The Strokes

It's 12-12-12, So Here Are Some "12" Songs to Soundtrack Your Day

Welcome to 12-12-12, everybody. Since there won't be another one for 100 years, and since we'll all likely be dead by the time that one happens, we thought it'd be nice to have a special soundtrack for the day -- especially since climate change will have completely destroyed the Earth in a century, ... More >>

Springsteen Says Rockers Are Thieves: Five Songs You May Not Know Were Stolen

​Last Thursday, Bruce Springsteen made the keynote speech at South By Southwest. He was funny, he was heartfelt, he was informative and -- dang, Boss! -- he was ridiculously honest. So honest in fact, that he picked up a guitar, played the opening riff from The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out of this P ... More >>

Live Review, 2/22/12: Young Prisms and Melted Toys Shine Through Their Blemishes at Cafe Du Nord

Young Prisms Melted Toys Tambo Rays PreTeen Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2012 Cafe Du Nord Better than: You could do. A good vinyl record -- one that is capable of shifting moods and raising spirits -- isn't always glossy or housed in a crisp paper sleeve. A good vinyl record may be warped, its cover sta ... More >>

All Shook Down Music Fest: A Guide to the Artists

Meet the Bloggers: Alex Hochman

Jesse HirschAlex Hochman.​You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Alex Hochman Blogs About: Restaurants, kids' food, Jewish stuff, Danny Bowien San Francisco native A ... More >>

Last Night's VVM SXSW Party: Wu-Tang Packs It, Wild Flag Rocks It, and Yelawolf Goes Shirtless

Shannon CottrellWu-Tang Clan​Still only on Day 2 of this ridiculous conflagration, last night forced even more torturous decision-making on festival-goers with a crazy-stacked series of shows. (The Strokes even had fireworks!) But the Village Voice Media party at Austin Music Hall, featuring Wu-Ta ... More >>

Out with the Kids: Dinner at St. Francis Fountain

Alex HochmanThree-scoop banana split ($8.25), a dinner essential at St. Francis Fountain on 24th Street.​ You'd think the city's oldest ice cream parlor ― a place that's been in the same storefront on 24th Street since 1918 ― would be packed at dinner with families reveling in nostalgia a ... More >>

The Twelves, Brazil's Daft Punk, On Remixing Indie Rock for the Dancefloor

The Twelves​Who doesn't love a Brazilian? The answer to that question might be "many people." But no matter your preference, you'll agree that even better than one Brazilian is a pair of Brazilians with immense musical talent. From Rio de Janiero, the acclaimed duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliv ... More >>

R.I.P. The White Stripes, 1997-2011: An Appreciation

R.I.P., guy and gal.​More than just a band ended today, with the White Stripes' announcement that they are formally ceasing to record, perform, exist. (They hadn't done anything for a long while, anyway.) Easily the best of a cohort that might loosely be known as the "The" bands -- the Strokes, th ... 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 >>

Fitz and the Tantrums Play to a Tame Crowd at Popscene

​Fitz & The Tantrums @ PopsceneSeptember 2, 2010 Better than: Refusing to allow Thursday to function as the new Friday. Fitz and the Tantrums are an anomaly in the indie music scene. All the super-serious Canadian post-rock bands, shy-spoken Midwestern pretty boys, and unmovable ... More >>

Sound and Vision: The year Outside Lands stumbled

Disappointing Outside Lands lineup selling lots of tickets

Christopher VictorioNo, he's not gonna be there this year​ Disappointed Outside Lands fan, we share your woe: The lineup this year -- at least concerning headliners -- just doesn't woo us like it has in years past. Not to slam the bands at the top of the bill. My Morning Jacket, Furthur, Al Green ... More >>

The Morning Benders head east and pair with a Grizzly Bear

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 >>

In the Red plays favorites — and survives indie labeldom

Last Night: Devendra Banhart at the Independent

Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

Getting 'Touchy' in 2008

Song of the Day: Megapuss

MP3 of the Day: Albert Hammond Jr.

MP3 of the Day: Adele

Guitar Hero III Easily the Best Entry in the Franchise

LastNight: Bruce Springteen Turns Bouncer into Fangirl at Oracle Arena

The Bravery Far from Bold

LastNight: The Mooney Suzuki at The Rickshaw Shop.

Scissors for Lefty bring back the fun

Time for Torture

The Walkmen struggle for release

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Classic Music Venues

In the Year 2005

Like killer bees and cheap labor, this year's music and fashion trends are charging up from the South (by Southwest)

I, Shit

You and me and the Bravery, sitting around, full of it

Do the Killers

The Killers aren't reinventing the rock wheel, but they are repopulating the dance floor

Shorties

EPs are usually ignored by reviewers. Here are a few recent releases worth taking note of.

Pawns in the Sun

Rock Ninja! encounters the rules of a summer concert at BFD

Return of the Jedi

Once hailed as the savior of instrumental hip hop, RJD2 is back with his sophomore release

It's Alive!

Yesterday's scenesters like to complain that S.F. dance music is dead. They're wrong. Here's why.

2003: Year of the Wonka Record

For the year's 10 best records, go somewhere else. For the year's 10 best "Wonka Records," you've come to the right place.

Say Hallelujah!

NorCal expats the Rapture and Out Hud return from NYC with a 20-year legacy in tow. Get ready to dance, punk.

Letters to the Editor

Week of October 29, 2003

House of Tudor

The Fleshtones were retro-rockin' long before the White Stripes – and they still are

Behind the Music Videos

There are some pretty cool videos out there, but you won't see them on MTV

Holly Golightly

Truly She Is None Other

The Kills

Keep On Your Mean Side

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Soft Pink Sleuth

Matmos' Drew Daniel uncovers the darkness -- and the silliness -- of house music

Sondre Lerche

Faces Down (Astralwerks)

The Sounds of Silence

Why the Bay Area has stopped producing big-time rock bands

What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

Can Live 105 become a kool thing again?

Call the Zookeepers

The elephant known as Noise Pop has wandered into the living room

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same