Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Scarlett Johansson Covering Tom Waits???

222 Club to Close Oct. 1

New YYY: Name That S.F. Bodega

As SFist reported earlier in the week, the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs video was shot in the streets of San Francisco. The embedded video is above, but here's also a link to the clip for the trio's killer new single, "Zero." The video opens with the band at the Warfield, and then moves to Karen O. runni ... More >>

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

It's Blitz! (Interscope)

No Wave book helps define the anti-genre’s sound

It's Blitz! (Interscope)

Scarlett Johansson

Anywhere I Lay My Head (Atco)

Electro Selectors

DJs Jefrodesiac and Richie Panic keep dancefloors crammed with Frisco Disco and Blow Up.

Celebration

The Modern Tribe (4AD)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Is Is (Interscope)

Sweden's Favorite Hammjammers

Still Flyin's reggae-pop swirl

From symphonies to smoke machines: snapshots of three very different shows

Still Flyin's reggae-pop swirl

Killing your idols and your enemies

Still Flyin's reggae-pop swirl

It's a big fucking deal all over again

Still Flyin's reggae-pop swirl

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Show Your Bones

The Revolution Will Be Digitized

TV on the Radio keeps a social conscience

Head Wound City

Head Wound City

Hear This

Moving Units have a knack for moving your unit; Silver Sunshine sounds as bright as its name

Hyooj in '05

Behold! A handful of bands to keep an eye on in the coming year

Ada

Blondie

Too Sexy for Their Rock

Fashionable retro rock has jumped the shark. Here's why.

The Rogers Sisters

Three Fingers

Do the Killers

The Killers aren't reinventing the rock wheel, but they are repopulating the dance floor

Pawns in the Sun

Rock Ninja! encounters the rules of a summer concert at BFD

Pimp My Rock

The French Kicks refashion the sound of Brooklyn on their innovative new album

The Art of Reuniting

Once upon a time, S.F.'s Death Angel was poised to bring thrash metal to the mainstream. Then its bus crashed. Now the band is back to finish the job.

TV on the Radio

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

The Peels Sessions

They're San Francisco's hottest garage band -- in Los Angeles, anyway. Will their hometown give them the respect they deserve?

Pants on Fire

Brooklyn's Liars have blown it with their sophomore album. And that's a good thing.

Hear This

TV on the Radio: Add a pinch of electro, a gallon of guitar fuzz, and...Peter Gabriel?

Sí, Sí, Sí

It's their time, sweet baby, to break on through: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs come to town

The Kills

Keep On Your Mean Side

Hear This

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs ride a tsunami of garage-punk hype into town

Live 105 Announces BFD Lineup

The Offspring BFD 09's acts have been announced. Main stage acts include: the Offspring, 311, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dead Confederate; the Subsonic Tent features Crystal Castles, DJ AM, Mike Relm, Steve Aoki, and more; among the Festival stage performers are Taking Back Sunday, Alakaline Trio, Rebelu ... More >>

The business of selling used MP3s

The Offspring BFD 09's acts have been announced. Main stage acts include: the Offspring, 311, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dead Confederate; the Subsonic Tent features Crystal Castles, DJ AM, Mike Relm, Steve Aoki, and more; among the Festival stage performers are Taking Back Sunday, Alakaline Trio, Rebelu ... More >>

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tonight, Tomorrow at the Fox

O. & Co. : The Yeah Yeah Yeahs​ There's been some talk around town that Oakland's Fox Theater--which rolled out its snazzy, remodeled digs in February--was being underutilized, especially with promoters Another Planet Entertainment, involved in the massive Outside Lands festival and also book ... More >>

Listomania: Top Latin Music Picks For 2009

It's been a year of surprises in Latin music. Reggaetón continues fading, albeit slowly, and the industry's mainstays aren't garnering the attention they used to. Case in point: Don Omar's summer release iDon (no relation to your phone), which remained quiet after its first single, "Virtual Diva." ... More >>

SF's Veil Veil Vanish Celebrate CD Release at Popscene

​If your band traffics in '80s-indebted post-punk, it doesn't get much better than receiving a thumbs up from goth's godfather. That's what happened when local quintet Veil Veil Vanish contributed a cover of "The Upstairs Room" to the 2008 Cure tribute record Perfect As Cats. "We chose 'The Upstai ... More >>

Beach House's pop euphoria

​If your band traffics in '80s-indebted post-punk, it doesn't get much better than receiving a thumbs up from goth's godfather. That's what happened when local quintet Veil Veil Vanish contributed a cover of "The Upstairs Room" to the 2008 Cure tribute record Perfect As Cats. "We chose 'The Upstai ... More >>

Watch TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek Get Chased By A Dragon

After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>

Rocked Them All

After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>

Exclusive: DJ White Mike's 'Lights and Sounds' Mix

'Lights and Sounds Mixtape' Artwork​San Francisco's DJ White Mike is the man behind this 40-minute mixtape of club-ready sonics, which he calls Lights and Sounds. We've certainly featured Mike and his Get Loose! shindig before, but this upbeat DJ set is something a tad different from the mixm ... More >>

Siren Sings Again

'Lights and Sounds Mixtape' Artwork​San Francisco's DJ White Mike is the man behind this 40-minute mixtape of club-ready sonics, which he calls Lights and Sounds. We've certainly featured Mike and his Get Loose! shindig before, but this upbeat DJ set is something a tad different from the mixm ... 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 >>

Friday at Noise Pop: Kid Koala Plays Records That Tell Us How To Dance To Them at Mighty

Matt SeufererKid KoalaKid Koala DJ Swayzee Jel J HouseFebruary 25, 2011@ MightyBetter than: An evening of mediocre music from DJs with good names. I arrive around 9:30 p.m. at a very sparsely populated Mighty, wonder why I don't go to Mighty more, and then remember that I don't like to dance. J Hou ... More >>

Bouncer Drowns on a Date in the Food Court

Matt SeufererKid KoalaKid Koala DJ Swayzee Jel J HouseFebruary 25, 2011@ MightyBetter than: An evening of mediocre music from DJs with good names. I arrive around 9:30 p.m. at a very sparsely populated Mighty, wonder why I don't go to Mighty more, and then remember that I don't like to dance. J Hou ... More >>

Bouncer Discovers That Coffee Dates Suck -- Especially at the Food Court Peet's

​From this week's Bouncer column: I recently plunged back into the world of online dating. "Plunged" is a good word, because you become immediately immersed, struggle to find your footing, begin to panic and gasp for air, and, if you are lucky, slowly rise to the surface again, relieved to be ... More >>

First Listens: Blink-182's Neighborhoods

​ Any energy-based band returning to the fray after eight years -- especially one whose calling card was its immaturity -- will be a nervous prospect. Yet here is Blink-182, out today with Neighborhoods. Let's see how it goes. Stream the album on Blink-182's website here. Ghost on the Dance ... More >>