Tired of hearing performances in the same old bars, clubs, and art galleries? How about hitting an event at the Golden Gate Bridge this Friday? Chicago composer/sound artist Wrekmeister Harmonies, (aka J.R. Robinson --pictured here both bearded and clean-shaven) creates live ambient recordings around the world, from the Pompidou in Paris to the Guggenheim in New York. This Friday, Feb. 6, he'll be "projecting ambient tone fields and recording the results" at the Golden Gate Bridge at 9 a.m. and
Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform warm up shows for Coachella (which goes off this weekend). Between last week and next, San Franciscans can see acts ranging from Leonard Cohen, Mastodon, and Franz Ferdinand to Band of Horses, Mexica