Ryan Adams

Australia's Gotye on Taking His Offbeat Pop to the Top of the U.S. Charts

Five Cover Songs That Are Better Than the Originals

As musical pairings go, they don't come much more oddball than Mastodon with Feist. But -- we can't quite believe it either -- on Record Store Day (April 21st), the unlikely collaborators are releasing Feistodon: a split single that will feature Mastodon covering Feist ("A Commotion") and vice versa ... More >>

Six Children of Music Legends Whose Own Music Doesn't Suck

You may have heard this week that Paul McCartney's son, James, wants to get together with the children of John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr and be a Beatles: Next Generation band. Truthfully, that might be one of the saddest and most desperate concepts for a musical project we've ever he ... More >>

The Shins' Port of Morrow: A First Listen

​Let's be real: bands don't change your life more than, oh ... once. So if we were lucky to get two excellent albums from James Mercer and whoever happens to be with him, it's no slouch that a third pretty-good album added three more perfect tunes to the canon: "Australia," "Phantom Limb," and "Gi ... More >>

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 >>

Old Rocker (Roger Waters) to Perform Old Album (The Wall) for (Old) Fans in AT&T Park

Roger Waters can't hear the kids, but they're shouting, "Dude, rock 'n' roll is dead!"​ It's not ageism, people -- this blog reviewed Roger Waters' performance of the Wall in Oakland last December and found it humongous, riveting, and revolutionary. To call the Wall a classic rock document is ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Roger Waters can't hear the kids, but they're shouting, "Dude, rock 'n' roll is dead!"​ It's not ageism, people -- this blog reviewed Roger Waters' performance of the Wall in Oakland last December and found it humongous, riveting, and revolutionary. To call the Wall a classic rock document is ... More >>

Friday: Ryan Adams Makes 'Em Laugh -- Really -- at the Herbst Theatre

Ryan AdamsOct. 14, 2011The Herbst TheatreBetter than: Half the shows currently on Comedy Central.Ryan Adams songs often sound like an actual heart cracking under the weight of too much loss and confusion and woe. He is at his best when he is at his most sensitive, musing on the human condition and t ... More >>

Track of the Day: Or, The Whale get twangy with Britney's "Toxic"

Or, the Whale (with our waiter giving the thumbs up)​Funny thing: I was eating at the Divisadero outpost of Herbivore recently, and a friendly waiter started chatting with my table about music. The conversation lead eventually to his band, which, he said, had just completed a cover of Britney Spea ... More >>

The Pack's Lil B Releases Printed Collection of Text Messages

​Who says you need a lot of words to put a book together? The Pack's Lil B has a new printed release out today, a publication whose focus is keeping rap music "positive." Comprising "text messages and emails to his thousands of fans and friends," the $26.99 Takin Over  aims to send a message ... More >>

Last Night: New Folk Rock Supergroup The Emerald Triangle

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Lucero’s full of sass and Stax

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Music Awards: Jukebox Roundtable by Dan Strachota

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

How the crash will reshape the music industry

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

An open letter to would-be Twitticians

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Talking Music series emphasizes the brains behind the songs

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Ryan Adams to Play Summer Fillmore Date

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Birdmonster Announce New Album on Fader Label

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Birdmonster sign to Fader mag's record label

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Last Night: Ryan Adams at Herbst Theater

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Ryan Adams Tames His Reckless Side

Return of the Mischievous Angel

Top of the Trash Heap

Return of the Mischievous Angel

Mark Ronson by Michael D. Ayers

Return of the Mischievous Angel

Ryan Adams by Rossiter Drake

Return of the Mischievous Angel

Love Was Here and Now You're Gone

Arthur Lee 1945-2006

Cory Branan

12 Songs

Cracked Rear View

These are a few of my favorite things from 2005

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The Waterboys

Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night can stop indie-rock hopefuls Birdmonster

What's in store for indie rock and prime time in a post-O.C. universe

Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night can stop indie-rock hopefuls Birdmonster

Crowe Flies Home

Elizabethtown is a mess, not that its director should care

Ryan Adams & the Cardinals

Jacksonville City Nights

Hear This

Giant Drag is anything but; Michael Penn introduces us to Mr. Hollywood, Jr.

Hear This

Monsters of mope come to Berkeley: M. Ward, Bright Eyes, and Jim James. Old 97's are hotter than Ryan Adams.

Ryan Adams

Rock N Roll|Love Is Hell, Pt. 1|Love Is Hell, Pt. 2

2003: Year of the Wonka Record

For the year's 10 best records, go somewhere else. For the year's 10 best "Wonka Records," you've come to the right place.

Through the Cracks

There are some benefits of big-city gentrification. Jesse Malin's brilliant new record is one of them.

Music Lesson

At Noise Pop, Alex Chilton proves you can be a fucked-up rock star and survive

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

The House of Tudor

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same