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Tame Impala Blows Past the Boundaries of Psych-Rock

Tame Impala on "Brain-Squelching" Music, S.F. Psych, and Trying to Make Guitars Not Sound Like Guitars

Though it hasn't quite reached the level of recognition achieved by histrionic Aussie blooze-rawkers Wolfmother, Perth's Tame Impala seems poised to deliver its lush, tuneful brand of psychedelia to a global audience. Led by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kevin Parker, the band shared some common ... More >>

Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost -- A First Listen

​ I've been everywhere with the San Francisco band Girls: Love 'em, hate 'em, find them overhyped, find the detractors overly cynical. I think they like it that way. Girls' hugely-acclaimed 2009 Album blew me away for a week. Then I found myself having trouble rekindling that need to hear it a ... More >>

Bouncer: Enjoying the handlebar mustaches at the Uptown

10 Bands To See at Outside Lands This Weekend

A stage at Outside Lands 2009​It may not be the greatest Outside Lands lineup ever, but this weekend's big-honkin' music (and wine and food!) festival packs a bicycle basket-full of bands we're stroked (heh, we mean stoked) to see. Here, in no particular order, are 10 of them, plus a few honorable ... More >>

Exclusive: Outside Lands Full Lineup Unveiled

Without any further ado, the full line up for San Francisco's own Outside Lands Music Festival, presented in a very endearing video format brought to by The Eclectic Method.The lineup is not too shabby. Who we're most excited about? Kings of Leon, The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Gogol Bordello, Ca ... More >>

Last Night: Wolfmother at the Fox Theater

​Wolfmother November 23, 2009 Fox Theater Better Than: Anyone had reason to expect, given the band's acrimonious breakup a little more than a year ago. What a long, strangely self-destructive path Wolfmother has traveled since releasing its eponymous debut album three years ago. Back then, the A ... More >>

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Last Night: Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit

Christopher VictorioNeil Young and Adam Sandler​Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit Concert October 25, 2009Shoreline AmphitheaterCheck out our Bridge School slideshow by Christopher Victorio here.  Better Than: watching AC/DC play at Marine World. Combine a huge rock' n roll show with a scho ... More >>

Kinda Like Hair Club for Men

Kid Koala reimagines heavy rock with the Slew

Dive Bar Time Bandits

Bridge School Benefit Announces Lineup

At the Bridge: Fleet Foxes​ The annual Bridge School Benefit lineup, which happens October 24 & 25 at the Shoreline Ampitheater, has been announced. In addition to mainstay and organizer Neil Young, this year's talent list includes Coldplay's Chris Martin, No Doubt, Sheryl Crow, Monsters of F ... More >>

1015 Folsom edges toward the live rock market

Cold War Kids Back for ColdWinterSF

Tom Waits

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards (Anti-)

Earl Greyhound

Soft Targets (Some Records)

Misc. Reviews

Band-name watch: Gettin' Grizzly

Bittersweet Symphonies:Popscene's decade of Anglophile adoration

The seven dependable plots of highly successful barflies

Satan's Pilgrims

Oakland's Saviours shepherd hell-bent thrash into a new era

MSTRKRFT

The Looks

It's a big fucking deal all over again

Lukewarm Lidell; Rademacher shows shades of Pavement

Putting the cock in rock and hip-hop

It's a Big Prog Party

Portland's Danava gives hard rock an art bent