This Sunday, April 3rd, 2-10pm, the Switchboard Music Festival will present their fourth annual 8-hour music marathon at the Brava Theater in San Francisco (a new venue to accommodate the overflowing crowd they had at last year’s sold out event!). Switchboard’s goal is to bring together bands, composers, and other musicians whose work combines genres in interesting, organic ways. They place a special emphasis on music from the Bay Area, but always with an eye on the larger scene and bring in at least a few out-of-towners.

This year’s festival features up-and-coming indie band Birds & Batteries, fresh off a national tour including SxSW, and Causing a Tiger, an all-star trio featuring Carla Kihlstedt (Tin Hat, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), Matthias Bossi (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), and Shahzad Ismaily (Secret Chiefs 3). Leading up to these sets will be a dizzying array of eclectic performances, including Gojogo, Telepathy, The Genie, Loren Chasse, Erik Jekabson & the Bay Area Composers Big Band, and Wiener Kids. Among these will be sets of new music by composers William Brittelle, Ryan Brown, Dan Becker, and a world premiere by Jonathan Russell, all of which push at the edges of modern music and are as voracious in their influences as the festival itself.

More information on the artists, including sound clips and photos, can be found on Switchboard’s website and follow the Festival on Facebook by Sunday for a chance to get a free download by headliners Birds & Batteries.

But wait, there’s more… if you don’t live in San Francisco you can still check-out the show – they’ll be streaming it live from their website on Sunday!

2 thoughts on “Switchboard Music Festival”
  1. Hey, invite the array orchestra and the array light orchestra! New instruments and methods and all of it compelling
    I LOVE SLEEPY TIME GORILLA MUSEUM!

  2. This sounds like an awesome event!! Too bad I’m all the way over on the east coast:/ I’ll still add you guys on FB and follow the event as it unfolds! What technology are you using to broadcast the event?? Is it the TriCaster possibly?

    Another artist who is blurring the genre boundaries is Michael Colina. His new release “Three Cabinets of Wonder” is a cross between jazz and classical, check it out on iTunes or Amazon! Also, you can enter to win a FREE copy of the album on his Facebook! http://on.fb.me/dMfYPc

    Best of Luck!!

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