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Wooden Shjips

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    December 13, 2011

    A Cold-Stricken J Mascis Talks About Dinosaur Jr. Playing Loud, SF Hippies, and the Relative Inferiority of Bug

    Dinosaur Jr. plays the Fillmore this Thursday.​ The person whose job it is to get musicians to say interesting things over the phone already faces something of a challenge when interviewing J Mascis, singer-guitarist of Dinosaur Jr., and O.G. slacker of legendary proportions. Since the '80s, M ... More >>

  • Music

    August 24, 2011

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

    Dinosaur Jr. plays the Fillmore this Thursday.​ The person whose job it is to get musicians to say interesting things over the phone already faces something of a challenge when interviewing J Mascis, singer-guitarist of Dinosaur Jr., and O.G. slacker of legendary proportions. Since the '80s, M ... More >>

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    August 19, 2011

    Wooden Shjips Give a Free Ride on the Psych-Drone Starship

    Wooden Shjips at Bottom of the Hill last night. Pics by Ian, more after the jump.​ Wooden Shjips Night Beats Bottom of the Hill August 18, 2011 Better than: Getting seasick. Wooden Shjips is an excellent band name in many ways, but the best way may be this: It is impossible to watch the four ... More >>

  • Music

    August 17, 2011

    Wooden Shjips: Show Preview

    Wooden Shjips at Bottom of the Hill last night. Pics by Ian, more after the jump.​ Wooden Shjips Night Beats Bottom of the Hill August 18, 2011 Better than: Getting seasick. Wooden Shjips is an excellent band name in many ways, but the best way may be this: It is impossible to watch the four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Tri Angle Records Fetes Its Birthday with oOoOO and Water Borders, Outside Lands 2011 Wrap-Up, and More

    From SF Weekly's latest print music section: oOoOO's Christopher Greenspan​Tri Angle Records showcase: Roughly a year ago, a young New York-based blogger named Robin Carolan did what many lovers of music often only dream of: He started his own record label. Calling it Tri Angle Records, Carol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    London Warehouse Fire Badly Burns Indie Labels

    via yfrog​The London riots began with a fatal police shooting, but the latest casualty may be independent record labels. Protesters burned down a CD and vinyl stock warehouse in North London last night that was owned by Sony DADC and used by the PIAS Group, a marketing and distribution firm t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Wooden Shjips Make a Visual Drone for "Black Smoke Rise" Video

    ​ The music made by S.F. outfit Wooden Shjips could be simplified as fuzzy, blown-out riffs repeated into psychedelic infinity. Even though the band's upcoming album, West, contains some of its most accessible psych-rock to date, it still finds the members working in a style reliant upon the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Hear Wooden Shjips' Blazing, Blown-Out New Song, 'Lazy Bones'

    The cover art for West. Look familiar?​ Here it is, the first new song from West, the upcoming album by long-running but too-little-discussed S.F. psych outfit Wooden Shjips. The song is called "Lazy Bones," and it is anything but lazy. Rather, it's like one big trippy sprint, with deep vocals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Wooden Shjips Sign to Thrill Jockey for "West," Continue Trend of S.F. Bands on Chicago Labels

    ​ Having already carried out a vital inquiry into whether we San Franciscans are too obsessed with our brilliant little garage/psych/vintage rock scene (answer: yes, but deservedly so) let us now ponder this: What's with all the S.F. bands on Chicago labels?We ask specifically because of today's n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    SF's Moon Duo Announce Debut Full-Length LP, Release Title Track

    The future's so boring we gotta wear shadessss​I've only ever seen one picture of San Francisco's Moon Duo, the (um) duo of Sanae Yamada and Ripley Johnson, the latter being the guitarist for alt-fuzzmongers Wooden Shjips. And until today I would have told you I'd only ever heard one kind of song ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    'Tis The Season For Denatured Versions of Holiday Standards

    It's turning out to be a good week for surrealistic Christmas cheer. First we've got Low playing at the Great American Music Hall tomorrow night in celebration of the reissue of their slowcore Christmas EP; tomorrow also sees the release of limited-edition holiday singles from the Bay Area's affili ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    El Rio's Birthday Party, Moon Duo, Autobahn, Mission Dolores Fiesta and More

    Cody T WilliamsDiamond Daggers will perform at El Rio this Saturday​If you don't have tickets to Giants playoffs games this weekend, didn't want to pay the jacked-up prices, or simply do not care about baseball, check out every other cheap event in the city. There are many. Here's our list of 10 t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    What's With All The Misspelled Names in Hip-Hop?: An Examination

    Chali 2na​So Chali 2na's coming to Yoshi's tonight. Dude may be the most likeable member of Jurassic 5, with his booming voice and salaam-to-that-ass demeanor, but he's also the one whose name mounts the most nihilistic assault on orthographic sensibility (distant second: Mark 7even). Not that th ... More >>

  • Music

    March 17, 2010

    Moon Duo gives minimal Krautrock new gravity

    Chali 2na​So Chali 2na's coming to Yoshi's tonight. Dude may be the most likeable member of Jurassic 5, with his booming voice and salaam-to-that-ass demeanor, but he's also the one whose name mounts the most nihilistic assault on orthographic sensibility (distant second: Mark 7even). Not that th ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    SXSW 2010 Showgoers' Guide to Bay Area Acts

    Chali 2na​So Chali 2na's coming to Yoshi's tonight. Dude may be the most likeable member of Jurassic 5, with his booming voice and salaam-to-that-ass demeanor, but he's also the one whose name mounts the most nihilistic assault on orthographic sensibility (distant second: Mark 7even). Not that th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Local Acts on the Big Festival Circuit: Who's Playing Where

    www.joshuabrott.comBassnectar​One measure of musical success is being invited to one of the premiere music fests in the U.S. Among the most established and prestigious, of course, are Bonnaroo, Coachella, and All Tomorrow's Parties, the latter having the added cred of being curated by a different ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Video of the Day: The Younger Lovers by KUSF's Irwin Swirnoff

    Irwin Swirnoff--one of my favorite DJs on KUSF, where he goes by the nickname Sleeves on Hearts--has a double life as a video director. Late last year, he directed a Wooden Shjips clip for Motorbike.Swirnoff recently finished a video for The Younger Lovers, the latest musical project from Brontez of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Last Night: The Lickets, Moon Duo, The Spyrals

    The Spyrals​The Lickets, Moon Duo, The SpyralsTuesday, Jan. 12, 2009Cafe du NordBetter than: a space odyssey.After last night's show, I'll be hard pressed to say nothing good ever comes out of being in line at the DMV. The Cafe du Nord lineup of the Lickets, Moon Duo, and the Spyrals came about, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Video of the Day Pt. 2: Wooden Shjips Dir. by KUSF's Irwin Swirnoff

    One of my favorite KUSF DJs, Irwin Swirnoff (Friday morning's "Sleeves on Hearts" show) has directed a video for one of my favorite Wooden Shjips songs, "Motorbike." The look is hazy, vintage San Francisco, with cool, washed out colors and shots of motorcycle rides around the city.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Track of the Day: Kurt Vile

    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 Hemlo ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2009

    Frisco Freakout

    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 Hemlo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Frisco Freakout Returns Oct. 10 w/ Liquorball, Assemble Head, More

    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 ... More >>

  • Music

    August 26, 2009

    The Outside Lands alternative: In the Pines

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Summer's Best Lineup in Big Sur: Woods, Gang Gang Dance, Ariel Pink, More

    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," f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Bay Bands Restore Maximum Freedom

    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 con ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2009

    Wooden Shjips

    Dos (Holy Mountain)

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Track(s) of the Day: Wooden Shjips' Mixtape

    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 ou ... More >>

  • Music

    February 18, 2009

    A Long, Strange Trip

    An originator of acid rock in the '60s, Tommy Hall used LSD to expand his consciousness. He’s still psychedelic.

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Last Night: Ezee Tiger at the Eagle

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Last Night: SF Weekly Music Awards 2008

    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 e ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    2008 Music Awards Nominees

    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 e ... More >>

  • Music

    October 8, 2008

    Frisco Freakout makes a California scene

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Wooden Shjips

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Frisco Freakout Psych Fest in October

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Earthless, Assemble Head, Ascended Master to hit Frisco Freakout

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    KUSF birthday bash April 25

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2008

    (((folkYEAH!))) brings Cluster up the coast

    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 e ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2008

    Bay Area Picks for SXSW

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    Autolux Concert Review, with Wooden Shjips at the Independent - LastNight

    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 e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2007

    SF Weekly Best Albums Of 2007 : Jennifer Maerz Rounds Them Up

    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 e ... More >>

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    Best CDs of 2007

    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 e ... More >>

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    SF Weekly Music Awards 2007 Program

    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 e ... More >>

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    October 3, 2007

    Wooden Shjips

    S/T (Holy Mountain)

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    September 12, 2007

    The Bravery Far from Bold

    S/T (Holy Mountain)

  • Music

    June 13, 2007

    Radio Birdman: still tuned into the good shit

    S/T (Holy Mountain)

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    March 28, 2007

    TV on the Radio: no one dislikes these dudes

    S/T (Holy Mountain)

  • Music

    March 21, 2007

    Nursing the SXSW hangover

    S/T (Holy Mountain)

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    January 24, 2007

    The slow build on Wooden Shjips

    S/T (Holy Mountain)

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