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Brian Eno

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Weekend Parties: A-Trak, Suzanne Kraft and SFV Acid, Robert James, and More

    Another week, another crop of parties. As usual, that means another paragraph of meaningless boilerplate. That's right, instead of talking about the weather, or incidental details, we've decided to go meta. Well, for two sentences at least. Anyway, this weekend has got quite a few exciting parties t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    R.I.P. Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, 1948-2012

    While previous diagnoses of the death of disco have come off as somewhat premature in the wake of countless rivals, it now seems we're a step closer to a definite end. Donna Summer, the vocalist known as the "queen of disco," has died of cancer at the age of 63. A five-time Grammy award winner, her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Signal to Noise: 10 Tracks from Forward-Thinking Local Producers

    San Francisco hasn't exactly been a hotbed of activity for cutting-edge dance music in the past 10 years. The city still has a ways to go, but the past year or so has seen the rise of a crop of producers that are breathing new life into the Bay Area music scene. Here are 10 tracks from local produce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Forget Iron Maiden for Babies, or Mozart -- Raymond Scott Still Has the Best Lullaby Record

    ​Last night, as I put our 23-month-old twins to bed and flipped on A Child's Gift of Lullabies, or Sleepytime Lullabies, or Sing Me to Sleep, or Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fat Joe, or Baby's Dental Drill from the Pure White Noise series, or whatever the heck CD is sonically drugging ... More >>

  • Music

    June 15, 2011

    Fresh Times for Mission Recording Studio Different Fur

    ​Last night, as I put our 23-month-old twins to bed and flipped on A Child's Gift of Lullabies, or Sleepytime Lullabies, or Sing Me to Sleep, or Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fat Joe, or Baby's Dental Drill from the Pure White Noise series, or whatever the heck CD is sonically drugging ... More >>

  • Film

    May 11, 2011

    Arthouse Movie Listings for May 11-17, 2011

    ​Last night, as I put our 23-month-old twins to bed and flipped on A Child's Gift of Lullabies, or Sleepytime Lullabies, or Sing Me to Sleep, or Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fat Joe, or Baby's Dental Drill from the Pure White Noise series, or whatever the heck CD is sonically drugging ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    A Conversation with Underworld: 'Digital in Music is a Necessary Evil'

    Underworld​Underworld's Rick Smith and Karl Hyde rose to prominence in the post-acid house electronic music scene of the '90s by rendering the undulating tones of proggy, tech-house into lush sonic landscapes. The U.K. group's 1996 track, "Born Slippy (Nuxx)," featured in the film Trainspotting, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    MGMT and Francis and the Lights at the Fox Theater

    Jen Cash of Calibree PhotographyMGMT Francis and the Lights July 21, 2010 Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Hearing "Time to Pretend" out in the world for the 765th time.​ A great many MGMT listeners wondered what the hell the band was thinking when it followed Oracular Spectacular -- a debut al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Exclusive: DJ Mini-Mix by Phoenix and Lampen the Laptop Hero

    Phoenix​Not to make a big deal out it, but much of the coverage of local DJs and producers on this blog has been almost entirely about males. We know there are lots of ladies out there DJing, making tunes, and doing the damn thing on a regular basis, but we'd be lying if we said we're not having t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Maus Haus

    ​Like many of San Francisco's best acts, Maus Haus is tough to pin down stylistically. The group's idiosyncratic lyrics are matched with orchestral electronic arrangements reminiscent of Krautrock, Bollywood soundtracks, and Brian Eno's best work. The group's upcoming release, Sea-Sides, like its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Moomaw

    Jenni Anne​The word "psychedelic" has been used far too loosely lately for just about anything that sounds out of the ordinary. San Francisco folk singer and sometimes band Moomaw actually fits that tag, though. Moomaw is solo artist Nathan Moomaw and a collection of friends and collaborators who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    EpiscoDisco hits Grace Cathedral on Sat.​The holidays make everyone broke. First there's all the money you spend on loved ones, and then there's all the money you spend drinking as you think about all the money you spent on loved ones. Luckily, you can still give yourself the gift of entertainment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Eric 'Doc' Smith Tosses Hat Into Increasingly Crowded District 10 Ring

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2009

    Gui Boratto gives techno a tender '80s crush

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    New doc reveals many of Scott Walker’s mysteries

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Music

    November 5, 2008

    In its search for lasting love, rock lost its libido

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2008

    Gobbling Psychedelics with Stars of the Lid

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Music

    January 23, 2008

    Yeasayer: riding the blog buzz on inventive pop

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    CD Review: Joy Division -- Expanded Reissues

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Music

    October 31, 2007

    Ex-Tussle head Alexis Georgopoulos Goes for Brian Eno-esque Ambience with Arp

    Eric "Doc" SmithEric "Doc" Smith -- a musician and environmental activist who those keeping track of such things have noticed showing up at an increasing number of politically important events and standing on the podium side of a growing tally of City Hall demonstrations -- told SF Weekly this morni ... More >>

  • Music

    September 12, 2007

    No Age

    Weirdo Rippers (Fat Cat)

  • Music

    June 27, 2007

    French electro-rock luminary Richard Pinhas graces the States

    Weirdo Rippers (Fat Cat)

  • Music

    May 23, 2007

    They coulda been OutKasts: Kentucky's CunninLynguists

    Weirdo Rippers (Fat Cat)

  • Music

    January 24, 2007

    Robbers on High Street steal from the NY sound

    Weirdo Rippers (Fat Cat)

  • Music

    August 16, 2006

    The Italian Job

    Local imprint offers prog-rock masterworks from Italia's other Renaissance

  • Home Entertainment

    February 1, 2006

    Like Star Trek With Worms

    Local imprint offers prog-rock masterworks from Italia's other Renaissance

  • Home Entertainment

    January 18, 2006

    Swindled Art

    Local imprint offers prog-rock masterworks from Italia's other Renaissance

  • Culture

    January 26, 2005

    Artbeat

    Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Bouncer

    Our new music columnist looks askance at a woodsy ambient mystical gathering

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2004

    Bill Thrills

    A week of Murray mania

  • Listen Up

    March 17, 2004

    A Jury of Their Peers

    We asked two local musicians to sound off on the latest and greatest from their fellow practitioners.

  • Music

    April 9, 2003

    James Chance

    Irresistible Impulse

  • Music

    October 23, 2002

    Cynthia Dall

    Sound Restores Young Men (Drag City)

  • Film

    October 2, 2002

    Fun Down There

    Sex without death in gay director Todd Wilson's Under One Roof

  • Music

    October 2, 2002

    Boom Bip

    Seed to Sum (Lex)

  • Music

    June 12, 2002

    Concentrick

    Lucid Dreaming (Emperor Jones)

  • Music

    January 16, 2002

    Sound Bites

    For over 10 years, Mandible Chatter has explored the outskirts of experimental music

  • Music

    January 3, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    Blasthaus; Hot Rodney's Bar and Grill

  • Film

    March 22, 2000

    Desperately Seeking Anima

    Blasthaus; Hot Rodney's Bar and Grill

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    House Of Tudor

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Music

    July 14, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Music

    March 17, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Music

    September 30, 1998

    Hear This

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Music

    August 19, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Music

    June 10, 1998

    House of Tudor

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Calendar

    June 5, 1996

    Night+Day

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Music

    May 1, 1996

    The Flying Nun

    Former punker Alejandro Escovedo returns to the roots of rock

  • Music

    November 29, 1995

    Recordings

    Former punker Alejandro Escovedo returns to the roots of rock

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    Senses Working Overtime

    From Audium to the Wave Organ and Ye Olde Pizza Joynt, little-known local sites turn music into an assault on all the senses

  • Music

    July 12, 1995

    Dubbed Dialogue

    The legacy of dub on the U.K.'s Massive Attack and Omar

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