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Leonard Cohen

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    First Aid Kit on Discovering Roots Music Through Bright Eyes, and Growing Up in a Punk Household

    Standing on the precipice of mainstream acclaim, the sisters comprising the Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit are among an emerging generation of musical disciples of bands like Bright Eyes and Fleet Foxes, whose own sound is a modern twist on traditional American country. It's a little bit of an unlik ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 21, 2012

    The Beautiful Ugly Truth

    Standing on the precipice of mainstream acclaim, the sisters comprising the Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit are among an emerging generation of musical disciples of bands like Bright Eyes and Fleet Foxes, whose own sound is a modern twist on traditional American country. It's a little bit of an unlik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Wednesday 3/14/2012

    ​If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving musi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth: A First Listen

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 21, 2011

    Get Into the Escape

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2011

    Crooked Fingers: Show Preview

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • Film

    March 3, 2010

    Arthouse movie listings for March 3-9, 2010

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • Music

    March 3, 2010

    Inspired by Leonard Cohen, Tegan and Sara remain obsessed with affection

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    'In a Cloud' Captures SF's Best Folk Pop Freaks. We Q&A its Mastermind.

    ​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 >>

  • Film

    February 24, 2010

    Arthouse movie listings for February 24-March 2, 2010

    ​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 >>

  • Film

    February 17, 2010

    Arthouse movie listings for February 17-23, 2010

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Listomania: Top Americana Picks For 2009

    We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2009

    S-Rod

    We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Last Night: Devendra Banhart at the Independent

    Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

  • Music

    February 4, 2009

    Marco Benevento experiments on the ivories

    Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    CD Review: The Walkmen

    Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

  • Music

    June 11, 2008

    Jonathan Richman finds more dry humor in the simplest situations

    Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2008

    Last Night: R.E.M. at The Greek Theater

    Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2008

    Peter Morén

    The Last Tycoon(Wichita/Quarterstick)

  • Music

    November 21, 2007

    Einstürzende Neubauten: The Industrial Revolution Has New S.F. Headquarters

    The Last Tycoon(Wichita/Quarterstick)

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    Philip Glass Spotted at Yuet Lee Before Appomatoxx Debut

    The Last Tycoon(Wichita/Quarterstick)

  • News

    September 5, 2007

    Adams vs. Glass

    Two contemporary music giants descend upon the Bay

  • Music

    May 9, 2007

    Six Degrees of Separation

    Lonely art-folkie P.G. Six makes new friends

  • Music

    May 2, 2007

    Buzz-Worthy or Banal?

    Wilco erects a great divide

  • Home Entertainment

    November 15, 2006

    Our top DVD picks for the week of November 14:

    Wilco erects a great divide

  • Music

    January 25, 2006

    Hot Chip

    Coming on Strong

  • Music

    July 14, 2004

    Walk On

    The Walkmen are not a part of that New York retro rock thing. Seriously.

  • Music

    July 7, 2004

    House of Tudor

    Rising up from the open mike scene, Neil Howard and the New Black deliver dark pop songs

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    Camera Obscura

    Under Achievers Please Try Harder

  • Music

    December 4, 2002

    Richard Buckner

    Impasse

  • Music

    October 30, 2002

    House of Tudor

    Pressed fairies, effete torch singers, and highly techy pop acts

  • Music

    October 9, 2002

    Sondre Lerche

    Faces Down (Astralwerks)

  • Culture

    September 12, 2001

    Feel His Pain

    Billy Bob has a simple plan: to sing about life and lovin' his wife

  • Film

    May 16, 2001

    Under Ogre

    Shrek offers an amusing, if empty, fractured fairy tale

  • Film

    April 25, 2001

    Filmed on the Body 2

    Week 2 of the San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Music

    March 28, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    Paying tribute to the near-forgotten Dom Leone

  • Music

    November 8, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    Day Glo Abortions; Sunshine; Nina Simone

  • Film

    February 23, 2000

    Wonder Bread

    Day Glo Abortions; Sunshine; Nina Simone

  • Music

    November 10, 1999

    House Of Tudor

    "Second Wednesdays," Toog, Ethan James, Meg Lee Chin

  • Music

    June 2, 1999

    Riff Raff

    "Second Wednesdays," Toog, Ethan James, Meg Lee Chin

  • Calendar

    May 26, 1999

    Night & Day

    "Second Wednesdays," Toog, Ethan James, Meg Lee Chin

  • Calendar

    May 19, 1999

    Night & Day

    "Second Wednesdays," Toog, Ethan James, Meg Lee Chin

  • Music

    December 9, 1998

    Selling His Soul

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

  • Calendar

    September 30, 1998

    Night + Day

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

  • Music

    July 29, 1998

    Reviews

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

  • Music

    June 10, 1998

    Reviews

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

  • Music

    October 23, 1996

    Recordings

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

  • Music

    July 24, 1996

    SFO3 1996

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

  • Music

    March 20, 1996

    Recordings

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

  • Calendar

    September 20, 1995

    Night+Day

    The traveling salesman is the symbolic star of Vic Chesnutt's sixth and sexiest album

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