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The Walkmen are not a part of that New York retro rock thing. Seriously.

Win Our Kings of Leon Prize Pack

In case you missed the e-mail blast: SF Weekly is giving away four tickets to the Kings of Leon show with The Walkmen at the Bill Graham Civic on May 21. But wait -- there's more. The winner of this contest also gets hotel accommodations for four, a $175 dinner at Colibri, and a Bauer's Limousine f ... More >>

Treasure Island Music Festival, Day Two

Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

Local Frequency: Q&A with Singer/Songwriter Eric Maskol

​Bernal Heights singer/songwriter Eric Maskol bills his music as echoey acoustic rock with an apocalyptic swing. Playing around the city for years, Maskol has remained largely unknown, scoring music for independent films and making home recorded EPs. This past July, he released his first full-l ... More >>

The Ghosts of Outside Lands Past

Now that this year's Outside Lands lineup has been released in full and stayed true to its lil-bit-hippie-lil-but-hip-hop roots and the folk vs. funk vibe, will you be forking over some coin when the tickets go on sale tomorrow? How do you think this year's lineup fares with those of previous years? ... More >>

10 Things: Good Bands, Gay Pride, Free Market and The Life and Death of an Italian Cat

Portland's The Caps, performing at Summer Solstice Spectacle on Saturday​On this fine Pride weekend, let's step back and take a moment to appreciate all the superb events our foggy town has to offer without high costs or shitty attitudes. Where else in the world can you find citywide Michael Jacks ... More >>

Hear This While High: The Walkmen's Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Holiday Road'

​Listen to this while high: "Holiday Road" by The Walkmen. Posted first as a video at the Onion's A.V. Club. Listen to it (and download it) here. Behind the buzz: There's no need for recourse to the dread iconography of Fleetwood Mac to account for the nervous new wave charm of the Lindsey Buckin ... More >>

Pitchfork's Best Albums List: What It Got Right, and What It Got Wrong (So Far), in 10 Sentences

​Some music website called Pitchfork is unveiling its list of the year's best albums this week. Since this site and its opinions are marginally important to the music world, and since the whole point of lists is to agree and/or disagree, here's our reaction -- in the form of 10 brief sentence ... More >>

Live Review, 1/22/12: The Walkmen Celebrate 10 Years at the Independent

The Walkmen at the Independent on Friday.​ The Walkmen The Independent Friday, Jan. 22, 2012 Better than: The Walkmen playing at a sunny outdoor festival. The Walkmen played the first of two sold out shows at the Independent on a very rainy Friday night, in celebration of the band's 10th An ... More >>