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It’s hard to find a good time on a weekday, but this past Tuesday, Black Joe Lewis and Radkey rocked the Fillmore like it was the weekend, giving the audience a chance to dance the midweek blues away. Headli...

Watch out Dolly Parton, a new southern diva has risen--at least based on the new album by Memphis's Valerie June. Called Pushin’ Against a Stone, the debut feat was co-written and produced by Dan Auerbau...

Space Burn at The Independent Hands in the air: to block out light, to rapturously respond to music, to express gratitude. Such were some of the singular gestures on Wednesday night, October 14, at the sold-o...

Britney Spears’s eighth studio album Britney Jean was available on iTunes for streaming this past week, just before its official December 3rd release date. And although some may dismiss her as a pop queen of ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa8v7VsH0IM Black Joe Lewis is having a party, and he wants you to come. The Austin-based musician and his backing band are bringing their funky brand of blues rock to the Bay at...

It's that time of year again: Turkey Day! Which means a major break from classes. The never-ending span of midterms is finally done, and we can take a deep breath over the long weekend before the worry of final...

There are far too many DJs in this world, but DJ Rashad's Double Cup is worth sharing, doubly much. The Chicago-based producer has just released his second album on London's Hyperdub, the dubstep label resp...

If you’ve heard of Death Grips by now, there’s likely one thing about them you’ve realized: beyond a shadow of a doubt, they don’t really give a fuck—about anything. They want you to know this. In ...

Every once in a while, a gem of an album appears out of thin air and encapsulates the space around you. Through its brutal honesty, time freezes and enables you to empty your mind in a vacuum of wonder. You b...

Hunters, a noise-garage rock band that formed in the Brooklyn DIY scene, just released their new self-titled album this fall and are heading out on their first US tour. As I called Hunters' guitarist Derek W...

Even if you’re not an everyday fan of the almighty Slim Shady, you might want to take a moment to indulge in a new spin on the Marshall Mathers experience. The sequel to Eminem’s third studio effort and h...

A salsa club other nights of the week, Los Globos in Los Angeles became the church of label Hessle Audio on a Thursday night in late September on behalf of the venue and its partner bar, The Melt. The easy, bl...

Photo by Marc Lecureuil/Getty Images Haven’t heard of Jake Bugg? Well, it’s time to give him a listen. This British indie singer-songwriter busted onto the music scene in 2011, making his debut on BBC�...

Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips dressed as "Carrie" for Halloween. Halfway through his set last Thursday, Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne declared it was “the greatest Halloween party San Francisco had...

Gov’t Mule’s newest album Shout, was released September 24. While this is Gov’t Mule’s first release in four years, Shout continually delivers the sultry sizzle of Southern-inspired rock.In the past, Go...