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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Live Review, 5/5/12: Father John Misty Skips Right to the Fun at Bottom of the Hill

    Father John Misty Har Mar Superstar Worth Taking Saturday, May 5, 2012 Bottom of the Hill Better than: Five bearded dudes in flannel lulling an audience to sleep in perfect harmony. Father John Misty has two songs left to play. But Josh Tillman (or J. Tillman, or "the former drummer of Fleet Foxes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Q&A: Waters on Alaskan Fishing Boats, Norwegian Inspiration, and Why San Francisco Is the Best

    When local folk-rock outfit Port O'Brien disbanded in 2010 after years of relentless touring, frontman Van Pierszalowski needed to clear his head. So, naturally, he headed to Norway, which promised both the isolation necessary to reboot, and the budding romance necessary to write a batch of compelli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    A Cold-Stricken J Mascis Talks About Dinosaur Jr. Playing Loud, SF Hippies, and the Relative Inferiority of Bug

    Dinosaur Jr. plays the Fillmore this Thursday.​ The person whose job it is to get musicians to say interesting things over the phone already faces something of a challenge when interviewing J Mascis, singer-guitarist of Dinosaur Jr., and O.G. slacker of legendary proportions. Since the '80s, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    The Stop Online Piracy Act: The Owner of San Francisco's Burning House Records Explains His Support

    ​You've probably heard some rumblings about the Stop Online Piracy Act recently. And in all likelihood -- especially if you watch major news channels like CNN -- it's probably all sounded pretty bad and pretty scary. Casey Shafer owns and runs Burning House Records -- an independent, San Francisco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto: A First Listen

    ​ The No. 1 album in the country this week is by the biggest band on Earth. All is right with the world? Well, hold that thought. Unlike textural forbears U2 and Radiohead, much less the Clash or Nirvana, most people even willing to concede that Coldplay is a relevant force do not think it has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Matthew Melton of Oakland's Bare Wires on Why You Need to Be a Total Slacker to Play in His Band

    The current lineup of Oakland's Bare Wires, with Matthew Melton at right.​ For a trio fronted by a self-described "total slacker," Oakland's own Bare Wires have been rather prolific. Guitarist, singer and sole permanent member Matthew Melton grapples with his solo material, psych/garage band S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Lana Del Rey's Disappeared Full-Length Debut: A First Listen

    Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant​ Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant, might have had last year's then-obscure album as Lizzy Grant off the market after it floundered on iTunes for two months, but sure enough, it has resurfaced. And the record puts a lot more body under the myth and the controversy tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    The Top 10 Hottest Women in Grunge

    Sure, the grunge era produced its fair share of long-haired, flannel-loving, Converse-wearing male beefcake. But early '90s rock also made famous a bunch of strong-minded, talented -- and really, really sexy -- female rockers. As Nirvana's Nevermind turns 20 this week, and Pearl Jam celebrates two d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    The Top 5 Dave Grohl Smackdowns

    You may have seen Dave Grohl a few days ago giving Glee creator Ryan Murphy a good verbal kicking for acting like a prissy pants (no surprise there -- have you seen that show?) every time an artist refuses to let him use their music for the series. Grohl -- clearly the eternally sane voice in a worl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Radiohead's The King of Limbs: A First Listen

    ​ If Radiohead wants to move in real time, we music critics can oblige. I'm putting on the just-dropped The King of Limbs and engaging it as I listen. Here's a first take: "Bloom" Thom Yorke guested on Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma last year, and not wanting to be outdone, swiped a falling-down ... More >>

  • Music

    February 2, 2011

    The Church reinvents its past with a three-album live set

    ​ If Radiohead wants to move in real time, we music critics can oblige. I'm putting on the just-dropped The King of Limbs and engaging it as I listen. Here's a first take: "Bloom" Thom Yorke guested on Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma last year, and not wanting to be outdone, swiped a falling-down ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2010

    Teenage Fanclub chases lost songcraft on its ninth album

    ​ If Radiohead wants to move in real time, we music critics can oblige. I'm putting on the just-dropped The King of Limbs and engaging it as I listen. Here's a first take: "Bloom" Thom Yorke guested on Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma last year, and not wanting to be outdone, swiped a falling-down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Hot Hot Heat and 22-20s at Rickshaw Stop

    ​Hot Hot Heat 22-20s Hey Rosetta! August 19, 2010 @ the Rickshaw StopBetter than: The cold cold cold everywhere else in the city.Say what you will: time has rounded off none of Hot Hot Heat's angularities. They were innocuous angles in the early aughts, "post-punk" in a period ... More >>

  • Music

    July 7, 2010

    Pink Inside

    Ariel Pink isn't afraid to share the details.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2010

    SXSW Friday PM Pt. 2: Hole's Botoxed '90s Flashback

    Jeff Miller​If you wanted the '90s delivered to your festival this week, you had two obvious choices: Stone Temple Pilots and Hole. And I'll give you one guess as to which toxic, tempermental frontperson had the nostalgia addicts lining up really early to see if she'd shine or offer a shit show.&n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Last Night: Alice in Chains at the Fox Theater

    Richard Haick​Alice in Chains Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 The Fox Theater Better than: Seeing Alice in Chains in its early-'90s heyday With Pearl Jam touring and Soundgarden readying a reunion, 2010 is looking like the year that grunge broke through all over again. And barring the unthinkable--a re- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    The Tweet Next Door: The Year In Local Alternative Tech

    A lot changed in the way we curate and consume news this year, primarily due to the explosion of Twitter and it's ripple effect across all media. As alt-media ourselves, we had to deal with the formidable competition of the real time web and its ability to instantly inform and entertain. We now live ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Last Night: Them Crooked Vultures at the Fox

    Dustin Rabin​Them Crooked VulturesNovember 19, 2009Fox Theater Better Than: Listening to Robert Plant shy away from the high notes at Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion show. It's no accident that the supergroup has, in recent years, gone the way of New Coke, the McRib, and Lindsay Lohan's career. For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Last Night: Wavves at Rickshaw Stop

    ​Wavves Rickshaw Stop Sunday, Sept. 7th, 2009 By Noah Sanders So Much Better than: an 80-foot tall burning man. After last night's Wavves show at Rickshaw Stop, a new trifecta of criteria has arisen for the near-perfect show. One, the performance must fall on a holiday/on the final days of ... More >>

  • Music

    July 15, 2009

    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart stock up for indie stardom

    ​Wavves Rickshaw Stop Sunday, Sept. 7th, 2009 By Noah Sanders So Much Better than: an 80-foot tall burning man. After last night's Wavves show at Rickshaw Stop, a new trifecta of criteria has arisen for the near-perfect show. One, the performance must fall on a holiday/on the final days of ... More >>

  • Music

    July 15, 2009

    Flipper gets knifed, finds Love

    ​Wavves Rickshaw Stop Sunday, Sept. 7th, 2009 By Noah Sanders So Much Better than: an 80-foot tall burning man. After last night's Wavves show at Rickshaw Stop, a new trifecta of criteria has arisen for the near-perfect show. One, the performance must fall on a holiday/on the final days of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Last Night: Deer Tick at The Independent

    Joseph SchellDeer TickJuly 1, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Karaoke. Last night, Deer Tick started its mellow set with a slow crescendo that climaxed in a stage dive. "We're doing things a little differently tonight," declared handlebar mustachioed lead singer John McCauley, before launching into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Green Day to Wal-Mart: Fuck Censorship

      Moral Crusaders? Green DayLooks like everyone who called Green Day sell-outs owes the band an apology. After releasing 21st Century Breakdown, their most ambitious album ever, the band followed up by doing the most punk thing they've ever done: refuse to sell a clean ve ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2009

    Green Day's 21st-century political opera

      Moral Crusaders? Green DayLooks like everyone who called Green Day sell-outs owes the band an apology. After releasing 21st Century Breakdown, their most ambitious album ever, the band followed up by doing the most punk thing they've ever done: refuse to sell a clean ve ... More >>

  • News

    October 17, 2007

    Blaze of Glory

    High on Fire reignites interest in Bay Area metal

  • Music

    August 21, 2002

    Immigrant Songs

    The Skyflakes -- and the piNoisepop Festival -- put Filipino-American indie music on the map

  • Music

    April 24, 1996

    Moog Swings

    Stereolab takes a thrift-store approach to Muzak

  • Music

    February 28, 1996

    Fly in the Ointment

    Improv meets vaudeville with Spanish Fly

  • Music

    January 17, 1996

    Recordings

    Improv meets vaudeville with Spanish Fly

  • Music

    August 30, 1995

    Recordings

    Improv meets vaudeville with Spanish Fly

  • Music

    August 2, 1995

    Recordings

    Improv meets vaudeville with Spanish Fly

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