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The Shins

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2012

    Best of Coachella Weekend One: Saturday, April 14

    See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Day One *"What My Spirit Hood Means To Me": Coachella-Goers Explain *Coachella Preview 2012: Everything You Need to Know About the Performers*Radiohead, Weekend 1: No Alarms, No Surprises Radiohead certainly had the most pre-festival buzz for Saturday, but once we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Fauxchella: How to See Your Favorite Coachella Bands Without Leaving S.F.

    Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Is This the Coachella 2012 Lineup?

    Coachella 2012 is still more than four months away -- so naturally, it's time to start hyperventilating over rumored lineups for the first year the festival will stretch over two weekends. One "leaked" lineup appeared last week on StarzUncut, a celebrity gossip website with more than 58,000 Twitter ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 28, 2011

    Pirouetting After Midnight

    Coachella 2012 is still more than four months away -- so naturally, it's time to start hyperventilating over rumored lineups for the first year the festival will stretch over two weekends. One "leaked" lineup appeared last week on StarzUncut, a celebrity gossip website with more than 58,000 Twitter ... More >>

  • Music

    August 17, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Outside Lands Edition

    Coachella 2012 is still more than four months away -- so naturally, it's time to start hyperventilating over rumored lineups for the first year the festival will stretch over two weekends. One "leaked" lineup appeared last week on StarzUncut, a celebrity gossip website with more than 58,000 Twitter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Video Game Music Wizard Doctor Octoroc on 8-Bit Music, Zelda, and, Naturally, Antonin Dvorak

    ​As far as the Internets go, Doctor Octoroc is the real deal -- he's the animator, composer, and wizard behind more or less every good retro video game parody online, like "Jersey Shore: The RPG," "Game of Thrones RPG," "8-Bit Twilight (Interactive Game)," and more. Based in Philadelphia, D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    5 Things to Like About the Outside Lands Festival Schedule

    Outside Lands: Now without (hopefully) the painful decision-making!​ The schedule for this year's Outside Lands festival hit the web earlier today. But you can stop gritting your teeth and clutching the edge of that desk: Although many festival schedules are an exercise in painful decision-mak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Friday Night: Freelance Whales Bring On Make-Out Time at the Rickshaw Stop

    Freelance Whales at the Rickshaw Stop Friday night​Freelance Whales Miniature TigersPepper Rabbit November 19, 2010 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: Going to the zoo to see whales, tigers, and rabbits. For those of you who weren't quite satisfied by the output of one-album-and-done bedroom electro p ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    Nobunny: Show Preview

    Freelance Whales at the Rickshaw Stop Friday night​Freelance Whales Miniature TigersPepper Rabbit November 19, 2010 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: Going to the zoo to see whales, tigers, and rabbits. For those of you who weren't quite satisfied by the output of one-album-and-done bedroom electro p ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2010

    Broken Bells' pop partnership

    Freelance Whales at the Rickshaw Stop Friday night​Freelance Whales Miniature TigersPepper Rabbit November 19, 2010 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: Going to the zoo to see whales, tigers, and rabbits. For those of you who weren't quite satisfied by the output of one-album-and-done bedroom electro p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    New Doc Captures Devendra, Vetiver, Joanna Newsom Tour

    The Family Jams - Trailer from kevin barker on Vimeo. When San Francisco soft rockers Vetiver hit the road in 2004 with Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom, Vetiver guitarist Kevin Barker decided to capture the trip on film. The result is a new documentary called The Family Jams, out later this spri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Watch this: New Beachy Video from The Invisible Cities

    ​The Invisible Cities are a promising S.F. outfit with catchy indie-pop tunes that'd please fans of The Shins and The New Pornographers. Their new animated video for "Bulldozer" pretty much defines adorable. Basically, a toy bulldozer that enjoys Southern Comfort and Al Green heads out with some s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Track of the Day: Broken Bells (Danger Mouse and James Mercer)

    Mike MantinJames Mercer​What happens when you get a little Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley) in your James Mercer (The Shins)? Going by the sound of the first track to be released from this partnership, "The High Road," it sounds a little something like Beck, another indie/alt rock artist Danger Mouse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    What's Up With Adam Stephens? A New Solo Record (and Free Tix)

    Dan Monick​Adam Stephens, the singing/guitar-playing half of Two Gallants, has been working on his solo debut recently. He's been recording down in Los Angeles with producer Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins, White Stripes), with MMJ's Patrick Hallahan on drums, and a couple other nota ... More >>

  • Music

    September 9, 2009

    The Dodos aim for pop simplicity

    Dan Monick​Adam Stephens, the singing/guitar-playing half of Two Gallants, has been working on his solo debut recently. He's been recording down in Los Angeles with producer Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins, White Stripes), with MMJ's Patrick Hallahan on drums, and a couple other nota ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2009

    The Dodos 

    Time to Die  (Frenchkiss)

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    New Dodos Record Due This Fall

    Big news from the Dodos camp this morning. The local indie pop act finished up work on its third full-length, Time To Die, which will come out September 15, while also expanding its membership by one. Time to Die was recorded in Seattle with famed producer Phil Ek, the man behind many of the big Nor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: The Morning Benders

    Big news from the Dodos camp this morning. The local indie pop act finished up work on its third full-length, Time To Die, which will come out September 15, while also expanding its membership by one. Time to Die was recorded in Seattle with famed producer Phil Ek, the man behind many of the big Nor ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    The Botticellis

    Old Home Movies (Antenna Farm)

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    Live 105's summer concert lineup lacks luster this year

    Old Home Movies (Antenna Farm)

  • Music

    March 12, 2008

    The Devil and Doctor Octagon: Kool Keith returns

    Old Home Movies (Antenna Farm)

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    R.E.M. and Modest Mouse Perform in Berkeley 5/31

    Old Home Movies (Antenna Farm)

  • Music

    January 16, 2008

    Sketchfest stokes the musician-comedian love affair

    Old Home Movies (Antenna Farm)

  • Music

    November 14, 2007

    The Intelligence

    Deuteronomy (In the Red)

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    The Thermals Back in SF at Slim's December 5

    Deuteronomy (In the Red)

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2007

    CD Review: The New Pornographers -- Challengers

    Deuteronomy (In the Red)

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2007

    Elliott Smith and Arcade Fire: RIAA Safe

    Deuteronomy (In the Red)

  • Music

    April 18, 2007

    Bellavista: Back in Vue

    Deuteronomy (In the Red)

  • Music

    March 7, 2007

    The snorification of indie rock

    Deuteronomy (In the Red)

  • Music

    January 31, 2007

    Breaking the Seal

    Of Montreal and the Shins explore issues of approval

  • Home Entertainment

    December 27, 2006

    Juices Flowing

    Of Montreal and the Shins explore issues of approval

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    It Was a Year Of ...

    Well, lots of things, actually

  • Music

    December 6, 2006

    Border crossing with Calexico

    Well, lots of things, actually

  • Music

    October 11, 2006

    From symphonies to smoke machines: snapshots of three very different shows

    Well, lots of things, actually

  • Music

    August 2, 2006

    Mew

    Mew and the Glass Handed Kites

  • Music

    February 22, 2006

    Liars

    Drum's Not Dead

  • Music Awards

    October 19, 2005

    Award Show Performers

    SF Weekly Music Awards

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Twin Lesbian Duo From Canada!!!!

    Tegan and Sara's delectable pop makes lazy headline writers look stupid

  • Music

    December 29, 2004

    Hear This

    Four of the city's best ring in 2005: Rogue Wave, Kelley Stoltz, the Lovemakers, and the Paradise Boys

  • Music

    December 22, 2004

    Group Hug 2004

    It's been a shitty year on a number of levels. Here's a mix CD to cheer you up.

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    Trend-Spotting

    In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    Marrying the Mainstream

    White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.

  • Music

    December 1, 2004

    Dirty Vegas

    One

  • Film

    August 4, 2004

    Coming Home

    The Garden State is where Zach Braff's heart is

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Next Big Thing

    Rogue Wave

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    Shin Music

    Their debut's genius stemmed from their frontman's high anxieties. Now that he's mellowed out, can the Shins follow it up?

  • Music

    December 24, 2002

    Oh, Inverted World

    A handful of sleepers to wake up the neighbors

  • Music

    May 1, 2002

    She's Lost Control

    The shit hits the fans

  • Music

    February 21, 2001

    Noise Pop Tip Sheet

    Noise Pop Festival; Pound-SF club opening

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