Birds and Batteries [rank: 416] based on users subscribed

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Birds and Batteries Stripmall Architecture The Junior Panthers

Cafe du Nord (21+) Cafe du Nord 2170 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94114 (415) 861-5016 map/directions official website 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)

$10.00

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"In the fall of 2005, Mike Sempert moved to San Francisco from Boston, immediately after completing an 18 song demo called, 'Nature vs. Nature'. He took a job at the legendary Hotel Utah Saloon, doing live sound, seeing it as an opportunity to scout talent. That's where he met B&B drummer, Brian Michelson, who was playing there one night and B&B SF was born. The two started adapting the material from the demos to a live show, with laptop as a crucial tool for executing the synth programming and drum machines. Adding Neil Thompson of Low Red Land on pedal steel guitar, B&B found the right combination of sounds and textures that well-reflected Mike's recordings, but also took them to a new level in a live setting. Birds & Batteries has since become a well-soiled machine, with dozens of shows in the Bay Area, a west coast tour and a national tour under their belt. Their influences include Neil Young and Daft Punk and they could be described as a cross between Gary Numan and Randy Newman. Before leaving on their first national tour (with friends, Low Red Land), B&B pressed a new version of their first recordings, called 'selections from...Nature vs. Nature,' which was newly mixed, mastered and cut down to 12 songs."

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