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Rogue Wave (Band)

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    The Family Folk Explosion at Amnesia: Free Last Waltz-Style Americana from S.F. Locals

    January can be an interesting month for live music in San Francisco. With many large tours still in holiday hiatus mode, the local weirdos get to take over the city's venues and conduct all sorts of unusual musical experiments in them. One of this year's most notable midwinter trials is the Family F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Is This the Coachella 2012 Lineup?

    Coachella 2012 is still more than four months away -- so naturally, it's time to start hyperventilating over rumored lineups for the first year the festival will stretch over two weekends. One "leaked" lineup appeared last week on StarzUncut, a celebrity gossip website with more than 58,000 Twitter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Promising Local Outfit Pancho-San Lets Its Psych-Folk Horses Run Free in "Kick the Fences Down"

    ​ Pancho-san is a newish Bay Area band consisting of former Beulah and Rogue Wave members Patrick Abernethy, Eli Crews, and Pat Spurgeon. With a pedigree like that -- Beulah was ludicrously good, and Crews also helped record and mix tUnE-yArDs' w h o k i l l (along with many other good records ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Oakland Rock-Lit Magazine Alibi Needs Your Help with a New Name

    ​ You may have heard about Alibi, an exciting new nonprofit magazine based in Oakland that aims to present "rock 'n' roll and literature side by side" in order to explore their relationship. With Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave and Neko Case on the board of directors, and Case slated to play the live ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Grab a Song from Zach Rogue's Mellow New Project, Release the Sunbird

    Rogue Wave, with Zach Rogue at left.​ After making four albums with his Oakland indie-pop outfit Rogue Wave, chief singer and songwriter Zach Rogue needed a break. So, armed with a few scraps of songs and some acoustic guitars, Rogue headed to a studio in Bloomington, Ind. -- ostensibly to begin a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Friday Night: Freelance Whales Bring On Make-Out Time at the Rickshaw Stop

    Freelance Whales at the Rickshaw Stop Friday night​Freelance Whales Miniature TigersPepper Rabbit November 19, 2010 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: Going to the zoo to see whales, tigers, and rabbits. For those of you who weren't quite satisfied by the output of one-album-and-done bedroom electro p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    See Maroon 5 For Free at the Fillmore Next Week (Yes, There's a Promotion Involved)

    Christopher Wray-McCannMaroon 5: "We drop our phones in the toilet, like, all the time."​And so the great cell phone-promotion concert series continues. We already told you how to see local indie-poppers Rogue Wave for free at Great American Music Hall this Thursday courtesy of Verizon. The latest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    How To See Rogue Wave Next Month For Free

    Rogue Wave, loose in public!​So, Oakland indie-rock outfit Rogue Wave (producer of the recent Permalight) is playing a free show at Great American Music Hall. Well, sort of. The tickets are free, if you know where and when to get them. And guess what? We will tell you -- after the jump.

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Treasure Island Day 2: Belle & Sebastian and the National Turn Wet Misery into Rock-Out Joy

    Christopher VictorioBroken Social Scene's Kevin Drew crowd-surfs at the end of his set.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day TwoOctober 17, 2010Better than: Listening to '90s alt-rock on your Walkman during a damp walk to school.Well, it rained. But other than that wet little nod from Mother N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    They Might Be Giants, Street Food Fest, Rock Make, Booty Bassment and More

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    New Man/Miracle Video and MP3: "Pushing and Shoving"

    It's another blissed-out, barbecues-and-babes music video, this time from Oakland foursome Man/Miracle, who finished a big tour with Rogue Wave this past Saturday at the Fillmore. This new clip's for the song "Pushing and Shoving," and it's anything but violent. The boys bathe a house-painting par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Q & A w/ Rogue Wave

    ​From their recent album release Permalight and a supporting tour to shooting music videos in the Salton Sea, the dudes of the Bay Area's very own Rogue Wave are pretty busy to say the least. As a solid staple on the indie music agenda, their fifth album doesn't cease to disappoint with familiar ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2010

    Concert preview: Rogue Wave

    ​From their recent album release Permalight and a supporting tour to shooting music videos in the Salton Sea, the dudes of the Bay Area's very own Rogue Wave are pretty busy to say the least. As a solid staple on the indie music agenda, their fifth album doesn't cease to disappoint with familiar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Last Night: The Whitest Boy Alive, Sugar & Gold at Slim's

    ​The Whitest Boy Alive, Sugar & Gold Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Slim's Better than: imagining the remake of Saturday Night Fever 2010 starring Lady Gaga. The line to get into Slim's last night stretched halfway down the block. For the first show of its first U.S. tour, the Berlin-based band ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Green Day, Rogue Wave, The Dodos, Morning Benders to Play Lollapalooza

    The Morning Benders​While it isn't exactly a Bay Area takeover of the Chicago festival, local indie acts are making a strong showing in the 2010 Lollapalooza lineup, which was just announced last night. Rogue Wave, The Dodos, and the Morning Benders all made the cut to play the Grant Park sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Local Frequency: Q&A with Judgment Day

    ​Brothers Anton and Lewis Patzner of Judgment Day got their start playing together on the streets of Oakland back in 2002. Highlighting heavily the fact that there are no guitars in Judgment Day, they are a trio of violin (Anton), cello (Lewis) and drummer John Bush. Playing what they call "stri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Neon Indian One of Many Reasons To Spend Thursdays at Milk

    Dagny PiaseckiNeon Indian​"Milk Bar -- isn't that a dance club?" Such was the reaction I got from a couple of jaded music-geeks about last Thursday's free show at the white-walled, un-hipsterfied Upper Haight spot. My answer was yes -- until now. The skinny-jeaned and sloppy-haired turned out in ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2010

    Reviewing Noise Pop headliners' new CDs

    Dagny PiaseckiNeon Indian​"Milk Bar -- isn't that a dance club?" Such was the reaction I got from a couple of jaded music-geeks about last Thursday's free show at the white-walled, un-hipsterfied Upper Haight spot. My answer was yes -- until now. The skinny-jeaned and sloppy-haired turned out in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Noise Pop Preview: Q&A w/ A B & The Sea

    Helena Price​Guitarists Joe Spargur and Koley O'Brien of the new indie-pop quintet A B & The Sea moved out to San Francisco from Winneconne, Wisconsin at the end of 2008. They came at the suggestion of the Morning Benders to take a serious stab at the music business. It seems to be paying off. ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2010

    Noise Pop matches orchestras with pop acts and art with sound

    Helena Price​Guitarists Joe Spargur and Koley O'Brien of the new indie-pop quintet A B & The Sea moved out to San Francisco from Winneconne, Wisconsin at the end of 2008. They came at the suggestion of the Morning Benders to take a serious stab at the music business. It seems to be paying off. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    The Album Leaf's Magik Local Connections

    Bil Zelman​After cutting his teeth in San Diego's hardcore scene, Jimmy LaValle went post-rock with Tristeza, and he's never looked back. The Album Leaf started out as a side project, but it's turned into LaValle's main gig, attracting the attention of such notables Sub Pop Records and Sigur Rós. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Early Noise Pop Acts Announced: Magnetic Fields, Wallpaper., Rogue Wave, More

    ​San Francisco's big, annual, club-based indie rock fest, Noise Pop, laid out its initial offerings for the 2010 lineup. Between February 23rd and March 1 of next year, the promoters will host shows by Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, J ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2009

    D Tour

    ​San Francisco's big, annual, club-based indie rock fest, Noise Pop, laid out its initial offerings for the 2010 lineup. Between February 23rd and March 1 of next year, the promoters will host shows by Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, J ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2009

    Rogue Wave Gains Strength

    ​San Francisco's big, annual, club-based indie rock fest, Noise Pop, laid out its initial offerings for the 2010 lineup. Between February 23rd and March 1 of next year, the promoters will host shows by Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, J ... More >>

  • Film

    September 2, 2009

    Arthouse movie listings for September 2-8, 2009

    ​San Francisco's big, annual, club-based indie rock fest, Noise Pop, laid out its initial offerings for the 2010 lineup. Between February 23rd and March 1 of next year, the promoters will host shows by Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Arty Party This Weekend: Mexican Institute of Sound @ YBC

    Napoleon Habeica​Yerba Buena snagged a great musical act for this Friday's opening of its new Wallworks exhibit: Mexican Institute of Sound. The band is the brainchild of DJ /producer/president of EMI Mexico Camilo Lara, who uses the moniker as an excuse to mix together traditional Latin music wit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    D Tour

    Napoleon Habeica​Yerba Buena snagged a great musical act for this Friday's opening of its new Wallworks exhibit: Mexican Institute of Sound. The band is the brainchild of DJ /producer/president of EMI Mexico Camilo Lara, who uses the moniker as an excuse to mix together traditional Latin music wit ... More >>

  • Music

    October 1, 2008

    Artistic Love Affair

    Napoleon Habeica​Yerba Buena snagged a great musical act for this Friday's opening of its new Wallworks exhibit: Mexican Institute of Sound. The band is the brainchild of DJ /producer/president of EMI Mexico Camilo Lara, who uses the moniker as an excuse to mix together traditional Latin music wit ... More >>

  • Music

    October 3, 2007

    Jack Johnson's Label Hosts Rogue Wave's Moody New 'Asleep at Heaven's Gate'

    Napoleon Habeica​Yerba Buena snagged a great musical act for this Friday's opening of its new Wallworks exhibit: Mexican Institute of Sound. The band is the brainchild of DJ /producer/president of EMI Mexico Camilo Lara, who uses the moniker as an excuse to mix together traditional Latin music wit ... More >>

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