Jay Reatard

Arthouse Movie Listings April 11-17, 2012

Musical Misfit

"Garage Rock": Let's All Stop Abusing the Term

Will everyone please stop misusing the term "garage rock"? The phrase -- which once referred to maladjusted social deviants conjuring the feral essence of rock 'n' roll -- is now used by fans and critics alike to indicate any group of vintage retail employees recording mild pop music on a low-tech ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings August 17-23

Will everyone please stop misusing the term "garage rock"? The phrase -- which once referred to maladjusted social deviants conjuring the feral essence of rock 'n' roll -- is now used by fans and critics alike to indicate any group of vintage retail employees recording mild pop music on a low-tech ... More >>

Better Than Something Captures Garage Rocker Jay Reatard's Brief, Troubled Life

from Better than SomethingJay Reatard in Memphis​ Opening in a burst of feedback, Better Than Something -- screening tonight at the Roxie -- offers a 90-minute portrait of the late Memphis punk musician Jay Reatard (1980-2010). Filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz make extensive use of v ... More >>

Juke Hunt Finale: The Best Jukeboxes in San Francisco

You saw it coming...​Over the past few months, we've found treasures and trash in San Francisco bars: Old school jukeboxes with surprisingly sincere music picks, and sad little boxes we  urge you to skip. It's all come to this: The juke hunt winners distilled into a single list, the best offe ... More >>

Coming Soon: Screen a Garage Rock Documentary Featuring Thee Oh Sees and the Black Lips for Free

Have you heard this rumor that San Francisco music people have an obsession with garage-rock? We know, it's crazy. San Francisco garage rock? Here in a town where nobody actually has a garage? Why would anyone think those two things go together?We're not sure how they did it, but it seems the ... More >>

Nobunny: Show Preview

Have you heard this rumor that San Francisco music people have an obsession with garage-rock? We know, it's crazy. San Francisco garage rock? Here in a town where nobody actually has a garage? Why would anyone think those two things go together?We're not sure how they did it, but it seems the ... More >>

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

Have you heard this rumor that San Francisco music people have an obsession with garage-rock? We know, it's crazy. San Francisco garage rock? Here in a town where nobody actually has a garage? Why would anyone think those two things go together?We're not sure how they did it, but it seems the ... More >>

An Intro to Elliott Smith: Why We're Not Comfortable with a Greatest Hits Collection

Mmm... Garamond Pro.​ On Wednesday Kill Rock Stars and Domino announced the early November release of An Introduction to... Elliott Smith. It's been almost seven years since Smith stabbed himself in the chest, since which time his grave has hardly been quiet, what with a posthumous album, and a co ... More >>

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

Mmm... Garamond Pro.​ On Wednesday Kill Rock Stars and Domino announced the early November release of An Introduction to... Elliott Smith. It's been almost seven years since Smith stabbed himself in the chest, since which time his grave has hardly been quiet, what with a posthumous album, and a co ... More >>

SXSW Roundup Thursday PM Pt. 1: Didn't Meet Bill Murray

In Austin, you can research and schedule and make the right Twitter friends and you're still gonna miss something with every decision that you make. Case in point: on Thursday afternoon, realizing the last thing I put in my stomach came in a tall can, I left a random day party where GZA was performi ... More >>

Jay Reatard's Death Linked to Cocaine, Stereogum Reports

​A million bullshit punks get hooked on blow and live, while one insanely talented dude gets coked up and dies. Sad news from the Jay Reatard camp this morning. Stereogum reports that Reatard died last month of ""cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death." While tha ... More >>

Bay Music Linx Roundup: Jay Reatard, Mixtape Swap, Kid Rocker

Jay Reatard (R.I.P.) at Amoeba​This Saturday at the Make-Out Room: Leave a mixtape, take a mixtape [Mission Mission] The art of live rock photography. [The Bay Bridged] Shakedowns at SF music venues: the panel discussion [SF Appeal] Eight year-old ROCKS OUT in Dolores Park [Uptown Almanac ... More >>

Last Night: Thee Oh Sees, Mayyors, Ganglians and Ty Segall

​Thee Oh Sees, Mayyors, Ganglians, and Ty Segall Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 Eagle Tavern Better than: Compromising stylistic purity for comfort It was the kind of night that reminds you of all that is great about Bay Area music: four hot local bands--Ty Segall, Ganglians, Mayyors and Thee Oh Sees ... More >>

More Musician Deaths: Teddy Pendergrass and The Coup's Bassist Dewey Tucker

Teddy Pendergrass​The superstition is that deaths come in threes, and one day after Jay Reatard, two more musicians made the news this morning, one of them in the Bay Area. Philly soulman Teddy Pendergrass died at age 59 last night of complications related to colon cancer. And Spinner.com reports ... More >>

Tribute To Jay Reatard Tonight at the Casanova

​Jay Reatard has plenty of fans and friends in the Bay Area, and after yesterday's news of his death, people are already working out tributes. Tonight, booking agent Annie Southworth hosts an evening of Jay's music at the Casanova. She'll be spinning his records between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., and at m ... More >>

Jay Reatard R.I.P.

Jennifer MaerzR.I.P. Jay Reatard​It's one of those stories you hope is just a rumor, but the New York Times just reported that garage rocker Jay Reatard died in his sleep last night. I'm totally shocked. He lived a lifestyle that from all accounts pushed things to the brink, but no one expected ne ... More >>

Jay Reatard Cancels S.F. Date & Tour After Whole Band Quits

​Jay Reatard canceled his upcoming tour--including his stop at Great American on Monday, Oct. 19, with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, and Digital Leather) after his band up and left him last week. In the words--or, as it were, Tweets-- of the band leader, "Band quit ! Fuck them! They ar ... More >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

Photo by Shauna Regan www.shaunaregan.comAlland Byallo (see Sunday)​The weekend's here. Time to pull out all the stops without pulling out all the cash. Our picks for time off on the cheap below.Involved, Socially @ Triple Base Gallery (Friday) "Triple Base's 'Involved, Socially' uses video instal ... More >>

Jay Reatard: In the NY Times Last Sun., At Amoeba This Sat.

​Jay Reatard is 2009's White Stripes: the kid from the garage rock world who has been selected by the mainstream press to receive tons of (well-earned) cred. It's been almost 10 years since the big dailies have paid attention to the raw underground, so I guess the buzz cycle is coming around right ... More >>

New Videos: Jay Reatard, YACHT

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

The Strange Boys hit the low-budget high-water mark

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

In the Red plays favorites — and survives indie labeldom

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

How the crash will reshape the music industry

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

Last Night: Nobunny at the Independent

Nobunny (w/ Jay Reatard, Bare Wires)Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009Photos by Scott CarisBetter than: A drunken Thumper.Just three songs into his set, Nobunny's guitarist had broken a string. His bassist had broken his instrument--stopping the show to borrow another band's bass. And this was after the Oakland- ... More >>

Getting 'Touchy' in 2008

Nobunny (w/ Jay Reatard, Bare Wires)Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009Photos by Scott CarisBetter than: A drunken Thumper.Just three songs into his set, Nobunny's guitarist had broken a string. His bassist had broken his instrument--stopping the show to borrow another band's bass. And this was after the Oakland- ... More >>

Jay Reatard at the Independent in Jan.

If you didn't catch Jay Reatard's lightning-quick garage punk set over the summer, then 2009 is looking good for you. The Memphis-bred rocker plans to release his first studio album under indie staple Matador Records early next year, and is scheduled to deliver furious guitar riffs at the Independe ... More >>

Jay Reatard

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

MP3 of the Day: Beck Covered by Jay Reatard

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

12 Galaxies set to close this month

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

12 Galaxies closing Aug. 28

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

Last Night: Cheap Time and Jay Reatard

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

MP3 of the Day: Raw Fish, Raw Reatard

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

King Khan and the Shrines gorge on psychedelic soul

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

Black Keys Gives SF the Blues in April

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

SF Weekly Best Albums Of 2007 : Jennifer Maerz Rounds Them Up

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

Best CDs of 2007

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

Ozzy Osbourne: Famous Batshit Dad/Rock Star Storms Oakland

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

Your Monday Morning Hangover: Fests and Feists, RIP Norman Mailer

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

Your Monday Morning Hangover: Fests and Feists, RIP Norman Mailer

Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 (Matador)

Let's Get Killed

Oakland's Story Club hosts Budget Rock. Awesome ridiculous!

Totally Committed

Jay Reatard turns a sappy breakup into a berserk masterpiece

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Blood Visions (In the Red)