Ezee Tiger (w/ Hank IV, Wooden Shjips) Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009SF EagleBetter than: Watching a four-man band.Ezee Tiger makes my ears bleed. And not just a paper cut trickle. I mean bleed like something's been punched/wrecked/punctured inside my head, and all this warm liquid is now oozing from my eardrums into thick pools at the base of my skull. By this I mean to say Ezee Tiger is loud. And Ezee's just one dude, Anthony Petrovic, who generally conducts his life at a reasonable volume. But onst
Local dronesters Wooden Shjips like you so much, San Francisco, they've made you a mix tape. They want to impress their love and commitment to you in a compilation (for Too Cool to Die) focused on under-appreciated artists who lived here or passed through SF to do some legendary recordings. Check out Too Cool's writeup on the mix (which was recorded off vinyl--the old school way) and then give it a listen . Lots of good stuff here, from Chrome to Royal Trux, Caroliner, Mad River, the Mummies, an
Wooden Shjips Planning to be in Central California this weekend? Wanna see hella local bands play for a cheap price? Stop off in Davis May 16 for KDVS' annual shindig, Operation Restore Maximum Freedom . As first posted on underground music website the Bay Bridged, ORMF features a large Bay Area contingent: headliner Wooden Shjips, plus Thee Oh Sees, Strip Mall Seizures, The Nothing, and Please Quiet Ourselves, along with groups from Placerville, Portland, L.A., and Sacramento. Tickets are a rid
Josh WildmanGang Gang Dance likes treesI've been to lots of great (((folkYEAH!))) events over the years, but this one--just announced--for Saturday, August 29 is pretty much the sweetest lineup they've had yet. For one night the indie promoter is teaming with Kemado Records to host "In the Pines," featuring an incredible bill of psych, folk, metal, and bands that melt those pots together: Woods, Dungen, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Gang Gang Dance, Kurt Vile, Farmer Dave Scher, Saviours, VietN
Jennie WarrenMagic Lantern​Fans of psychedelics and the music made to go with them should be pleased to hear that the one-day bash of stoner tunes returns for a second year to Thee Parkside next month. On Saturday, Oct. 10, Frisco Freakout celebrates spaced out sonics with a dance party comprising "good trips, organic eats, and the best in California psychedelic."On tap to perform this year: Liquorball, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, Wooden Shjips, Magic Lantern, Citay, Barn Owl, Lumerians,
Shawn Brackbill​If you can't get into the free, 'secret' Weezer show at the Regency--or if you just want your tunes a little muddier, a little more dirt under those fret-torn nails--there's another good music gig tonight we can recommend. Lo-fi troubador Kurt Vile brings his Violators to the Hemlock, where he'll headline a show that also includes Wooden Shjips and Young Prisms. Vile isn't as directly psychedelic as his bill-mates, but there are a couple screws loose in his jangle 'n' echo-lade