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  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    R.I.P. Davy Jones, 1945 - 2012

    ​Davy Jones of the Monkees, who sang such widely known hits as "Daydream Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville," and "Valleri," died of a heart attack this morning. He was 66. Already a renowned stage performer who'd scored a Tony nomination, Jones auditioned in 1965 to be on a TV show based on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Live Review: Starfucker Asks to Be Taken Seriously While Playing in Drag

    Starfucker Painted Palms Feelings Jan. 6, 2012 Great American Music Hall Better than: Pyramid or Pyramiddd. Look, we all get it. With a name like Starfucker, it's hard to be taken seriously. Nearly any time the band is mentioned, the absurdity of its name comes up. Critics cite it as a reason wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Absolutely Kosher Founder Cory Brown Picks 10 Unsung Releases He (Especially) Loved

    ​[Editor's note: After hearing this week that Berkeley indie label Absolutely Kosher plans to stop releasing new music this fall, we talked to label founder and owner Cory Brown about what happened and wrote a too-long, very bummed-out piece about it. We also asked if Brown would be interested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    R.I.P. R.E.M., Masters of a Beautiful, Eclectic Rock 'n' Roll

    Farewell, then.​ In case you still needed to know the difference between R.E.M. and U2, R.E.M. just broke up and U2 dies only when Bono is put in the ground. Whatever today's (honestly shocking) announcement means about R.E.M.'s 31-year-career, well, what did anything ever mean with this ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    13 Reasons We're Glad We Missed Coachella (Photos)

    What a lovely weekend in S.F.: Open tables at all the Mission's best bars, easy access to prime brunch locales, and short pizza delivery times. Was everyone gone for Coachella? Probably -- but we're glad we weren't, and not just because it was really easy to snag fresh pitchers at Zeitgeist. Here's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Friday Night: Ra Ra Riot & Givers Unleash Sound and Fury at Great American Music Hall

    Ra Ra Riot at Great American Music Hall on Friday​Ra Ra RiotGiversJanuary 21, 2011@ Great American Music HallBetter than: The Sound and the Fury, which haunts my forgotten-homework dreams.In the one-for-all, all-for-one spirit that defines the Ra Ra Riot working philosophy, we interrupt this regul ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    Music-based dating site Tastebuds doesn't work for the iPod generation

    Ra Ra Riot at Great American Music Hall on Friday​Ra Ra RiotGiversJanuary 21, 2011@ Great American Music HallBetter than: The Sound and the Fury, which haunts my forgotten-homework dreams.In the one-for-all, all-for-one spirit that defines the Ra Ra Riot working philosophy, we interrupt this regul ... More >>

  • Music

    July 14, 2010

    Cults' affecting pop is the blogosphere's latest darling

    Ra Ra Riot at Great American Music Hall on Friday​Ra Ra RiotGiversJanuary 21, 2011@ Great American Music HallBetter than: The Sound and the Fury, which haunts my forgotten-homework dreams.In the one-for-all, all-for-one spirit that defines the Ra Ra Riot working philosophy, we interrupt this regul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Are the Grateful Dead Really the Great American Band?

    Jay BlakesbergThe essence of America?​What is the Great American Band?This was a question posed by esteemed rock writer Michael Azerrad over the past July 4th weekend. After due consideration of Fugazi, R.E.M., the Replacements (whom we're obviously fond of/indebted to), and others, Azerrad settle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    New Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Film From FolkYeah's Britt Govea

    ​Now this is a match made in heaven (aka Big Sur). Bonnie 'Prince' Billy helped indie music promoter Britt Govea, the guy behind (((FolkYeah))), start doing those amazing shows along the coast by agreeing to be one of his first bookings. Govea started setting up shows for Billy in Big Sur and has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Last Night: The Tallest Man on Earth and The Nurses at The Independent

    Joseph Schell​The Tallest Man on Earth and The NursesThe IndependentMay 09, 2010Better than: Pie. But not momma's homemade pie. Nothing beats that.Here are a few things fans who came to The Independent learned about The Tallest Man on Earth:- He knows how to make music. From the moment h ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Yeasayer pushes into new weird pop

    Joseph Schell​The Tallest Man on Earth and The NursesThe IndependentMay 09, 2010Better than: Pie. But not momma's homemade pie. Nothing beats that.Here are a few things fans who came to The Independent learned about The Tallest Man on Earth:- He knows how to make music. From the moment h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    It's Time to Stop Hating Hipsters

    Photo from Look At This Fucking Hipster​It seems everyone on the Internet is currently either ragging on hipsters or arguing they don't exist. Even Joe Mande, the Williamsburg comedian whose hugely popular (and hilarious) Tumblr blog, Look At This Fucking Hipster was recently made into a book, got ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Nine Under the Radar Music Venues: Buses, Caves, Book Stores

    John BensonThe Bus​San Francisco is bursting at the seams with live music nearly every night of the week. There are shows at slimy bars and at major music venues across town, concerts with fees through Ticketmaster and ones with wristbands presented at the door. And while that is all fine and good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Over the Weekend: New Villager at Lowerdeck

    ​New VillagerSaturday, Jan. 24, 2010LowerdeckPhotos by Katie Bachner Better than: Being at a venue where you aren't encouraged to draw on the walls.Just when you think you've seen everything, a band puts on a show at a space that immerses you in their world--your eyes, ears, and even nose at the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Track of the Day: The Present

    The Present's sonic collages would sound so good through the pristine speakers at Audium, our very special San Francisco theater made for appreciating audio art. If you were sitting there in Audium's darkness, you could truly hear the individual blurts of repetitive machine hums and sound effects th ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    King Sunny Adé's legnthy reign

    The Present's sonic collages would sound so good through the pristine speakers at Audium, our very special San Francisco theater made for appreciating audio art. If you were sitting there in Audium's darkness, you could truly hear the individual blurts of repetitive machine hums and sound effects th ... More >>

  • Music

    November 12, 2008

    Gang Gang Dance shapes the fate of the dancefloor.

    The Present's sonic collages would sound so good through the pristine speakers at Audium, our very special San Francisco theater made for appreciating audio art. If you were sitting there in Audium's darkness, you could truly hear the individual blurts of repetitive machine hums and sound effects th ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2008

    Bay Area Picks for SXSW

    The Present's sonic collages would sound so good through the pristine speakers at Audium, our very special San Francisco theater made for appreciating audio art. If you were sitting there in Audium's darkness, you could truly hear the individual blurts of repetitive machine hums and sound effects th ... More >>

  • Music

    February 20, 2008

    Noise Pop Preview: Quick Picks

    The Present's sonic collages would sound so good through the pristine speakers at Audium, our very special San Francisco theater made for appreciating audio art. If you were sitting there in Audium's darkness, you could truly hear the individual blurts of repetitive machine hums and sound effects th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2007

    SF Weekly Best Albums Of 2007 : Jennifer Maerz Rounds Them Up

    The Present's sonic collages would sound so good through the pristine speakers at Audium, our very special San Francisco theater made for appreciating audio art. If you were sitting there in Audium's darkness, you could truly hear the individual blurts of repetitive machine hums and sound effects th ... More >>

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    Best CDs of 2007

    The Present's sonic collages would sound so good through the pristine speakers at Audium, our very special San Francisco theater made for appreciating audio art. If you were sitting there in Audium's darkness, you could truly hear the individual blurts of repetitive machine hums and sound effects th ... More >>

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    Gimme Indie Rock!

    Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2007

    Abe Vigoda Plays SF's ATA Tonight

    Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    Honest Abe

    Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

  • Music

    April 18, 2007

    Another Marley makes his mark in the reggae business

    Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

  • Music

    April 11, 2007

    Targeted Delays

    Deerhunter ups pop's creep factor with reverb to spare

  • Music

    February 28, 2007

    Let's Talk This Out

    BARR attempts to understand everything

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    It Was a Year Of ...

    Well, lots of things, actually

  • Culture

    October 25, 2006

    My Space

    Simone Shubuck's revealing art isn't your standard garden of Earthly delights

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Bryter Layter

    Folk mama Vashti Bunyan scores a hit, 35 years after her first album

  • Music

    May 10, 2006

    Indie Dim Sum

    The Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival offers tasty treats from the underground

  • Music

    April 5, 2006

    The Birth of BOCA

    SF venue brings new hope for cutting-edge dance music

  • Music

    July 27, 2005

    Reviews Reviewed

    This Week: Aquarius Records' Web site

  • Music

    January 26, 2005

    Armageddon It

    Oakland noise nuts Axolotl school us in aliens, hash, and the end of the world as we know it

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