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Jim O'Rourke

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Wilco's The Whole Love: A First Listen

    ​ Wilco is a band that makes me hate indie rock fans. Not just because Jeff Tweedy wrote songs just fine before producer/sonic mastermind Jim O'Rourke came along, but because the fickle little bitches ran scurrying immediately after the band started guitar soloing -- sorry, "dad-rocking" -- ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Monday's Pick: Joanna Newsom at the Fox Theater

    Joanna Newsom​Joanna NewsomRobin PecknoldThe Fox Theater, Oakland8 p.m., $32If Joanna Newsom had emerged in the 1970s, she'd likely have been on the Virgin or Harvest labels with simpatico songster-mavericks Kevin Coyne, Kevin Ayers, and Roy Harper. In 2002, Newsom -- after years studying composit ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2010

    Joanna Newsom: Show Preview

    Joanna Newsom​Joanna NewsomRobin PecknoldThe Fox Theater, Oakland8 p.m., $32If Joanna Newsom had emerged in the 1970s, she'd likely have been on the Virgin or Harvest labels with simpatico songster-mavericks Kevin Coyne, Kevin Ayers, and Roy Harper. In 2002, Newsom -- after years studying composit ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2010

    Pavement's Promise

    Why Malkmus and Co. still need their seminal band

  • Music

    May 27, 2009

    Yoshi Wada’s heav(enl)y drones

    Why Malkmus and Co. still need their seminal band

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    Spaz of All Trades

    Weasel Walter sneezes and a new song comes to life

  • Music

    December 13, 2006

    The Past Imperfect

    Joanna Newsom redefines lost languages

  • Music

    August 16, 2006

    The Italian Job

    Local imprint offers prog-rock masterworks from Italia's other Renaissance

  • Music

    July 12, 2006

    An Open Letter to the Jaded Sonic Youth (Ex-) Fan

    It's time to get Ripped

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    Beth Orton

    Comfort of Strangers

  • Listen Up

    March 15, 2006

    Some of My Best Friends Are Records

    SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time

  • Music

    February 15, 2006

    Beth Orton

    Comfort of Strangers

  • Music

    October 5, 2005

    The Red Krayola

    Singles

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Singles

  • Music

    March 5, 2003

    Joan of Arc

    So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness

  • Music

    January 15, 2003

    Loose Fur

    Loose Fur

  • Music

    October 23, 2002

    Cynthia Dall

    Sound Restores Young Men (Drag City)

  • Music

    July 19, 2000

    Hear This

    Sonic Youth

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    Their Noise

    After 10 years, Superchunk and Merge Records are still working, albeit quietly

  • Music

    September 1, 1999

    Review

    The Aluminum Group's Pedals

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    Disco 'Round Midnight

    Gianni Gebbia's out-there saxophone mastery masks a deep and surprising respect for all musical genres

  • Music

    March 10, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Gianni Gebbia's out-there saxophone mastery masks a deep and surprising respect for all musical genres

  • Music

    January 27, 1999

    Hear This

    Gianni Gebbia's out-there saxophone mastery masks a deep and surprising respect for all musical genres

  • Music

    January 13, 1999

    Farewell to the Pathetic Aesthetic

    On Knock Knock, Smog's Bill Callahan rejects lo-fi recording and finds a higher purpose

  • Music

    May 20, 1998

    Riff Raff

    On Knock Knock, Smog's Bill Callahan rejects lo-fi recording and finds a higher purpose

  • Music

    April 8, 1998

    Whipping Post

    On Knock Knock, Smog's Bill Callahan rejects lo-fi recording and finds a higher purpose

  • Music

    October 15, 1997

    Reviews

    On Knock Knock, Smog's Bill Callahan rejects lo-fi recording and finds a higher purpose

  • Music

    July 12, 1995

    Recordings

    On Knock Knock, Smog's Bill Callahan rejects lo-fi recording and finds a higher purpose

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