From the San Francisco Bay Guardian...
BAGeL Radio Birthday Celebration
Just what some Web-savvy indie rock fans were looking for
By Dina Maccabee
PREVIEW When musicphile Ted Leibowitz got into Internet broadcasting in 2003, he never imagined that BAGeL Radio, which started out as a list of shows — the Bay Area Gig eList — would be reaching listeners in more than 100 countries within a year of going online. What he did know, ever since he bought his first Blondie record at age 11, was what he liked, and it turned out his taste was just what some Web-savvy indie rock fans were looking for. When he won the CMJ's Specialty Music Director of the Year award, a nod normally reserved for people on the airwaves, he finally admitted he was onto something real.
When I asked the man behind BAGeL how he distinguishes outstanding new artists from the pack, he was quick to answer, "A terrific verse, a terrific chorus, and a terrific verse." He was especially enthusiastic about the lineup for Jan. 1's fifth-anniversary show, three bands that back their lyrics with creative new sounds. Peloton, whose name derives from bicycle racing, recall Stereolab with melodic, complex guitarscapes and innocent-girl vocals. Lemon Sun crunch together a retro rock sensibility and a slamming backbeat, what Leibowitz imagines as the result if "T-Rex had happened during the disco era." Openers Audio Out Send, whom he calls "slow burning, Radiohead-y, and cerebral," round out the set with glitched-out introspection from Oakland. Spend an evening under Leibowitz's musical wing — millions of online listeners do, every day.
BAGEL RADIO BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION With Peloton, Lemon Sun, and Audio Out Send. Fri 2/1, 10 p.m., $10. Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF. (415) 621-4455, www.bottomofthehill.com
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