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Swingin' Utters Premiere "Stuck in a Circle" and Talk New Album and Tour Plans

We're excited to premiere "Stuck in a Circle," a new song off Poorly Formed, the forthcoming album from S.F. punks Swingin' Utters, out Feb. 19 on Fat Wreck Chords. Written by vocalist/guitarist Darius Koski, "Stuck in a Circle" is a wistful, reflective tune that leaps from acoustic choruses into br ... More >>

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

Remembering Tony Sly: Bands, Fans, and Friends Mourn No Use For a Name Singer's Passing

Outpourings of grief and gratitude flooded the Internet yesterday after news broke that No Use For A Name frontman and underground Bay Area hero, Tony Sly, had passed away suddenly at the age of 41. As a key member of the pop-punk scene since the heyday of the 1990s, Sly had been a long-respected an ... More >>

R.I.P. Tony Sly, Singer of South Bay Punks No Use For a Name

Sad news in the Bay Area punk scene today: Tony Sly, the singer and guitarist for San Jose pop-punk outfit No Use For a Name, passed away this morning, according to his record label, S.F.'s Fat Wreck Chords. Sly was only 41. "One of my dearest friends and favorite song writers has gone way too soon ... More >>

The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: The Complete List

See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: Honorable Mentions Here they are -- the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever: 20. Cameron Paul Lists of pioneering American DJs often mention the usual suspects in New York and Chicago, but go back to the '70s and '80s and you'll find ... More >>

The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, #15-11

See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20 to 16 Here we are with the second installment of our list of the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever. (If you missed yesterday's first edition, check it out here.) Note that to qualify for this list, artists had to have a strong ... More >>

Live Review, 1/20/12: NOFX Shoots Tequila, Covers Rancid, and Gets Serious For a Moment at the Fillmore

NOFX No Use for A Name Old Man Markley The Bombpops Jan. 20, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: Hanging out with loud, drunk 45-year-olds who aren't members of NOFX. When lifelong NOFX enthusiasts are in the mood to jump around, shove each other, drink beer, jump around more, spill beer on each other, ... More >>

NOFX's Fat Mike on Taking Drugs, Being a Father, and Joining the Mile High Club

You may not have been alive in 1983, when punk rock icon NOFX was started in Berkeley. That was nearly 30 years ago, after all, and the world was a very different place: Ronald Reagan was president, "big" East Bay punk bands like Rancid or Green Day didn't exist, and Thriller was only a year old. Si ... More >>

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Jello Biafra's 'Ultimate Third Rail': Why the Outspoken SF Punk Rocker Abandoned Plans to Play in Israel

Last summer, SF punk rocker, notorious political rabble-rouser, and former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra was booked to perform in Israel, along with his band, the Guantanamo School of Medicine, in support of their new Enhanced Methods of Questioning EP. But their plans raised quite a controver ... More >>

Indie Labels Team Up to Launch Discovery Site the New Record, Which Doesn't Quite Work Yet

​Our curiosity was piqued this morning upon hearing that about 30 independent record labels -- including greats like Kill Rock Stars, Sub Pop, Anti-, and Daptone -- have partnered to create a new music discovery site called The New Record. Unfortunately, we've been trying to download MP3s fro ... More >>

How To Get Your Band a Record Deal (Without Being on TV)

So you're in a band, you're just starting out and, yes, you want a record deal so the world can hear your musical genius. We all know the big boys only sign people from reality television competitions now, so what do you do? You do some research about some indies and you harass the bejesus out of th ... More >>

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New Bay Area punk oral history unearths dead babies, stinky roadies, and strong community networks

Last Night: NOFX at Slim's

NOFX February 15th, 2009 Slim'sWords and images by Brian MossBetter Than: Soda can pot pipes and Safeway parking lot skate sessions.Oh, where does the time go? This month, longstanding California punks NOFX celebrate 25 years of existence. Alas, it doesn't seem like that long ago that I was sitting ... More >>

Get "Fat," build your empire: Michael Burkett's punk legacy

Bouncer and Floyd from Fat Wreck Hit the Rite Spot

Letters to the Editor

Week of 7-25-2007

Incredibly Strange Wrestlers vs. Japanese tourists vs. the great pinot grigio

No Use for a Name, Polyphonic Spree, Cowboy Junkies -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Tuesday, July 17

War of the words

Mina's Musings

A play with guts

Meow Mix

Tune in, turn on, say "fuck": This is the story of a man named Monkey and his very special Pirate Cat Radio

Various Artists

Rock Against Bush Vol. 1

Pop Philosophy

Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

Sweet Adeline

A determinedly small Oakland label proves that punk is still a viable sound

Night & Day

Modesto Calling: A Critical Guide to Noise Pop

The House of Tudor

Night & Day

House of Tudor

Riff Raff

Night Crawler

The House of Tudor

Riff Raff

SF Weekly Picks

Utter Madness

Slamming 'em back with the Swingin' Utters