San Francisco psychsters Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound are getting ready to unleash their latest batch of magically heavy rock on April 7. The new album, When Sweet Sleep Returned, was produced by studio maestro Tim Green at Louder Studios. According to the band's label, Tee Pee Records, the disc is a combo of Crazy Horse, the Who, Pink Floyd, and "Italian bastardizations of Lalo Schifrin cop movie scores." Yeah, that sounds pretty dreamy to me. Check out an early track off Sweet Sleep,
AlisonWhat is in the water in Nevada City? That old gold rush town is a hotbed for Bay Area expats (Tim Green) and general musical creativity (Joanna Newsom, Alela Diane) that goes well with what's popular back here (freaky folk, pastoral pop). Tonight Casual Fog comes down from the hills with a hearty collection of musicians mixing those aforementioned genres together. The band is our pick for the Mission Creek showcase tonight. They play the Knockout with stoner rockers Hot Lunch, as well as P