Summer, Summer, Summer Time

Oh the shows I’ve missed!  But hopefully no more.  As the cool SF summer approaches I hope to once again be sharing a pint with a friend and listening to traveling bands make their stop in our town.  Here are some of the sounds that have caught my ears lately:

Bart Davenport is no stranger to the Bay Area.  He’s a local fav that stays true to the melodic sensabilitites of Paul McCartney with dashes of Neil Simon in his vocals and production.  He’s playing at the Knockout this Friday with a few other locals.  Here’s what he says about himself:

Bart Davenport is the former lead singer of The Loved Ones, much-heralded
San Franciscan garage/blues band. Maroon Cocoon is his second release
on the Antenna Farm label. Davenport spent a nice chunk of Summer 2004
at his Berkeley house recording Maroon Cocoon. Playing the majority of
the instruments himself and working on an eight-track, half-inch tape
machine, this is his most stripped-down, carefully honed album yet. Aside
from a few guest musicians, Bart’s friend and housemate Sam Flax Keener
was the only constant presence, contributing his considerable engineering
skills and a few riffs on various wind instruments. Starting with the
wooden modernity of Bossa Nova as a bases, Davenport blends in elements
of British folk, psych, 70s AM soft-rock and the occasional drum machine.
Throughout, his primary emphasis is squarely on the art of the pop song.

Check out some of his free work:

Bart Davenport : Paper Friend
Bart Davenport : Clara
Bart Davenport : Beg Steal Borrow
Bart Davenport : Euphoria