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Dirty Projectors

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    November 21, 2011

    tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus on Her Creative Philosophy, Finding Inspiration in the Bay, and the Wisdom of Steve Jobs

    By CHLOE ROTH In 2009, tUnE-yArDs frontwoman Merrill Garbus was lured from Montreal to Oakland by "Love and fear of illegal immigrant status in Canada." Lucky for us. "I started sadly playing a ukulele that my mom had given me," Garbus says. "Though it crossed my mind that being a doctor was probab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Tune-Yards, Citay, Among DIY Artists Who Celebrate Our Band Could Be Your Life Anniversary: Listen

    ​ Local DIY acts tUnE-yArDs and Citay joined up with other indie acts at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of indie/punk bible Our Band Could Be Your Life. In order to give a proper homage to the revered tome, and the bands that inspired it, each artist covered so ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    The Subversive Beauty of tUnE-yArDs

    ​ Local DIY acts tUnE-yArDs and Citay joined up with other indie acts at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of indie/punk bible Our Band Could Be Your Life. In order to give a proper homage to the revered tome, and the bands that inspired it, each artist covered so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    In Print: the Subversive Beauty of tUnE-yArDs, Del the Funky Homosapien's Trip to Hip-Hop's Past, and More

    Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs​ From SF Weekly's latest print music section: On tUnE-yArDs: Welcome to the edge of experimental pop in 2011. Garbus has just seen the release of tUne-yArDs' second album, w h o k i l l, which seems all but certain to accelerate her rise from DIY curiosity into one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Tune-Yards Featured in Rolling Stone, Because 'Bizness' Is Amazing

    Anna M CampbellTune-Yards' Merrill Garbus​So we're into predictions lately. Here's one: 2011 is going to be a great year for Tune-Yards, the Oakland-based project of Merrill Garbus, whom you may as well start thinking of as the one-girl Dirty Projectors of the West. (A problematic comparison, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Friday Night: Ra Ra Riot & Givers Unleash Sound and Fury at Great American Music Hall

    Ra Ra Riot at Great American Music Hall on Friday​Ra Ra RiotGiversJanuary 21, 2011@ Great American Music HallBetter than: The Sound and the Fury, which haunts my forgotten-homework dreams.In the one-for-all, all-for-one spirit that defines the Ra Ra Riot working philosophy, we interrupt this regul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    White Cloud's Interests: Taxidermy, Absurd Realism, Psychedelic Art-Pop

    White Cloud​A band with members from Kenya and Argentina -- and whose musical interests include doom metal, blues, and Krautrock -- could only have originated in a hotspot of diversity like the Bay Area. White Cloud's supernatural smoothie of Sonic Youth-influenced squalls, crashing unpredictabl ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    Show Preview: Dirty Projectors

    White Cloud​A band with members from Kenya and Argentina -- and whose musical interests include doom metal, blues, and Krautrock -- could only have originated in a hotspot of diversity like the Bay Area. White Cloud's supernatural smoothie of Sonic Youth-influenced squalls, crashing unpredictabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    In Print: The xx on a Victory Lap, Behind the Bruise Cruise, and a Not-So-Fragile Perfume Genius

    The xx​The xx: ""Standing on that stage was incredibly surreal," The xx's Jamie Smith tells SF Weekly's Rae Alexandra in our print edition this week about winning the prestigious Mercury Prize two weeks ago. Now the xx is on its last U.S. tour for a while -- what Smith calls "a proper party," ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2010

    For hundreds of nostalgic fans and bands, cassettes are back

    The xx​The xx: ""Standing on that stage was incredibly surreal," The xx's Jamie Smith tells SF Weekly's Rae Alexandra in our print edition this week about winning the prestigious Mercury Prize two weeks ago. Now the xx is on its last U.S. tour for a while -- what Smith calls "a proper party," ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Yeasayer pushes into new weird pop

    The xx​The xx: ""Standing on that stage was incredibly surreal," The xx's Jamie Smith tells SF Weekly's Rae Alexandra in our print edition this week about winning the prestigious Mercury Prize two weeks ago. Now the xx is on its last U.S. tour for a while -- what Smith calls "a proper party," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup: Pavement, Dam-Funk, Girls, Massive Attack, the XX

    Joseph SchellEdward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros: festival favorites​More music news today for festicationers: Sasquatch! Music Festival laid out its lineup last night at a party at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe. This Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31) the indie rock caravans will head to Washington's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Bleep.com Offers Best of '09 Tracks For One Day Only

    S.F.'s Ghosts on Tape makes Bleep.com's Top 100 of 2009 list​If there's one thing the music world loves to do, it's make lists. Best ofs, worst ofs, personal faves, and what-have-you rundowns catch the public eye and add a little personality to whichever publication puts them together. One such li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Nine Under the Radar Music Venues: Buses, Caves, Book Stores

    John BensonThe Bus​San Francisco is bursting at the seams with live music nearly every night of the week. There are shows at slimy bars and at major music venues across town, concerts with fees through Ticketmaster and ones with wristbands presented at the door. And while that is all fine and good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Track of the Day: Dirty Projectors' Free Digital 7"

    ​2009 was the year Dirty Projectors were everywhere, making so many best of lists it was hard to remember if you actually liked the group. Lest you forget about the band, the Projectors today announced a free digital 7" (which you can also buy if you prefer a limited-edition, higher-quality vinyl ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2009

    Listomania 2009: College Records of the Year

    ​2009 was the year Dirty Projectors were everywhere, making so many best of lists it was hard to remember if you actually liked the group. Lest you forget about the band, the Projectors today announced a free digital 7" (which you can also buy if you prefer a limited-edition, higher-quality vinyl ... More >>

  • Music

    July 1, 2009

    Dirty Projectors continue to rise above

    ​2009 was the year Dirty Projectors were everywhere, making so many best of lists it was hard to remember if you actually liked the group. Lest you forget about the band, the Projectors today announced a free digital 7" (which you can also buy if you prefer a limited-edition, higher-quality vinyl ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    King Sunny Adé's legnthy reign

    ​2009 was the year Dirty Projectors were everywhere, making so many best of lists it was hard to remember if you actually liked the group. Lest you forget about the band, the Projectors today announced a free digital 7" (which you can also buy if you prefer a limited-edition, higher-quality vinyl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2008

    Last Night: Dirty Projectors at the Independent

    ​2009 was the year Dirty Projectors were everywhere, making so many best of lists it was hard to remember if you actually liked the group. Lest you forget about the band, the Projectors today announced a free digital 7" (which you can also buy if you prefer a limited-edition, higher-quality vinyl ... More >>

  • Music

    September 5, 2007

    Dirty Projectors

    Rise Above (Dead Oceans)

  • Music

    November 1, 2006

    Postmodern Henley

    Dirty Projectors' split-screen sonic scenarios

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