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• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 23, 2011

  "The Pomplamoose Revolution"

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2012 Stories by Ian S. Port

• Camper Van Beethoven: Show Preview

  published December 26, 2012

  Long before David Lowery made himself famous for that searing takedown of a certain NPR intern (who'd blithely asserted that she had never paid... More >>

• Bobby Joe Ebola Laments the Indignities of Dog Shit in "Blues Turn Brown"

  published Dec 21, 2012

  Recession stories: Many people have 'em, and some are worse than others. Here's one from local funnymen Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits about the sad, shitty things one must do to make ren... More >>

• Noise Pop Adds Starfucker, Ramona Falls, and More to 2013 Lineup

  published Dec 20, 2012

  After last week's announcement of the first batch of artists for the 2013 festival, Noise Pop is back already with more additions. New acts include Starfucker, the Thermals, and Califone, plus a few l... More >>

• Will the Residents Sell Any of Their $100,000 Box Setsr

  published Dec 18, 2012

  Anyone familiar with the Residents expects a particularly thorough brand of mind-fuckery from the San Francisco musicians/art-misfits. But there's mind-fuckery, and then there's selling a giant box se... More >>

• Amazing Video: A-1 Raps in S.F. Streets Amid Post-World Series Chaos

  published Dec 18, 2012

  As settings for music videos go, this is one of the more interesting ideas we've seen: S.F. MC A-1 (aka Adam Traore) filmed this video for "Double Dose" in the streets of San Francisco right after the... More >>

• Top 9 Trends in Local Music From 2012

  published December 19, 2012

  Well, 2012 was fun, eh? We paid almost nothing for our music (but argued about it a lot), finally saw Metallica play Golden Gate Park, and went... More >>

• Churches: Show Preview

  published December 19, 2012

  Band break-ups are not always completely sad. The dissolution of local indie-rock fave Port O'Brien paved the way for two promising new... More >>

• Noise Pop 2013 Early Lineup: Amon Tobin, Toro Y Moi, Thao Nguyen, and More

  published Dec 13, 2012

  There's a chill in the air and the skies are intermittently cloudy, so it must be getting close to time for the Noise Pop festival, rightr Well, yes: Today, organizers announced the first installment ... More >>

• Win Tickets to See Beats Antique, Deadmau5, and More at Tahoe's SnowGlobe Music Festival

  published Dec 13, 2012

  Wait... who says festival season has to end just 'cause it's winterr They've clearly never heard of SnowGlobe Music Festival, a three-day musical gathering in South Lake Tahoe starting Dec. 29 that fe... More >>

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  The 20 Best San Francisco Concerts of 2012, According to Us

  published Dec 13, 2012

  Whether you preferred the dancefloor at Mighty, the plush environs of Bimbo's 365 Club, or the dewy late-night fields of Outside Lands, there were plenty of great concerts in San Francisco and the Bay... More >>

• Rrazz Room Owners Suing Hotel Nikko, Alleging Racism

  published Dec 12, 2012

  The owners of the Rrazz Room -- a posh, cabaret-style club in Union Square that hosts live jazz and R&B, among other events -- are suing their landlord, the Hotel Nikko, saying the hotel's managers to... More >>

• Murderous Music: On David Bazan's Brutally Suggestive "Second Best"

  published Dec 11, 2012

  The tradition of the murder ballad goes back a long way in music -- Nick Cave did a chilling album of them if you need a primer -- for the same reason we read novels about murder all the time: Violent... More >>

• Amazing CGI Music Video Has Misanthropic Robots Taking Over San Francisco

  published Dec 11, 2012

  What would happen if District 9 happened in the City the by the Bayr It'd look something like this new clip for "My Revenge," from local rockers King Loses Crown. The super high-quality clip shows a S... More >>

• Thrill Jockey Records Celebrates 20 Uncertain Years of Wild Music

  published December 12, 2012

  On paper, at the beginning, it would not have seemed the most probable of music-industry success stories: one former major label exec named... More >>

• The Soft Moon: Show Preview

  published December 12, 2012

  The Soft Moon is the project of one Luis Vasquez, who just might be the Bay Area's leading purveyor of gloomy, grayscale synth-punk. The... More >>

• John C. Reilly to Perform with Lavender Diamond at the Chapel

  published Dec 10, 2012

  So Lavender Diamond, the musical vehicle of L.A.'s nectar-voiced Becky Stark, is playing at new Mission venue the Chapel tomorrow night (Tuesday, Dec. 11). The bill also includes local folk singer Jes... More >>

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  Jack White Turns Up the Volume at Live 105's Not So Silent Night, 12/7/12

  published Dec 08, 2012

  Jack White, The Shins, Metric, and Of Monsters and Men Live 105's Not So Silent Night Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 Oracle Arena Better than: Wearing a Santa costume in public. Let's be grateful that there... More >>

• Noise Pop 2013 Festival Dates Announced; S.F. Artist Jay Howell Does Rad New Artwork

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Noise Pop, S.F.'s O.G. homegrown independent music festival, is turning of age next year -- 21 years old, if you can believe it. (We certainly can, having covered the shit out of Noise Pop's 20th Anni... More >>

• Why Did Christopher Owens Leave Girlsr Too Many People

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Many of us were quite surprised earlier this year when Christopher Owens, frontman of the acclaimed S.F. band Girls, suddenly announced his departure. After laying low for a while (and doing some mode... More >>

• Napster-Hating Metallica Comes to Jesus, Er, Spotify

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Nearly 13 years after suing Napster, the filesharing site that started it all, the grouchy old men of Metallica have had a come-to-Jesus of sorts with the power of the Interwebz: Today, drummer Lars U... More >>

• R.I.P. Dave Brubeck, Legendary Bay Area Jazzman

  published Dec 05, 2012

  Dave Brubeck, the Bay Area-born jazz pianist who left an indelible artistic and commercial mark on the music, has died. He was 91. Brubeck passed away Wednesday morning in Norwalk, Conn., of heart fa... More >>

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  The 5 Best Concerts in San Francisco This Week

  published Dec 05, 2012

  Dum Dum Girls @ Fox Theater, Thursday, Dec, 6 Kristin "Dee Dee" Gundred's yelping on Grand Ole Party's stomping blues-punk already cemented her as an indie rock lifer (and worthy Beth Ditto successor)... More >>

• Fleetwood Mac Is Coming Back to the Bay Area Next Year

  published Dec 04, 2012

  It's no longer a Rumour: Fleetwood Mac, '70s pop juggernaut, cocaine-abuse-story generator, and creator of the amazing Tusk, is reforming for a tour next year -- and the band is stopping in what was o... More >>

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  Outside Lands Announces 2013 Festival Dates

  published Dec 04, 2012

  The Outside Lands music festival isn't going anywhere -- in fact it's looking to get even bigger in future years. And organizers just announced the dates for next year's festival in Golden Gate Park. ... More >>

• So the Kreayshawn and V-Nasty Friendship Looks Over For Now

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Talk about White Girl problems. Lat year, Oakland-via-L.A. rap upstart Kreayshawn had a beef with her friend, lookalike, and White Girl Mob member Lil Debbie. Now, she's feuding with the third Mob me... More >>