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The xx (Band)

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    March 2, 2012

    Live Review, 3/1/12: The Red Bull Thre3style DJ Contest Comes to Ruby Skye

    ​The Red Bull Thre3style Contest, featuring Miles Medina, John Beaver, DJ Zita, DJ Playtime, DJ Theory, King Most, DJ Just, Four Color Zack Thursday, March 1, 2012 Ruby Skye Better than: Being in an orgy of DJs. One of the world's preeminent DJ competitions, Red Bull's Thre3style DJ Battle made ... More >>

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    January 17, 2012

    Lost in the Night: Dancing Among Drag Zombies at SOME THING's Anniversary Party

    Kahley Avalon EmersonLittle Miss Hot Mess and Mona G. Hawd sing "Mack the Knife"​ SOME THING The Stud Jan. 14, 2012 Better than: Being gored to death by a pack of zombies. San Francisco has a rich history of drag performance. Look back, and the founding of organizations like the Internationa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011

    Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009​ Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Yeasayer Provide A Memorable Departure From Indie Rock Monotony, Smith Westerns, Not So Much

    Joseph SchellChris Keating of Yeasayer​Yeasayer Smith Westerns May 26, 2011 @ The Fillmore Better Than: Every other afternoon set at the Pitchfork Music Festival Indie rock bands like Yeasayer are a dime a dozen on the modern touring circuit. Feel like augmenting the typical guitar, bass and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    New York's Creep on the Darker Side of Music, Female Vocalists, and Dark Chocolate

    Jeffrey KilmerSmoke and Mirrors​The New York duo Creep, consisting of house producer Lauren Flax and Lauren Dillard, are the newest sensation to come out of London-based label Young Turks Records. Making music reminiscent of the sounds of early Massive Attack or Portishead, Creep's gothic melo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Zola Jesus Sings About the End of the World, Hates Upbeat Indie Rock

    ​Twenty-two-year-old Nika Roza Danilova is not a goth -- at least that's what she told Q Magazine earlier this year. But you can see how people might be confused given the operatic vocals and dark, reverb-soaked synths in the music this Wisconsin native releases as Zola Jesus. Although her hau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    The xx Pimps out Its Production at the Fox Theater

    Joseph Schell​The xxWarpaintZola Jesus September 23, 2010@ The Fox Theater Better than: Winning a raffle at a fundraiser, knowing full well that you're essentially stealing from those children. It's always couples night when pillow rockers the xx are in town, which only meant o ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    The xx takes a victory-lap tour of the U.S.

    Joseph Schell​The xxWarpaintZola Jesus September 23, 2010@ The Fox Theater Better than: Winning a raffle at a fundraiser, knowing full well that you're essentially stealing from those children. It's always couples night when pillow rockers the xx are in town, which only meant o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    In Print: The xx on a Victory Lap, Behind the Bruise Cruise, and a Not-So-Fragile Perfume Genius

    The xx​The xx: ""Standing on that stage was incredibly surreal," The xx's Jamie Smith tells SF Weekly's Rae Alexandra in our print edition this week about winning the prestigious Mercury Prize two weeks ago. Now the xx is on its last U.S. tour for a while -- what Smith calls "a proper party," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Last Night: The xx, Phantogram at The Great American Music Hall

    Phantogram at the Great American last night​ The xx Phantogram @ The Great American Music Hall June 1, 2010 Better than: The light show at the Planetarium.The Great American Music hall was flooded with an unusual excess of smoke and bass during the Phantogram and The xx show last night. It didn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Openers: Five Bands to Show up Early For This Week

    Micachu and the Shapes​Openers has spring fever this week -- with so many so many excellent opening bands performing, we can't possibly pick one to recommend. Instead, here's a great opener for each night this week. Some of these shows are already sold out -- it's pre-Coachella insanity here -- an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Big Sur's Big Spring Show Lineup: Yo La Tengo, The xx, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

    Shannon CottrellThe xx​The best thing about the weather getting better? It means it's almost time to hit Highway 1 for those amazing lawn shows down in Big Sur. The Henry Miller Library is, hands down, my favorite venue in Northern California (next to its neighbor up the road, the Fernwood). It's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Who Were the Big SXSW Hits? Next Big Sound Has the Stats

    One of the fun games to play while you're in Austin for SXSW is trying to figure out who's going to be the breakout act of the festival. Some years it's obvious--I remember seeing Peaches and At the Drive In in tiny rooms where word spread so fast it was almost like those acts got famous by the time ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    SXSW Roundup Thursday PM Pt. 1: Didn't Meet Bill Murray

    In Austin, you can research and schedule and make the right Twitter friends and you're still gonna miss something with every decision that you make. Case in point: on Thursday afternoon, realizing the last thing I put in my stomach came in a tall can, I left a random day party where GZA was performi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    The xx Get CHLLNGR's Dubstep Treatment

    CHLLNGR is an "Island"​By now the xx's hit track "Islands" is inescapable. You've heard it once, you've heard it a billion times. But there's a reason the song's become such a hit--its cool seduction tactics partner pop subtlety with lyrics about desire taking over. CHLLNGR's Steve Borth (a forme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup: Pavement, Dam-Funk, Girls, Massive Attack, the XX

    Joseph SchellEdward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros: festival favorites​More music news today for festicationers: Sasquatch! Music Festival laid out its lineup last night at a party at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe. This Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31) the indie rock caravans will head to Washington's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    February 3, 2010

    Nosaj Thing and the abstract beat generation

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Coachella Brings Pavement, Jay-Z, Them Crooked Vultures, Thom Yorke, and Girls Together

    PavementMarcus Roth © 1999​Pavement's first West Coast date of its 2010 reunion tour was announced today, as the Coachella lineup went live with the indie rock giants as Sunday's big headliner. The news will likely send the group's many geeked out fans into organizing the So Cal caravans for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Last Night: Friendly Fires and The xx at the Independent

    The xx​Friendly Fires and The xx November 23, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Anything involving Scissor Sisters; listening to Portishead's "Dummy" for the 37,392nd time Friendly Fires​Ten songs into a stupefyingly energetic show at the Independent last night, Ed Macfarlane, vocali ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2009

    The xx

    The xx​Friendly Fires and The xx November 23, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Anything involving Scissor Sisters; listening to Portishead's "Dummy" for the 37,392nd time Friendly Fires​Ten songs into a stupefyingly energetic show at the Independent last night, Ed Macfarlane, vocali ... More >>

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