Howlin' Rain

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

Q&A: How Howlin' Rain Survived a Four-Year Hiatus, Worked with Rick Rubin, and Finished The Russian Wilds

Howlin' Rain​ By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Howlin' Rain's Ethan Miller answers the door of the Brooklyn flat he's borrowing from a friend, the disheveled hair and wildly scraggly beard he's sporting gives him the look of a modern-day Rip Van Winkle. In many ways, the analogy fits, given that it' ... More >>

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In Print: Exploring Bhi Bhiman's Funny, Compassionate Folk Songs

Bhi Bhiman​Bhi Bhiman: It might surprise anyone who's heard his booming tenor of a voice, but San Francisco singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman didn't always want to be a musician. His first chosen profession? Comedian. Which goes some way toward explaining the sharp humor in his lyrics. "I tried to ... More >>

The Week in Event Names: YouTube Bestiary Edition

Well, that's it. The week in music has been overrun by creatures great and small. Even on Labor Day, that hallowed sabbath of secular holidays, we were forced to contend with Panda Bear at the Fox. Is nothing sacred?But press on we must. To prepare you for the faunal frenzy in performance spaces acr ... More >>

Dawn Party With Fool's Gold at Cal Academy This Weekend

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Akron/Family, Twilight Zone Live and Indie Mart on the Weekend Hitlist: 3/6-3/8

Sunshine is in the forecast for this fine first weekend of March. There are also a lot of awesome things going on around town. Here are some recommendations:Head over to the Mezzanine tonight for Ghostly International's 10 Year Anniversary. The label is proud to present a dance filled evening of fun ... More >>

Jam in the Family

Tim Green Leaves Town, Louder Studios Home Up for Sale

From a little item in the Aquarius Records newsletter: Looks like local rock recording genius Tim Green is pulling up stakes from his Portola area compound, Louder Studios. The famed basement that committed to tape albums from the likes of the Melvins, Saviours, Howlin Rain, Crime in Choir, the Fuck ... More >>

Frisco Freakout makes a California scene

Schedule Outside Lands trip with playlists of our favorite artists

Howlin Rain to Tour with Black Crowes

Howlin Rain, Bela Fleck, Vienna Teng added to Outside Lands

(((folkYEAH!))) brings Cluster up the coast

Bay Area Picks for SXSW

Rick Rubin Digs Howlin Rain's Distorted View of the '70s

Howlin’ Rain’s guitarist seriously injured

The Return of Arthur Magazine

Arthur magazine: back from the ashes but still looking for a lifeline

Sixties Flashback

Sounds of the Summer of Love echo through today

From the Devil's Music to God's Country

Local label Birdman connects with divine gospel

Freaks, noiseniks, and beach bums

The Big Bang

Entering Comets on Fire's blazing parallel universes

Catching Fire with Comets Side Projects