Subject: Mercury Rev

• The Twilight Sad

  January 17, 2007

• It's the sober life for me

  April 19, 2006

• Nu Shooz

  Film School grows better as it grows older -- shoegazer comparisons be damned

  January 25, 2006

• America's first true hard-rock god, and Canada's one true electronica nut case

  November 23, 2005

• Award Show Performers

  SF Weekly Music Awards

  October 19, 2005

• The 40-Year-Old Solo Artists

  Bob Mould and Paul Weller each have new records that prove they're as vital as ever -- without their old bands

  September 7, 2005

• Into the Woods

  How the riot grrrls of Sleater-Kinney punk'd Keith Moon and Jimi Hendrix

  June 1, 2005

• The Planet Mercury

  Fast approaching its sweet 16, college-rock stalwart Mercury Rev is as vital as ever, whether you're paying attention or not

  April 20, 2005

• The Sleepy Jackson

  November 19, 2003

• Of Noise and Nuance

  Glasgow's Mogwai delivers Happy Songs for Happy People and still manages to be the loudest band on Earth

  June 18, 2003

• Fiver

  May 29, 2002

• Reviews

  June 23, 1999

• Hip Pocket

  In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

  March 31, 1999

• The Lonesome Death (and Life) of Souled American

  Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  December 3, 1997

• Lose and Draw

  April 9, 1997

• Recordings

  September 13, 1995

• Black Moth Super Rainbow

  May 20, 2009

• MP3 of the Day: My First Earthquake

  Local indie poppers My First Earthquake display a songwriting style that puts simplicity first. The group's latest single, "Vow To Vowels" is a play on words--or, um, the letters 'a, e, i, o, and u'--meant to give crossword puzzlers their props. The group strips down the alphabet as it strips back the synth strokes, singer Rebecca Bortman's kicky voice leading a tune that's sorta senior prom meets spelling bee. The song comes of My First Earthquake's debut full-legnth, Downstairs, which was prod

  July 1, 2009