Sleepy Sun

Earthless, Assemble Head, Ascended Master to hit Frisco Freakout

Frisco Freakout Psych Fest in October

Track of the Day: Sleepy Sun

After witnessing Sleepy Sun's show at Bottom of the Hill last night (my first time seeing them live), I count myself amongst the convinced that San Francisco's newest stars have been born. The band put on a performance that burned into your memory--and your retina, thanks to a film projector beaming ... More >>

SF @ SXSW: Talking House Records' Texas Takeover

EKAphotographySee You in Austin: Bart Davenport If you're going to Austin, Texas' annual music festival SXSW, remember the date March 20. On that day, SF-based indie Talking House records is throwing what it calls a "14-hour rager" featuring "a ton of the Bay Area's most interesting bands" at the W ... More >>

A San Franciscan’s guide to SXSW

EKAphotographySee You in Austin: Bart Davenport If you're going to Austin, Texas' annual music festival SXSW, remember the date March 20. On that day, SF-based indie Talking House records is throwing what it calls a "14-hour rager" featuring "a ton of the Bay Area's most interesting bands" at the W ... More >>

Sleepy Sun rises in the local psych scene

EKAphotographySee You in Austin: Bart Davenport If you're going to Austin, Texas' annual music festival SXSW, remember the date March 20. On that day, SF-based indie Talking House records is throwing what it calls a "14-hour rager" featuring "a ton of the Bay Area's most interesting bands" at the W ... More >>

Noise Pop fosters industry while playing it safe

EKAphotographySee You in Austin: Bart Davenport If you're going to Austin, Texas' annual music festival SXSW, remember the date March 20. On that day, SF-based indie Talking House records is throwing what it calls a "14-hour rager" featuring "a ton of the Bay Area's most interesting bands" at the W ... More >>

Frisco Freakout makes a California scene

EKAphotographySee You in Austin: Bart Davenport If you're going to Austin, Texas' annual music festival SXSW, remember the date March 20. On that day, SF-based indie Talking House records is throwing what it calls a "14-hour rager" featuring "a ton of the Bay Area's most interesting bands" at the W ... More >>

Sleepy Sun

Embrace (Sol Diamond)

Last Night: Sleepy Sun at Great American Music Hall

Sleepy SunFriday, June 19, 2009Great American Music HallBetter than: Black Mountain Brightblack Morning Light Black SabbathThe members of Sleepy Sun had barely taken the stage last night, and the dudes behind me were already stoked. "Oh my God," one of them started repeating to his friend. "Oh m ... More >>

Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound

Sleepy SunFriday, June 19, 2009Great American Music HallBetter than: Black Mountain Brightblack Morning Light Black SabbathThe members of Sleepy Sun had barely taken the stage last night, and the dudes behind me were already stoked. "Oh my God," one of them started repeating to his friend. "Oh m ... More >>

Vote! SF Weekly's Music Awards Ballot Goes Live

​The Bay Area music scene's crazy with talent, and we've been working hard as of late to narrow that massive creative pool down to 40 acts worthy of jumping on this year's Music Awards Ballot. So after much research by own own staff, and much polling of respected members of the music industry, we' ... More >>

Track(s) of the Day: Music Awards Nominees (Indie Rock/Pop)

​It's gettin' down to it. One more day to vote for your favorite Bay Area acts in this year's music awards. And two more days until we announce the winners at a big ol' party at Ruby Skye (with, as we've mentioned before, performances by Wallpaper., Loco Bloco, and Lazer Sword) on Thursday. Today ... More >>

Music Awards Program Guide

​It's gettin' down to it. One more day to vote for your favorite Bay Area acts in this year's music awards. And two more days until we announce the winners at a big ol' party at Ruby Skye (with, as we've mentioned before, performances by Wallpaper., Loco Bloco, and Lazer Sword) on Thursday. Today ... More >>

Video of the Day: Sleepy Sun's New Age

San Francisco psych-popsters Sleepy Sun get extra cosmic on their new video, "New Age," a red- and droopy-eyed ballad that opens up into some seriously stony guitar solos. We would expect nothing less from a band that got its original musical and spiritual guidance down in Santa Cruz. 

More San Francisco Parties @ SXSW

The Fresh & Onlys on the night they kicked the cat outta the band​If you're headed down to Austin in March for the big music industry party SXSW, there are a bunch of locals hosting great acts throughout that week. We told you about our big bash on Friday, March 19 with Superchunk, the xx, the ... More >>

SXSW 2010 Showgoers' Guide to Bay Area Acts

The Fresh & Onlys on the night they kicked the cat outta the band​If you're headed down to Austin in March for the big music industry party SXSW, there are a bunch of locals hosting great acts throughout that week. We told you about our big bash on Friday, March 19 with Superchunk, the xx, the ... More >>

Concert preview: Sleepy Sun

The Fresh & Onlys on the night they kicked the cat outta the band​If you're headed down to Austin in March for the big music industry party SXSW, there are a bunch of locals hosting great acts throughout that week. We told you about our big bash on Friday, March 19 with Superchunk, the xx, the ... More >>

CD Review: Sleepy Sun's Fever

​The Bay Area sextet Sleepy Sun is part of a crop of both budding and established bands that base their sound and ethos in a long-gone time: when popular music was actually good and the guitar was an important, interesting instrument. By evoking the spirits of the greats (Sabbath, Zeppelin, or eve ... More >>

Psych-rockers Sleepy Sun get better on the road

​The Bay Area sextet Sleepy Sun is part of a crop of both budding and established bands that base their sound and ethos in a long-gone time: when popular music was actually good and the guitar was an important, interesting instrument. By evoking the spirits of the greats (Sabbath, Zeppelin, or eve ... More >>

10 Words That Will Make Your New Band Name Suck in 2011

There's really no way to get around this: We're tired of your lame band names, musicians. Every year, it seems there's a rash of similarly-monikered new outfits hankering for our eartime. And while we do love to check out new music, we'd sincerely appreciate a bit more imagination and independent th ... More >>

Reach for the Sky

There's really no way to get around this: We're tired of your lame band names, musicians. Every year, it seems there's a rash of similarly-monikered new outfits hankering for our eartime. And while we do love to check out new music, we'd sincerely appreciate a bit more imagination and independent th ... More >>

At The Bay Brewed, Rock Out With Your Craft Beer Out

​ We know you like to rock. Perhaps you're reading this from your cubicle, and your colleagues have no idea there's an Iron Maiden t-shirt lurking underneath your sweater vest. You love live music, but every time you reach the front of the line at a concert concession stand, you're faced with ... More >>

The Bay Brewed: A Beer Festival With Live Music From Weekend, Terry Malts, and More

You'll be able to get a lot closer to the SF band Weekend this Saturday...​ There are at least two problems with most beer festivals: You don't get enough beer for what you pay, and you usually have to listen to crappy music while you drink it. Thankfully, our friends over at the Bay Bridged a ... More >>

Vagina Stereologues: Rachel Fannan on Her New Band, Only You, and Playing with "Three Vixen Warlords"

Only You, with Rachel Fannan in the red-striped shirt. Photo by Simon Weller.​ Not all women make vagina music. Not all women strum their guitars. Not all women are women. Vagina Stereologues is a new column that aims to find out which rules the women of the Bay Area music scene are breaking t ... More >>