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Woodsist Festival Announces 2013 Lineup: White Fence, Foxygen, Fresh & Onlys, and More

Considering the setting and the bands, the annual Woodsist Festival at Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur is one of the coolest and most un-festival-like festivals in Northern California. Organizers (((folkYeah!))) just released the lineup for this year's festival, as well as new dates, which ... More >>

The Dodos, Two Gallants' Adam Stephens to Play Adobe Books Benefit at Public Works

San Francisco gets more expensive. Landlords jack up rents on residential apartments and businesses in popular neighborhoods. Old business models don't support the new costs. Alternative means of supporting local businesses have to be found. Such is the case with Adobe Books, the 16th Street bookse ... 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 >>

Q&A: Waters on Alaskan Fishing Boats, Norwegian Inspiration, and Why San Francisco Is the Best

When local folk-rock outfit Port O'Brien disbanded in 2010 after years of relentless touring, frontman Van Pierszalowski needed to clear his head. So, naturally, he headed to Norway, which promised both the isolation necessary to reboot, and the budding romance necessary to write a batch of compelli ... More >>

Friday: Vetiver and tUnE-yArDs Sway Late into the Night at the Rickshaw Stop

tUnE-yArDs at the Rickshaw Stop Friday night.​ Vetiver Tune-Yards Extra Classic DJ Britt Govea of ((folk yeah)) August 12, 2011 Rickshaw Stop / Outside Lands night show Better than: Freezing your ass off while listening to Phish for three hours in the Outer Sunset. No, seriously. "This squar ... More >>

Surprise! Friday's Rickshaw Stop Special Guest is tUnE-yArDs (Not Muse)

Relax, Merrill, the secret's out!​ So yeah, the hackers fucked with Muse's Facebook page, duped us, and disappointed you. But look at the bright side: The special guest for Friday's Outside Lands night show at the Rickshaw Stop is no longer a secret -- and it's awesome! Cue the ukuleles, drum ... More >>

Is Muse Playing at the Rickshaw Stop on Friday? Facebook Says Yes, Promoter Says No

Muse: Apparently not playing the Rickshaw on Friday.​ Those of you watching the lineup for this year's Outside Lands night shows may have noticed a little bit of interesting verbiage for Friday's bill at the Rickshaw Stop. The lineup is advertised as Vetiver, Extra Classic and "surprise specia ... More >>

Like Free Outdoor Shows? Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival Wants Your Help

MissionMission.orgGood times at Mission Creek's McLaren Park show. ​ We're proceeding under the assumption that your answer to the above question is nothing but a resounding "Hell yes." And having thus agreed that free outdoor shows tend to be wonderful, consider supporting the Mission Creek M ... More >>

Outside Lands 2011: Phish, Muse, Arcade Fire, Black Keys, Deadmau5, and More

Three days of this for 2011!​As promised, Outside Lands' avatar Ranger Dave announced the lineup this morning for the festivals fourth incarnation, to be held August 12-14, 2011. Your headliners: Phish, Muse, and Arcade Fire. Also playing: the Black Keys, Deadmau5, MGMT, Girl Talk, Decemberists, a ... More >>

Noise Pop 2011 -- The Films: Arcade Fire, Feist, José González, the Making of Noise Pop, and More

The Flaming Lips in This Is Noise Pop​S.F.'s annual Noise Pop Festival is mostly known for bringing a week of awesome indie music shows to the city. But the fest usually pulls in a pretty good selection of new films for music nerds -- and this year is no exception.With film subjects including the ... More >>

The Fresh & Onlys Announce New Album, 'Play It Strange,' Out Oct. 12

​San Francisco psych-pop outfit the Fresh & Onlys today announced that its third album, Play it Strange, will come out on the In The Red label October 12. Unlike previous F&O albums, Play It Strange was recorded outside the band's home-side recording space, at San Francisco's Louder Studio ... More >>

New Doc Captures Devendra, Vetiver, Joanna Newsom Tour

The Family Jams - Trailer from kevin barker on Vimeo. When San Francisco soft rockers Vetiver hit the road in 2004 with Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom, Vetiver guitarist Kevin Barker decided to capture the trip on film. The result is a new documentary called The Family Jams, out later this spri ... More >>

Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup: Pavement, Dam-Funk, Girls, Massive Attack, the XX

Joseph SchellEdward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros: festival favorites​More music news today for festicationers: Sasquatch! Music Festival laid out its lineup last night at a party at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe. This Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31) the indie rock caravans will head to Washington's ... 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 >>

Last Night: New Folk Rock Supergroup The Emerald Triangle

The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol.Paul Scott ​"We're aware that this is a very strange thing," Vetiver front man Andy Cabic announced from the sta ... More >>

Freak Folk Supergroup (Cabic, Rice, Farmer Dave) Coming to the Independent

​Forget the Monsters of Folk. The real underground neo folk act to keep an ear on is Emerald Triangle. The group has a serious California soft rock pedigree: San Francisco's own Andy Cabic of Vetiver, together with Farmer Dave (Venice denizen who's played with tons of acts, most notably Beachwood ... More >>

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 >>

Tonalism in Big Sur: All Night Ambient Music (Free Tix Available)

Windy and Carl(((folkYEAH!))) promotes the most interesting music events in Northern California, hosting numerous shows in Big Sur and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Next week, honcho Britt Govea has two big performances: Animal Collective on Wednesday, May 27, and an extra special all night gathering de ... More >>

Last Night: Vetiver at Great American Music Hall

VetiverWednesday, April 8, 2009Great American Music HallBetter than: There's a fine line these days between jam bands and folk-leaning rock bands with guitar riffs that linger like the scent of patchouli. Vetiver loosens the reins without awakening the Dead too much.There's a new lightness to Veti ... More >>

Magic Concept Ride

Vetiver hits folk gold on Tight Knit.

A San Franciscan’s guide to SXSW

Track of the Day: Vetiver

Whether you're a fan of Vetiver, suave rock, karaoke, or homeless guys in rollerblades, the new Vetiver video for "Everyday" is downright awesome. The San Francisco folksters riff off those so-bad-they're-kinda-amazing videos that come with karaoke machines, and the parody is a perfect hit (includin ... More >>

SF @ SXSW: Talking House Records' Texas Takeover

EKAphotographySee You in Austin: Bart Davenport If you're going to Austin, Texas' annual music festival SXSW, remember the date March 20. On that day, SF-based indie Talking House records is throwing what it calls a "14-hour rager" featuring "a ton of the Bay Area's most interesting bands" at the W ... More >>

Track of the Day: Papercuts

Jason Quever's folksy pop project Papercuts dropped a new record recently, You Can Have What You Want, on Vetiver's Gnomonsong label. The album has similarities to Vetiver, in its gentle, laze about by the river vibe, but Quever also treads into narcotic dream pop territory like another  Bay Ar ... More >>

Countdown to Noise Pop: 22 Days

Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

Vetiver Signs to Sub Pop

Tussle offers up the cream of the beat

MP3 of the Day: Rosewood Thieves

MP3 of the Day: Megafaun

Cruising the bargain bins with Vetiver’s Andy Cabic

Get your gloom on with the Black Heart Procession

Ex-Tussle head Alexis Georgopoulos Goes for Brian Eno-esque Ambience with Arp

SF Weekly Music Awards 2007 Program

Flaccid nostalgia

Slicing the '60s

Papercuts' bittersweet California pop

Jumpin' Jack Flash: the digital shift in rock photography

Freaks, noiseniks, and beach bums

Floppy hats, Fernwood memories, and a big (((folkYEAH!))) to Big Sur

Bringing It All Back Home

The latest, greatest acid-folk reissues

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To Find Me Gone

Floating on Vetiver's fumes; Free jazz befriends Four Tet

Brodreo Drive

It's like a beer commercial. A XXX beer commercial.

Quiet Is the New Loud

Have a blast dialing down entertainment options this year

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bohemian Rhapsody

If Brightblack weren't a trio of big, lovable hippies, it'd probably be huge by now

Music Awards Nominees

Quirky as Folk

Devendra Banhart's mystical trip

Various Artists

Blue

Best Web Site for Live Indie Rock Tips

Playing in Fog

House of Tudor

An ex-Swans singer, Robot Wars redux, a Jewish Iraqi oud player, and the Hebrew influence