The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

The Vaselines’ second round of fun

Track of the Day: Liechtenstein

Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart stock up for indie stardom

Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

Last Night: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Girls at the Rickshaw Stop

Sandy KimGirls: None of those females are actually in the bandThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart, GirlsTuesday, July 21, 2009Rickshaw StopBetter than: Being at Popscene in the late '90s.There's a point in every great band's career when its hometown crowds realize something has changed, and definitely ... More >>

Our SXSW Party: Superchunk, the xx, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Surfer Blood

Ian S. PortThe xx at the Independent in November​If  you're heading down to Austin for the big SXSW music blowout in March, mark this party on your calendar. SF Weekly, together with our parent company Village Voice and our sister publications, will be hosting a show with Superchunk, the xx, ... More >>

Slumberland Celebrates 20 Years of Dreamy Pop in SF/LA

Slumberland's Mike Schulman​A couple years ago, it seemed Oakland label Slumberland was having a resurgence as fans of twee, dream pop, and shoegaze started paying attention to Mike Schulman's roster, which he'd began building up back in 1989. Well a couple big buzz band hits later with Crystal St ... More >>

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 Friday PM: Village Voice Day Party w/ Surfer Blood, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Superchunk, The xx

At an hour when most folks were still sleeping off last night's music benders, indie rock fans started lining up around the block at La Zona Rosa, where the whole Village Voice operation was hunkered down for our afternoon of acts both on the rise (Surfer Blood, The xx, Pains of Being Pure at Heart) ... More >>

Slumberland Records Anniversary

At an hour when most folks were still sleeping off last night's music benders, indie rock fans started lining up around the block at La Zona Rosa, where the whole Village Voice operation was hunkered down for our afternoon of acts both on the rise (Surfer Blood, The xx, Pains of Being Pure at Heart) ... More >>

The Prids Are All Right

At an hour when most folks were still sleeping off last night's music benders, indie rock fans started lining up around the block at La Zona Rosa, where the whole Village Voice operation was hunkered down for our afternoon of acts both on the rise (Surfer Blood, The xx, Pains of Being Pure at Heart) ... More >>

Naked Bike Ride, Sonny & The Sunsets, 'I Get What I Want And Always Get It Again!'

The Prids​Oh you lucky Bay Area dweller. There is a glut of good, cheap shows this weekend - with bands playing light and jangly pop, crunchy psychedelic noise, and nearly everything in between. Get out of your bar-closest-to-home funk and explore all the great local venues you don't patronize eno ... More >>

Wild Nothing Gets a Dance-Happy Popscene Crowd Swooning

​Wild Nothing@ Popscene September 16, 2010 Virginia's Wild Nothing probably could have picked a more appropriate venue for its San Francisco live debut. This Pitchfork-adored new wave outfit seemed as humble and shy-spoken as C86-influenced bands come. And the band's jangly bedroom po ... More >>

Weekend Paints Suburban Tranquility Black in New Video

It's about to get ugly...​Okay, so this is pretty rad. San Francisco post-punk/shoegaze trio Weekend made one intriguing new video for two songs from its upcoming album, Sports. To accompany the smooth serenity of "Monday Morning," we get sunny scenes of peaceful suburbia: residents wate ... More >>

Weekend Lets Its Noise Do the Work at the Independent

Weekend last night at the Independent​The Pains of Being Pure At HeartWeekendNovember 9, 2010@ The IndependentBetter than: Plenty of other local bands.It says something about both the talents of San Francisco's Weekend and the generosity of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart that the latter ban ... More >>