The Beach Boys

San Cisco Is Big in Australia -- And Too Young to Drink in the U.S.

Most people are just starting college or work life at the age of 20. And while that's the median age of the members of San Cisco, the Australian indie-pop group is embarking on a different, more daunting journey: its first North American tour. One of Australia's most hyped new groups since Tame Impa ... More >>

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

The Top 10 Worst Music Biopics

A couple of weeks ago, you may recall we did a list of the Top Ten Music Biopics. The biopic debate raged again today, however, after we saw images of Andre 3000 dressed up as Jimi Hendrix, in the midst of making a movie. We're pretty sure Andre is going to do wonders in the role, but that doesn't m ... More >>

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S.F.'s Girls Seek the Holy Ghost of Rock 'n' Roll Past on Their Audacious Second Album

Girls: There is something timeless and vital in the two full-length records that San Francisco's Girls have released in the last three years. In an era of indie music dominated by irony (see the nostalgic nonchalance of chillwave) and willful obscurity (see Radiohead's latest album, King of Limbs), ... More >>

Tera Melos: Show Preview

The Beach Boys' Original Smile to Get Official Deluxe Release

​It's nearly impossible to talk about Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys without bringing up Smile at some point. The unfinished album, which helped precipitate Wilson's fall into decades of despair, was hyped as the next big thing as it was being made. But, of course, it never came out. But now ... More >>

Listen to a New A B & the Sea Song, 'Run, Run, Run' -- It'll Give You a Sunburn

The new EP is out Jan. 25​Just when you thought S.F. pop outfit A B & the Sea couldn't get more Beach Boys-y, couldn't sound more completely like the soundtrack to a season opposite the one we're in now (have you looked out the window lately?), the boys drop this: "Baby You," off the new Run, ... More >>

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Craft Spells, Brewer of Magical Bedroom Pop, Talks Shamanism and the Evils of Suburbs

Craft Spells plays Milk Bar on November 11'th​ Between widely accessible studio programs and the Internet, the bedroom is becoming a semi-pro recording studio and distribution center. If you haven't noticed the positive effect this has had on prodigy songwriters yet, turn your ears to Craft Spell ... More >>

Grand Lake, Ash Reiter, Sunbeam Rd. and Burrows at the Milk-Less Milk Bar

Grand Lake​Grand LakeAsh ReiterSunbeam Rd.BurrowsSeptember 16, 2010@ Milk BarBetter than: Shows where there aren't pictures of kittens on the kick drum.Maybe it was the waves of dense fog soaking trees and buildings on Haight St. late last night -- making it feel like more the empty dead of winter ... More >>

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Wavves' addictive surf-punk makes it king of the beach

In Print: Classic Hip-Hop Albums Performed Live, Wavves' Surf-Punk, and Rappers in the Shadow of Hyphy

​The lineup for this year's Rock the Bells hip-hop festival has the likes of Snoop, Slick Rick, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim and even the Wu-Tang Clan all performing classic hip-hop albums in their entirety. In our print edition this week, Tamara Palmer takes a look back at each album's considerabl ... More >>

In the Rough

Lay with the Animal

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 >>

Girls

Over the Weekend: Brian Wilson's 'Private' Gallery Performance

​Brian WilsonSaturday, Jan. 23, 2010San Francisco Art Exchange(Much) better than: Paying $50 to squint at Brian Wilson from far away alongside thousands of other people; many other things $1,500 could be spent on (like fixing years of unpaid S.F. parking fines, or hiring an accountant).On Saturday ... More >>

What To Do? Thursday's Pick: The Drums

​The Drums @ PopsceneThe idea of mournful lyrics buoyed by joyous music is an old one, going back in time to when Oog beat frantically on a rock while yelling about his pet mastodon running away. Folks tend to point to the Beach Boys as the modern masters of this style, but that outlook neglects s ... More >>

This Is the Saddest Pop Ever

Richie Rich

MP3 of the Day: Oh Captain, My Captain

It's impossible to listen to the newest single from Portland, Ore. band Oh Captain, My Captain and not think of the Beach Boys. From the grand orchestration to the groovy harmonies, these dudes are sonic spittin' images of the Brothers Wilson & Co. At least that's the case with "Feet of Lead, Wi ... More >>

Lost albums that should remain lost

SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: The Morning Benders

Last Night: Mortified at the Make-Out Room

All in the Family: Drinking After Hours at Laiola

Young Love

Those ubiquitous Swedes PB&J

Morning Benders

Boarded Doors (Self-released)

Oh, Pioneers

Behold - the forgotten history of the Beau Brummels, the true originators of the San Francisco sound of the '60s

Various Artists

Mystic Males

Elliott Smith

From a Basement on the Hill

The Free Design

You Could Be Born Again|Stars/Bubbles/Time/Love

Ay dios!

Boasting sharply written tunes and a fan in Morrissey, dios is converting the hordes with its indie rock

Architecture in Helsinki

Fingers Crossed

Best Pie Resource

Mel's Drive-In

Hear This

Ay, dios: Get to Grandaddy's show early, and you just might hear God. Er, god.

The Clientele

The Violet Hour

Hear This

Good looks, good hooks, and big Afros: L.A.'s the 88 comes to town

The Apples in Stereo

Velocity of Sound (SpinART)

Radar Bros.

And the Surrounding Mountains (Merge)

The Langley Schools Music Project

Innocence & Despair (Bar/None)

The New Tweedy Brothers

The New Tweedy Bros! (Ridon/Shadoks)

Shine a Light

The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association may be ready to go aboveground

Reviews

House of Tudor

Brian Wilson, Reconstructed

For his first solo album in a decade, the creative force behind the Beach Boys recovers both himself and his music (sort of)

Riff Raff

Recordings

Heroes,Villains,Obsessions

The upcoming release of the Beach Boys' legendary "Smile"session ends super-fan Domenic Priore's Journey to the past