It’s our distinct pleasure and joy to join Ears of the Beholder and present the Bay Area’s own Phantom Kicks, The Actors, and Sunbeam Rd at The Rickshaw Stop at this very fun and exclusive event. Phantom Kicks, which emerged from the ashes of SF indie band Raised By Robots, have been playing around the Bay Area for the past year and have already garnered some local attention prior to their debut EP release, due out in January. The Actors are a recent addition to the SF music scene, though they’ve already toured throughout California and the Southwest and have also played Brooklyn’s esteemed Glasslands Gallery. Defying indie blogwave convention, all of The Actors’ electro-tinged songs are played live by hand – no programming, loops or Ableton anywhere. Their recent EP, High and Low, is rooted in melody, emotion and tunefulness. Sunbeam Rd. make up songs with guitars and drums and bass and their voices. They play shows around town and recorded an EP and have a single coming out soon.
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[mp3] Phantom Kicks – Cut From a Different Clay from Phantom Kicks [Demo] EP (2010)
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[mp3] The Actors – Theory of Something from High and Low EP (2010)
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[mp3] SUNBEAM RD. – Waves from Turtles, Magnets, Animals EP (2010)