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Ty Segall Forms New Band Fuzz, Will Play Noise Pop 2013

S.F. garage-rocker Ty Segall just won't stop. Last year he released three albums -- all of them excellent -- and prepared two reissues of old material that will see release this year. On top of all that, he apparently found time to start a whole new band, this time with old pal and guitarist Charlie ... More >>

10 Good Scuzzy Rock Albums You Probably Missed in 2012

Ty Segall arguably injected gritty rock 'n' roll back into the American consciousness this year with a trio of distorted albums and appearances on late night television. Yet, there are droves of groups with similar influences whose scuzzy screeds are too mangled, debauched, and nasty to achieve the ... More >>

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

Ty Segall arguably injected gritty rock 'n' roll back into the American consciousness this year with a trio of distorted albums and appearances on late night television. Yet, there are droves of groups with similar influences whose scuzzy screeds are too mangled, debauched, and nasty to achieve the ... 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 >>

Watch: S.F. Rocker Ty Segall Makes TV Debut With Conan O'Brien

S.F. rocker Ty Segall is blowing up. Only days ago, Segall brought his facemelting live show to Treasure Island Music Festival, and put on one of the best sets of the weekend. Yesterday, SPIN issued a long, enthusiastic cover story on the SoCal native. And last night, Segall and his band -- which i ... More >>

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

S.F. rocker Ty Segall is blowing up. Only days ago, Segall brought his facemelting live show to Treasure Island Music Festival, and put on one of the best sets of the weekend. Yesterday, SPIN issued a long, enthusiastic cover story on the SoCal native. And last night, Segall and his band -- which i ... More >>

Treasure Island 2012: The xx, M83, and Public Enemy Compete With Gorgeous Views and Weather

Treasure Island Music Festival Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 and 14, 2012 Treasure Island, San Francisco Better than: Getting an October sunburn anywhere else this weekend. It was around sunset on Sunday evening when Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino sang what everyone at Treasure Island Music Festiva ... More >>

10 Artists To See at Treasure Island Music Festival

The Treasure Island Music Festival will be taking over that flat spot of land in the middle of San Francisco Bay this weekend. And even though this great, boutique festival boasts no conflicts between the main two stages, we'd like to offer a little guidance. Aside from the headliners like Girl Talk ... More >>

Treasure Island Festival 2012 Schedule: Five Things to Know

The schedule for this year's Treasure Island Music Festival is out -- and with it, a better idea of just how Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14, will go. With artists like The xx, Best Coast, M83, Ty Segall, Porter Robinson, and Public Enemy set to play, scheduling makes a big difference on the ... 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 >>

Ty Segall Will Be Jamming With Little Kids at IndieMart This Weekend

Along with the many reasons to go to Indie-Mart this Sunday, there's this: S.F. garage-rocker of note Ty Segall will be jamming out onstage with kids from the San Francisco Rock Project, a nonprofit offering music education to local kids ages 7 to 18. If this sounds like it might be the cutest thing ... More >>

Treasure Island 2012 Lineup: The XX, Girl Talk, M83, Best Coast, Gossip, Public Enemy, and More

Whoa! The lineup for the 2012 Treasure Island Music Festival was just announced! Performers include The XX, Girl Talk, M83, Best Coast, The Presets, Gossip, Grimes, Ty Segall, Matthew Dear, Youth Lagoon, Public Enemy, Toro Y Moi, and more. The festival takes place this October 13 and 14. Check out t ... More >>

Ty Segall Band's Punishing New Album Is Streaming Right Now

Be grateful: Ty Segall did not go soft or go pop on his his latest long-player. Oh, boy, did he not. Instead, the SF. garage-rocker -- whose national profile has been steadily rising for the last several years -- used the occasion of the first album he recorded with his touring band to blow shit up. ... More >>

In A Cloud II Comp to Feature Unreleased Songs From Ty Segall, Chuck Prophet, Papercuts, and More

Released in 2010, the In a Cloud: New Sounds of San Francisco compilation captured a particularly strong moment for some the city's best indie artists, including Sonny & the Sunsets, the Fresh & Onlys, Ty Segall, Kelley Stoltz, and more. Now, Secret Seven Records is planning to put out a follow-up ... More >>

Watch: Ty Segall's Video for "Where Your Head Goes" Will Make Your Head Explode

Where does your head go? Crazy.​ Warning: Pregnant mothers, heart patients, epileptics, and those looking to avoid another acid flashback should not watch the new video for Ty Segall's "Where Your Head Goes," one of many standout tracks from the S.F. rocker's latest album, Goodbye Bread. The v ... More >>

Ty Segall Explains Every Track on His New Album, Goodbye Bread

The Ty Segall band, with Segall at left.​With his latest album, Goodbye Bread, S.F. rocker Ty Segall departed a bit from the aggressive garage rock he was known for and shifted into more reflective territory, showing the influence of great songwriters like John Lennon and Neil Young. This was ... More >>

A Halloween Show We Can Get Behind: Nobunny, Ty Segall, Uzi Rash, and More to Play as Long-Gone Greats This Friday

Nobunny and Ty Segall play as garage greats this Friday.​On Friday, Brick and Mortar Music Hall will present a Halloween show that we're truly excited about. Naturally, it consists of some of our favorite local artists -- Nobunny and Ty Segall among them -- but given the time of the year, ther ... More >>

Music Links: Ty Segall (Literally) Kicks Ass, Budget Rock's Final Installment, and More

Ty Segall jumps off a Cleveland stage to kick the ass of some shit-starting bros. [Mission Mission] Some background on the mind-bending that will take place at Frisco Freakout. [SF Gate]

Ty Segall Unveils Party-Hearty NSFW Video for "Goodbye Bread"

And the latest artist to jump into the click-grabbing NSFW video club is S.F. rock prodigy Ty Segall, who released a fun little video for the title track off his latest album, Goodbye Bread. Playing entirely in slow-motion, the clip finds Segall at the very middle of one wild party. It's not quite a ... More >>

Mikal Cronin: 7 Reasons to Love This New S.F. Garage Rocker's Debut Album

Mikal Cronin's debut album is out today.​ Mikal Cronin isn't totally new -- he's been playing with Ty Segall and Moonhearts for years -- but he's new to living in San Francisco, and his debut album is very, very new: It's out today on Trouble in Mind. If you like garage-damaged guitar pop, we' ... More >>

Farewell, DAM Haus: Ty Segall and Ganglians Play Goodbye Party for a 22-Year-Old Davis Punk House

Michael SchultzTy Segall and his band among the throngs at DAM Haus​ DAM Haus, the Davis punk rock house rented and run by KDVS, UC Davis's college radio station for the past 22 years, is no more. The house, which hosted around six shows per year, was legendary in the Sacramento scene, to band ... More >>

Mikal Cronin: Show Preview

Michael SchultzTy Segall and his band among the throngs at DAM Haus​ DAM Haus, the Davis punk rock house rented and run by KDVS, UC Davis's college radio station for the past 22 years, is no more. The house, which hosted around six shows per year, was legendary in the Sacramento scene, to band ... More >>

Hear "Apathy" By Mikal Cronin, Ty Segall Associate and Grit-Rock Extraordinaire

Cody EdisonMikal Cronin​ Mikal Cronin is a friend and musical associate of San Francisco garage-rock wunderkind Ty Segall -- and he might be the newest name local rock fans need to know (if they don't already). With a self-titled debut coming out Sept. 20 on Trouble in Mind, Cronin dropped a p ... More >>

Stream Ty Segall's New Album, Goodbye Bread. That's an Order.

Yep, this is the cover art.​ We all know Ty Segall can blast out some of the best face-melters of anyone in San Francisco the world right now. But guess what? Dude can write some pretty sweet songs, too. With melodies and stuff. That's the takeaway from Goodbye Bread, the new album from this ... More >>

Garage Rock, Baby

Yep, this is the cover art.​ We all know Ty Segall can blast out some of the best face-melters of anyone in San Francisco the world right now. But guess what? Dude can write some pretty sweet songs, too. With melodies and stuff. That's the takeaway from Goodbye Bread, the new album from this ... More >>

Ty Segall Announces Adorable New Album Artwork

​ Sure, why not a wrinkly puppydog? That's the art (and all the art!) for the upcoming album from S.F. garage-rocker Ty Segall, Goodbye Bread. And it's soooo cuuuuute. Goodbye Bread is out June 21 on Drag City. An early press release calls it a "comedown record" -- but the first single, "You ... 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 >>

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 >>

Ty Segall Is Releasing a Live Album, In Case You Want to Remember How You Went Deaf Forever

So this local rock 'n' roller named Ty Segall, whom we're kind of into, is putting out a live album. Recorded last July during a sold-out show at Amnesia -- the one-year anniversary party for Southpaw records, in fact -- Live In Aisle Five captures Segall at his most frantic, playing 13 songs, inclu ... More >>

Get a Close-Up of Ty Segall's Frayed, Spare New Songs on Daytrotter

Daytrotter/www.daytrotter.comDaytrotter's Ty Segall portrait.​Having already sung the praises of local grit maven Ty Segall twice this week -- on the lists of both our favorite albums and tracks of 2010 -- I'll spare you any further salivating over his stripped-down rock schtick. But if you l ... More >>

Sound and Vision: Take the Bruise Cruise

Daytrotter/www.daytrotter.comDaytrotter's Ty Segall portrait.​Having already sung the praises of local grit maven Ty Segall twice this week -- on the lists of both our favorite albums and tracks of 2010 -- I'll spare you any further salivating over his stripped-down rock schtick. But if you l ... More >>

All Shook Down: A cross-section of the festival schedule

Daytrotter/www.daytrotter.comDaytrotter's Ty Segall portrait.​Having already sung the praises of local grit maven Ty Segall twice this week -- on the lists of both our favorite albums and tracks of 2010 -- I'll spare you any further salivating over his stripped-down rock schtick. But if you l ... More >>

Ty Segall Reprises His One-Man-Band Show Tonight: A Reminder

Claire Vogel/ www.flickr.com/people/oclaire/Ty Segall​Armed with a meaty backing band, San Francisco garage-psych wunderkind Ty Segall is now on the rise nationally. But Segall got his start playing as a one-man-band around town, wowing audiences with a demonstration of just how much noise one dud ... More >>

CD Review: Ty Segall's "Melted"

​Last year, Ty Segall had his name on at least seven releases--on nearly the same number of record labels. And that's not counting his side-projects. He's prolific, due in part to the fact that he has a relatively simple, tried, and true method to his music. His latest album, Melted, doesn't stray ... More >>

Short and Sweet: Brilliant Colors' New Single "Never Mine"

​"Never Mine," the jangly new single from female S.F. garage-pop trio Brilliant Colors, is just the kind of track we need on a Monday. It's short -- only 1:49! -- but crisp, catchy and a little ragged around the edges. Singer-guitarist Jess Scott has a hurried howl that kicks off right away. Her b ... More >>

One Band's SXSW: Ty Segall's Drummer Gives Us the Lowdown

Ty Segall's first of ten SXSW shows ​Editor's note: Emily Rose Epstein is a great music writer who also happens to be a great musician. She plays drums in Ty Segall's band--an act that had 10 officially-scheduled shows in Austin during SXSW last week. There's been a barrage of reports from critics ... More >>

Video of the Day: Ty Segall Mikal Cronin = Badasses in Black

Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin "I Wear Black" from Claire Marie Films on Vimeo.In  person, Ty Segall comes off like a sweet guy. At last weekend's sardine-packed ruckus at the Elbo Room, the garage rocker beamed out at a sea of happy punks and seemed genuinely giddy as a little kid when he said, ... 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

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 >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

James Franco, live and at the Castro on Sunday​Thirteen is a very lucky number, and we've always seen Friday the 13th as the night to press that luck--rather than the night you get sliced up by a serial killer at a summer camp. Anyway, here's this week's lucky list for cheap bastards everywhere. B ... More >>

Music Awards Program Guide

James Franco, live and at the Castro on Sunday​Thirteen is a very lucky number, and we've always seen Friday the 13th as the night to press that luck--rather than the night you get sliced up by a serial killer at a summer camp. Anyway, here's this week's lucky list for cheap bastards everywhere. B ... More >>

Track(s) of the Day: Music Awards Nominees ( Metal/Psych/|Punk)

​Tomorrow's the big night. SF Weekly's 2009 Music Award winners will be announced at a blowout party at Ruby Skye. We'll have a host--Alex Koll--who's a combination air guitar champ/comedian. We'll have performances by acts that mix their hip-hop with funk, dubstep, and live drums (Wallpaper., L ... More >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

Rob KarlicNobunny​We apologize in advance but this week the descriptions are gonna go fast. We're as short on time as we are on money.Drive-In Movie @ Secret Location !7th & Folsom (Friday)Mobile Movie is hosting another guerrilla drive-in adventure tonight. They're planning to show the Will F ... More >>

Festival Schmestival News: Punk and Psych Bashes

Jennifer MaerzThe SpitsThe summer festival cycle is upon us quicker than you think, and while we wait on announcements from big guns like Outside Lands and Treasure Island (which has moved to the end of October) here's some updates on the budget bashes going on between now and the end of the year.Fi ... More >>

Not Jonathan Livingston

Jennifer MaerzThe SpitsThe summer festival cycle is upon us quicker than you think, and while we wait on announcements from big guns like Outside Lands and Treasure Island (which has moved to the end of October) here's some updates on the budget bashes going on between now and the end of the year.Fi ... More >>

RARAK Pull Double-Duty on Saturday Night in the Mission District

Jennifer MaerzThe SpitsThe summer festival cycle is upon us quicker than you think, and while we wait on announcements from big guns like Outside Lands and Treasure Island (which has moved to the end of October) here's some updates on the budget bashes going on between now and the end of the year.Fi ... More >>