John Vanderslice

Making "Myth": How Geographer Keeps Failing Forward

Live Review, 2/23/12: Big Black Delta Delivers Maximalist Sounds for a Minimal Crowd at Rickshaw Stop

Big Black Delta New Diplomat Feb. 23, 2012 Rickshaw Stop / Popscene SF Better than: Blown speakers. A slate of marquee shows filled San Francisco venues Thursday night, with Built to Spill, Sleigh Bells, Budos Band, and locals Thao and John Vanderslice selling out their respective venues. But neve ... More >>

Seaweed Sway's Jessie Woletz on Seven Years of Putting on S.F. Shows

Promoter Jessie Woletz​Local promoter and show booker Jessie Woletz is sort of an oxymoron. She's a powerhouse hippie. She's both constantly in motion -- booking, presenting, and promoting two to eight eclectic new weird folk shows a month at various San Francisco venues. Yet she's also peace ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Promoter Jessie Woletz​Local promoter and show booker Jessie Woletz is sort of an oxymoron. She's a powerhouse hippie. She's both constantly in motion -- booking, presenting, and promoting two to eight eclectic new weird folk shows a month at various San Francisco venues. Yet she's also peace ... More >>

Should Up-and-Coming Bands Sell CDs on a Pay-What-You-Want Basis?

Sioux City Kid at Great American Music Hall last night.​ Great American Music Hall was about 90 people short of selling out last night for the CD release show of local roots-rock outfit Sioux City Kid. It was a big showing -- and for a lineup that consisted of three local bands, none of which ... More >>

Fresh Times for Mission Recording Studio Different Fur

Sioux City Kid at Great American Music Hall last night.​ Great American Music Hall was about 90 people short of selling out last night for the CD release show of local roots-rock outfit Sioux City Kid. It was a big showing -- and for a lineup that consisted of three local bands, none of which ... More >>

Fresh Times for Mission Recording Studio Different Fur, the Mountain Goats, and More

From SF Weekly's latest music section: Different Fur owner/engineer Patrick Brown behind the board.​Different Fur: Late in 2009, the Mission recording studio Different Fur played host to a night of local musical magic. Upstart Berkeley band the Morning Benders was recording a video with the t ... More >>

Technology fuels Zoe Keating's cello explorations

From SF Weekly's latest music section: Different Fur owner/engineer Patrick Brown behind the board.​Different Fur: Late in 2009, the Mission recording studio Different Fur played host to a night of local musical magic. Upstart Berkeley band the Morning Benders was recording a video with the t ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last several weeks in S.F. music.

From SF Weekly's latest music section: Different Fur owner/engineer Patrick Brown behind the board.​Different Fur: Late in 2009, the Mission recording studio Different Fur played host to a night of local musical magic. Upstart Berkeley band the Morning Benders was recording a video with the t ... More >>

Last Night: The Tallest Man on Earth and The Nurses at The Independent

Joseph Schell​The Tallest Man on Earth and The NursesThe IndependentMay 09, 2010Better than: Pie. But not momma's homemade pie. Nothing beats that.Here are a few things fans who came to The Independent learned about The Tallest Man on Earth:- He knows how to make music. From the moment h ... More >>

The Morning Benders head east and pair with a Grizzly Bear

Joseph Schell​The Tallest Man on Earth and The NursesThe IndependentMay 09, 2010Better than: Pie. But not momma's homemade pie. Nothing beats that.Here are a few things fans who came to The Independent learned about The Tallest Man on Earth:- He knows how to make music. From the moment h ... More >>

Noise Pop matches orchestras with pop acts and art with sound

Joseph Schell​The Tallest Man on Earth and The NursesThe IndependentMay 09, 2010Better than: Pie. But not momma's homemade pie. Nothing beats that.Here are a few things fans who came to The Independent learned about The Tallest Man on Earth:- He knows how to make music. From the moment h ... More >>

The Morning Benders Get All Phil Spector w/ Vanderslice, Girls, & More

Yours Truly Presents: The Morning Benders "Excuses" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.The Morning Benders are a different class of pop band now that they've recorded Big Echo. The stunning new album, out March 9, was co-produced with Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, who helped elevate the local act's sound int ... More >>

Noise Pop Raises the Stakes w/ Yoko Ono Band, Dodos Magik Orchestra

​I've bitched in the past about Noise Pop not pushing the boundaries enough in its spring festival booking. I'd also like to give credit where credit's due. San Francisco's biggest indie bender just announced a couple shows you won't get elsewhere, a smart move forward for the local music institut ... More >>

Early Noise Pop Acts Announced: Magnetic Fields, Wallpaper., Rogue Wave, More

​San Francisco's big, annual, club-based indie rock fest, Noise Pop, laid out its initial offerings for the 2010 lineup. Between February 23rd and March 1 of next year, the promoters will host shows by Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, J ... More >>

D Tour

​San Francisco's big, annual, club-based indie rock fest, Noise Pop, laid out its initial offerings for the 2010 lineup. Between February 23rd and March 1 of next year, the promoters will host shows by Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, J ... More >>

Rogue Wave Gains Strength

​San Francisco's big, annual, club-based indie rock fest, Noise Pop, laid out its initial offerings for the 2010 lineup. Between February 23rd and March 1 of next year, the promoters will host shows by Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, J ... More >>

Ten Things to Do This Weekend For Under $10

Kelly O.Intelligence: Get smart Friday nightWe don't have to give you the news that today's Friday. We can tell by the way you're counting the minutes until lunchtime, after which you'll be counting the minutes until quittin' time, after which you'll be...yeah, who knows? But here's a couple recomme ... More >>

Countdown to Noise Pop: 22 Days

Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

The Big Studio Slump

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Treasure Island picks: in haiku form!

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Local Music Blogs to Host BeatBeat Whisper, Or, The Whale and Emily Jane White This Saturday

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

No Slack

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Worshiping St. Vincent

Annie Clark is an indie star two decades in the making

Requiem on Natoma

Annie Clark is an indie star two decades in the making

Rogue Wave asks for a little help from its friends

Annie Clark is an indie star two decades in the making

Hear This

Billy Idol's rebel yell, Seu Jorge's Brazilian croon, and Portastatic's maudlin moan

Music Awards Nominees

Billy Idol's rebel yell, Seu Jorge's Brazilian croon, and Portastatic's maudlin moan

Sounding Out the New Year

S.F.'s musicians resolve to be as eclectic as S.F. musicians ought

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

S.F.'s musicians resolve to be as eclectic as S.F. musicians ought

Pop Philosophy

College Music Journal’s Music Marathon

House Of Tudor

Fortune Cookie Compilations, "Stinky's Peep Show," Artists Ball, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Sergio and Odair Assad

Riff Raff

Fortune Cookie Compilations, "Stinky's Peep Show," Artists Ball, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Sergio and Odair Assad