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Coachella 2009 Dates Announced

Bonnaroo Lineup Announced

BruceSpringsteen.netThe BossBreak out the Sharpie and circle your calendars. The lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival has just been announced, and suffice to say Woodstock and Lollapalooza have nothing on this. Just when you thought the four-day music and arts extravaganza, held on a farm in rural ... More >>

The Wanderers

BruceSpringsteen.netThe BossBreak out the Sharpie and circle your calendars. The lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival has just been announced, and suffice to say Woodstock and Lollapalooza have nothing on this. Just when you thought the four-day music and arts extravaganza, held on a farm in rural ... More >>

Last Night: Devendra Banhart at the Independent

Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

Outside Lands Festival Adds Marquee Names to Its Lineup: Wilco, Manu Chao, and Beck, and many more

Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

Big Sad Men

Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

Don't Call It a Comeback

The Stooges succumb to The Weirdness

Repertory Film Listings

The Stooges succumb to The Weirdness

Chewy Marzolo's b-day and bands, Heavy Trash's wretched rock, and the return of goth pinups Bauhaus

The Stooges succumb to The Weirdness

Various Artists

Wedding Crashers: Music From and Inspired by the Film

No Sleep Till Indio

Road trip to Coachella

Our picks for Spectrum, the weekend’s big dance party

Road trip to Coachella

Coachella Brings Pavement, Jay-Z, Them Crooked Vultures, Thom Yorke, and Girls Together

PavementMarcus Roth © 1999​Pavement's first West Coast date of its 2010 reunion tour was announced today, as the Coachella lineup went live with the indie rock giants as Sunday's big headliner. The news will likely send the group's many geeked out fans into organizing the So Cal caravans for the ... More >>

Pavement To Play the Greek June 25

​We've just confirmed with Another Planet that Pavement is indeed taking its reunion to the Bay Area, a couple months after the band plays Coachella. On June 25th the band will play the Greek Theatre. The supporting act is yet to be announced, and tickets--which we imagine will disappear real quic ... More >>

Big San Francisco Reunion News: Faith No More to Play the Warfield

​Mike Patton has sparked a million crazy music projects over the decades, not to mention an uncompromisingly eclectic record label, but he'll perhaps always have his biggest following in fans of Faith No More, the San Francisco hard-rock-and-then-some act he became the frontman for in the late '80 ... More >>

Local Acts on the Big Festival Circuit: Who's Playing Where

www.joshuabrott.comBassnectar​One measure of musical success is being invited to one of the premiere music fests in the U.S. Among the most established and prestigious, of course, are Bonnaroo, Coachella, and All Tomorrow's Parties, the latter having the added cred of being curated by a different ... More >>

Going to Coachella vs. the S.F. staycation

www.joshuabrott.comBassnectar​One measure of musical success is being invited to one of the premiere music fests in the U.S. Among the most established and prestigious, of course, are Bonnaroo, Coachella, and All Tomorrow's Parties, the latter having the added cred of being curated by a different ... More >>

If You're Hitting Coachella, Do Not Miss Die Antwoord

My buddy Kelly recently introduced me to the brilliant art hoax/ridiculously catchy/recently signed to Interscope South African hip-hop act Die Antwoord. They're a couple skinhead-dressing, Ninja-talking, super tripped out rappers who dig bad tattoos, fringe bangs, and heavy bass. If you want what ... More >>

Volcanic Ash Stops Bands From Playing SF and Possibly Coachella

 That damn volcanic ash. Iceland's big volcanic eruption has had a domino effect of canceled flights, closed airports, and, worst of all for music fans, of course, canceled concerts.Tomorrow night's gig with Bad Lieutenant, the ex-New Order members' US debut at the Regency Ballroom, ain't gonna ... More >>

AT&T Fail: Coachella Has an iPhone App But No Actual iPhone Service

Image via Sean Osteen/Flickr​ There's a reason we prefer to be chained to our computers. While complaints about AT&T service are a dime a dozen, we hear the situation is particularly dire at this year's Coachella music festival, where attendees are reporting text message delays up to six hour ... More >>

Coachella in Photos: Jay-Z, She & Him, Perry Farrell, Boots Riley, More

We had our own little Coachella last week in SF, with shows by MGMT, Beach House, Faith No More, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the Dead Weather, Passion Pit, Spoon, and Atoms For Peace, among other Bay Area gigs. But photographer Christopher Victoria went to the actual Coachella down south and sent us the f ... More >>

Monday Morning Hangover: Cannabis Expo, Red Hots Burlesque, and Bed Races

This weekend offered a plethora of choices for music fans, pot fans, and people who are fans of racing household furniture through the streets. (Fans of all three basically had the best weekend ever.)Marijuana advocates and enthusiasts crowded the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, that featured ... More >>

Openers: Three Opening Act You Don't Want to Miss This Week

Best Coast​Coachella tour mayhem may be in the past, but we're set for another busy week of spring shows here in the city -- opening bands included. A few best bets are below:Wednesday: Best Coast The guitar pop of Best Coast sounds like its been blasted through the smog of a Los Angeles afterno ... More >>

Bay Area Music Links: Free Tickets and Coachella Smackdown

The National: On May's to-do list of upcoming shows​Girls' Christopher Owens refutes accusations that he invented his tragic life story. [Pitchfork] Win tickets to Jazz Mafia's hip-hop symphony, Brass, Bows and Beats, at Yoshi's on Sunday. [The Bay Bridged] A few of the shows coming up in May ... More >>

Bay Area Music Links: Heavy Metal Cruise Ship, DaVinci Doesn't Dare

Rosie Droll is one of the 32 singer-songwriters featured on the new Portraits compilation​New Portraits compilation celebrates local songwriters. [The Bay Bridged] So there's a cruise ship dedicated to heavy metal, and local longhairs Testament and Death Angel are playing aboard the 70,000 Tons ... More >>

10 Signs the Band You Are About to See is Going to Suck

Fuckthatband.com​Sometimes at a show you have a feeling -- a hunch, a gut instinct, a fucking prejudice -- and the feeling is right. "This show is going to suck," you think, when some greasy waif takes the stage wearing rhinestone-studded shades and a turquoise-sequined cumberbund, then yanks a po ... More >>

Coachella Runoff: Animal Collective Plays Great American Music Hall This April (Updated)

The creature-loving crew of Animal Collective​ All behold the glorious largesse of Fauxchella! When many among the massive onslaught of bands coming to the Golden State for that sweaty confab down south spread the love to we cold-weather-preferring hippies of Nor-Cal! Thus heaping yet another eco- ... More >>

Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth Announce Plans to Play Together. Once. In Indio.

​It's called the Big 4 Tour -- Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth, together on one bill -- and finally, after seven shows in Europe, it's coming to the U.S. Only problem is the date and time -- and the fact that as of today's announcement, the long-awaited Big 4 Tour (sorry, make that " ... More >>

DJ Woolfy: Even Coconut Bra Surprises Can't Stop Him

The hairy beast himself.​Back in 1994, then 19-year-old Woolfy already knew DJing was his destiny. Sneaking into infamous parties like Flammable Liquid and Does Your Mama Know in downtown Los Angeles, he discovered his affinity for house music. Seeing through his young eyes that DJs were the deiti ... More >>

5 Things To Spend Your Coachella Money On Now That It's Sold Out

Guess one man really shouldn't have all that power.​If you're wondering why twenty-somethings all over the city are sulking and moping their way through today, it's because they hesitated to buy tickets for yearly Coachella music festival and yesterday it sold out, denying them an opportunity to s ... More >>

Odd Future Is Finally Coming to S.F. -- And Soon

Big news for you fans of the new, the prolific, and the emphatically profane.Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (that's Odd Future for short), the 10-odd-member underage L.A. rap collective whose Quaalude beats and pretty much reprehensible lyrics light up the online hypo-sphere like a formaldehyde ... More >>

DJ Harvey on How to Throw an Underground Party, Sarcastic Disco, and Not Having a Body Clock

Peter Vahan​It might seem like an artist whose fan base spans three continents -- and who remains a prominent and defining figure in the underground electronic music scene -- would not be excusing himself on a Sunday afternoon to go shopping with his wife. But with that, England's DJ Harvey d ... More >>

Toke Along with Scala & Kolacny Brothers, Then See Them at the Independent Tonight

​ This week: Toke along with Scala & Kolacny Brothers. ​ Behind the buzz: Anyone claiming mystification at this Coachella-bound rock choir needs a sharp rap across the skull with one of those dildos left over from a Die Antwoord video. You'd think cultural memory of a lopsided pair of So ... More >>

Helpful Advice: How to Survive NOT Going to Coachella

The time is almost upon us. This week, tens of thousands of beautiful indie kids will descend on a patch of desert in Indio, Calif., and bear witness to some of the finest music the modern world has to offer at the 13th annual Coachella Festival.​For those of you who didn't manage to get a ti ... More >>

Trentemøller Loves Mixing Indie Rock and Techno, But Don't Make Him Remix His Own Songs

​A good producer knows how to blend melodies and beats seamlessly, but a truly knowledgeable one knows the origins of every note. Danish producer Anders Trentemøller started out his music career in bands, as a multi-instrumentalist playing everything from drums to piano, before becoming a club DJ ... More >>

13 Reasons We're Glad We Missed Coachella (Photos)

What a lovely weekend in S.F.: Open tables at all the Mission's best bars, easy access to prime brunch locales, and short pizza delivery times. Was everyone gone for Coachella? Probably -- but we're glad we weren't, and not just because it was really easy to snag fresh pitchers at Zeitgeist. Here's ... More >>

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

What a lovely weekend in S.F.: Open tables at all the Mission's best bars, easy access to prime brunch locales, and short pizza delivery times. Was everyone gone for Coachella? Probably -- but we're glad we weren't, and not just because it was really easy to snag fresh pitchers at Zeitgeist. Here's ... More >>

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

What a lovely weekend in S.F.: Open tables at all the Mission's best bars, easy access to prime brunch locales, and short pizza delivery times. Was everyone gone for Coachella? Probably -- but we're glad we weren't, and not just because it was really easy to snag fresh pitchers at Zeitgeist. Here's ... More >>

Is This the Coachella 2012 Lineup?

​ Coachella 2012 is still more than four months away -- so naturally, it's time to start hyperventilating over rumored lineups for the first year the festival will stretch over two weekends. One "leaked" lineup appeared last week on StarzUncut, a celebrity gossip website with more than 58,000 ... More >>

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

​ Coachella 2012 is still more than four months away -- so naturally, it's time to start hyperventilating over rumored lineups for the first year the festival will stretch over two weekends. One "leaked" lineup appeared last week on StarzUncut, a celebrity gossip website with more than 58,000 ... More >>

Coachella 2012 Lineup: Radiohead, The Black Keys, Dr. Dre and Snoop, Pulp, The Weeknd, and More

Christopher VictorioRadiohead at Outside Lands in S.F. in 2008​ It's here: The lineup for the biggest music festival in the west, Coachella, and the first year in which the festival will span two weekends, April 13-15 and 20-22. The billing is a blockbuster even by Coachella standards: Some of ... More >>

Fauxchella: How to See Your Favorite Coachella Bands Without Leaving S.F.

Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>

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

Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>

Top 10 Songs Pulp MUST Play at its San Francisco Show on April 17

PULP!​ Yesterday, Pulp put a layer of sweet, creamy frosting down on the cake of Fauxchella -- the NorCal version of Coachella, where all the giant festival's best bands play in local venues -- by announcing a hugely hoped-for San Francisco show at the Warfield on April 17. (Besides New York C ... More >>

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

PULP!​ Yesterday, Pulp put a layer of sweet, creamy frosting down on the cake of Fauxchella -- the NorCal version of Coachella, where all the giant festival's best bands play in local venues -- by announcing a hugely hoped-for San Francisco show at the Warfield on April 17. (Besides New York C ... More >>