The blurring line between hip-hop and indie rock Brendan Gibson April 10, 2016 Columns and Opinions Hip-hop and indie rock have always existed as largely separate genres, complete with their own musical touchstones, cultures, and roles in society, outside of the odd collaboration or sample. However, despite t...
Somebody call a doctor Meaghan Allen March 31, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Next to an overpass of the 101 Freeway in San Francisco is a music venue called the Brick & Mortar Music Hall. It is the evening of Easter Sunday, the day of Jesus’ resurrection, yet in this darkly lit h...
Wet cry and dance with debut record, Don’t You Brendan Gibson February 10, 2016 Album Review Wet’s debut was a long time coming. Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle, and Marty Sulkow have been creating and playing music together in different incarnations for nearly a decade. After coming together in Brooklyn...
Dr. Dog welcomed back to the Bay Area with open arms Jacob Elsanadi and Sofia Duarte February 8, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos West Grove, Pennsylvania-based sextet Dr. Dog’s bona fide sound has permeated the ears and hearts of countless adoring fans for years. The band have been a mainstay of the American indie rock scene for more...
Kishi Bashi is dynamic, lively on new live album Leka Gopal November 15, 2015 Album Review You may not have heard of Kishi Bashi, but you probably have heard him. Since 2011, he has recorded with and opened for artists like Sondre Lerche, Regina Spektor, of Montreal, and Alexi Murdoch. He is also a f...
Mac DeMarco captivates the Bay Area Jack Hendershott October 30, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Mac DeMarco doesn't just play, he performs. And on Monday night, the whole Bay Area was on hand to see it. One got the sense that this show was destined to be a special experience when, nearly an hour before hi...
Django Django animate and energize crowd in San Francisco Valerie Law October 24, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Django Django was nothing but electricity at the Regency Ballroom Friday night. On tour for their second album Born Under Saturn (2015), the performers came out in a cloud of smoke, greeted to enormous cheer. B...
Django Django to start vibrations at the Regency Ballroom Valerie Law October 20, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews October 24, British art rock band Django Django make their way to San Francisco's Regency Ballroom. Earlier this year they released their second album, Born Under Saturn (2015); Friday marks their third to...
Palma Violets to bring the feels Thursday at Bottom of the Hill Jade Theriault June 3, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6il1Wdqwhs British garage rock four-piece Palma Violets are well-entrenched in a sweaty tour of their fresh-out-of-the-studio sophomore record Danger in the Club. After they ...
Kodaline, a boy band in concert at The Fillmore Kavitha George May 16, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Who knew, right? Listening through Kodaline's albums, I'd expected an offbeat Irish indie rock band, but upon entering The Fillmore, I instead found scores of high school girls pressed against the stage, s...
Sir Sly ignite city with explosive set at The Fillmore Isaac Yi March 15, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Photo Credit: Eliot Hazel On tour with Kongos and Colony House while promoting their debut album You Haunt Me (2014), Sir Sly stopped by The Fillmore last Tuesday to perform before a packed crowd. Initial...
Noise Pop 2015: Geographer maps out music to dance to Eda Yu March 3, 2015 Photos 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...
Delta Spirit, SACCO, Deep Sea Diver prove that good things come to those who wait Dainiz Almazan October 29, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Delta Spirit, SACCO, and Deep Sea Diver played a sold-out show at the Fillmore on October 25, and though the transitions in between sets dragged on, ultimately, the wait was worth it. The three bands had si...
Cold War Kids become cautiously repetitive on latest release, Hold My Home Darius Kay October 22, 2014 Album Review, Reviews Long Beach indie rock outfit, Cold War Kids, released their new album Hold My Home on October 20th, as their fifth full length studio album, arriving just one year after Dear Miss Lonelyhearts. It’s safe ...