Category Archives: Bands

Backseat Beat Extra: Ash Reiter’s “Ishi”

In Episode 6, indie-pop darling Ash Reiter balanced precariously on a boulder perched above Glen Park Canyon while rocking her way through songs like Ishi, above.  Shot on location in San Francisco, this extra was originally published on The Bay Bridged on December 9, 2010.

http://myspace.com/drunkenboat

Created by Brad Robertson
Produced by Dana Goldberg & Brad Robertson
Hosted by Jaime Lee Currier

Episode 6: Ash Reiter

Backseat Beat Episode 6: Ash Reiter
Watch Ash Reiter and her band literally  rock out.

At this point, we pretty much assume that a given Backseat Beat shoot is going to involve some kind of risk to person or property. Our shoot with indie-pop outfit Ash Reiter dawned sunny and clear as a bell, so we settled on a picturesque kind of danger—the risk of bodies and equipment tumbling hundreds of feet from a bunch of boulders down a canyon tucked into a fold of the urban landscape. Continue reading Episode 6: Ash Reiter

Backseat Beat Extra: Jaime Lee’s Still Flyin’ Outtakes

Our host, Jaime Lee, typically comes up with more amazing stuff than we can possibly stuff into one episode. In this video, you’ll find some of her choicest outtakes from our recent episode with former-fake-reggae-supergroup Still Flyin’. The woman is on fire!

Episode 5 was originally published on The Bay Bridged on November 11, 2010.

Backseat Beat
Created by Brad Robertson
Hosted by Jaime Lee Currier
Produced by Dana Goldberg and Brad Robertson

Backseat Beat Extra: Still Flyin’s “Strength”

In Episode 5 of Backseat Beat, Still Flyin’ ate vegan chocolates, showed us photos of them in their underwear, and braved a serious risk of electrocution by rocking out in the pouring rain. This is the complete video of a new song called Strength, shot on location in San Francisco and originally published on The Bay Bridged on November 11, 2010.

http://myspace.com/stillflyin
http://lostandlonesome.com.au/

Backseat Beat
Created by Brad Robertson
Hosted by Jaime Lee Currier
Produced by Dana Goldberg and Brad Robertson

Backseat Beat Extra: Still Flyin’s “All Lips Touch”

In Episode 5 of Backseat Beat, Still Flyin’ ate vegan chocolates, showed us photos of them in their underwear, and braved a serious risk of electrocution by rocking out in the pouring rain. This is the complete video of a new song called All Lips Touch, shot on location in San Francisco and originally published on The Bay Bridged on November 11, 2010.

http://myspace.com/stillflyin
http://lostandlonesome.com.au/

Backseat Beat
Created by Brad Robertson
Hosted by Jaime Lee Currier
Produced by Dana Goldberg and Brad Robertson

Episode 5: Still Flyin’

Backseat Beat Episode 5: Still Flyin
Sean Rawls breaking it down in a downpour with Still Flyin’

It was supposed to be a joke—a fake reggae band backed by a stage full of non-musicians drinking beer on couches. But somehow, along the way, the joke band became a living breathing organism, which itself became an unholy cross between a party band supergroup and an international exchange program.

Still Flyin’ may be the only band in the world for which a) you’ll never see the same line up twice, and b) it doesn’t matter because regardless of how many people are playing which instruments, you’ll be dancing your butt off. In most bands, if someone splits, it’s a crisis. But when your band resembles a Cecil B. DeMille epic, with a cast of thousands and a core lineup that overlaps with more stellar bands than we have space to name check here, you’re guaranteed to bust a block every time. Continue reading Episode 5: Still Flyin’

Backseat Beat Extra: The Downer Party’s “Cops ‘n Robbers”

In Episode 4 of Backseat Beat, The Downer Party discussed such weighty topics as boy groupies, donuts, and facial hair, while also rocking out in an abandoned Greyhound bus yard. This is the complete video of a new song called Cops n Robbers, shot on location in San Francisco and published on The Bay Bridged on October 14, 2010.

The Downer Party is Sierra Frost (songwriting, vox, guitar), August Churchill (guitar), Joshua Merry (bass), and Christopher Crawford (drums).

http://myspace.com/downerpartytime

Backseat Beat
Created by Brad Robertson
Hosted by Jaime Lee Currier
Produced by Dana Goldberg and Brad Robertson

Backseat Beat Extra: The Downer Party’s “Cities”

In Episode 4 of Backseat Beat, The Downer Party discussed such weighty topics as boy groupies, donuts, and facial hair, while also rocking out in an abandoned Greyhound bus yard. This is the complete video of their song “Cities,” shot on location in San Francisco and published on The Bay Bridged in October of 2010.

The Downer Party is Sierra Frost (songwriting, vox, guitar), August Churchill (guitar), Joshua Merry (bass), and Christopher Crawford (drums).

http://myspace.com/downerpartytime

Backseat Beat
Created by Brad Robertson
Hosted by Jaime Lee Currier
Produced by Dana Goldberg and Brad Robertson

Episode 4: The Downer Party

Sierra Frost Rocking out with the Downer Party
Sierra Frost Rocking out with the Downer Party

If it’s Friday night and you’re facing a quiet evening at home, perhaps playing Farmville while finishing off the cold second half of the burrito you bought for lunch, then the Downer Party would be the perfect soundtrack. The perfect soundtrack, that is, to burn your ears off with hook-laden tales of whiskey-soaked debauchery, and to propel you off your fucking couch and into that loud dive bar you’ve been meaning to go to but haven’t yet because it’s on top of a hill and you only have that stupid fixie. Continue reading Episode 4: The Downer Party

Episode 2: Camp Out

Backseat beat episode 2 Camp Out
Maddy Hanks & Jackie Law from Camp Out.

In episode 2 of Backseat Beat, we get up close and personal with Camp Out. Eschewing extra band members to keep things simple, Maddy Hanks and Jackie Law take multitasking to another level,  and watching them play is just as much fun as listening to their music. Hanks takes care of vocals, guitar and a loop station, while Law holds it down on drums (she had a drum machine for today’s shoot), keys, and backing vocals. Notice that Law’s keyboard stand is actually a snowboard, a tool she uses for all of their gigs.

Continue reading Episode 2: Camp Out

Episode 1: Moomaw & That Blasted Hound

Nathan Moomaw & Davyd Nerio of That Blasted Hound
Nathan Moomaw & Davyd Nerio of That Blasted Hound

In this, our inaugural episode, Nathan Moomaw (of Moomaw) and Davyd Nereo (of That Blasted Hound and Beatbeat Whisper) take a ride with us to a watery stretch of industrial wasteland littered with tires and tiny crabs. Shot before they took off for their recent European tour, these two troubadours harmonized and strummed their way through a few songs from their joint project, Pangealogical.

Continue reading Episode 1: Moomaw & That Blasted Hound