Three to Stream: New performances from ‘Cider Sessions,’ video from Band of Coyotes
We’re devoting our usual “Three to See” concert space to rounding up some info on what local and out-of-town artists are up to as we continue to fight COVID-19. Hosting a show online or releasing new music? Message us on Instagram with details: @adavis_threetosee.
New video for ‘Reuben’ from Band of Coyotes: So, is this video designed to tap into those feelings of navigating the craziness of modern love and relationships, to make you achingly yearn for the (safe) return of live music at Old Ironsides? Or just stir a craving for a sammich on rye with extra kraut? Some of all three can be found in Band of Coyotes’ jubilant new video for “Reuben,” a track from their recently released “Neapolitan EP” that offers a bit of the playfulness and carefree fun on the streets of downtown that 2020 has been sorely lacking. Dropping on Friday, July 17, the video was directed by Eddie Arcilla — who earlier in the year also released “Sorry, We’re Closed,” an eerie catalog of the streets of Sacramento at the onset of the shutdown. www.facebook.com/TheBandofCoyotes/.
Cider Sessions Volume 8: A foursome of summertime deliciousness is flowing from the loft above the bar at Two Rivers Cider with their recently curated eighth volume of Cider Sessions (some pretty good stuff flowing from those taps under the loft too, but let’s talk music for now). The most recent addition is “Stains,” a warm bluster of electric jazz-tickled indie folk from Jasmine Bailey, followed by the backyard soul of Ezra Bell’s “Junk Food Chimney,” Mookatite’s pilgrimage of jazz fusion “Regina Spektor” and a crooning spread of indie soul with The New Crowns’ “This Old Theme.” www.youtube.com/cidersessions.
Grab your weekend beer at ... Harlow’s? Since they can’t currently serve their usual helpings of rock shows to go with your pints, our pals at shuttered midtown music havens Harlow’s and the upstairs Starlet Room have opened up their taps and are (for now) in the beer to-go biz to help keep things going until we get live music back. You can preorder and book a time to go pick up a growler on Friday July 17, with local offerings from Tower Brewing, New Helvetia, Jackrabbit, Device and a couple of chewy options from New Glory. In this town, the hop-forward beers don’t figure to last long — partly because I already ordered one — so don’t dawdle! Harlow’s is also still accepting tips to help their night crew and have some cool new stuff in the merch store. www.harlows.com
Northwest String Summit “Hiding Out at Home” (Friday July 17-Sunday July 19): Nestled a couple dozen miles outside of Portland, Oregon, Northwest String Summit has become a Pacific Northwest haven for top-shelf bluegrass, jam and indie acts. Their virtual edition spans three days and features archived recordings, live performances and “never before seen footage” from Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Infamous Stringdusters, Fruition, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Brendan Bayliss of Umphrey’s McGee, John Craigie, Shook Twins, Danny Barnes and heaps more. $30 nets you all the weekend’s content. stringsummit.com/virtual-festival.