As much as I hate The Warfield, seeing Southern rock gods, Kings of Leon, play there Saturday night was well worth it. It was like seeing a southern version of U2 play in teeny tiny venue. The crowd was so into it, singing along with every song they played, pumping their fists in the air. [...]
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Listen to Ponytail, 'Beg Waves': I'm the first to admit I like a lot of weird music and enjoy the novelty of discovering an unchartered sound. But there's a new crop of critically acclaimed experimental/punk bands emerging like Times New Viking, No Age and, the subject of this post, Ponytail that I don't frankly get. I [...]
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The best thing about my 'job' as a blogger (I say that with air quotes), are the presents I get in my inbox from new artists and record labels promoting their goods. It's like a treasure hunt, sometimes the hunt leaves you empty handed but other times you hit jackpot. That's the way I felt [...]
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Artist: Juana Molina Album: Un Dia File Under: Folktronica, World Music Recommended if You Like: Beth Orton, Four Tet, David Byrne Featured Track: Un Dia Argentinean singer/songwriter, Juana Molina, is an amazing interpreter of sound. I discovered her by chance many years ago at Bimbos, opening for a band I can't even remember now because her performance was so compelling and mesmerizing I've ...
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Brett Dennen, named by Rolling Stone as "One of the 10 Artists to Watch in 2008″, has made his new album, Hope for the Hopeless, available for pre-order through AmieStreet.com for $5. Starting today, October 14, you have two weeks to pre-order the album for just $5. For each album purchased, AmieStreet.com will donate $5 to the Mosaic Project, [...]
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Geographer San Francisco-based, Geographer, have that lush baroque pop sound that draws lots of comparisons to Andrew Bird and Arcade Fire. Their new album Innocent Ghosts released this summer and is getting good attention. Listen to Can't You Wait: Girls This is my favorite San Francisco indie rock band at the moment. Their debut album, Lust for Life, is [...]
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Arch M - 21st Union This up and comer from South London calling himself Arch M has been enthralling me lately with his lo-fi aesthetic. His EP cassette, Mountain Tan Commericials, is available for free download here, and his full album Moon Tan should be released on the Cavern label some time soon. Check out the track 21st Union. So nice. [...]
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Artist: Chad VanGaalen Album: Soft Airplane File Under: Indie Rock Recommended if You Like: Neil Young, Beck Featured Track: Willow Tree I once heard Chad VanGaalen described as the schizophrenic son of Neil Young. And that completely made sense to me. The comparisons to Neil Young are obvious artistically and personally. Both are famously recluse and seem to favor the self-sufficiency of [...]
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Deerhoof, not to be confused with Deerhunter, which I used to do early on, Deerhoof definitely falls into that category of local 'experimental' bands. Like most bands in this genre, I usually have one of two reactions - 1) the band is being weird for the sake of being weird or 2) I'm intrigued by the [...]
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Brett Dennen's third album, 'Hope for the Hopeless', is due out October 21 and will be followed by a 11 city mini tour, San Francisco included. The mini-tour is a return to the smaller venues Brett began playing just five years ago. Dennen and his full band are preparing a larger headlining tour for early 2009. Take [...]
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The new video from Fleet Foxes for 'He Doesn't Know Why'. Simply lovely… Get this album free via eMusic's 50 Free MP3 Promo buy it at insound!
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Artist: Brightblack Morning LightAlbum: Motion to RejoinFile Under: Freak FolkRecommended if You Like: Devendra Banhardt, Joanna Newsom, SpiritualizedFeatured Track: Oppressions EachBrightblack Morning Light is headphone heaven mood music to me. It’s trippy, hypnotic and spellbinding. ‘Motion to Rejoin’ is the third album they recorded from a secluded adobe in New Mexico. And the tempo
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I saw My Bloody Valentine at the Concourse in San Francisco last night. What an experience. It was insane. It was LOUD! The loudest show I’ve ever been to. So loud I felt physically assaulted by the sound waves. So loud that after jamming my wax ear plugs deeper and deeper into my ear all night [...]
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Radiohead hosted an animated video contest for the song ‘Reckoner’. The band chose Clement Picon’s entry as the winner and official video.
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“Michaela was a strong, confident woman who loved mainstream contemporary pop. Her boyfriend was a fan of electronic dance music. When the two had been together for a few months, they decided to take a road trip to Philadelphia so he could meet her parents. The problem was that Michaela’s boyfriend was driving—and thus controlling [...]
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I first really started diving into the San Francisco music scene at SXSW this year, thanks to The Bay Bridged and their efforts in organizing the fantastic SXSW Bay Area Takeover event. Interesting isn’t it? There is so much great music in our own backyard and I had to go to Austin to discover it. [...]
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Beach House is streaming a new track, ‘Used to Be‘, from their forthcoming 7″ single (here we go with the Indie artists and 7″ vinyl again) to be released on October 21. I love their etherial, haunting, lovelorn music and their latest album Devotion is a late night favorite on my headphones. The duo is [...]
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Artist: Ra Ra RiotAlbum: The Rhumb LineFile Under: Indie PopRecommended if You Like: Arcade Fire, Vampire WeekendFeatured Track: Under Ghost RocksThe best way I can describe Syracuse-based Ra Ra Riot is Arcade Fire meets Vampire Weekend - upbeat rhythms layered over rich orchestral-based melodies. And their live shows, with their huge ensemble cast, are raucous and infectious - just like [.
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The Treasure Island Music Festival epitomizes the ideal festival experience for me. You could almost say it’s the anti-festival. The crowd size is small - around 10,000 a day, the location is beautiful, the line up is thoughtfully curated with the most cutting-edge indie artists, and the event organization is impeccable - no lines for [...]
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With Muxtape still battling the RIAA, 8tracks has emerged as the new online MP3 playlist solution. 8tracks allows you to create a playlist of 8 tracks and share it with your friends online. It’s easy to use and they are Beta testing an Uploader feature for Mac users that allows you to drag and drop [...]
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