Those of you with good memories will recall that back in 2010, a number of local artists like Mark Matos and the Blank Tapes released a very diverse and unusual whole-album cover of The Velvet Underground and Nico, and then performed it all live at what was then Coda Jazz Supper Club. Well, guess wh ... More >>
Released in 2010, the In a Cloud: New Sounds of San Francisco compilation captured a particularly strong moment for some the city's best indie artists, including Sonny & the Sunsets, the Fresh & Onlys, Ty Segall, Kelley Stoltz, and more. Now, Secret Seven Records is planning to put out a follow-up ... More >>
MissionMission.orgGood times at Mission Creek's McLaren Park show. We're proceeding under the assumption that your answer to the above question is nothing but a resounding "Hell yes." And having thus agreed that free outdoor shows tend to be wonderful, consider supporting the Mission Creek M ... More >>
Romana MachadoIan Hunter and the Rant Band at the Fillmore Friday.Ian Hunter and the Rant BandKelley StoltzJanuary 28, 2011@ The Fillmore Better than: Your first copy of Station to Station. If Ian Hunter needs any introduction these days, it isn't for the benefit of the long line of all-ages ... More >>
Last year, local songwriter/cool guy Sonny Smith started an art project you may have heard a thing or two about: He invented 100 fake bands, wrote 100 different singles from each one (with an A side and B side!), and made art for those 100 singles. Yeah, the guy's ambitious.But then, Smith and a ... More >>
What we'll remember from the year in S.F. music.
Whether you agree with it or not, what Pitchfork says about records -- or perhaps more so how it quantifies them -- matters. In a world of ten thousand different music blogs, the Pitchfork review score (X.X/10) is a common metric used for comparison and argument. Rarely do critics agree on the me ... More >>
What has a flour-faced Amoeba Music employee, trippy projections of nature scenes, a trampoline, and a lot of talk about TV being dead?Wrong! It's not a Mission hipster party. It's the new video for "Waterfall," the addictive first single from S.F. psych-pop outfit The Fresh & Onlys' new ... More >>
He remembers, you were wildHoly shit whiz bang explosion disbelief. Not one but two of San Francisco's best garage/folk/psych (hell, let's just call them ROCK) outfits drop new records today: pop professor Kelley Stoltz and freak-rockers The Fresh & Onlys. We have free downloadable songs from ... More >>
Stoltz recording in his studio, from the new Yours Truly videoHave no choice but to share this cozy little clip of local dude Kelley Stoltz doing his music/kumquat thing, because 1) you will get to hear some of the songs coming out on Stoltz's excessively pleasant new album, To Dreamers (drops on ... More >>
Pineapple Princess plays Saturday at the Hemlock Whether you're into 1960s Southeast Asian pop, free concerts in the park, or flying dancers, San Francisco has got you covered this weekend. Here's our list of 10 things to do for considerably less than a parking ticket: 10 Years of Fecal Face ... More >>
Jenna Riot plays El Rio this FridayLet's get cultured, San Francisco. Put on your leopard-skin pill-box hat and paint the town red. But before you brave those cruel streets, check our list of cheap things to do this weekend for less than the cost of a quality whiskey sour. Here are ten things fo ... More >>
Sonny Smith at Bottom of the HillRecorded at San Francisco's Studio Paradiso during this year's Noise Pop festival, this brand new Daytrotter set has Sonny & the Sunsets (and band, including Kelley Stoltz on drums) plying their warm rock 'n' roll with what seems an extra helping of fun. Here ... More >>
Rich HirneisenKelley StoltzSan Francisco's Kelley Stoltz is practically a scholar on the matter of vintage rock. So we have high hopes for his next Sub Pop release, To the Dreamers, which is due out October 12. Stoltz's last record, Circular Sounds, tread a familiar path of '60's-indebted pop/roc ... More >>
Chuck Prophet & Stephanie FinchChuck Prophet & the Mission ExpressStephanie Finch and the Company MenDJ Kelley StoltzGreat American Music Hall9 p.m., $16In a society obsessed with instant gratification, it's gratifying to hear about someone letting something simmer. Local musician Stephan ... More >>
Mean JeansThis weekend there's no excuse to experience San Francisco in one dimension. Not when there are cheap events coming at you from basements, galleries, comedy clubs, and record stores. Make your weekend 3-D (especially if you hit the ATA Saturday night) with a few of these 10 ways to get ... More >>
Sonny Smith unveils 100 Records...or something close to that numberIf it was really going to stay sunny all day and night this weekend, we would recommend grabbing a picnic basket, a blanket, a boom box, and some buddies and doing a little urban camping until the sun and the moon switches places ... More >>
Man, San Francisco is so strong on the indie music front these days. And that's not just empty cheerleading. Our pop bands (Girls, The Dodos) are getting prime festival slots and lots of press love, while experimental psych-garage act Sic Alps has been asked by industry heavies (Sonic Youth and Y ... More >>
Kelley Stoltz @ Hemlock Tavern At a recent Haiti benefit, Kelley Stoltz stole the show from Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, and the Sandwitches. That the latter are all raging rock bands, the best of their ilk in Northern California, and Stoltz is a guy with an acoustic guitar didn't matter -- he still ... More >>
RubiesMission Creek Music Fest has a ton of shows rolling out in mid-July, but this one in particular caught my eye. On Saturday, July 18 the promoters are hosting a big old (folk 'n' psych 'n') rock 'n' roll party at McLaren Park with Dead Meadow, Kelley Stoltz, Persephone's Bees, Devon Williams, R ... More >>
Nick Tangborn, the lumberjack-tall, ever-friendly guy behind the Jackpine Social Club label, is moving on to Austin next month. Tangborn is a steadfast supporter of many a local songwriter, releasing early Kelley Stoltz music on Jackpine as well as albums by indie pop, folk, and rock acts ranging fr ... More >>
Palaces (Antenna Farm)
Now It's Time (Birdman)
The Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival offers tasty treats from the underground
Below the Branches
Americana/Folk/Country DJ/Turntablist Electro/Electronic/Experimental Hard Rock Hip Hop Indie Rock/Noise Pop Jazz Soul/R&B World Music Music Video
Four of the city's best ring in 2005: Rogue Wave, Kelley Stoltz, the Lovemakers, and the Paradise Boys
M. Ward brings his dusky folk to Du Nord; buzz-band Louis XIV hits the "popscene."
Nick Tangborn's Jackpine Social Club label sells its CDs in stores across the country. When you buy one, he doesn't see a dime. Why?
Kelley Stoltz
Kelley Stoltz's Antique Glow shines with a voice both familiar and unique
