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Vetiver

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    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 >>

  • Music

    April 6, 2011

    S.F.'s Papercuts Make a Dreamy, Stunning Sub Pop Debut

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    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 >>

  • Music

    April 1, 2009

    Magic Concept Ride

    Vetiver hits folk gold on Tight Knit.

  • Music

    March 11, 2009

    A San Franciscan’s guide to SXSW

    Vetiver hits folk gold on Tight Knit.

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    Vetiver Signs to Sub Pop

    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 >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2008

    Tussle offers up the cream of the beat

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Rosewood Thieves

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Megafaun

    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 >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2008

    Cruising the bargain bins with Vetiver’s Andy Cabic

    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 >>

  • Music

    January 9, 2008

    Get your gloom on with the Black Heart Procession

    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 >>

  • Music

    October 31, 2007

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

    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 >>

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    SF Weekly Music Awards 2007 Program

    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 >>

  • News

    April 11, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of 4-11-2007

  • Music

    March 28, 2007

    Flaccid nostalgia

    Week of 4-11-2007

  • Music

    February 14, 2007

    Slicing the '60s

    Papercuts' bittersweet California pop

  • Music

    January 31, 2007

    Jumpin' Jack Flash: the digital shift in rock photography

    Papercuts' bittersweet California pop

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    Freaks, noiseniks, and beach bums

    Papercuts' bittersweet California pop

  • Music

    November 29, 2006

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

    Papercuts' bittersweet California pop

  • Music

    October 25, 2006

    Bringing It All Back Home

    The latest, greatest acid-folk reissues

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    Vetiver

    To Find Me Gone

  • Music

    March 29, 2006

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

    To Find Me Gone

  • Music

    January 25, 2006

    Brodreo Drive

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

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2006

    Quiet Is the New Loud

    Have a blast dialing down entertainment options this year

  • Calendar

    October 12, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Have a blast dialing down entertainment options this year

  • Music

    January 12, 2005

    Bohemian Rhapsody

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

  • Music Awards

    October 20, 2004

    Music Awards Nominees

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

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2004

    Quirky as Folk

    Devendra Banhart's mystical trip

  • Music

    June 16, 2004

    Sonny's Days

    In which we meet a donkey, some crows, and Sonny Smith, who is not a folk singer

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    Various Artists

    Blue

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Web Site for Live Indie Rock Tips

    Playing in Fog

  • Music

    April 9, 2003

    House of Tudor

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

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