Free local music showcase this Saturday! Bay Beats presents Neutrals, Back pOrchEstra, and Makrú Trio
Staying in the Bay for the long weekend? Check out our show with Bay Beats and the SF Public Library on Saturday! Ride your bike out to the New Farm down in the Bayview and get to know the rest of our book-loving community with a three-band bill among the goats and chickens. It should be a glorious day.
If you missed it: We’re partnering up again with Bay Beats and the San Francisco Public Library to present a live local music showcase at the New Farm! Join us 11 AM - 4 PM on Saturday, July 5 to see performances by world fusion group Makrú, vintage Americana outfit Back pOrchEstra, and punk rockers Neutrals.
Read on for interviews with each of the artists!
— White Crate
NEUTRALS
“The Bay Area has never lacked for talented, creative folks and vibrant music and art.” — Allan McNaughton
Neutrals skillfully applies jangly guitar, memorable melodies, and nostalgic witticisms for a signature post-punk indie pop sound beloved here in the Bay and beyond. In this interview, we hear from guitarist/vocalist Allan McNaughton about his love of Johnny Cash, his move to the Bay from Scotland, and his thoughts on the Bay Area music scene. Read the interview →
BACK PORCHESTRA
“I don’t really do songs by design. It’s more like they occur.” — Tim Eschliman
Born out of the pandemic and decades of musical influences from Ohio to San Francisco, Back pOrchEstra plays acoustic-style, original and vintage Americana, country blues, cajun and Western swing. (If you’re wondering, you pronounce “porch” normally and then “estra,” as in “orchestra.”) In this interview, we hear from bandleader Tim Eschliman about his move to the Bay in the 60s, some of his favorite 45s, and what he thinks about sharing a bill with a punk band. Read the interview →
MAKRÚ TRIO
“Music became part of my everyday life. Stopping was never an option." — Raúl Vargas
Based in San Francisco, Makrú makes music that reflects the group's origins from around the world, blending rumba flamenca, ska, reggae, cumbia, and more. In this interview, we hear from bandleader Raúl Vargas about the girl who sent him to the Mission, the power of musical expression, and some of his favorite local artist-centered communities. Read the interview →
SHOW RECS
Our top show recommendations for the coming week:
[rock] Little Oil, Perhapsy, The Secretary — July 3 at Little Hill Lounge
[punk] The Gum Tree Girls (record release), The Durty Whyte Boots, The Snares — July 3 at the Knockout
[electronic] DJ NFS+Matt, Jonathan Carr, Droso — July 5 at DOG
[country] Jacob Aranda, Trans-Pecos Department of Dust & Wire, Mac Cornish, Josiah Fores — July 5 at Ivy Room
[latin] Ritmos Tropicosmos, Deseos Primitivos, Las Sucias, DJ mare.e.fresh — July 5 at Rickshaw Stop
[fest] BAY BEATS ft. Neutrals, Back pOrchEstra, Makrú Trio — July 5 at the New Farm
[classical] SF Symphony, Taimane — July 6 at Stern Grove
[rock] Mae Powell, Mayya, Spencer Noble — July 6 at the Lost Church
[alternative] Coral 9, Sunday Drivers, Pro-Pain — July 6 at Kilowatt
[alternative] Maggie Gently, Mommy Mommy, Dinner Date — July 9 at Kilowatt
[alternative] Towhead, Kilroi, Buddy Junior — July 9 at Beauty Supply Arts
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