Belle and Sebastian

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Ah, to be sitting in a little cafe in the Oberkampf, sipping from a glass of pastis as a French chanteuse fills your ears with acoustic bonbons. For those who can barely afford french fries, let alone a trip to Paris, we have a little bit of the République française here in San Francisco, thanks ... More >>

Obscura-ty

Ah, to be sitting in a little cafe in the Oberkampf, sipping from a glass of pastis as a French chanteuse fills your ears with acoustic bonbons. For those who can barely afford french fries, let alone a trip to Paris, we have a little bit of the République française here in San Francisco, thanks ... More >>

White No Lie

Ah, to be sitting in a little cafe in the Oberkampf, sipping from a glass of pastis as a French chanteuse fills your ears with acoustic bonbons. For those who can barely afford french fries, let alone a trip to Paris, we have a little bit of the République française here in San Francisco, thanks ... More >>

Charting rockers' vigor by their backstage aphrodisiacs:

Ah, to be sitting in a little cafe in the Oberkampf, sipping from a glass of pastis as a French chanteuse fills your ears with acoustic bonbons. For those who can barely afford french fries, let alone a trip to Paris, we have a little bit of the République française here in San Francisco, thanks ... More >>

Bart Davenport

Palaces (Antenna Farm)

Heavenly Choir

Palaces (Antenna Farm)

Hear This

Alejandro Escovedo offers San Francisco keen narrative detail

If It's Not Scottish, It's Crap!

Camera Obscura and that other Scot band

Music Live, Worth the Drive

Hot summer concerts for tastes all along the codger spectrum

Howling with Hagerty; Scottish indie-pop gets brawny

Hot summer concerts for tastes all along the codger spectrum

Belle & Sebastian

The Life Pursuit

Brodreo Drive

It's like a beer commercial. A XXX beer commercial.

Paula Frazer

Leave the Sad Things Behind

Orange Juice

The Glasgow School

In the Year 2005

Like killer bees and cheap labor, this year's music and fashion trends are charging up from the South (by Southwest)

Boogie for Bush!

Dubya and Franz Ferdinand have made it OK for white guys to dance

Girls Gone Mild

If only the SuicideGirls' wildly popular soft-porn Web site translated into a decent stage show

Architecture in Helsinki

Fingers Crossed

Camera Obscura

Under Achievers Please Try Harder

Story-tellers

Rather than whine about themselves, the Decemberists spin archetypal yarns, and indie rockers love them for it

The Ladybug Transistor

The Ladybug Transistor

Isobel Campbell

Amorino

The Clientele

The Violet Hour

The Hunt Is On

The clues to Belle & Sebastian's treasure hunt

Oh, Inverted World

A handful of sleepers to wake up the neighbors

Revenge of the Nerds, Parts One and Two

Hella Rad takes on the trouser mafia; Anagrams spell relief

No Sleep Till Indio

Road trip to Coachella

Various Artists

The Amos House Collection, Volume II (Wishing Tree)

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Belle & Sebastian

Pop Philosophy

Coffee klatch redux; indie-fop bop; guess who this was

Shine a Light

The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association may be ready to go aboveground

Best Place to Read Snarky Comments About the Local Music Scene

SF Indie List

Pop Philosophy

Electronica's new clothes

Pop Philosophy

The difference between "naff" and "wack"

Kings of Convenience

Quiet Is the New Loud (Astralwerks)

Personal Best

What the world needs now is a wholly subjective, occasionally snarky awards ceremony

Love Letters

Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

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Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

Girl Scout

Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

Oakland Blog 'Awesome Pickle' Gets Serious About Microbes

Awesome PicklePickled summer squash with basil.​Pickling can come off as precious, like the Belle and Sebastian of urban homesteading obsessions. Just consider the cute, creatively packaged jars of adorably amateurish giardiniera exchanging hands every holiday season. Of course, anyone who has ... More >>

Last Night: Trashcan Sinatras at Slim's

Last Night: Trashcan Sinatras and Mike Viola Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Slim's Better Than: The Cookie-Monster-on-Ativan noise at the DNA Lounge down the street. Action Jackson​ As we rounded the corner of 11th Street, we saw a huge tour bus with lots of people lingering outside. Good, I thought ... More >>

LCD Soundsystem, Belle & Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene Top Treasure Island Lineup

Christopher VictorioJack White with the Raconteurs at Treasure Island 2008​The lineup for the 2010 Treasure Island Music Festival was unveiled earlier today, and it's every bit as drool-worthy as we had hoped. First: the rumors were right, and Belle & Sebastian is headlining the second day's s ... More >>

Social Studies: Show Preview

Christopher VictorioJack White with the Raconteurs at Treasure Island 2008​The lineup for the 2010 Treasure Island Music Festival was unveiled earlier today, and it's every bit as drool-worthy as we had hoped. First: the rumors were right, and Belle & Sebastian is headlining the second day's s ... More >>

Hear a New Belle & Sebastian Song and Start Getting Excited for Treasure Island

Marisa Privitera​Suddenly, it's fall -- and time to begin serious anticipation of the Treasure Island Music Festival, which will bring an overdose of electronic, indie, Zef-rap, and other sounds to that great sandbar in the bay October 16 and 17. Headlining the second (and more rock-focused) day t ... More >>

San Francisco Love Story

Before founding Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch came here to get healthy. He left with songs, skills, and a promise to return with a band.

Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch Loves S.F., and Why a Music-Based Dating Site Doesn't Work

Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian​In SF Weekly's print edition this week: A look at the impressive lineup for this weekend's Treasure Island Music Festival.My exclusive interview with Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch:  "He didn't know then that this city would shape the course of ... More >>

Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch Does Not Want to Bore You

Carrie Schechter StudiosBelle and Sebastian in the studio for the SF Weekly cover shoot.​In the hour I spoke with Belle and Sebastian singer-songwriter Stuart Murdoch for this week's SF Weekly cover story, we got to talk about a lot of things that I didn't end up using in the larger piece. Ra ... More >>

Treasure Island Day 2: Belle & Sebastian and the National Turn Wet Misery into Rock-Out Joy

Christopher VictorioBroken Social Scene's Kevin Drew crowd-surfs at the end of his set.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day TwoOctober 17, 2010Better than: Listening to '90s alt-rock on your Walkman during a damp walk to school.Well, it rained. But other than that wet little nod from Mother N ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Big Concerts I Saw in 2010, with Gaga, Green Day, Sir Paul, Pavement, and LCD Soundsystem

It just didn't seem right to lump in Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion fare with the cozy goings-on at S.F. dens like Bottom of the Hill and even Great American Music Hall. So, in search of an even comparison, I'm breaking it up: Today, here are the best concerts I saw with more than 5,000 of my fellow h ... More >>