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April 23, 2012
A First Listen to The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, Feat. Ke$ha, Erykah Badu, Bon Iver and More
I loved, loved the Flaming Lips' Embryonic, and find The Soft Bulletin to be a pretty magical cornucopia. Pretty big fan of 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic as well. Yet I've never considered for even a second if the Lips could be one of my Favorite Bands. They might've struck gold three-ish times, but ... More >>
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April 15, 2012
Best of Coachella Weekend One: Saturday, April 14
See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Day One *"What My Spirit Hood Means To Me": Coachella-Goers Explain *Coachella Preview 2012: Everything You Need to Know About the Performers*Radiohead, Weekend 1: No Alarms, No Surprises Radiohead certainly had the most pre-festival buzz for Saturday, but once we ... More >>
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February 24, 2012
Live Review, 2/23/12: Built to Spill at the Fillmore: Beloved, Virtuosic, and Shy
Christopher VictorioBuilt to Spill at the Fillmore last night Built to Spill Sister Crayon Feb. 23, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: Headbanging and singing along with the guitar solos on Perfect From Now On by yourself in a car with shitty speakers. At the intersection of "excruciatingly s ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
A Cold-Stricken J Mascis Talks About Dinosaur Jr. Playing Loud, SF Hippies, and the Relative Inferiority of Bug
Dinosaur Jr. plays the Fillmore this Thursday. The person whose job it is to get musicians to say interesting things over the phone already faces something of a challenge when interviewing J Mascis, singer-guitarist of Dinosaur Jr., and O.G. slacker of legendary proportions. Since the '80s, M ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Seventeen Evergreen Tells the Story Behind That Dazzling Video for "Polarity Song"
Seventeen Evergreen's Nephi Evans and Caleb Pate in the video for "Polarity Song" You've heard of yarn-bombing, yes? Well, in Seventeen Evergreen's video for the single "Polarity Song," an entire store full of people get yarn-bombed into one fantastical psychedelic universe. It's a capitvatin ... More >>
Music
October 5, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Seventeen Evergreen's Nephi Evans and Caleb Pate in the video for "Polarity Song" You've heard of yarn-bombing, yes? Well, in Seventeen Evergreen's video for the single "Polarity Song," an entire store full of people get yarn-bombed into one fantastical psychedelic universe. It's a capitvatin ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Bon Iver Turns Up the Volume at the Greek Theatre
Joseph SchellBon Iver's Justin Vernon at the Greek Theatre last night. Bon Iver Other Lives September 22, 2011 Greek Theatre Better than: Thursday night network TV premieres (but don't forget to set the DVR). The Campanile bells of the University of California at Berkeley, solemnly tolling ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Broken Social Scene To Go on Hiatus After October S.F. Shows
Broken Social Scene at Treasure Island last year. Canadian art-rock collective Broken Social Scene is coming to the Bay Area at the beginning of next month for two shows on Oct 1: One at the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, and one at the not-free Fillmore. But while we've grown used ... More >>
Music
August 17, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Outside Lands Edition
Broken Social Scene at Treasure Island last year. Canadian art-rock collective Broken Social Scene is coming to the Bay Area at the beginning of next month for two shows on Oct 1: One at the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, and one at the not-free Fillmore. But while we've grown used ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Treasure Island 2011 Lineup: Death Cab, Empire of the Sun to Headline
This year's Treasure Island music festival will be headlined by Empire of the Sun on October 15 and Death Cab for Cutie on October 16. As the headliners suggest, the first day will lean more heavily toward electronica, while the second will be more indie rock-ish. This year will be the festiv ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
Outside Lands Announces Local Food and Wine Lineup w/ Flour Water, Ritual Coffee, More
Christopher VictorioBecause this will make you hungry. Outside Lands has always made an effort to bring in highlights of the local food and wine scene to festival goers. Every year the offerings get a little bigger, and this year's festival is no different. For its return to a three-day forma ... More >>
Music
May 4, 2011
Errors: Show Preview
Christopher VictorioBecause this will make you hungry. Outside Lands has always made an effort to bring in highlights of the local food and wine scene to festival goers. Every year the offerings get a little bigger, and this year's festival is no different. For its return to a three-day forma ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Broaden Your Horizons with a Free Sampler from the Mission's Porto Franco Records
Seth Ford Young has a moody take on Satie's "Gnossienne #1"Pause the MGMT, get over your Fleet Foxes obsession, give up on Lady Gaga, and shove this in your ears instead: A new Spring 2011 Sampler from the Mission's own Porto Franco Records, featuring a bunch of talented local artists making the ... More >>
Music
April 6, 2011
S.F.'s Papercuts Make a Dreamy, Stunning Sub Pop Debut
Seth Ford Young has a moody take on Satie's "Gnossienne #1"Pause the MGMT, get over your Fleet Foxes obsession, give up on Lady Gaga, and shove this in your ears instead: A new Spring 2011 Sampler from the Mission's own Porto Franco Records, featuring a bunch of talented local artists making the ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
A Stoned Moan with J Mascis and Several Shades of Why
This week's joint: J Mascis' Several Shades Of Why Behind the Buzz: To Dinosaur Jr. fans, the idea of a J Mascis acoustic album fails to spring unbidden into the mind's ear. On blunderbuss masterpieces like 1987's You're Living All Over Me, mainman Mascis founded a durably influential heavy ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Win Tickets to See Dom and Melted Toys This Wednesday at Rickshaw Stop
Dom performing in NYC. Pic by Rob Harvilla.As far as recent, ecstatic synth-rock anthems go, it's hard to beat Dom's "Living in America." The song sounds more MGMT than MGMT has sounded since, well, Oracular Spectacular. (Just admit it, you kind of miss "Time To Pretend.") "Living In America" gro ... More >>
Music
March 9, 2011
S.F. at SXSW: Six Bay Area Artists to See in Austin
Dom performing in NYC. Pic by Rob Harvilla.As far as recent, ecstatic synth-rock anthems go, it's hard to beat Dom's "Living in America." The song sounds more MGMT than MGMT has sounded since, well, Oracular Spectacular. (Just admit it, you kind of miss "Time To Pretend.") "Living In America" gro ... More >>
Music
March 2, 2011
Neutral Milk Hotel Members Will Get Wacky for Elephant 6 Show
Dom performing in NYC. Pic by Rob Harvilla.As far as recent, ecstatic synth-rock anthems go, it's hard to beat Dom's "Living in America." The song sounds more MGMT than MGMT has sounded since, well, Oracular Spectacular. (Just admit it, you kind of miss "Time To Pretend.") "Living In America" gro ... More >>
Music
March 2, 2011
DeVotchKa: Show Preview
Dom performing in NYC. Pic by Rob Harvilla.As far as recent, ecstatic synth-rock anthems go, it's hard to beat Dom's "Living in America." The song sounds more MGMT than MGMT has sounded since, well, Oracular Spectacular. (Just admit it, you kind of miss "Time To Pretend.") "Living In America" gro ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Arcade Fire's Grammy Upset: Indie Kids Win the Big Award
When Arcade Fire, led by gregarious frontman Win Butler, won Album Of The Year at the 53rd Grammys in an upset last night, it sparked a firestorm of online discussion and sent the indie community, led by tastemaker publication Pitchfork, into a virtual priapism. The Best Album Grammy usually ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Saturday Night: Deerhunter Unveils Ghostly Art-Pop at Slim's
Cherrell JohnstonDeerhunterReal EstateOctober 30, 2010@ Slim'sBetter than: Dressing up as Christopher Walken and/or Robert DeNiro from The Deer Hunter for Halloween and making Russian roulette references in front of strangers. There's a certain ghoulishness, something otherworldly and ghostl ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Canada's PS I Love You Spread the Love Stateside on First Tour
Vanessa HeinsSan Francisco, meet PS I Love You. They're new here, and they're psyched to meet you. The Kingston, Ontario duo of Paul Saulnier and Benjamin Nelson are a few dates into their first U.S. tour, weathering the ups and downs of the road and bringing their clamorous caterwaul to the ador ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: 10 Bands You Should Not Miss
San Francisco's annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival is kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure novel. You could pick any number of themes to select the acts you want to see -- old punk pioneers, roots music up-and-comers, etc.-- and follow one through all three day's lineups. You coul ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Grab the First Single From Weekend's Debut Album, 'Coma Summer'
Brian VuWhen will shoegaze go out of fashion? If bands like San Francisco's Weekend keep making songs like "Coma Summer," not for a while. Like the pioneers of the genre, My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain, Weekend bury its vulnerability and its hooks in barbed-wire blankets of feed ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
You've Gotta Give 'Em Hope
Brian VuWhen will shoegaze go out of fashion? If bands like San Francisco's Weekend keep making songs like "Coma Summer," not for a while. Like the pioneers of the genre, My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain, Weekend bury its vulnerability and its hooks in barbed-wire blankets of feed ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Screen Rock
Brian VuWhen will shoegaze go out of fashion? If bands like San Francisco's Weekend keep making songs like "Coma Summer," not for a while. Like the pioneers of the genre, My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain, Weekend bury its vulnerability and its hooks in barbed-wire blankets of feed ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2010
We Read the Arcade Fire Reviews (And Collected Their Best Lines) So You Don't Have To
Are you a yea, or nay?I came this close (<-->) to committing my own gushing, laudatory thoughts on the Arcade Fire's new album The Suburbs (out today) to type. Then I saw how many other gushing, laudatory thoughts had already been published, blogged and tweeted. So rather than walk you ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2010
In Print: Francis & the Lights' iPad Album, Sammy Hagar is a Joke, All Shook Down Fest
Francis Farewell StarliteDoes the album matter anymore? Does anyone care? Do you know what a CD is? Okay, kidding on the last point (kinda), but clearly the music industry is looking for some new, marketable format to sell to music lovers. After all, CD sales ain't what they used to be, and it do ... More >>
Blogs
July 13, 2010
Best Albums of 2010: We Roundup the Lists
Jason NocitoBeach House tops many critics' Best of 2010 listsMusic publications love to compile their personal (though not always eclectic) tastes into easily digestible lists of loves, hates, bests, and worsts, and that's largely because music fans love reading them. While some tastemakers wait ... More >>
Blogs
June 4, 2010
Weekend Party Preview: Rock It Science, BFD Pre-Party
The Golden FilterWe know. Our list this week is a bit short. Usually we like to offer a myriad of choices for you to go out, get obliterated, and dance to whatever's awesomest through the weekend, but, you know, it's kind of a slow weekend. No worries, however, we've got a pick for Friday and Sat ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
The Prids Are All Right
The Golden FilterWe know. Our list this week is a bit short. Usually we like to offer a myriad of choices for you to go out, get obliterated, and dance to whatever's awesomest through the weekend, but, you know, it's kind of a slow weekend. No worries, however, we've got a pick for Friday and Sat ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2010
Over the Weekend: Band of Horses at The Independent
Band of Horses @ The Independent May 29, 2010 Better than: A warm night in San Francisco. Ben Bridwell has made it clear he is a man of few words. After "hello" and "thank you" the Band of Horses frontman passed up any further opportunity for small talk Saturday night, and instead, powered r ... More >>
Music
May 19, 2010
Concert preview: Roky Erickson & Okkervil River
Band of Horses @ The Independent May 29, 2010 Better than: A warm night in San Francisco. Ben Bridwell has made it clear he is a man of few words. After "hello" and "thank you" the Band of Horses frontman passed up any further opportunity for small talk Saturday night, and instead, powered r ... More >>
Music
April 28, 2010
Concert preview: Broken Social Scene
Band of Horses @ The Independent May 29, 2010 Better than: A warm night in San Francisco. Ben Bridwell has made it clear he is a man of few words. After "hello" and "thank you" the Band of Horses frontman passed up any further opportunity for small talk Saturday night, and instead, powered r ... More >>
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April 26, 2010
Over the Weekend: Yo La Tengo and Sic Alps at the Fillmore
Yo La Tengo, Sic Alps April 24, 2010 The Fillmore Better than: Art rock is supposed to be. "All I can say is that I hope you all get an opportunity to play this place," Ira Kaplan gushed at one point Saturday, acknowledging the tour-de-force conclusion to Yo La Tengo's three-night stint at the Fil ... More >>
Music
April 7, 2010
Concert preview: Jonsi
Yo La Tengo, Sic Alps April 24, 2010 The Fillmore Better than: Art rock is supposed to be. "All I can say is that I hope you all get an opportunity to play this place," Ira Kaplan gushed at one point Saturday, acknowledging the tour-de-force conclusion to Yo La Tengo's three-night stint at the Fil ... More >>
Music
March 17, 2010
Metric
Yo La Tengo, Sic Alps April 24, 2010 The Fillmore Better than: Art rock is supposed to be. "All I can say is that I hope you all get an opportunity to play this place," Ira Kaplan gushed at one point Saturday, acknowledging the tour-de-force conclusion to Yo La Tengo's three-night stint at the Fil ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
Slumberland Celebrates 20 Years of Dreamy Pop in SF/LA
Slumberland's Mike SchulmanA couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>
Music
December 9, 2009
December's best holiday music events
Slumberland's Mike SchulmanA couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>
Music
October 21, 2009
The Bridge School Benefit
Slumberland's Mike SchulmanA couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>
Music
October 14, 2009
A Place to Bury Strangers
Slumberland's Mike SchulmanA couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>
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October 14, 2009
Boom Riggins
Slumberland's Mike SchulmanA couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>
Music
September 23, 2009
Bon Iver
Slumberland's Mike SchulmanA couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>
Music
August 19, 2009
J. Tillman slips out from under Fleet Foxes’ radar
Slumberland's Mike SchulmanA couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>
Music
July 29, 2009
The Dodos
Time to Die (Frenchkiss)
Blogs
July 29, 2009
Track of the Day: Yo La Tengo
Steve GullickYo La Tengo is one of those bands that fell into a deep slump for a number of years. After sparking the indie rock imagination early on, they released a number of predictable, zzzz-inducing records that made few waves and broke little new ground. I say all this as a set up to their n ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2009
New Dodos Record Due This Fall
Big news from the Dodos camp this morning. The local indie pop act finished up work on its third full-length, Time To Die, which will come out September 15, while also expanding its membership by one. Time to Die was recorded in Seattle with famed producer Phil Ek, the man behind many of the big Nor ... More >>
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February 20, 2008
British Sea Power
Big news from the Dodos camp this morning. The local indie pop act finished up work on its third full-length, Time To Die, which will come out September 15, while also expanding its membership by one. Time to Die was recorded in Seattle with famed producer Phil Ek, the man behind many of the big Nor ... More >>
Music
October 24, 2007
Almost Gold
The Jesus and Mary Chain: From required records to artificial rip-offs
Music
October 17, 2007
Fiery Furnaces
Widow City (Thrill Jockey)
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