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    Friday: Fuzz Box at the Brick and Mortar Music Hall with Permanent Collection, Al Lover & The Haters and more

Friday: Fuzz Box at the Brick and Mortar Music Hall with Permanent Collection, Al Lover & The Haters and more

The Brick and Mortar Music Hall's new monthly Fuzz Box series showcases locally-focused rock and roll lineups, and Friday night's four-band offering is well worth checking out. Pow!, Permanent [...]

By |July 19, 2012|Comments Off on Friday: Fuzz Box at the Brick and Mortar Music Hall with Permanent Collection, Al Lover & The Haters and more
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  • Phono del Sol 2012
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    Phono del Sol 2012 is almost here: important information for festival attendees

Phono del Sol 2012 is almost here: important information for festival attendees

The 2012 Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival is this Saturday, July 21st. Buy your tickets now and read below to find out everything you'll need to [...]

By |July 16, 2012|1 Comment
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This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 7/16-7/22/12

Below, enjoy a Spotify mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF this week (note: you'll have to be logged in to Spotify to enjoy it). After [...]

By |July 16, 2012|Comments Off on This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 7/16-7/22/12
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This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 7/9-7/15/12

Below, enjoy an 8tracks mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF this week. After the jump, find out more about when they're all playing! For [...]

By |July 9, 2012|Comments Off on This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 7/9-7/15/12
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This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 7/2-7/8/12

Below, enjoy an 8tracks mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF this week. After the jump, find out more about when they're all playing! For [...]

By |July 2, 2012|Comments Off on This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 7/2-7/8/12
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SF punks La Corde release new 7", playing 6/30/12 at El Rio

Unmarked Doors by La Corde

Delivering punk rock with a slightly gothic streak, SF's La Corde don't play very often, and the band's show on Saturday night at El Rio [...]

By |June 29, 2012|Comments Off on SF punks La Corde release new 7", playing 6/30/12 at El Rio
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This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/25-7/1/12

Below, enjoy an 8tracks mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF this week. After the jump, find out more about when they're all playing! For [...]

By |June 25, 2012|Comments Off on This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/25-7/1/12
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  • Bicycle Music Festival 2012
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    Saturday: The Sixth Annual Bicycle Music Festival, with Birds & Batteries, Rupa and the April Fishes, Jazz Mafia, and more

Saturday: The Sixth Annual Bicycle Music Festival, with Birds & Batteries, Rupa and the April Fishes, Jazz Mafia, and more

On Saturday, June 23rd, the sixth annual Bicycle Music Festival pedals through the city, with music all day and night, and all powered by bicycles. Yes, you read that [...]

By |June 22, 2012|Comments Off on Saturday: The Sixth Annual Bicycle Music Festival, with Birds & Batteries, Rupa and the April Fishes, Jazz Mafia, and more
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This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/18-6/24/12

Below, enjoy an 8tracks mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF this week. After the jump, find out more about when they're all playing! For [...]

By |June 18, 2012|Comments Off on This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/18-6/24/12
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This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/11-6/17/12

Below, enjoy an 8tracks mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF this week. After the jump, find out more about when they're all playing! For [...]

By |June 11, 2012|Comments Off on This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/11-6/17/12
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    So What Are We Going to Do: The good and the bad in the SF Weekly's article about "the Future of Music in Affluent S.F."

So What Are We Going to Do: The good and the bad in the SF Weekly's article about "the Future of Music in Affluent S.F."

Judging by the volume of comments it has generated and the frequency with which it keeps popping up in my Facebook timeline, Ian Port's "When Pork Belly Replaces the [...]

By |June 11, 2012|4 Comments
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This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/4-6/10/12

Below, enjoy an 8tracks mix featuring local and touring bands performing in SF this week. After the jump, find out more about when they're all playing! For [...]

By |June 4, 2012|Comments Off on This Week in SF: Picks and a Mix for 6/4-6/10/12
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