bar
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1840 Haight St, San Francisco, CA
Summer Twins
Riverside, CA
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/summertwins’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://summertwins.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://summertwins.bandcamp.com/’]
Babewatch
Oakland, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/foreverbabewatch’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://babewatch.bandcamp.com/’]
Almighty Defenders, Useless Eaters, and Cool Ghouls
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Saturday, Jul 4 at Leo’s
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5447 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
Almighty Defenders
Atlanta / Montreal / Berlin
Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/thealmightydefenders’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/thealmightydefenders’]
Useless Eaters
Memphis, TN
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/useless-eaters/185004331543196/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://uselesseaters.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/uselesseaters/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.twitter.com/uselesseaters’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.castlefacerecords.com/products/useless-eaters-bleeding-moon’]
Cool Ghouls
San Francisco, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://twitter.com/CoolGhouls’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://coolghouls420.bandcamp.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://coolghouls.tumblr.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/coolghouls’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://m.soundcloud.com/emptycellarrecords/cool-ghouls-the-mile’]