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Beck Tickets: Easy Come, Easy Sold Out
Thu Aug 28, 11:22 AM
Yes, Beck is playing the Independent this Sunday, August 31. But no, you probably won't get in if your pals didn't buy you a ticket yesterday when the show was announced in an email blast. The tickets sold out... More >>
MP3 of the Day: The Cool Kids
Thu Aug 28, 11:15 AM
In case you missed the Cool Kids performing in Golden Gate Park last weekend, you can still get the scoop on their new material. The Chicago hip-hop duo recently released a new track for free download (once you check... More >>
Alex Pardee In-Store Signing at Upper Playground
Thu Aug 28, 10:08 AM
California artist Alex Pardee is pretty busy these days. He just released a new skateboard deck graphic and is set to put out a book collecting some of his recent works, all for Upper Playground. You can get both... More >>
Devin the Dude at Slim's 10/29
Thu Aug 28, 10:00 AM
When he's not reading about trees, you can pretty much guarantee that Devin the Dude is smoking them. You can enjoy his charming blend of weed and sex rhymes when he visits Slim's Oct. 29. Tickets go on sale... More >>
Features
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Tussle offers up the cream of the beatBy Ron NachmannWednesday, August 27Tussle's willingness to break rules isn't the only thing that makes it a bona fide San Francisco band. Although their music could be lumped into... More >> -
Judas Priest plods through historyBy Dave PehlingWednesday, August 27With its fellow Birmingham brethren Black Sabbath, Judas Priest has exerted a powerful influence on modern metal. Among lead singer Rob Halford's... More >> -
Love as Laughter gets a boost from Modest MouseBy Jonah FlickerWednesday, August 27Sam Jayne, the architect behind Brooklyn's Love as Laughter, has been toiling away at this rock 'n' roll thing for a long time. The story begins... More >> -
Mix-CD fans take their hobbies public in bars and galleriesBy Jennifer MaerzWednesday, August 27Despite all the peaking and plummeting of trends in recorded music, compact discs have to stick around for one main reason: mix CDs. Making... More >>
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Lee "Scratch" PerryRepentance (Narnack)By Phil FreemanWednesday, August 27Onstage and in interviews, Lee "Scratch" Perry's persona is a mix of giddy surrealism, folk wisdom, apocalyptic theology, and simple crudity... More >> -
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Discord Down UnderBy Jennifer MaerzWednesday, August 27Melbourne's the Drones are much more turbulent than their moniker suggests. The band steers clear of warmly humming songs, embarking instead on a... More >> -
Severe Storm AlertBy John GrahamWednesday, August 27Behold the basic yet mighty power of a monsoon — then add two supersimple guitar riffs, a drenching of sweat, and lots of body hair and... More >> -
[Expletive Deleted]By John GrahamWednesday, August 27Canada? Really? Scoff if you want, but one of the most crucial, unruly, and unpredictable punk bands on this continent hails from the land of... More >> -
Fools and UrinalsBy John GarmonWednesday, August 27After forming in 1978, Los Angeles' Urinals perfected the "sound of three people struggling with their instruments," a singular approach that... More >> -
Dropping the H(ipster) BombBy John GrahamWednesday, August 27The electro scene has always flown its narcissistic fashion flag high, so no one should be surprised that its top DJs have adopted an upscale... More >> -
The North Beach Drinking OlympicsBy Katy St. ClairWednesday, August 27"You know I avoid the Olympics like the plague," my mom recently wrote in an e-mail, "but you have to see the opening ceremony. It is just... More >>
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Schedule Outside Lands trip with playlists of our favorite artistsBy Tony WareWednesday, August 20Golden Gate Park has seen its share of Human Be-Ins since it was reclaimed from the dunes in the late 19th century. Now add to those events the... More >> -
The New Tweedy Bros! craft one of rock’s most collectible LPsBy Andrew LauWednesday, August 20Collecting records is more than a simple hobby. The Internet has changed the game dramatically: While it's much easier to find that once-elusive... More >> -
Catch a ride on the ridiculous: Yacht Rock hits S.F.By Jennifer MaerzWednesday, August 20I can't scientifically prove it, but I swear the reason I hear so much Hall & Oates in neighborhood bars these days is Yacht Rock. The now... More >> -
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Sleepy SunEmbrace (Sol Diamond)By John O'NeillWednesday, August 20Music is so damn finite, and it's all been done before, and there's nothing left to say anyhow, and everybody knows it. But then something like... More >> -
Beachwood BoysBy Ryan FoleyWednesday, August 20For all the ringing Rickenbackers, peaked-cap style points (think Donovan), and general '60s approximating, Beachwood Sparks' most eternal number... More >>
Slideshows >
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"Angel Magik S.J." VooDoo Lounge
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"BraziLive" El Rio
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James Blunt Mountain Winery
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Shearwater, Wye Oak, Neal Morgan Great American Music Hall
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Hot Water Music The Regency Center
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Melissa Etheridge Paramount Theatre
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"Popscene" 330 Ritch
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"Radio Rhythm" KoKo Cocktails
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Nobody from Ipanema Union Square
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40 Thieves, Jonas Reinhardt The Apple Store
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D.L. Hughley Cobb's Comedy Club
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The Drones, The Holy Kiss Hemlock Tavern
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"Back to School Jam" Rickshaw Stop
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Maria Daniela y Su Sonido Lasser, Silverio, Hottub, DJ Juan Data Red Devil Lounge
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"Lay-Lo Thursday" Anú
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Reggie & the Full Effect, MC Chris, Leathermouth, Warship Bottom of the Hill
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"The Penguin Army Birthday Fiasco" DNA Lounge
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"Phonic" Endup
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"Mazdaratti" Madrone Lounge
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"Raise the Woof" Mighty
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National
Music from Coast to Coast
Broward - Palm Beach
Fire in the Bloodlines
Exploratory jazz band the Bendy Pastorius Group finds a deeper groove
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
Fusion. Within music, it's practically a dirty word. Though the term is intended to suggest the... More >>
Dallas
Selfishly, But Willingly
Lately, Sarah Jaffe's outdrawn the headliners she's shared bills with, and that can mean only one thing
By Pete Freedman
Well, it happened again.
Sarah Jaffe upstaged yet another touring act pulling through town.... More >>
Denver
Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of Bradford Cox's Deerhunter
By Kyle Smith
"Everyone shits. Honestly. And everyone has fucked up things they hide. I show mine with a... More >>
Houston
Born-Again Shock Rocker (and Golfer) Alice Cooper
Spider Man
By Bob Ruggiero
As he writes in his highly readable autobiography, Alice Cooper, Golf Monster, the father of... More >>
Kansas City
How Fred Wickham’s quest for a Waylon Jennings T-shirt led him to ownership of the country legend’s mid-’70s tour bus
By C.J. Janovy
Fred Wickham has two types of friends: the ones who thought he was crazy around this time last... More >>
Miami
My Morning Jacket Might Be the Best Live Band Ever
Check these guys out at The Fillmore.
By Jeff Weiss
I'm not sure of the exact moment when My Morning Jacket became the best live band in the world,... More >>
Phoenix
Portugal the Man brings its unique psychedelic boogie improv to Phoenix
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
Portugal. The Man likes spontaneity. They also like random punctuation in the middle of their... More >>
St. Louis
With a new U.S. tour alongside Aimee Mann and a fresh look at their greatest hits, U.K. pop geniuses Squeeze are reunited, reinvented — and rejuvenated
By Annie Zaleski
When it comes to pop songwriters from the UK, several names always crop up as inspirations:... More >>
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