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  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    The Internet Kills Babies

    This is the most ridiculous thing I have read in the past week. Given that I've been reading a lot about Congress and Mitt Romney, that's really saying something. The argument, by Andrew Keen, basically (and despite Keen's ass-covering caveats) blames the Internet for Anders Behring Breivik's murder ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Nada Surf Is Alive and Well and Playing For Free at Aquarius Records Today

    Great news for you fans of "Popular," or any of the less, um, popular songs New York indie-pop band Nada Surf has released in the last 20 years: In support of its new album, The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy, Nada Surf will be performing for free at the Mission's beloved Aquarius Records tonigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Meet Rock Med: the Guardian Angels of Concertgoers

    Rock Med staff at the Sierra Nevada Music Festival 2003​They might be the greatest concert buffs of all time. This year, they plan to attend 700 concerts. Last month alone, they saw an astounding 60-odd shows, including Iron & Wine, Britney Spears, U2, Panic! At the Disco, and the Yellow Magi ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 15, 2010

    Grub and Citizen's Band try to reinvent comfort food

    Rock Med staff at the Sierra Nevada Music Festival 2003​They might be the greatest concert buffs of all time. This year, they plan to attend 700 concerts. Last month alone, they saw an astounding 60-odd shows, including Iron & Wine, Britney Spears, U2, Panic! At the Disco, and the Yellow Magi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    In Which We Judge 5 Upcoming Albums Solely On Their Covers

    ​With such a fast-moving tool as the Internet, the modern musicphile now has access to way more music than they have time to listen to. And if this tells us anything, then out of all the post-apocalyptic future films, Minority Report probably got it down the best. So here's a way to keep up with t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Or, The Whale Returns Home to the Independent

    ​Or, The Whale Chris Pureka Wednesday, November 17 @ The Independent Better than: Watching more dead whales wash up on Bay Area shores If you think about it, San Francisco's Or, The Whale is one of the most audaciously named bands this side of !!! and Various. There's the literary reference, for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight: A Musical Tribute to the Berkeley Mountain Lion

    This too shall pass​The Berkeley Police Department shot and killed an errant mountain lion early yesterday morning. In the minor controversy that has ensued over whether they should have made more of an effort to tranquilize her before pulling out the patrol shotgun, we've already lost sight of th ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2010

    All Shook Down: A cross-section of the festival schedule

    This too shall pass​The Berkeley Police Department shot and killed an errant mountain lion early yesterday morning. In the minor controversy that has ensued over whether they should have made more of an effort to tranquilize her before pulling out the patrol shotgun, we've already lost sight of th ... More >>

  • Music

    August 19, 2009

    J. Tillman slips out from under Fleet Foxes’ radar

    This too shall pass​The Berkeley Police Department shot and killed an errant mountain lion early yesterday morning. In the minor controversy that has ensued over whether they should have made more of an effort to tranquilize her before pulling out the patrol shotgun, we've already lost sight of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Iron and Wine Performs at a Free Aquarius In-Store Tonight

    All right, indie kids. You can wear your heart on your sleeve, but leave the bulky messenger bags at home tonight if you plan on hitting the Iron and Wine in-store at Aquarius tonight. The beloved softy songwriter Sam Beam will be extra acoustic tonight at 6 p.m. when the Mission record store delive ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    You Look Like a Hippie, Son

    All right, indie kids. You can wear your heart on your sleeve, but leave the bulky messenger bags at home tonight if you plan on hitting the Iron and Wine in-store at Aquarius tonight. The beloved softy songwriter Sam Beam will be extra acoustic tonight at 6 p.m. when the Mission record store delive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Keeps Piling It On

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    March 19, 2008

    Bon Iver

    For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007
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    November 30, 2007
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    November 30, 2007
  • Music

    November 28, 2007

    Iron and Wine

    The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop)

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    Pretty Ponies

    Band of Horses makes a run for college rock

  • Music

    October 19, 2005
  • Music

    September 7, 2005

    Hear This

    Giant Drag is anything but; Michael Penn introduces us to Mr. Hollywood, Jr.

  • Music

    August 24, 2005

    All Mixed Up

    Songs to get you psyched on this year's piNoisepop festival

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    True Blue

    New Order's recent work has fallen off, but its legacy speaks for itself

  • Music

    March 2, 2005

    Keeping Up With the Johnsons

    What does an androgynous New York City cabaret singer have in common with the burgeoning freak-folk movement?

  • Music

    February 9, 2005
  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, December 29, 2004

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    Hear This

    M. Ward brings his dusky folk to Du Nord; buzz-band Louis XIV hits the "popscene."

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    OK Then, 2004!

    A dark year for America resulted in a great year for music

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    Trend-Spotting

    In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    Marrying the Mainstream

    White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    OK Then, 2004!

    A dark year for America resulted in a great year for music

  • Music

    December 8, 2004

    Hear This

    Iron & Wine brings its wispy folk back to S.F.; Phoenix descends on the city with its wily collage-rock.

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    Iron and Wine and Diapers

    Singer-songwriter Sam Beam is the last person you'd expect to be pulling rock star duty

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    The Six Parts Seven

    Lost Notes From Forgotten Songs

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Lost Notes From Forgotten Songs

  • Music

    February 5, 2003

    Iron & Wine

    The Creek Drank the Cradle

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