Two Gallants to play three (Bay Area shows) to kick off tour for new album Penelope Leggett February 3, 2015 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Capable of capturing the bitter realities of heartbreak and internal struggles of morality, Two Gallants also know how to (simply) create great Americana-style rock music; Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel cont...
San Francisco’s The Union Trade take leisurely sea journey on sophomore LP Joanna Jiang January 28, 2015 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Following a three-year hiatus since their last release, The Union Trade's upcoming sophomore full-length LP sounds exactly as named. On A Place of Long Years, the local band ditches bassist Nate Munger's em...
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...
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...
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...
Scars on 45 back in the US, to make their mark at The Fillmore Wednesday Lois Pennell December 8, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview UK band Scars on 45 has recently released their album Safety in Numbers, and is now on a West Coast run opening for Augustana. The tour includes a stop at San Francisco's The Fillmore this Wednesday 12/10...
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...
Gardens & Villa to bring lush fuzz and glitter to SF this weekend Joanna Jiang November 17, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Even the most investigative sound junkie will know that worthwhile music arrives from all avenues. We first stumbled across Gardens & Villa's debut single, "Black Hills" three years ago via now-defunct ...
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...
Delicate Steve to play the Fox, Steve Marion talks about touring and sandwiches Penelope Leggett November 14, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview, Previews Embodying a sound both foreign and familiar, nostalgic and futuristic, Delicate Steve's music is like running through a field saturated in Technicolor to reach some triumphant, yet humble achievement. Th...
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...
Generationals remain a youthful contagion over the years, will infect San Francisco on Thursday Joanna Jiang November 10, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News Once upon a time, Generationals wrote music they would listen to themselves. If this is still the case, first: they have excellent taste; and second: it’s interesting to see how their taste has changed. I...
Bear’s Den hits SF with an unforgettable night of intimate folk Kavitha George November 9, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Photos Bear's Den have always had a small yet loyal cult following and, on Friday night, that niche of San Francisco folk lovers was gathered at the Great American Music Hall. As the band took the stage, a hush fell ...