Or, the Whale, a sprawling septet of slide guitars, accordions, washboards, and beyond, began drawing attention when the band released its first album, Light Poles and Pines, in May. Filled with danceable, country-charged rock, reflective ballads, and indie-pop gems, the debut was received warmly by local media, and was even mentioned on VH1's Best Week Ever and a blog for USA Today. Listeners fell hard for Or, the Whale's thrilling four-part vocal harmonies at boisterous live shows, and the band, still in its public infancy, has developed a well-deserved local following.
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Zeph & Azeem
Honeycut
J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science
Kelley Stoltz
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Alex 'Zanders' Andreas — Boom Boom Room
Kevin Arnold — Noise Pop
Monika Bernstein, William Linn — Blasthaus
Will Bronson — SMC Recordings
Christian Cunningham, Ben Van Houten — The Bay Bridged
Marshall Lamm — Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
Jennifer Maerz — Music Editor, SF Weekly
Audra Morse — Incredibly Strange Wrestling, Thee Parkside
Ryan Romana — Six Degrees Records
Katy St. Clair — Bouncer columnist, SF Weekly
Special thanks to the following: Lotus Vodka: presenting sponsor
Vespa San Francisco, Going.com,
SF Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology, Varcose Travel Incentives: sponsors
SF Weekly 2007 Music Awards Staff
Executive Producer: Josh Fromson
Producer: Sunset Promotions
and Tania Celante
Associate Producer: Jennifer Maerz
Web Maestro: David Downs
Editorial Operations Manager: Vicky Walker
Writers: Eric K. Arnold, Jonah Bayer, Grant Brissey, John Garmon, Michael Alan Goldberg, John Graham, Evan James, Maya Kroth, Mark Keresman, Toph One, Tamara Palmer,Frances Reade, Mike Rowell, Dan Strachota, Ben Westhoff
Art Director: Darrick Rainey
Layout Editor: Audrey Fukuman
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