Noise Pop 2015: Director Scott Crawford talks punk rock doc Salad Days Audrey Gertz February 19, 2015 Film, Interview, News Though he may not be doing stage dives at Kingface shows anymore, director Scott Crawford is still a devout punk pundit. His recent feature Salad Days: The Birth of Punk Rock in the Nation’s Capital docu...
Noise Pop 2015 to re-establish historic city venue, host first record label showcase Joanna Jiang February 13, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News 2 Comments Now in its 23rd year, San Francisco’s celebrated annual Noise Pop festival returns next week with over a hundred artists at about 50 shows in 18 venues in San Francisco and the East Bay. In addition to live m...
The Nile Project to bridge distances with residency events in Berkeley Joanna Jiang February 12, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News 1 Comment photo by Nour Mohamed “For thousands of years Egyptian farmers irrigated by simple diversions from the Nile and nothing went badly wrong;” writes American environmentalist Marc Reisner in his best-known...
Sleepy Tom collaborates with Anna Lunoe on dance beat, “Pusher” Joanna Jiang January 27, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News 1 Comment Fool’s Gold producers Sleepy Tom and Anna Lunoe have teamed up yet again to release an infectious, high energy dance floor staple, “Pusher” today. The single includes a "club version" with additional ...
Psychedelic soloist Ty Segall to rock the Great American Music Hall Nikos Zarikos January 27, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News The Great American Music Hall will host Ty Segall's first San Francisco performances in support of his new album Manipulator on January 29 and 30. The psychedelic sensation has been described as 'prol...
UK producer Burial drops surprise single “Temple Sleeper” Jay Kwok January 22, 2015 News, Reviews Blogger/producer Martin Clark (AKA Blackdown) gave UK bass listeners reason to celebrate today when he unveiled a new Burial white label on Twitter. The single “Temple Sleeper” is available as a one-...
The B-Side is hiring for Spring 2015 Penelope Leggett January 21, 2015 News Whether you like it or not, the semester is upon us and that means The B-Side is hiring for spring 2015. We are seeking individuals, serious about music journalism, who would like to be apart of a close-k...
Interview: TastyTreat reveal new EP and CATHEDRALS remix, discuss URL friends and tastemakers Joanna Jiang January 19, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Interview, News Rising San Luis Obispo electronic tag team TastyTreat returned to the Bay Area Friday night for a single show with Madeaux at Leo’s. Their set was a thick, heavy one (material-wise) spanning sampled vocal...
San Francisco Symphony to reprise The Soldier’s Tale this weekend Nikos Zarikos January 14, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News This weekend, Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in three performances of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) with Elvis Costello as narrator. The Sol...
The Juan MacLean to end 2014 with a bang at Mezzanine party Joanna Jiang December 28, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News The Juan MacLean, not unlike many other electronic artists, saw a relatively positive year in 2014. With the highly-anticipated September release of the DFA outfit’s third album, In a Dream, came a reviv...
Gallery and Recap: Not So Silent Night 2014 Edfil Dulay December 23, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, News, Photos 2 Comments Year after year, Live 105 spoils their fans by ringing in the holidays with annual event Not So Silent Night. This year was no different, with a line-up that included a stunning array of artists that span...
Interview: J. Phlip talks EDM and working weekends, will play Mezzanine Friday John Luan December 14, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview, News Jessica Phillippe, AKA J. Phlip, is a house producer who hails from Chicago. Phillippe started DJing as a freshman at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and now works under Claude VonStrokes' Dir...
Home for the holidays: Watsky to play back-to-back nights at The Regency Isaac Yi November 27, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview, News 1 Comment Known for his fast rapping, George Watsky started out as one of the most prominent teen poets in the Bay Area, having won the Brave New Voices National Poetry Slam back in 2006. Now he is on his latest worl...
TICKET GIVEAWAY: TOKiMONSTA at The Regency Ballroom Edfil Dulay November 15, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Contests, News Jennifer Lee, better known by her stage name TOKiMONSTA, is best known for her unrelenting ingenuity in the DJ scene. The Korean-born and LA-raised producer's unique blend or jazz beats and pop hooks wi...
Springtime Carnivore to play The Chapel with debut album Arnav Chaturvedi November 10, 2014 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News Springtime Carnivore released their debut album Springtime Carnivore on November 4th earlier this week via Autumn Tone Records. The all-female trio is lead by the dreamy vocals and guitar strokes of Gre...