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Birds & Batteries

Indie band from San Francisco, CA · formed 2005

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Shows on record
18
Rooms played
17
Cities
16
Releases
11
Last show
Aug 17, 2012Soda Bar

About

Birds & Batteries is a band from San Francisco, CA, formed in 2005, tagged alt country, indie, indie-pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2006 to 2012, across 17 rooms in 16 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

18 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20061 show
  2. 20088 shows
  3. 20091 show
  4. 20101 show
  5. 20115 shows
  6. 20122 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 17, 2012Soda Bar · San DiegoHeadlinerwith So Many Wizards, Dogcatcher
Jan 5, 2012The Echo · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Summer Darling, Hunting Accident, Baron Von Luxxury
Dec 22, 2011Doug Fir Lounge · PortlandSupportwith Drew Grow & the Pastors' Wives, Kelli Schaefer, Jason Dodson
Oct 30, 2011The Space · TacomaHeadlinerwith Peter Wolf Crier, Goldfinch
Mar 24, 2011Vaudeville Mews · Des MoinesHeadlinerwith Dresden Style, Dustin Smith
Feb 5, 2011Chop Suey · SeattleSupportwith Grand Hallway, Kimo Muraki
Feb 4, 2011The Peabody Waldorf · TacomaSupportwith Goldfinch, Grand Hallway, Kimo Muraki
Jul 11, 2010Café du Nord · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Grand Hallway, The Moanin Dove
Oct 24, 2009Old Ironsides · SacramentoHeadlinerwith Buildings Breeding, Them Hills, Bear Hunter
Dec 1, 2008Café du Nord · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Stripmall Architecture, The Junior Panthers, DJ Elise Nordling
Jul 11, 2008Pour Haus · LouisvilleSupportwith Black Star
Jul 8, 2008Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Black Star
Jul 6, 2008The Penalty Box · ProvidenceSupportwith Black Star
Jul 5, 2008PA's Lounge · SomervilleSupportwith Black Star
Jul 3, 2008Rehab · New York (NYC)Supportwith Black Star
Jul 1, 2008The Red And The Black · WashingtonSupportwith Black Star
Mar 13, 2008Beauty Bar · AustinSupportwith Two Gallants, Film School, Scissors for Lefty, +9
Apr 25, 2006Fort Oregon · BerkeleySupportwith We Be The Echo, Caspian

Where they play

17 rooms in 16 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco2 shows
  • Tacoma2 shows
  • Austin1 show
  • Berkeley1 show
  • Des Moines1 show

and 11 other cities

Releases

11 releases, 2006–2012

  • Stray Light

    2012 · Album

  • Unfold

    2012

  • Friends And Friends Of Friends Volume 5

    2012

  • Untitled

    2011

  • Panorama

    2010 · Album

  • Woodsorama

    2010

  • Up to No Good

    2009 · Ep

  • I'll Never Sleep Again

    2007

  • Nature vs. Nature

    2006

  • Selections From. . . "Nature vs. Nature"

    2006

  • I'll Never Sleep Again

    Album

Lineup

  • Jill Heinke
  • Brian Michelson
  • Mike Sempert
  • Christopher Walsh

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2024-05-21–2024-05-21 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Kevin Sur) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Birds & Batteries — Soda Bar, 2012-08-17
Poster · Soda Bar, 2012-08-17 — Songkick
Birds & Batteries — The Peabody Waldorf, 2011-02-04
Poster · The Peabody Waldorf, 2011-02-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Birds & Batteries on Last.fmArtist facts
Birds & Batteries on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.