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We're truly in the dark. Can I get a splash of light? Not all bands need to be dark, edgy, or gritty to put on a lively show. Belle and Sebastian demonstrated this on Sunday night at UC Berkeley's Greek T...

The Sam Chase were jotted down to headline Slim's on March 14, but it was certainly a joint effort on the part of all three acts to complete the evening. Arann Harris and the Farm Band came on to a rel...

On March 5, Viet Cong performed at Rickshaw Stop with supporting group Freak Heat Waves. The unrelenting rhythms and grungy lyricism in Viet Cong's self-titled (2015) encourage the idea that their live pe...

The B-Side attended about a fifth of Noise Pop 2015, and to close out the nearly two-week-long, Bay-spanning festival, we made it over to NPHQ — located at the newly renovated Swedish American Hall -- to...

Final Friday, hosted by Sigma Phi Society, featured The Drambles, Kemo Kemoss, and Bermuda Love Triangle. Peruse the gallery from the performance, and for more, read our interview with The Drambles. P...

Last Friday at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Geographer played a charming set alongside openers Empire and K.Flay. Formed in 2007 by Michael Deni and based in San Francisco, the headliners were extremely wel...

In one of numerous Noise Pop 2015 offerings this past Tuesday, Thao Nguyen played an intimate acoustic session at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. The night was host to a mixture of local and n...

The Jurkiewicz' first spoken words to their SF crowd on Saturday were compliments on the "lovely West Coast weather." Charming and conversational, the Indianapolis-based Lily & Madeleine seemed very ...

We were in a severe mid-week lull as we made the short trek over to the iconic Fox Theater for an evening with Ben Howard. We hoped for a pick-me-up, as expected from Howard’s first full length album, Ev...

Last Thursday, fans poured into Leo’s Music Club in Oakland in anticipation of the sold-out Two Gallants performance in which they would live debut We Are Undone (2015). The record, having been officia...

Hillary Chillton isn't your typical southern California band. The independent music scene in the southern portion of the state has been pretty duo-directional, streamlined either towards emulating the tw...

This past Friday at San Francisco's Mezzanine, Cold War Kids performed a sold-out show that got the crowd dancing and jiving. Cold War Kids were accompanied by two local acts: Andrew St. James and E...

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...

Missouri indie rocker Angel Olsen's visit to San Francisco consisted of two stops: The Great American Music Hall and The Chapel. The first of these, on December 1, brought her a sold out show and warm receptio...

On Friday November 21, 924 Gilman (Berkeley’s famous punk rock mecca) was filled to the brim -- fans of (nearly) all ages came out for Walter Mitty and his Makeshift Orchestra, Somos, Crying, Knuckle Puck, an...