Counting Crows

The Weekend Hit List - 4/4 to 4/6

Last Night: Counting Crows at The Apple Store

Counting Crows to Perform at Shoreline, Sleep Train in Sept.

SF Weekly Ticket Giveaway: Maroon 5/Counting Crows

Signed, Sealed and Misdelivered

The Rise and Fall of Bay Area Bands

Night Crawler

The Rise and Fall of Bay Area Bands

We tell What Not to Wear locals who need wardrobe overhauls

The Rise and Fall of Bay Area Bands

And You Thought They Sucked

These bands actually rule -- just like the Grateful Dead does

Blame Canada

Thus arrives another musically savvy Canuck, Leslie Feist, with a sultry voice and a bottomless bag of tricks

OK Then

Thus arrives another musically savvy Canuck, Leslie Feist, with a sultry voice and a bottomless bag of tricks

Best Radio Show

Desert Island Jazz

Best Rock n Roll Band

Naked Barbies

Remember the Utah

The Hotel Utah saloon has closed its doors and its fate is anything but certain

Revenge of the Nerds, Parts One and Two

Hella Rad takes on the trouser mafia; Anagrams spell relief

I went to the NARM Convention...

...and all I got was this stupid bear

House Of Tudor

"Cover to Cover"; Brian & Chris; "Haydn and the Gypsies"

The Old New Media Blues

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

Best Jann Wenner Memory Under Glass

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

Happier Campers

Why the members of Camper Van Beethoven are talking again a decade after an acrimonious breakup

Little Voice

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Riff Raff

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Bound to Glory

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Riff Raff

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Riff Raff

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Local Yokels

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Night Crawler

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Night + Day

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Riff Raff

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Night+Day

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

Riff Raff

On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

The Fall of Love

Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

Du Me

Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

Night+Day

Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

Michael Franti Single Passes 120k Mark in Digital Sales

EKAphotographySay Hey: Michael Franti Digital downloads continue to become a larger and larger part of the music industry's overall sales. A good example of this is Michael Franti, whose iTunes Top Twenty single "Say Hey (I Love You)" recently passed the 120,000 mark - making it the biggest-selling ... More >>

Art & Soul Organizer Explains What Happened To This Year's Festival

You Know You Want This, Oakland: Shawn Colvin​ Earlier this week I wrote about discovering that Oakland's Art & Soul Festival--which happens August 15 & 16--had managed to almost completely ignore the youthful 16-35 demographic with its bookings for this year. There's no live hip-hop, ind ... More >>

Positively 24th Street: BART Station Tamales Prove Quietly Satisfying

jkahn/FlickrA Tamale Lady tamale at Zeitgeist.​It's 2002, and you're just pounding foamers at the 'Geist. You've been living in San Francisco for a month. A lady in a wool cap comes out to the patio, pushing a wheeled cooler, hawking tamales. How sweet is this, you think -- not just because you're ... More >>

Music Awards: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

jkahn/FlickrA Tamale Lady tamale at Zeitgeist.​It's 2002, and you're just pounding foamers at the 'Geist. You've been living in San Francisco for a month. A lady in a wool cap comes out to the patio, pushing a wheeled cooler, hawking tamales. How sweet is this, you think -- not just because you're ... More >>

Wednesday's Pick: Joel Streeter, Brad Brooks, Megan Slankard Band

Joel Streeter (center) with Megan Slankard(L) and Brad Brooks (R)​Joel StreeterBrad BrooksMegan Slankard BandRickshaw Stop8 p.m., $10After living in San Francisco since 2003, local singer-songwriter Joel Streeter has decided to head back East to be closer to his family. But first he made sure to t ... More >>

Buxter Hoot'n Pre-Release Third Frisco-Americana Album Tomorrow at Cafe du Nord

​We know what you're thinking: there's no way a band could be solemn or dignified with a name like Buxter Hoot'n. Well, if you're not yet acquainted with the San Francisco quintet, prepare to be... well, wrong. All it takes is thirty seconds or so with their third album, a self-titled affair due ... More >>

Friday: Foster the People Makes a Case for Itself as the Next Maroon 5 at the Fillmore

Foster the People at the Fillmore​ Foster the People Cults Oct. 14, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Seeing Maroon 5 in concert (and they're not bad) There was a gigantic "Woo!" from the crowd at the mere sight of Mark Foster walking across the stage while instruments were being set up. In a f ... More >>

President Barack Obama Likes Arcade Fire and the Black Eyed Peas. Yes, Really.

​Yesterday, we found out from a British music news website that, like Santa Claus, Barack Obama keeps a "Nice" list -- or rather a list of people he wants to have supporting him in his re-election campaign. We've seen the list, and alongside all of the alphabetized politicians, business and sports ... More >>