What would it sound like if, instead of being shackled to a computer right now, you were sprawled out in a poppy field, your brain in a kite moving to a slight breeze above your body? Who really knows, right? But if I was gonna guess, I'd say Tulsa band The Lava Children come damn close to producing that sorta spaced out sonic bliss. They remind me of Italian psych-heads Jennifer Gentle (who in turn evoke more than a bit of Syd Barrett) with a dash of Animal Collective, but these Children leave
The GOP's last-ditch message to voters before the midterm elections was a tirade against our fair city. How do you feel about San Francisco values in the political spotlight?
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to musician Michael Franti, who was hospitalized last week for a ruptured appendix and had to undergo emergency surgery. The timing was especially poor, as it forced Franti's band Spearhead to bow out of four scheduled concert appearances, including the Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe and the Greek Theatre in Berkeley.
In a press statement, Franti said "It's with deep emotion that I will not be able to perform over the ne