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Two Gallants December 26, 2008 The Fillmore Review and Photos by Sam Prestianni Better Than: Banging heroin while watching "It's a Wonderful Life" for the 7th time in a row. Christmas came one day late for the Bay Area's homegrown lo-fi heroes Two Gallants. Like most native sons, guitarist-singer ... More >>

Two Gallants, Q-Bert and Laughing Squid's Unholiday Party: Your Monday Morning Hangover

Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're shaking ourselves out of holiday lethargy here on All Shook Down, and we'll be alive-alert-awake-enthusiastic (OK, maybe "sober" is a more accurate term) through Wednesday afternoon. We've a lot planned for New Year's Eve, but before we get ahead of ourselves, here' ... More >>

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Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're shaking ourselves out of holiday lethargy here on All Shook Down, and we'll be alive-alert-awake-enthusiastic (OK, maybe "sober" is a more accurate term) through Wednesday afternoon. We've a lot planned for New Year's Eve, but before we get ahead of ourselves, here' ... More >>

Outside Lands Festival Adds Marquee Names to Its Lineup: Wilco, Manu Chao, and Beck, and many more

Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're shaking ourselves out of holiday lethargy here on All Shook Down, and we'll be alive-alert-awake-enthusiastic (OK, maybe "sober" is a more accurate term) through Wednesday afternoon. We've a lot planned for New Year's Eve, but before we get ahead of ourselves, here' ... More >>

Bay Area Picks for SXSW

Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're shaking ourselves out of holiday lethargy here on All Shook Down, and we'll be alive-alert-awake-enthusiastic (OK, maybe "sober" is a more accurate term) through Wednesday afternoon. We've a lot planned for New Year's Eve, but before we get ahead of ourselves, here' ... More >>

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Native sons Two Gallants bring their blustery Americana to the Great American Music Hall; Thievery Corporation chills out the Warfield

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What's Up With Adam Stephens? A New Solo Record (and Free Tix)

Dan Monick​Adam Stephens, the singing/guitar-playing half of Two Gallants, has been working on his solo debut recently. He's been recording down in Los Angeles with producer Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins, White Stripes), with MMJ's Patrick Hallahan on drums, and a couple other nota ... More >>

Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Adam Stephens

Dan Monick​Adam Stephens is the singing and guitar-playing half of successful San Francisco duo Two Gallants (Tyson Vogel is the drumming and backing vocals half). Signed to Saddle Creek records since 2005, they've toured incessantly in support of their three full-length albums and have finally ta ... More >>

Links: Jerry Garcia Biopic Won't Be Able To Use His Songs

Phish​Jerry Garcia Biopic won't be able to use his actual songs. [NY Times]Check out this One Night Music video session with Devotionals, the new project from Two Gallants' Tyson Vogel and the Patzner brothers from Judgement Day. [The Bay Bridged]Tickets for the sold-out Phish shows at the Greek T ... More >>

Friday's Pick: Devotionals, Sean Hayes, Kacey Johansing

​DevotionalsSean HayesKacey JohansingBottom of the Hill9 p.m., $10Two Gallants frontman Adam Stephens has been performing his solo material live for a while now -- his debut, We Live on Cliffs, is out Sept. 28 -- but Tyson Vogel has quietly snuck past his bandmate in getting new music on record sh ... More >>

Download A Free New Track From Two Gallants' Adam Haworth Stephens

Adam Haworth Stephens​You might expect a song called "The Cities That You've Burned" to have an uncomfortable closeness. It might even be a painfully quiet acoustic ballad, eh? Er, no: this latest tune from Adam Haworth Stephens -- one half of the notable S.F. outfit Two Gallants -- begins intimat ... More >>

Adam Stephens of Two Gallants finally plays himself

Adam Haworth Stephens​You might expect a song called "The Cities That You've Burned" to have an uncomfortable closeness. It might even be a painfully quiet acoustic ballad, eh? Er, no: this latest tune from Adam Haworth Stephens -- one half of the notable S.F. outfit Two Gallants -- begins intimat ... More >>

In Print: What Warren Hellman Pays for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Adam Stephens' Solo Debut

Adam Stephens​In SF Weekly's print music section this week:Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder (and banjo picker) Warren Hellman tell us what his 10-year-old free festival really costs, why it didn't end up moving to Oakland, and what the annual shindig means to him: "I wonder sometimes how the comm ... More >>

Two Gallants' Adam Haworth Stephens and Bandmate Injured in Tour Van Crash

Adam Haworth Stephens​On the heels of today's news about S.F. trio Weekend -- whose busted van chassis hasn't stopped its tour -- comes a report of another crash this past Sunday involving S.F.-based Two Gallants frontman Adam Haworth Stephens in Wyoming. And, sadly, this story doesn't end as well ... More >>

After Van Crash, Adam Haworth Stephens Needs Your Help

Adam Haworth Stephens' tour van, after the Wyoming crash.​We told you last week about the horrible, horrible tour van crash in a Wyoming snowstorm that dislocated S.F. troubadour Adam Haworth Stephens' shoulder, and broke some of bandmate Omar Cuellar's vetebrae, along with his hand.Well, there's ... More >>

Broken, Not Shattered: Adam Stephens and his band celebrate life after a tour accident

Adam Haworth Stephens' tour van, after the Wyoming crash.​We told you last week about the horrible, horrible tour van crash in a Wyoming snowstorm that dislocated S.F. troubadour Adam Haworth Stephens' shoulder, and broke some of bandmate Omar Cuellar's vetebrae, along with his hand.Well, there's ... More >>

In Print: Adam Stephens' Near-Catastrophe, and the Soulful Holiday Sounds of Grillade

​From SF Weekly's latest print music section:Broken, Not Shattered: Adam Haworth Stephens awoke to shouts. His drummer, Omar Cuellar, was at the helm of their tour van, yelling that the vehicle carrying Stephens' band and its gear was sliding out of control on ice and snow somewhere on Inters ... More >>

Buxter Hoot'n Pre-Release Third Frisco-Americana Album Tomorrow at Cafe du Nord

​We know what you're thinking: there's no way a band could be solemn or dignified with a name like Buxter Hoot'n. Well, if you're not yet acquainted with the San Francisco quintet, prepare to be... well, wrong. All it takes is thirty seconds or so with their third album, a self-titled affair due ... More >>

Juke Hunt Finale: The Best Jukeboxes in San Francisco

You saw it coming...​Over the past few months, we've found treasures and trash in San Francisco bars: Old school jukeboxes with surprisingly sincere music picks, and sad little boxes we  urge you to skip. It's all come to this: The juke hunt winners distilled into a single list, the best offe ... More >>

Seaweed Sway's Jessie Woletz on Seven Years of Putting on S.F. Shows

Promoter Jessie Woletz​Local promoter and show booker Jessie Woletz is sort of an oxymoron. She's a powerhouse hippie. She's both constantly in motion -- booking, presenting, and promoting two to eight eclectic new weird folk shows a month at various San Francisco venues. Yet she's also peace ... More >>

Saturday: Two Gallants Make a Poignant Homecoming at the Independent

Two Gallants at the Independent Saturday night. ​ Two Gallants Sept. 24, 2011 The Independent Better than: Holing up in a cheap motel with a fifth of Old Crow and a shotgun. San Francisco hometown heroes Two Gallants wrapped up a massive summer tour that took the duo all the way to Madrid by ... More >>

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

Two Gallants at the Independent Saturday night. ​ Two Gallants Sept. 24, 2011 The Independent Better than: Holing up in a cheap motel with a fifth of Old Crow and a shotgun. San Francisco hometown heroes Two Gallants wrapped up a massive summer tour that took the duo all the way to Madrid by ... More >>

Music Links: The Night 20 Years Ago That Bill Graham Died, Tim Armstrong Working with Jimmy Cliff, and More

Ken ReganBill Graham​ A chilling first-person account of the night, 20 years ago, that Bay Area concert promoter Bill Graham died in a helicopter crash. [SF Gate] Rancid's Tim Armstrong is producing the next Jimmy Cliff EP. [SF Examiner]

Noise Pop 2012 Lineup: The Flaming Lips, Sleigh Bells, Bob Mould, and More Added

The Flaming Lips: Ringing in Noise Pop's 20th year.​ The final More additions to the lineup for Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary festival were released moments ago, and they were worth the wait: Topping the 2012 bill are the Flaming Lips -- who also played Noise Pop in '98, just before finding a ... More >>

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

The Flaming Lips: Ringing in Noise Pop's 20th year.​ The final More additions to the lineup for Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary festival were released moments ago, and they were worth the wait: Topping the 2012 bill are the Flaming Lips -- who also played Noise Pop in '98, just before finding a ... More >>

The Family Folk Explosion at Amnesia: Free Last Waltz-Style Americana from S.F. Locals

Karen KnollerMark Matos performing at a Family Folk Explosion​ January can be an interesting month for live music in San Francisco. With many large tours still in holiday hiatus mode, the local weirdos get to take over the city's venues and conduct all sorts of unusual musical experiments in ... More >>