Waxahatchee and The New Tenants play to a sunny Sproul, Wednesday afternoon Penelope Leggett April 17, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos After playing the Oakland Metro Opera House with Hop Along, Waxahatchee played a second East Bay show on Upper Sproul as part of SUPERB's Spring 2014 concert series. Berkeley locals, The New Tenants, opened th...
Classroom Session: DeRock Myra April 16, 2014 Videos Last Friday, local musician DeRock Tucker gave The B-Side a live sneak peak of his upcoming EP No Worries, the follow up to his 2011 debut EP Silhouettes. The former jazz bassist turned singer-songwriter is e...
The War on Drugs captivates San Francisco Penelope Leggett April 2, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Yesterday, The War on Drugs played The Independent for the first of two sold-out San Francisco shows. The Philadelphia-based band has been touring for the past few weeks promoting their new album, Lost in Th...
Blog Week: The Used and Taking Back Sunday’s loyal fan base occupy The Warfield Chris Redman March 27, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Editor’s note: It’s Spring Break at Cal, and we’re honoring this week’s heed to unwind by posting our music news with a touch of personality. Welcome to Blog Week. After falling 36 feet from a scaffol...
Four Tet practices hypnosis at San Francisco’s Mezzanine Chris Redman March 10, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Four Tet at Mezzanine in San Francisco Four Tet, the moniker of electronic artist Kieran Hebden, delivered a hypnotic, sample-based performance at the Mezzanine in San Francisco Saturday night, mixing element...
together PANGEA amps up a packed Bottom of the Hill Penelope Leggett March 8, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews Promoting their new album, BADILLAC, LA garage punkers together PANGEA headlined at the Bottom of the Hill on Wednesday night, playing for a packed house of fans who belted lyrics and orchestrated stage dives ...
Coldplay takes a shot in the dark with “Midnight” Conner Smith February 27, 2014 News, Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQeMxWjpr-Y#t=0 British powerhouse Coldplay has effectively dropped a bomb on their typical fanbase with their surprise single “Midnight.” Emulating some of Justin Vernon’...
Kelis Adds ‘Cooking Show Host’ to List of Achievements Jade Theriault February 24, 2014 News, Videos R&B singer-songwriter and Grammy-nominated sensation Kelis is set to air her new culinary project on the Cooking Channel this week. Saucy and Sweet will premiere Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. PST to a crowd of eag...
Blondfire and Scavenger Hunt open for STRFKR at Rickshaw Stop Conner Smith February 17, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Scavenger Hunt at Rickshaw Stop Although pervasive fog can often create a dream-like dullness across our balmy city, it was hardly the case Thursday night in San Francisco when Scavenger Hunt, Blondfire, and S...
Jamie xx and Four Tet Unveil Unreleased Tracks on Australian Radio Myra February 15, 2014 Multimedia, News College-mates Jamie xx and Four Tet spun some exclusive tracks in a back-to-back vinyl set on Sydney’s DBi Radio at the beginning of the month. In addition to several fresh-off-the-press Four Tet collaborat...
Sonic Vitality: Your Very Balanced Valentine’s Day Mix Myra February 13, 2014 Columns and Opinions, Multimedia Ask anyone from Adorno to the dowdy scientist, and they'll give it to you technically straight: pop songs are all about love. That's why a Valentine's Day playlist is never off-limits as the fourteenth of Febru...
Teebs’ New Single A Mix of Tribal and Trip Hop Jay Kwok February 10, 2014 Multimedia, News Los Angeles beats producer Mtendere Mandowa, known by his stage name Teebs, dropped a teaser track on February 6 with the announcement of his forthcoming album E s t a r a. https://soundcloud.com/brainfeed...
Six Great Songs from The Walking Dead Jade Theriault February 9, 2014 Multimedia, News, Videos No good TV show achieves its fame without the help of a stellar soundtrack. Older shows like Twin Peaks and Miami Vice have achieved notoriety thanks in part to some unforgettable music in their opening sequ...
Five Weekend Show Picks to Kick the Drizzly Weather Blues Myra February 8, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, News, Videos Future you, just about ready to impress the world this weekend. Let's face it Bay Area: It's Saturday, it's still raining, and you're sick of staying in on your couch for another browse-only session with good-...
Catch Up With Corners Before You Hit Their Shows This Weekend Jade Theriault January 29, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Interview, Multimedia, News, Videos Yesterday LA rockers Corners and Dirt Dress dropped a sultry 7-inch split on Mono Records, and fortunately for us they’re heading to the Bay Area this weekend to celebrate. The dual release is comprised Co...