Red House Painters

R.I.P. Tim Mooney, Drummer for Sun Kil Moon and American Music Club

Tim Mooney, a drummer and producer who played with noted S.F. bands American Music Club and Sun Kil Moon, died Thursday, June 13, according to his family. He was 53. Mooney played in Bay Area punk bands Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, and Negative Trend before joining S.F.'s American Music Club in the e ... More >>

Noise Pop: Film School Makes Itself Known at Cafe du Nord

Apex Manor​Film School Apex Manor Gregory and the Hawk Melted Toys @ Cafe du Nord Thursday, February 24, 2011 Better than: A rainy night at the beach. I tumbled down the stairs to Cafe du Nord last night to find the stage being cleared, rather unceremoniously, of various music-making devices. I ... More >>

Sunday Night: Casiotone Says Goodbye to the Painfully Alone, Plays Last-Ever Show at Bottom of the Hill

​Casiotone for the Painfully AloneDecember 5, 2010 @ Bottom of The Hill Better than: Guitartone for the obnoxiously popular. After more than a decade and a half of satisfying our needs for glitchy synth-pop and lyrical wit, Casiotone for The Painfully Alone commemorated his lucky thirteenth anni ... More >>

Tonight's Pick: Mark Kozelek

​Mark KozelekPalace of Fine Arts8 p.m., $30 - $50For San Franciscans who appreciate artisan singer-songwriters dealing in deeply passionate lyrics and timeless melodies, Mark Kozelek is a source of endless civic pride. The local denizen first showed off his talents in the '90s as the captain of sl ... More >>

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Friday's Pick: Cannons & Clouds, Winfred E. Eye, and By Sunlight

​Cannons & CloudsWinfred E. EyeBy SunlightBottom of the Hill10 p.m., $10Sometimes it's good to hit the ground running, and sometimes that just means you're about to bite off more than you can chew. Cannons & Clouds founders Zachary Blizzard and Joshua Kane realized the latter after doing t ... More >>

Friday's Pick: Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, Stephanie Finch & the Company Men

Chuck Prophet & Stephanie FinchChuck Prophet & the Mission ExpressStephanie Finch and the Company MenDJ Kelley StoltzGreat American Music Hall9 p.m., $16​In a society obsessed with instant gratification, it's gratifying to hear about someone letting something simmer. Local musician Stephan ... More >>

Desire, Regret

Mojave 3|Lambchop and Alejandro Escovedo|Supersystem

Sun Kil Moon and Antarctica

Local legend Mark Kozelek takes on the songs of Modest Mouse

Six Eye Columbia

Judy at Carnegie Hall

High on Low

Low's brand of "slowcore" has made its creators unlikely indie rock favorites for more than a decade

Don't Call It a Comeback

He's been here for years, but few expected singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek to deliver such a rousing new album

Shops and Gifts

An Affair to Remember

Ten years, three countries, and one long relationship later, the Caseworker has arrived with a stunning debut

Vervein

Vast Low Cities

Sound Bites

For over 10 years, Mandible Chatter has explored the outskirts of experimental music

Everyday People

Replicator's neophytes make noisy rock -- with just the right amount of art mixed in

Letters to the Editor

Week of March 28, 2001

Pop Philosophy

Teensploitation films; "Donna's Domain"

Pop Philosophy

Brian Eno's installation at SF MOMA in "010101: Art in Technological Times"

Under the Microscope

The Muons' futurist folk conspiracy goes aboveground

Mark Kozelek

What's Next to the Moon (Badman)

House Of Tudor

R.L. Burnside; Nerve Meter; Pepe Deluxé

Pop Philosophy

New Disorder Records; Mark Kozelek; Doublelife

Riff Raff

Mark Kozelek, Genghis Blues, Raisha Simmons lives

Yours for a Song

A Night of Serious Drinking rewrites the rules of the old-fashioned rock combo

Riff Raff

Might We Suggest Hype! II: Electric Boogaloo? and Listing Toward San Francisco

Riff Raff

O, Pioneers!, Lies! All Lies!, There Was a Riot Goin' On, But That's Over Now

Riff Raff

Casting a Wide Net, What, No Journey?, Oh, Wait -- Here's Journey

Dark Stars

For Stars' slow and steady trip up the coast to San Francisco inspired a life in somber, beatific pop

Old, Old, Old Ramon

Temporarily in Los Angeles working on a movie, Red House Painters' Mark Kozelek still doesn't know when his next record's coming out

Night Crawler

Drowning in Pop

Night+Day

Blue Notes

San Francisco's Timco releases Gentleman Jim

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Samples

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