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Deerhunter

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Live Review, 5/9/12: Lotus Plaza Is a Band of Few Words at Rickshaw Stop

    Lotus Plaza Wymond Miles Mirror Mode May 9, 2012 Rickshaw Stop Better than: Listening to Bradford Cox perform "My Sharona," or your Ghetto Cross bootlegs. 1. "Can we borrow a bass?" 2. "This is our last song." 3. "I'm sorry we only learned eight. Next time we'll learn more. Thanks." It's a stand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Live Review, 2/25/12: Atlas Sound's Bradford Cox Encounters His Younger Self at Bimbo's

    Christopher VictorioAtlas Sound's Bradford Cox at Bimbo's on Saturday.​ Atlas Sound Electric Flower Seventeen Evergreen Carnivores Frank Broyles Feb. 25, 2012 Bimbo's 365 Club Better than: Honestly, I've never seen anything like this. Tonight, and likely at all other Atlas Sound sets, some c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Live Review: Starfucker Asks to Be Taken Seriously While Playing in Drag

    Starfucker Painted Palms Feelings Jan. 6, 2012 Great American Music Hall Better than: Pyramid or Pyramiddd. Look, we all get it. With a name like Starfucker, it's hard to be taken seriously. Nearly any time the band is mentioned, the absurdity of its name comes up. Critics cite it as a reason wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Drake's Take Care: A First Listen

    ​ Funny thing about Drake: I'm forced to care. This goes beyond my duties as a music writer; rap now is in a state where someone like Drake or Rick Ross becomes the sun and everyone surrounding becomes an orbiting satellite. I'm a huge fan of co-Money Youngins Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, and I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Saturday Night: The Black Lips Pucker Up for a Sloppy, Sweaty Kiss at Great American Music Hall

    Calibree PhotographyThe Black Lips at Great American Music Hall on Saturday.​ The Black Lips Cerebral Ballzy Personal and the Pizzas June 11, 2011 @ Great American Music Hall Better than: Getting peed on at one of those Black Lips shows of lore. The Saturday after the release of their new, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Listening to the Music of Home: Diddy, Deerhunter, and the Field Mice

    ​The last moment I spent at my childhood home was essentially a re-enactment of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"'s final scene: I smiled regretfully at an empty room, flicked off the lights, and quietly closed the door. Life's weighty moments demand significant gestures on our part. I guess mine aren't ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2011

    This Is Noise Pop: What Not to Miss at S.F.'s Signature Indie Music Fest

    ​The last moment I spent at my childhood home was essentially a re-enactment of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"'s final scene: I smiled regretfully at an empty room, flicked off the lights, and quietly closed the door. Life's weighty moments demand significant gestures on our part. I guess mine aren't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Pitchfork's Best Albums List: What It Got Right and What It Got Wrong in 10 Sentences, Pt. II

    ​Yesterday, we offered our own take on Pitchfork's list of the best albums of 2010 -- or at least the parts of it that had been revealed so far. Today, with the web site's top 20 albums made public, we offer 10 more sentences of agreement, disagreement, and generally glib mischief. Our own list of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Saturday Night: Deerhunter Unveils Ghostly Art-Pop at Slim's

    Cherrell Johnston​DeerhunterReal EstateOctober 30, 2010@ Slim'sBetter than: Dressing up as Christopher Walken and/or Robert DeNiro from The Deer Hunter for Halloween and making Russian roulette references in front of strangers. There's a certain ghoulishness, something otherworldly and ghostl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    All Shook Down Festival: Everything You Need to Know Is Right Here

    ​This is it. We promise. It. The last "we're having a festival and it's going to be awesome and you should come" post. The last one. For this year, anyway.We couldn't resist one final opportunity to guide you, like a friendly Friday afternoon phone tree, through the preliminaries of this Sunday's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Bradford Cox Says 'Janelle Monae is the New Bowie'

    There's still plenty of juice left in the "Janelle Monae is the new [amazing artist here]" meme -- Lady Gaga comparisons are so earlier-this-week -- and lotsa big names that have yet to weigh in on which of their androgynous musical heroes the Atlanta songstress most closely resembles.  Enter D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Five Places We Wish Bands Could Play in SF

    Photo at Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze at Pier 39. Why don't bands play here?​We're blessed with great live music venues here in San Francisco, but sometimes, bars, ballrooms, clubs, and arenas get kinda monotonous. Here are five more exotic locations that would make awesome spaces to see a band, ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2010

    For hundreds of nostalgic fans and bands, cassettes are back

    Photo at Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze at Pier 39. Why don't bands play here?​We're blessed with great live music venues here in San Francisco, but sometimes, bars, ballrooms, clubs, and arenas get kinda monotonous. Here are five more exotic locations that would make awesome spaces to see a band, ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2010

    Liars discover a "Sisterworld" in Los Angeles

    Photo at Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze at Pier 39. Why don't bands play here?​We're blessed with great live music venues here in San Francisco, but sometimes, bars, ballrooms, clubs, and arenas get kinda monotonous. Here are five more exotic locations that would make awesome spaces to see a band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Coachella in Photos Day 3: Pavement, Gorillaz, Atoms For Peace, Matt & Kim, Phoenix

    The last of photographer Christopher Victorio's great shots from the big desert fest down south, Coachella. Full slideshow here. Christopher VictorioGorillaz​ Christopher VictorioJonsi​ Christopher VictorioJulian Casablancas​ Christopher VictorioPavement​ Christopher VictorioPavement​ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Last Night: Spoon, Deerhunter, Micachu and the Shapes at the Fox

    Christopher Victorio​​Spoon, Deerhunter, Micachu and the ShapesTuesday, April 13, 2010Fox TheaterBetter than: Seeing a show that you haven't been anticipating for months.When I first heard Spoon, I wondered why people thought the band was special. Its members are four white dudes from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Openers: Five Bands to Show up Early For This Week

    Micachu and the Shapes​Openers has spring fever this week -- with so many so many excellent opening bands performing, we can't possibly pick one to recommend. Instead, here's a great opener for each night this week. Some of these shows are already sold out -- it's pre-Coachella insanity here -- an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Hair Metal's Sweetest Nothings: Kip Winger Takes You to the Ballet

    Kip Winger showed some tongue at 2008's Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp​I've made no secret of my love for hair metal, and, more specifically, my love for Winger. When it comes to the Spandex Sound, the wussier the better in my book. I loved all the sappy, saccharine ballads by Winger, Slaughter, Giuff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2009

    Outside Lands Day 1, Pearl Jam, Tom Jones, Black Joe Lewis

    Chritopher VictorioTom Jones​Pearl Jam, Tom Jones, Incubus, Black Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsOutside LandsFriday, Aug. 28, 2009Better than: Anything else you could be doing in Golden Gate Park on a Friday night.The opening day of the second annual Outside Lands was, overall, what I'd call a ple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Outside Lands Announces Ace Lineup: Beasties, Ween, Tom Jones, Dirtbombs, and More

    Soren Solkaer StarbirdSan Francisco's giant music marathon, Outside Lands, announced its lineup this morning, capping its press release with headliners like Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Modest Mouse, and, yes, Dave Matthews Band hitting Golden Gate Park between August 28-30. Also in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Track of the Day: Stag Hare

    In the same enchanted forest of reverb and rainbow synths that houses bands like Animal Collective and Deerhunter, Utah's Stag Hare is making a nest out of chimes, shaker percussion, and lots of fuck-with-your-head electronic echoes. The songs come on slow, like a high that's subtle as it drops from ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2009

    How the crash will reshape the music industry

    In the same enchanted forest of reverb and rainbow synths that houses bands like Animal Collective and Deerhunter, Utah's Stag Hare is making a nest out of chimes, shaker percussion, and lots of fuck-with-your-head electronic echoes. The songs come on slow, like a high that's subtle as it drops from ... More >>

  • Music

    February 25, 2009

    Noise Pop fosters industry while playing it safe

    In the same enchanted forest of reverb and rainbow synths that houses bands like Animal Collective and Deerhunter, Utah's Stag Hare is making a nest out of chimes, shaker percussion, and lots of fuck-with-your-head electronic echoes. The songs come on slow, like a high that's subtle as it drops from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    "Secret" Deerhunter Show Wednesday at Rickshaw Stop

    Actually from ATL: Deerhunter Noise Pop week is once again upon us, and Rickshaw Stop  talent buyer Dan Strachota has a secret he just can't keep under wraps any longer: a free, all-ages show Wednesday night by "two big-name NYC noise pop bands" (though one is originally from Atlanta). One ... More >>

  • Music

    February 18, 2009

    Unknown facts about Noise Pop performers

    Actually from ATL: Deerhunter Noise Pop week is once again upon us, and Rickshaw Stop  talent buyer Dan Strachota has a secret he just can't keep under wraps any longer: a free, all-ages show Wednesday night by "two big-name NYC noise pop bands" (though one is originally from Atlanta). One ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2008

    Top Ten Indie Rock Albums of 2008

    By Michael Roberts In 2008, independent rock returned to the underground, where it belongs. Given the grand catastrophe that is today's record industry, most major-label executives don't have the time or energy to convince music fans they might like something a little out of the ordinary. They'r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Last Night: Deerhunter at the Great American Music Hall

    DeerhunterMonday, Nov. 22, 2008Great American Music HallWords by Jennifer Maerz, Photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Getting yet another eyefull from Pitchfork about how great Deerhunter is.On record, Deerhunter is a band that can easily sound like precious ambiance. I mean that in a complimentary w ... More >>

  • Music

    November 12, 2008

    Deerhunter

    Microcastle (Kranky)

  • Music

    September 3, 2008

    Pretty cult machines: NIN and Deerhunter

    Microcastle (Kranky)

  • Music

    March 5, 2008

    Atlas Sound

    Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky)

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2007

    SF Weekly Best Albums Of 2007 : Jennifer Maerz Rounds Them Up

    Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky)

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    Best CDs of 2007

    Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky)

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2007

    LastNight: Menomena at the Independent Friday, June 8, 2007

    Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky)

  • Music

    April 11, 2007

    Targeted Delays

    Deerhunter ups pop's creep factor with reverb to spare

  • Music

    March 21, 2007

    Nursing the SXSW hangover

    Deerhunter ups pop's creep factor with reverb to spare

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