Ben Bridwell

Band of Horses Fend Off a Critical Backlash

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Pretty Ponies

Band of Horses makes a run for college rock

Over the Weekend: Band of Horses at The Independent

​Band of Horses @ The Independent May 29, 2010 Better than: A warm night in San Francisco. Ben Bridwell has made it clear he is a man of few words. After "hello" and "thank you" the Band of Horses frontman passed up any further opportunity for small talk Saturday night, and instead, powered r ... More >>

Friday Night: Band of Horses at the Greek Theatre

SF Weekly photographer Richard Haick was mugged -- and all his photo gear taken -- while walking through Berkeley on the way to Friday's show. So this isn't a picture of Band of Horses playing at the Greek Theatre.​Band of Horses Darker My Love Admiral Radley  September 24, 201 ... More >>

A Stoned Moan with J Mascis and Several Shades of Why

​ This week's joint: J Mascis' Several Shades Of Why ​Behind the Buzz: To Dinosaur Jr. fans, the idea of a J Mascis acoustic album fails to spring unbidden into the mind's ear. On blunderbuss masterpieces like 1987's You're Living All Over Me, mainman Mascis founded a durably influential heavy ... More >>