Following in the tradition of two years of acclaimed events, BATO 2010 features our best lineup yet, with performances by fifteen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest artists, who represent a broad cross-section of the Bay’s fertile indie music scene. Highlights include psych-rockers Sleepy Sun (ATP Recordings), the raw rock and roll of Ty Segall (Goner Records), and, back by popular demand, a set of magnetic electro-R&B from Wallpaper. (Eenie Meenie).

The full list of terrific acts includes:

Wallpaper.
Sleepy Sun
Ty Segall
Or, the Whale
Still Flyin’
Birds & Batteries
The Sandwitches
Young Prisms
Man/Miracle
Tempo No Tempo
Geographer
The Ferocious Few
Sonny and the Sunsets
Leopold and his Fiction
Hottub

With DJ sets from Bagel Ted (Bagel Radio) throughout the day.

More information about the party can be found at TheBayAreaTakeover.com. The party is FREE, but you should RSVP at our web site to receive priority admission. Profiles of all bands and additional details will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Bay Area Takeover is sponsored by Site and Sound, BAGeL Radio, and Tricycle Records. Affordable sponsorship opportunities for the event are still available. Please contact christian@thebaybridged.com for more information. Media inquiries about the event should be directed to thebaybridged@gmail.com.

Visit our Become a Sponsor page for more information about our sponsorship packages.

Highlights from past Bay Area Takeover events:

“[M]ay end up being my favorite part of the week.” The AV Club

“We started off Thursday at the Bay Area Takeover party at Beauty Bar, which was packed, and the Beauty Bar guys said it was their best SXSW day party yet.” — Funeral Pudding

“Definitely one of the best regional events put on every year.” — DoneWaiting.com

“San Francisco rocks Beauty Bar on Thursday.” — Austinist

“Undoubtedly one of the hottest showcases at SXSW this year…The Bay Bridged and Tricycle Records never cease to amaze us. They eat, sleep, and breathe local love.” — The Owl Magazine

See full press coverage of our 2009 and 2008 events.

Inside Stage
11:30 – DJ sets throughout the day by Jacob Fury and Bagel Ted (Bagel Radio)
12:15 – French Miami
1:15 – Two Sheds
2:00 – Sholi
3:00 – The Union Trade
3:45 – The Morning Benders
4:30 – The Frail
5:30 – Mike Relm

Outside Stage
12:00- Dj sets throughout the day by Elise (SomaFM) and Johnny Bravvo
12:45 – The Red Verse
1:30 – Thee Oh Sees
2:30 – Vetiver
3:15 – The Heavenly States
4:15 – Themselves
5:00 – Wallpaper

We’ve got music from 8 great San Francisco bands, all of whom are playing this year’s Takeover event, including tracks from French Miami, Sholi, Vetiver, The Red Verse, Mike Relm, The Union Trade, Two Sheds, and Thee Oh Sees. So make sure you’ve RSVPed for the event and get listening!

Click here to listen to the Bay Area Takeover podcast!

Set times for all of the bands (and a couple of other exciting announcements) will be posted soon!

As always, we wish to thank the invaluable support of Zannel, Max3 and all of our sponsors, without whom this event would not possible.

Mike Relm, Vetiver, The Morning Benders headline six hour unofficial day party during South by Southwest, featuring 13 of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest indie bands

Tricycle Records and The Bay Bridged are proud to announce the second annual Bay Area Takeover, a six hour unofficial day party during the 2009 South by Southwest Music Festival. Taking place on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 from 12pm to 6pm at Austin’s Beauty Bar, the party follows in the tradition of last year’s acclaimed event, with performances by over a dozen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest artists representing a broad cross-section of the Bay’s fertile and diverse music scene.

The show’s headliners–Sub Pop folk-rock masters Vetiver, acclaimed A/V DJ Mike Relm, and indie pop buzz band The Morning Benders–are leaders in forging the Bay Area’s cosmopolitan music identity. They’ll be joined at the Bay Area Takeover by some of the hottest up-and-coming San Francisco groups, like Sholi, whose debut album comes out on Quarterstick/Touch and Go Records on February 17th.

The full list of acts is:

Mike Relm
Vetiver
The Morning Benders
Sholi
Thee Oh Sees
Themselves (newly added!)
The Heavenly States
Wallpaper.
The Frail
Two Sheds
The Union Trade
French Miami
The Red Verse

with DJ sets from Omar (Popscene), Miles (Popscene, Live 105), Elise (Indie Pop Rocks!) and Jacob Fury (Glamour)

Profiles of all of the artists and more information about the party can be found at the newly relaunched TheBayAreaTakeover.com. The party is FREE, but people should RSVP at the web site to receive priority admission.

The Bay Area Takeover is sponsored by Zannel and SomaFM. Affordable sponsorship opportunities for the event are still available. Please contact sponsors@thebayareatakeover.com for more information.