Episode 109: Master/Slave
Our podcast this week spotlights Master/Slave, a San Francisco duo who play highly danceable indie rock. It's a big sound for a two-piece, layering drum machines and [...]
Live This Month: April 2008
We're back with another edition of Live This Month, our podcast series spotlighting music from some of the best shows this month. One additional show we hope you'll [...]
Episode 107: March 2008
This week, we're bringing you our latest monthly mix, featuring some great submissions we've received along with some new tracks from some old favorites:
Tommy Guerrero brings us a track [...]
Episode 106: Here Here
This week's podcast features San Francisco's Here Here, a chamber pop seven-piece who have quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting young bands in the Bay, with [...]
Episode 105: Wooden Shjips
This week, our podcast features the music of San Francisco's Wooden Shjips, a quartet that plays experimental psych filtered through a stripped-down rock approach. That unique sound helped [...]
Noise Pop 2008: Tilly and the Wall, Capgun Coup, Tally Hall and Little Teeth
Little Teeth
Little Teeth started off this 6pm Noise Pop show at the Rickshaw Stop. This local band consists of three members that switch from one eclectic instrument to the [...]
Noise Pop 2008: Kelley Stoltz, Grand Archives, The Morning Benders, The Weather Underground
Kelley Stoltz
The night began with The Weather Underground (LA) taking the stage to create a swell of cymbals and everlasting sustain. Eventually the song burst into something like U2 [...]
Live This Month: March 2008
On Sunday, March 9th, Portland's Blue Skies for Black Hearts ("Here Comes The Rain") cap off a strong indie pop-rock bill at the Hemlock Tavern alongside Oakland's The Hot [...]
Noise Pop 2008: Cursive at the Great American Music Hall Friday
Known for his drunken slurs and stumbling on stage, Tim Kasher, lead singer of Saddle Creek’s Cursive, gave a soberly stunning performance at the Great American Music Hall last [...]
Episode 104: Campo Bravo
This week, we feature the "acid gospel" of Campo Bravo, a San Francisco band whose mix of psychedelic sounds and traditional folk and Americana music results in songs that [...]
An Interview with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats recently released their latest album Heretic Pride (4AD) and return to San Francisco later this week for three straight sold out shows at Bimbo's, the Independent [...]
Episode 103: The Heavenly States
Photo by: Doron Gild
This week, our podcast features the excellent Oakland rock quartet The Heavenly States. Long before the band headlined our December Presents show, we began eagerly [...]
