Giorgio Moroder

Sparks Win Over the Chapel With Minimalism, 4/9/13

Sparks Tuesday, April 9, 2013 The Chapel Better than: Going all the way to Coachella to see them! If you don't know about Sparks, here are the essentials: - The band is led by the two Mael brothers. Ronald on keyboards and Russell on vocals. - They have been around for 40 years and have released 2 ... More >>

Why Do We Share Music?

Today, I opened Spotify for the first time since spring. Waiting in my inbox was a playlist thoughtfully compiled by one of my closest friends. She sent it to me in August. Now, almost 70 days have passed. In that time, we've spoken on the phone nearly every day and met up at least a couple dozen ti ... More >>

Django Django's Future Rock: The Six Accidents That Led to This Exciting U.K. Band

Today marks the U.S. release of the debut album from Django Django, a Scottish foursome with one of the most interesting sounds in indie rock. Like a collision between the pastoral and the futuristic, Django Django's songs blend clean, pared-down guitars and acoustic percussion with digital producti ... More >>

Bouncer Discovers Border Town Delights at Rio Grande

R.I.P. Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, 1948-2012

While previous diagnoses of the death of disco have come off as somewhat premature in the wake of countless rivals, it now seems we're a step closer to a definite end. Donna Summer, the vocalist known as the "queen of disco," has died of cancer at the age of 63. A five-time Grammy award winner, her ... More >>

Wavves' addictive surf-punk makes it king of the beach

That's My Jam! Sugar and Gold Keep it Soft

​Sugar and Gold has been giving retro-futurist pop a funky home in San Francisco for over five years now. The upbeat tunes that comprise the quintet's repertoire epitomize the "free love"/"if it feels good, do it" nature of our city. Now, three years after the release of Sugar and Gold's sultry, s ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Disco Weekend Extravaganza!

Greg Wilson​We're happy that San Francisco is embracing the timeless sounds of disco more and more on a broader scale. Gone are the days of having to listen to your Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder records at home, dancing alone while your cat watched. The late-'70s is making the rounds again in o ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Dropping Acid-Beats and Arty New Clubs

Casy and Brian​Things seem slightly quieter than usual around town. Maybe it's because people are gearing up for Noise Pop's impending craziness, or perhaps San Francisco just partied a little too hard over the Valetine's Day weekend. Regardless, we're still here in full force with a host of event ... More >>

Music Awards: Jukebox Roundtable by Dan Strachota

Bouncer’s Five-Year Anniversary Quiz

Phenomenal Handclap Band

Sébastien Tellier

The Body Electric

Lindstrøm's cosmic aerobics.

The Future of Disco

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

CHiPs and Shields

Donna Summer relaces her dancing shoes

Lindstrøm

Where You Go I Go Too (Feedelity/Smalltown Supersound)

A brief history of vocal fakery from Zapp to "Lollipop"

Donna Summer

Crayons (Burgundy S)

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Baron Von Luxxury

Digesting DJ Food's druggy, thuggy, spacey, racy turntablism

Award Show Guide

Americana/Folk/Country DJ/Turntablist Electro/Electronic/Experimental Hard Rock Hip Hop Indie Rock/Noise Pop Jazz Soul/R&B World Music Music Video

Junior Boys

Last Exit

Hear This

Morr Music's bands carve out the territory between indie rock and techno

House of Tudor

Free-speech wrestlers, all-girl boy bands, musical ninjitsu, and a restored Metropolis

Hear This

Nina Hagen is the original disco diva

Ladytron

604 (Emperor Norton)

Snake Charmer

Chop-socky king Jackie Chan shakes things up in the 1978 actioner Snake in Eagle's Shadow

Night+Day

God in the Machine

Moby's Everything gives techno a soul; PJ Harvey dissects spiritual longing