Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

S.F.'s Extra Classic Tastefully Updates Dub and Reggae Sounds

Still, Silent, Sexy – and Unsettling

Sunday Night: Casiotone Says Goodbye to the Painfully Alone, Plays Last-Ever Show at Bottom of the Hill

​Casiotone for the Painfully AloneDecember 5, 2010 @ Bottom of The Hill Better than: Guitartone for the obnoxiously popular. After more than a decade and a half of satisfying our needs for glitchy synth-pop and lyrical wit, Casiotone for The Painfully Alone commemorated his lucky thirteenth anni ... More >>

Tuesday's Pick: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Hannah Persson​Casiotone for the Painfully AloneOtoutoBar 3558 p.m.A lot of bands struggle to keep their shit together and eventually part ways, and Owen Ashworth admits that he's found himself feeling a little bit jealous. Specifically about the part where the musicians move on to other projects. ... More >>

San Francisco Popfest Returns

​After taking several years off, San Francisco Popfest returned with a vengeance last year, and the momentum has helped organizers put together another stellar lineup. The four-day fest, which launches on Thursday, May 27, at the Rickshaw Stop, features a mix of local, national, and international ... More >>

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 >>

Art House

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 >>

Donkey Show

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 >>

Award Show Guide

Americana/Folk/Country DJ/Turntablist Electro/Electronic/Experimental Hard Rock Hip Hop Indie Rock/Noise Pop Jazz Soul/R&B World Music Music Video

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Americana/Folk/Country DJ/Turntablist Electro/Electronic/Experimental Hard Rock Hip Hop Indie Rock/Noise Pop Jazz Soul/R&B World Music Music Video

Haunted Happenings

Where to scare

House of Tudor

Proto-punk European street music and neo-cabaret, Hasidic reinterpretations of Ice-T, and a shot at Paradise

House Of Tudor

Uncomfortable with Sadness

Reel World

Scumrock and 25 -- A Brief History of the Festival

Going to Bat for Bonds; Weighty Issues; Last Dance

Letters from September 13, 2000

Love Machine

A boy and his Casio set up shop in Heartbreak Hotel