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The Making of Mikal Cronin: How a Shy Kid from Laguna Beach Became the Best Pop Songwriter in San Francisco

The Bay Bridged Announces Phono Del Sol 2013 Lineup: YACHT, Bleached, Marnie Stern, Thee Oh Sees, and More

Looks like 2013 will bring another day worth raving about at Potrero Del Sol park. The Bay Bridged and Tiny Telephone just announced the lineup for their annual single-day, outdoor music gathering in that southerly grassy expanse, and it looks excellent. Headlining are local garage mavens Thee Oh Se ... More >>

The 10 Best San Francisco Indie Rock Records of 2012

Well, it was another solid year for loud guitar music from the Bay Area. And out of the dozens of worthy releases this year, we've culled these 10 picks for the best rock albums from San Francisco in 2012. Here they are, in no particular order: Two Gallants The Bloom and the Blight [ATO] After a br ... More >>

The Five Best Shows in San Francisco This Week

Ital @ Public Works, Thursday, Dec. 20 Daniel Martin-McCormick's musical résumé encompasses a mélange of guises and styles -- including post-hardcore freakouts, scorched post-punk dub, and lo-fi disco -- and several monikers, including the local band Mi Ami and the more dance-focused output of It ... More >>

Our Street Food Scene Might Be Too Twee For Its Own Good

In an interview with Food Republic, Petey Dammit, the bassist for San Francisco garage rockers Thee Oh Sees hits the nail on the head when it comes to the downside of having such an ethnically diverse and inventive street food scene here in town: It can leave the plain old meat and potatoes eaters w ... More >>

Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall and Other S.F. Bands Plan Tribute to The Velvet Underground and Nico

Those of you with good memories will recall that back in 2010, a number of local artists like Mark Matos and the Blank Tapes released a very diverse and unusual whole-album cover of The Velvet Underground and Nico, and then performed it all live at what was then Coda Jazz Supper Club. Well, guess wh ... More >>

Fall Album Frenzy: New Local Albums You Need to Know

The Best of Outside Lands: Saturday, Aug. 11

Norah Jones They may not all admit it, but everyone likes Norah Jones. And more universally than that, everyone gets down to Norah Jones. As we walk through Lindley Meadow on our way closer to the stage, we see couples of all kinds dancing, pecking, staring dreamily, or full-on making-out to the smo ... More >>

The Mallard on the S.F. Garage-Rock Scene, Walking Around Town, and Playing Drums Standing Up

As frontwoman Greer McGettrick points out, it's easy to pigeonhole The Mallard as a new tenant of San Francisco's flag-bearing garage rock scene -- but the band's uneasy, ramshackle approach is fraught with a brooding tension that defies the genre's trappings. The evidence lies on the Mallard's Cast ... More >>

Occupy This Album Is as Massive, Inconsistent, and Powerful as Occupy Itself

Remember all the hand-wringing last year over the so-called disappearance of protest music? As the Occupy movement hit its peak, capturing the attention of the country, commentators and older musicians were accusing contemporary artists of failing to grapple with the major struggles of their time in ... More >>

Notye: Five Innovative New Australian Bands That Aren't Gotye

See also: * Gotye Shows Up To San Francisco Pub Trivia Night, Kicks Everyone's Ass * Australia's Gotye on Taking His Offbeat Pop to the Top of the U.S. Charts With Gotye's arrival, the musically cognizant American populace has begun to give some attention to Australia. This is a fine start, but adv ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Watch: Carson Daily Makes Late-Night TV Safe for S.F. Faves Thee Oh Sees

While at South by Southwest, San Francisco garage-rock institution Thee Oh Sees did something a bit more unusual than playing a bunch of shows to sweaty adorers. One night on the back patio at Red 7, the band was filmed performing for Last Call With Carson Daly. The former TRL host even joined the b ... More >>

Woodsist Fest Will Bring Real Estate, Thee Oh Sees, the Fresh & Onlys, and More to Big Sur

Bay Area residents need but the slightest excuse for a weekend getaway down to Big Sur, sure -- but for local fans of woolly indie rock, the annual Woodsist Fest is pretty much the best justification imaginable for that two-hour drive. The festival takes place over a weekend at the Henry Miller Libr ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Special Edition: The Best Bay Area Records of 2011

New Year's Eve: 10 Bands Playing Live in S.F. Worth Spending Your Evening With

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is still an option for the night of Dec. 31, since the man himself has lived to rock another year. But if the glow of the television screen isn't gonna provide enough sonic warmth this year, there are thankfully plenty of options to hear and see music performed li ... More >>

One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

Treasure Island Day Two: St. Vincent, Beach House, and Explosions in the Sky Successfully Suspend Reality

Christopher VictorioSt. Vincent​ Death Cab for Cutie, Explosions in the Sky, the Hold Steady, St. Vincent, Beach House, Friendly Fires, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, the Antlers, Weekend, Thee Oh Sees October 16, 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival Better than: The other typical yuppie Sunday activi ... More >>

Free Corporate Booze Show with Thee Oh Sees This Thursday

How to make your brand of alcohol cool, in four easy steps: - Invent witty slogan for your brand of booze. ("Shredding bagpipes since 1745," etc.) - Find out what well-known but still sorta underground musical artist(s) the 21-35 crowd in your target market likes. - Book said artist(s) for a show ... More >>

Hear Thee Oh Sees' Meandering, Caustic New Jam, "Carrion Crawler"

​ Oh friends, what a special year 2011 must be to earn two, yes, two (!) new albums from San Francisco titans of garage-rock Thee Oh Sees. First, in the spring, came Castlemania. Next, on Nov. 15, we shall receive another full-length, titled Carrion Crawler/The Dream. Why? Who? Where? These a ... More >>

Mikal Cronin: Show Preview

Music Links: Exploring "Folder Rock," Fernet Gets a Rap, and More

Julie MichelleHemlock Tavern booker Tony Bedard is a connoisseur of what he calls "folder rock"​ Fernet, the favorite awful-tasting drink of San Francisco, now has its own rap song. [Uptown Almanac] Hemlock booker Tony Bedard explains "Folder Rock" -- the hilariously overwrought language of ... More >>

Tweddle Thee Thumbs

Listen: Thee Oh Sees Go Acoustic on "I Need Seed"; See Them Tonight and Thursday

Thee Oh Sees at Eagle Tavern: This could be you tonight.​It's always a good day when we can post a new song from S.F. psych/garage titans Thee Oh Sees. "I Need Seed" is the first single from the upcoming Castlemania, which is due out June 14 on In the Red. In place of the usual howling feedback an ... More >>

Music Links: Kurt Vile in the Bedroom, 13-Year-Old's Benefit Show, More

Before his sold-out show tonight, Kurt Vile played in Yours Truly's bedroom. It was rad. Watch the video. [Yours Truly]Local eighth-grader organizes a Great American Music Hall show called "It Gets Indie" on Monday for a good cause. [The Bay Bridged]

Reminder: Crazy Punks OFF! Rouse the Eagle Tavern Tonight

This -- but in a leather bar.​In under two years, OFF! -- the cantankerous L.A. punk group that features members of the Circle Jerks, Black Flag, and Rocket From the Crypt -- has gone from newbie status to national phenomenon, reminding a generation of happy-go-lucky sellouts what punk ideals real ... More >>

It's Time for Thee Oh Sees' Annual New Record -- Except This Year, There'll Be Two

Thee Oh Sees' new album, Castlemania, comes out June 14.​ One sort of comes to expect a new LP annually from San Francisco's ultra-prolific garage-psych titans Thee Oh Sees, and this year will be no different: The band announced today that Castlemania will be out on In The Red in June 14. Head ... More >>

See The Oh Sees' Frontman John Dwyer's Photo Show at the Rite Spot Starting Tomorrow

Claire Marie Vogel​What's it like to see the world through the eyes of a touring musician? Probably largely the same as seeing the world through the eyes of a touring non-musician, unless we're talking about Stevie Wonder or something, but why would you even say such a thing? Too soon. For al ... More >>

SXSW Music 2011: Hi Austin, Are You Sure This Isn't SXSF?

SF Weekly music editor Ian Port is in Austin this week covering the sun-glazed sound orgy that is South By Southwest. He will try to keep his reports free from from unnecessary personal details, talk of tacos, the phrase "killed it," and the eliciting of excessive jealousy. Please feel free to comme ... More >>

Bay Music Links: Britney Spears in S.F., Prince Fan Gets Beat Up, Lil B in XXL, and More

Wait. Britney ... telephone? We're confused. Anyway, she's coming to S.F. next month.​Britney Spears will perform live on Good Morning America from the Castro the day her new album is released. [SF Examiner]Man beaten up by crowd after catching Prince's guitar in Oakland. [ABC 7]How the Thee Oh Se ... More >>

Thee Oh Sees, Sic Alps, Ty Segall, and the Sandwitches Give a Primer on S.F. Rock

Sic Alps at Great American Music Hall last night.​Thee Oh SeesSic AlpsTy SegallThe SandwitchesFebruary 9, 2011@ Great American Music HallBetter than: Train.If you're looking for a primer on the state of independent rock in San Francisco in 2011, you could hardly do better than last night's lineup ... More >>

Watch Sic Alps Grainy, Disorienting New Video for 'Do You Want to Give $$?'

He wanted to give.​Now here's a video that fits well with the accompanying song -- we can't get a clear grip on either. Sic Alps new album Napa Asylum (out tomorrow) is a bewildering, dirty, vaguely depressing slog, and we mean that in a good way! So the video for its first single, "Do You Wa ... More >>

Watch Bare Wires' 'Don't Ever Change' Video, Featuring Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer, Smoking in the Bathroom, and Lots of Pizza

A great scene from the video, for obvious reasons.​Oakland's Bare Wires are one of our favorite garage-rock outfits right now, and this video for the song "Don't Ever Change" pretty much explains why. Sightings in the high school setting: Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer (can you spot him?), smoking joint ... More >>

See the Black Lips, Thee Oh Sees, and Bare Wires for Free Next Month

All the Black Lips' mayhem can be yours, free -- egg nog optional.​This latest show-as-free-advertising at least has good taste -- and we're talking about the bands, people, not the booze. (Nothing against rum; sorry, Maroon 5!) Sailor Jerry is paying your way to a good-ol' garage-rock slam with A ... More >>

Holy Crap

Sound and Vision: Take the Bruise Cruise

Catch Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall on ... A Cruise Ship?

If the Eagle Tavern isn't your style, you can catch Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer on a cruise ship next year.​We are not kidding. San Francisco garage rock kingpins the Thee Oh Sees and rising star Ty Segall will issue their gorgeously gritty live shows on a three-day cruise next year, along with the ... More >>

MP3 of the Day Pt. 2: New Oh Sees Song From New Oh Sees LP

​In the time it took you to sneeze, John Dwyer has probably written a new song. In the time it took you to kill that cold, his band Thee Oh Sees has probably wrapped a new record. Last year these garage psych-os felled a lot of vinyl between full-lengths Help and Dog Poison, and numerous splits an ... More >>

SXSW 2010 Showgoers' Guide to Bay Area Acts

'In a Cloud' Captures SF's Best Folk Pop Freaks. We Q&A its Mastermind.

​Man, San Francisco is so strong on the indie music front these days. And that's not just empty cheerleading. Our pop bands (Girls, The Dodos) are getting prime festival slots and lots of press love, while experimental psych-garage act Sic Alps has been asked by industry heavies (Sonic Youth and Y ... More >>

Track of the Day: Art Museums Dream of Sculpture

​One of my current favorite labels, New York's Woodsist (home to Woods and Real Estate) has been showing the Bay Area a lotta love.  After releasing 7"s and full-lengths by the Fresh & Onlys, Sic Alps, and Thee Oh Sees, the indie is helping the world hear new work by Moon Duo and The Art ... More >>

Last Night: Thee Oh Sees, Mayyors, Ganglians and Ty Segall

​Thee Oh Sees, Mayyors, Ganglians, and Ty Segall Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 Eagle Tavern Better than: Compromising stylistic purity for comfort It was the kind of night that reminds you of all that is great about Bay Area music: four hot local bands--Ty Segall, Ganglians, Mayyors and Thee Oh Sees ... More >>

Under the Radar Gigs: Thee Oh Sees at the Eagle on Thursday

While Thee Oh Sees spent much of 2009 playing what felt like a show a week there for a while, the band has yet to perform in 2010. What's going on, guys? John Dwyer and Co. will rectify that absence from the live scene with a show on Thursday night at the Eagle (which SFist reported earlier this we ... More >>

Let's Get Killed's Top Albums of 2009

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

Dear & Yonder​It took five. long. days. to get here, but man, it's finally the weekend. Let's celebrate. We've got a couple of ideas. Dear & Yonder Pt. 1: Art Show‏ @ Mollusk (Friday)We love Mollusk parties, mostly for the fact that they force us to hang out so close to the ocean. And th ... More >>

Near and Far

Thee Oh Sees Soundtrack Satanic B-Movie

If you thought Thee Oh Sees were just a little off, perhaps you'd like to hear them blasting out from behind scenes of "sex, drugs, and Satanism" in the low-budget splatter flick Fever Night (or Static Age aka Band of Satanic Outsiders) (guess the directors had a hard time editing down the title). ... More >>

Last Night: Blonde Redhead & Thee Oh Sees at the Independent

Blonde Redhead and Thee Oh SeesTuesday, July 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Slowdive and the Cheater Slicks.It was a strange bill, that was for sure. On one hand, you had a moody, meticulous, international trio who build lush pop songs on fragments of human and electronic languages. On the othe ... More >>

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