Jackson Browne

Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/1

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Fender-Rose

What are your thoughts on Christopher Cross? Hall & Oates? Men with beards so tickly that kissing them makes you giggle? If you answered with a blush to any of these mentions, get thyself to the Attic on a Tuesday night, where you'll be swimming in soft rock with the Sailing DJs. Much like their u ... More >>

Recordings

What are your thoughts on Christopher Cross? Hall & Oates? Men with beards so tickly that kissing them makes you giggle? If you answered with a blush to any of these mentions, get thyself to the Attic on a Tuesday night, where you'll be swimming in soft rock with the Sailing DJs. Much like their u ... More >>

Howl at the Moondoggies

What are your thoughts on Christopher Cross? Hall & Oates? Men with beards so tickly that kissing them makes you giggle? If you answered with a blush to any of these mentions, get thyself to the Attic on a Tuesday night, where you'll be swimming in soft rock with the Sailing DJs. Much like their u ... More >>

Ramsey's Roots

What are your thoughts on Christopher Cross? Hall & Oates? Men with beards so tickly that kissing them makes you giggle? If you answered with a blush to any of these mentions, get thyself to the Attic on a Tuesday night, where you'll be swimming in soft rock with the Sailing DJs. Much like their u ... More >>

Indie stalwarts Minmae come to Thee Parkside; Swedish trio E.S.T. updates altrock for the jazz set

What are your thoughts on Christopher Cross? Hall & Oates? Men with beards so tickly that kissing them makes you giggle? If you answered with a blush to any of these mentions, get thyself to the Attic on a Tuesday night, where you'll be swimming in soft rock with the Sailing DJs. Much like their u ... More >>

Record Dork

Delving deeper than you ever wanted to go. This week: cult leaders and their tunes, starring G.I. Gurdjieff.

Turn Around, Bright Eyes

Indie icon Conor Oberst grows up -- and blows up

Weekly Obsessions

Things we were obsessing about on Dec. 29, 2004

Trend-Spotting

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

How to Write a Song

Unfortunately, the best thing about this solo monologue is the tunes

Holiday Highlights 2001

Holiday Event Lisitngs

Character Crazy

Singer/songwriter Sonny Smith has a lot to say about the odd twists of life -- and an interesting way to say it

Mojave 3

Excuses for Travellers (4AD)

A Fan's Notes

After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally

The Old Old Thing

Two new collections from Berkeleyites Malvina Reynolds and Harry Smith argue for folk's historical authenticity. Whatever that is.

Various Artists

Gimme Indie Rock
(K-Tel International)

Riff Raff

Casting a Wide Net, What, No Journey?, Oh, Wait -- Here's Journey

He'll Be There

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Riff Raff

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Mush Never Sleeps

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

"Dealing Real"

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Slap Shots

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Recordings

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Bites

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Beauty Knows No Pain

Building a Better Body at the 28th Annual Session of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Married to Drums and Keyboard

Building a Better Body at the 28th Annual Session of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

What To Do? Monday's Pick: Mates of State

​Mates of State @ Cafe du Nord The ingredients of Mates of State are so simple and few -- drums, organ, two voices, the infectious glow of marital bliss -- that you'd think the band would be treading water after five albums. Quite the opposite: The ever-harmonizing pop duo of Kori Gardner and Jas ... More >>

In Store w/ Recycled Records, Where Vinyl Killed the CD Star

​In Store spotlights San Francisco's quirkiest, most beloved, weirdest, and/or otherwise-most-interesting record stores. Our city's unmistakable friskiness and cultural capital emanate from those dusty, creaky, hard-to-find, money-losing, insanely huge, hilariously small, and often-crowded (at lea ... More >>

Bridge School Benefit 2010: Buffalo Springfield, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, More

Buffalo Springfield​LiveNation today announced the lineup for this year's Bridge School Benefit -- Neil Young's annual show for the school he helped found for his son -- and, well, wow: In addition to the regulars, the classic '60s outfit Buffalo Springfield is reuniting for the show, minus t ... More >>

R.E.M., The Roots, and a Bunch of Waffles Tell Feds To Preserve Net Neutrality

R.E.M. loves net neutrality! ​A group of musicians that includes R.E.M., Jackson Browne, The Roots, Moby, and OK Go has sent a letter to the FCC urging legal protection for net neutrality, the principle (and current reality) that all information can travel equally quickly on the Internet.The FCC i ... More >>

What Is Dad Rock, Exactly? One Dad's Opinion

billcosby.com​ In a segment from a season 1 episode of "The Cosby Show," the sitcom's namesake delightfully illustrates how pop music can function as a generational wedge. "I thought it had come down the hallway," Bill Cosby says in reference to the deafening music playing on daughter Sondra's ... More >>

Music Links: Magik*Magik Orchestra on Playing with Rock Bands, Will.i.am Can't Remember Lyrics, and More

John Vanderslice and Magik*Magik's Minna Choi​ Magik*Magik Orchestra Artistic Director Minna Choi explains why she likes working with rock bands. [The Bay Bridged] Haha: Will.i.am can't remember his own crappy lyrics. [SF Gate]

Links: Classical's Cafe Revolution, Bay Bridged's Regional Bias, and the Outside Lands 2011 Poster

​ Classical music moves out of the concert hall and into the cafe. [The Bay Citizen] Local music blog the Bay Bridged, now five years old (!), is holding its annual fundraiser/birthday party this weekend. [The Bay Bridged]

Watch: Andre Nicktatina Would Like You to Please 'Call the Dealer,' and Soon

​ "I feel 2012," says Bay Area rapper Andre Nickatina, " will be a big dope year. Not necessarily for me, but for people doing and selling dope. This video is a dedication to that." Um, okay. Well maybe you can help us make sense of this slightly weird new clip from Nickatina (formerly known ... More >>

Meet Linda Chorney, the Unknown Singer-Songwriter Who Got a Grammy Nomination

Linda Chorney, whose Grammy nomination has outraged some in the Americana community.​ By J. POET The Grammy Awards usually generate an tidal wave of press releases aimed at congratulating the usual superstars for their achievements. This year, there was a refreshing bit of controversy when si ... More >>