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Elbow (Band)

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    February 24, 2012

    Live Review, 2/23/12: Locals Fidlar and Shannon and the Clams Steal the Soft Pack's Thunder at Cafe Du Nord

    Shannon and the Clams at Cafe Du Nord last night.​The Soft Pack Shannon and the Clams Fidlar Surf Club Thursday, Feb. 24th, 2012 Café Du Nord Better than: The homeless drum circle down the block, by far. If the purpose of Noise Pop is to showcase lesser-known groups in addition to quality ... More >>

  • Music

    February 22, 2012

    Dirty Ghosts Explore Drum Loop Rock

    Shannon and the Clams at Cafe Du Nord last night.​The Soft Pack Shannon and the Clams Fidlar Surf Club Thursday, Feb. 24th, 2012 Café Du Nord Better than: The homeless drum circle down the block, by far. If the purpose of Noise Pop is to showcase lesser-known groups in addition to quality ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    S.F. Punk Outfit Rank/Xerox on Avoiding Comparisons and Growing More Alienated With Age

    After spending the greater part of 2011 absorbing the band's self-titled album and witnessing a compelling performance at the Fivepoints Arthouse, I met with the rhythm section of Rank/Xerox at their house in the Sunset to discuss their the band's internal politics, relationship with the press, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Mekons at Hardly Strictly: Sally Timms Talks Longevity and the Punk Rock Ethos

    The Mekons are not like any other band. Almost an art collective as much as a regular rock band, the British outfit was born out of the same late-'70s Leeds punk rock scene that birthed such legends as the Gang of Four. But where Gang of Four favored spare, scathing post-punk, the Mekons went off in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    S.F. MusicTech Summit: Will People Still Pay for Songs in Five Years?

    From left, J Sider of RootMusic, Jack Conte of Pomplamoose, Lincoln Parish of Cage the Elephant, and cellist Zoe Keating​ After spending all day at the S.F. MusicTech Summit, I'm sitting at my laptop, listening to an MP3 -- and not posting about it on any of a handful of social networks. Al ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    PB&J

    From left, J Sider of RootMusic, Jack Conte of Pomplamoose, Lincoln Parish of Cage the Elephant, and cellist Zoe Keating​ After spending all day at the S.F. MusicTech Summit, I'm sitting at my laptop, listening to an MP3 -- and not posting about it on any of a handful of social networks. Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Gang of Four, Renewed with Fresh 'Content,' Plays the Fillmore Next Month

    Men or post-punks?​Gang of Four, the band of British chaps whose brittle, awkwardly funky post-punk inspired a legion of imitators in the early aughts, somehow still exists. Its seventh studio album -- the first in 16 years, under the meta-appropriate name Content, is due out Jan. 25. Fittingly, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Deadboy's Foals Remix: Oxford Post-Punk Meets London Garage

    ​Taken from the band's second album,Total Life Forever, Foals' "Spanish Sahara" is a mellow bit of post-punk balladry full of poignant vocal melodies, subtle guitar strums, percolating electronics, and a slow-building intensity that comes off sounding far more like Coldplay than Gang of Four. The ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2010

    Massive Attack documents moods

    ​Taken from the band's second album,Total Life Forever, Foals' "Spanish Sahara" is a mellow bit of post-punk balladry full of poignant vocal melodies, subtle guitar strums, percolating electronics, and a slow-building intensity that comes off sounding far more like Coldplay than Gang of Four. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    SF IndieFest: Our Picks for the Local Acts You Shouldn't Miss

    Judgement Day​We love our music festivals here in the Bay Area, but most seem occur in the spring, summer, or fall, when the weather's nice--or at least decent--and there's plenty of other stuff going on. Well, for 2010, the good folks over at SF IndieFest (known heretofore for indie film) have pu ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2009

    Artists and tech geeks debated the future of the industry at SF MusicTech

    Judgement Day​We love our music festivals here in the Bay Area, but most seem occur in the spring, summer, or fall, when the weather's nice--or at least decent--and there's plenty of other stuff going on. Well, for 2010, the good folks over at SF IndieFest (known heretofore for indie film) have pu ... More >>

  • Music

    October 21, 2009

    More Budget Rock picks

    Judgement Day​We love our music festivals here in the Bay Area, but most seem occur in the spring, summer, or fall, when the weather's nice--or at least decent--and there's plenty of other stuff going on. Well, for 2010, the good folks over at SF IndieFest (known heretofore for indie film) have pu ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2009

    A new postpunk festival highlights a genre's revival

    Judgement Day​We love our music festivals here in the Bay Area, but most seem occur in the spring, summer, or fall, when the weather's nice--or at least decent--and there's plenty of other stuff going on. Well, for 2010, the good folks over at SF IndieFest (known heretofore for indie film) have pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Pickpocket of Donuts

    ​Who in this city doesn't love Donuts? We're talking, of course, about both the sugary fried dough confections and the name of the club night where those breakfast treats become party favors. DJ Pickpocket is one of the DJs/hostesses behind the popular dance collective that pulls all kinds of cool ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2005

    What's Really Wrong With the Lower Fillmore?

    Could it be the activists who claim they're trying to rebuild it?

  • Music

    August 30, 1995

    Recordings

    Could it be the activists who claim they're trying to rebuild it?

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