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Listen To This: Timmy T and Uncle Andy – Dorktown Podcast #121

August 13, 2012August 13, 2012 The Fresnan

Uncle Andy (aka Producer Becky's brother) sits in on a Dorktown for the first time and tells tales of things. Things such as:

Growing up in Fresno, Portland culture and beer, the art of train hopping, the Ditch of Yosemite and the "weird" folks you see hiking Yosemite high country. Plus, Timmy T, camping stories and Producer Becky's nickname she doesn't want you to know.

Click to download or stream: DorktownEP121

SHOW NOTES

Music break provided by College Kids.
The Fresno Urban Sound Experience is September 6th-8th.
Timmy T and his Key To The City.
"One More Try" by Timmy T.

Support Tioga Sequoia Brewing because they are big supporters of Craft Beer, Downtown Fresno and Fresno podcasts!

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In Town Tonight: WIMPS

August 13, 2012August 13, 2012 The Fresnan

AT CAFE Infoshop: Garage punk from Seattle with Wimps. Plus locals Sci-Fi Caper, Glamour Tronic and Werebear.

Check this Wimps video:

BANDGEEK!: Burn Your Life Down, Western, Mongrel City, King Sugar, Palm Kids, Abbey Road and Furious

August 10, 2012August 10, 2012 The Fresnan

Saturday feels thin again. Not sure what that's about. There's still enough for us to get all Bandgeeeeek-y with though:

FRIDAY

THE CYC: A Pink Teeth DIY mini Fest with Young Turks (Portland), Sloths (Portland), Colony (New York), Burn Your Life Down (Seattle), Stress Relief (Redding), plus locals Grow, Gorilla Stomp, and Cabin Fire:

AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: Fresno's Westerns and The Red Coats plus some surprises:

KUPPAJOE'S: Seattle pop-rock from Dylan Jakobsen, plus Midnight Mirage, My Beautiful Surrender, & Mongrel City:

ENGLEMANN CELLARS: Wine, vineyards and King Sugar:

THAI PALMS: Nice lineup for Homegrown Fridays this week with Tommy Marquez, Palm Kids and Iwanaga:

In Town Tonight: Fools Gold, Gaza, Eagle Twin, Swamp Wolf

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 The Fresnan

AT Audie's Olympic, Fresno's own Sunburns will be playing stuff off thier forthcoming double LP (to be released Fall 2012). Very good and underratted, excited to hear their new stuff. Also playing is Fools Gold. They hail from Los Angeles and are one of those 12-15 members bands; makes for a lot going on live. Fools Gold have just finished touring with Red Hot Chili Peppers in Europe and are darlings of NPR Music. Watch them here.

AT The CYC, Religious Appeal presents: Gaza (Salt Lake City, progressive), Eagle Twin (SLC, progressive/sludge), Swamp Wolf (Flagstaff, AZ) and Fresno's Cabin Fire. [$7, 7pm, All Ages]

New Music Tuesday: Motel Drive “My Sweet Annie”

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Fresnan

Fresno's roots-rock kings are Motel Drive. They have a new song out "My Sweet Annie", it's as great as all their other stellar work. They have been kind enough to allow Fresnan readers to freely download the new stuff. Have at it:

MotelDriveMySweetAnnie.mp3

The boys will be playing up at Chukchansi Resort August 25th with a lot of other great Fresno bands and September 1st at Audie's Olympic.

In Town Tonight: Itchy-O, Old Man Markley, AAN, Wintertime Carousel, Dime Runner, Light Theives

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Fresnan 1 Comment

AT Fulton 55, presented by Love The Captive, experimental pop band from Portland, Aan. Plus some new local indie favorites: Light Theives, Greener By Color and Actress. Watch you some Aan. Show details:

AT Tokyo Garden, indie folk-rock band, Wintertime Carousel (Eugene, Oregon). Wintertime Carousel "creates a collage of sounds bringing to mind artists ranging from Miles Davis to Bon Iver." Sounds right at home at Tokyo. Info:

AT CAFE Infoshop, turn punk with Iwanaga (Ska, Fresno), The Genetics (ska-punk, Fresno), The Mermaid Theory (Indie punk, Hanford) and Astral Underworks (Hip-hop, Hanford). Info:

AT Audie's Olympic: So-Cal punk and bluegras band, Old Man Markley:

AT Babylon Club, one not to be missed, if you like Mucca Pazza you're probably going to like the 27-32 piece marching band called Itchy-O. Should get plenty crazy. [$8, 9pm, 21+]