Bob Mould

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Countdown to Noise Pop: 22 Days

Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

Fandemonium

Idle Worship with KISS, Nancy Sinatra, Camille Paglia, and Chevy Chase

Noise Pop Teams With Wente Vineyards

Rocket Fuel, Straight Up: Kool Keith We've always thought of indie rock as being perfectly matched with cheap beer, rotgut whisky, and hangover-inducing vodka. And certainly, you'll find a lot of two-buck Chuck in the places where musicians live. But now, you can have a nice merlot or cabernet along ... More >>

Saturday Night: Bob Mould and Mark Eitzel at the Swedish American Hall

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

Recordings

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

Noise Pop fosters industry while playing it safe

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

Unknown facts about Noise Pop performers

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

Breaking the Mould

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

Swervedriver returns from shoegazer history

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

Bob Mould: No love lost for Husker Du days

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

The Indie Mould

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

Bob MouldBob Mould and Mark Eitzel Swedish American Hall February 28, 2009 Review by Vicky Walker Better Than: All those weedy so-called "emo" musicians who wouldn't recognize tragedy if it bought them a beer. Misery loves company, it's said, so I'm not surprised to see a sellout crowd at the Swed ... More >>

The Lowdown

Stuck for ideas? These events should keep you busy till Christmas.

The 40-Year-Old Solo Artists

Bob Mould and Paul Weller each have new records that prove they're as vital as ever -- without their old bands

Kevin Salem

Ecstatic (Future Farmer)

Hook in Her Head

Confessional singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh reunites with the Throwing Muses

The Old New Media Blues

The singer-songwriter hasn't died. He's just gone online.

Reviews

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Night + Day

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Riff Raff

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Du Me

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SFO3 1996

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Samples

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Last Night: Loney, Dear at Bottom of the Hill

Words by Jenna Humphrey (photo by Peter Beste) Loney DearMay 15, 2009Bottom of the Hill Better Than: Pretending that you actually like to play beer pong. It happens. Music that seems young and raw initially sounds like adult contemporary soft rock the more you hear it. Furthermore, you st ... More >>

Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar Plan Kerouac Tribute Show in S.F.

Autumn de WildeJay Farrar (left) and Ben Gibbard​We reported earlier that Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Son Volt's Jay Farrar teamed up on the soundtrack to a new Jack Kerouac documentary, One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. (The movie and the soundtrack come out Oct. 20). Now th ... More >>

Noise Pop matches orchestras with pop acts and art with sound

Autumn de WildeJay Farrar (left) and Ben Gibbard​We reported earlier that Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Son Volt's Jay Farrar teamed up on the soundtrack to a new Jack Kerouac documentary, One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. (The movie and the soundtrack come out Oct. 20). Now th ... More >>

Tonight: Bob Mould Flour Water = A Roomful of Bears

nolageek/Flickr ​Bob Mould DJ Night Where: Flour Water, 2401 Harrison (at 20th St.), 826-7000 When: Tonight, May 2, 5 p.m.-? Cost: Free The rundown: Move over Colicchio, this city's got a new hirsute hero. Former Hüsker Dü frontman and current bear icon Bob Mould is collaborating with ... More >>

Bob Mould, Hüsker Dü Figurehead and Bear Icon, Is DJing at Flour Water Tonight

Bob Mould in S.F. tonight.​He's almost like a regular DJ around these parts nowadays, but tonight, Bob Mould is dropping tunes at an S.F. nightspot that isn't the Stud.

Something to Dü

Bob Mould in S.F. tonight.​He's almost like a regular DJ around these parts nowadays, but tonight, Bob Mould is dropping tunes at an S.F. nightspot that isn't the Stud.

See Husker Du's Bob Mould at the Booksmith Tonight

Bob Mould, tonight at The Booksmith.​In case you missed the post from our pals over at SF Weekly's arts and culture blog The Exhibitionist, Hüsker Dü and legendary crank Bob Mould will be making an appearance at The Booksmith tonight, reading from his memoir See a Little Light: The Trail of ... More >>

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2011: Robert Plant, Thurston Moore, Broken Social Scene, and More

Broken Social Scene is one of more than 90 acts playing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year.​ The lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is out, and good luck figuring out whom to call the "headliner." For the festival's 11th year, organizers have put together another insane ... More >>

Win Tickets to See Bob Mould in Conversation with Shepard Fairey at Herbst Theatre

Bob Mould​ And now for something a little different: Later this month, the esteemed Noise Pop organization is teaming up with City Arts and Lectures for what sounds to us like a freaking awesome conversation: Bob Mould interviewed by Shepard Fairey. Yep, that's the Bob Mould -- most notably ... More >>

Music Links: Secret Alley Show This Weekend, a Chat with Bob Mould, and More

via The Owl MagShepard Fairey and Bob Mould in conversation.​ There's a special show at the Secret Alley this weekend featuring local bands Lilac, Melted Toys, Talk Normal, and a special guest. Who is it? A good local band that's getting attention from around the world. [The Bay Bridged] Anot ... More >>

Dum Dum Girls Break Out of Their Surf-Pop Formula -- Barely -- at Great American Music Hall

Dum Dum Girls at Great American Music Hall last night. Photo by the author, more after the jump.​ Dum Dum Girls Crocodiles Oct. 4, 2011 Great American Music Hall Better than: Best Coast -- sometimes, anyway. The problem with reverb-drenched, girl-group-derived, shoegaze-descended guitar pop ... More >>

A Cold-Stricken J Mascis Talks About Dinosaur Jr. Playing Loud, SF Hippies, and the Relative Inferiority of Bug

Dinosaur Jr. plays the Fillmore this Thursday.​ The person whose job it is to get musicians to say interesting things over the phone already faces something of a challenge when interviewing J Mascis, singer-guitarist of Dinosaur Jr., and O.G. slacker of legendary proportions. Since the '80s, M ... More >>

Noise Pop 2012 Lineup: The Flaming Lips, Sleigh Bells, Bob Mould, and More Added

The Flaming Lips: Ringing in Noise Pop's 20th year.​ The final More additions to the lineup for Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary festival were released moments ago, and they were worth the wait: Topping the 2012 bill are the Flaming Lips -- who also played Noise Pop in '98, just before finding a ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

The Flaming Lips: Ringing in Noise Pop's 20th year.​ The final More additions to the lineup for Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary festival were released moments ago, and they were worth the wait: Topping the 2012 bill are the Flaming Lips -- who also played Noise Pop in '98, just before finding a ... More >>