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France's Revolver on Learning English From the Beatles, and Why It's Tough to Cover Elliott Smith

Revolver ​Maybe America isn't ready for Revolver. Or maybe Revolver isn't ready for America -- after all, its Myspace page is still partially in French. This Paris trio sounds like what would happen if Franz Ferdinand was on Saddle Creek Records, replacing bass guitar with cello to create a d ... More >>

Adam Stephens of Two Gallants finally plays himself

Folsom Street Fair, Tour De Fat, Springsteen Tribute, Jared Mees & Grown Children, Arts Expo and More

Jared Mees & the Grown Children play The Hemlock this Sunday​ There are so many awesome events this warm weekend in September, the problem won't be what to do, but how to pack it all in. Make the best use of your time, map out a proper schedule and get to it. Here's this week's list of ten th ... More >>

Album That Time Time Sort Of Forgot: Desaparecidos' 'Read Music/Speak Spanish'

Bill Sitzmann​Today sees the stateside release of the Arcade Fire's third full-length album, The Suburbs, which supposedly kicks ass. Not having heard it, I will instead ruminate on another album about suburbs: Read Music/Speak Spanish, the first and only record by Omaha's Desaparecidos. The ye ... More >>

Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Adam Stephens

Dan Monick​Adam Stephens is the singing and guitar-playing half of successful San Francisco duo Two Gallants (Tyson Vogel is the drumming and backing vocals half). Signed to Saddle Creek records since 2005, they've toured incessantly in support of their three full-length albums and have finally ta ... More >>

Rabbit Season

Jenny Lewis emerges as a solo force to be reckoned with, and brings her hardscrabble past with her

Hear This

Talking work and sex with Beep Beep's unhappy-hour dance party; Steve Earle reminds us that he's a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll

Love on the Rocks

The story of a doomed relationship makes up Album of the Year, the Good Life's absorbing new record

The Future's So Bright

Meet "the new Bob Dylan," aka Conor Oberst, who knows pain despite his young age