A Place to Bury Strangers

Ty Segall Has Inspired a New Guitar Pedal From Death By Audio

You know you're a guitar hero when effects makers look to you for new effects pedal ideas. And while we've (all) known for a long time that former S.F. rocker Ty Segall* was a legit six-string slayer, yet another coronation was just announced: Brooklyn's Death By Audio is making a brand-new, limited ... More >>

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The Six Best Concerts in the Bay Area This Week

6. A Place to Bury Strangers @ the Independent, Wednesday, Nov. 7 In a city overflowing with notable musicians, earning the informal title of "Loudest Band in New York" is no small potatoes. But that's what Brooklyn outfit A Place to Bury Strangers is often called, and it's an honorific the trio has ... More >>

Phantom Kicks and Holy Spirits Haunt Milk Bar

Phantom Kicks. Get it?​Phantom KicksHoly SpiritsMutual BenefitSteffalooJanuary 20, 2011@ Milk Better than: Attending a sermon about the Father, the Daughter, and the Holy Sneakers Holy Spirits​What kind of chutzpah does it take to name your band Holy Spirits? A deeply solemn kind, if Aaron Hodg ... More >>

There Are Only Three SF Bands on the 2011 SXSW List So Far -- And You've Probably Heard All of Them

​Put this in your still-illicit pipe and smoke it: The early list of bands invited to perform at SXSW 2011 came out this week, and San Francisco's music scene isn't well represented.There are only three S.F. artists invited so far -- John Vanderslice, Dredg, and Mark Eitzel.All of them are already ... More >>

Wild Nothing Gets a Dance-Happy Popscene Crowd Swooning

​Wild Nothing@ Popscene September 16, 2010 Virginia's Wild Nothing probably could have picked a more appropriate venue for its San Francisco live debut. This Pitchfork-adored new wave outfit seemed as humble and shy-spoken as C86-influenced bands come. And the band's jangly bedroom po ... More >>

Naked Bike Ride, Sonny & The Sunsets, 'I Get What I Want And Always Get It Again!'

The Prids​Oh you lucky Bay Area dweller. There is a glut of good, cheap shows this weekend - with bands playing light and jangly pop, crunchy psychedelic noise, and nearly everything in between. Get out of your bar-closest-to-home funk and explore all the great local venues you don't patronize eno ... More >>

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