GalleryListen to the "Last Song" by Silian Rail and watch the farewell show in full
Back in June, local post-rock duo Silian Rail played their final show at the Night Light in Oakland to a packed room of longtime supporters. It was fantastic, and [...]
GalleryInterview: Silian Rail bids farewell this Saturday 6/8/13 at The Night Light
Instrumental post-rock fans are an underserved niche here in the Bay Area. So it's with an incredibly heavy heart that we prepare ourselves to bid farewell to one of [...]
GalleryWin a test pressing of MINOT's new 7" and Winter Tour EP
On February 5, MINOT released a new limited edition 7-inch, "The Ringing Silence Between Your Ears" b/w "The Means Relativize The Ends", and bassist Ben Thorne recently swung by [...]
GalleryParks and Records Fest coming to Bottom of the Hill, 8/9/12 (win tickets!)
As a full-time environmental activist and musician, I've always had a real soft spot for Parks and Records — an indie label whose mission is "To support original music [...]
GalleryDon't sleep on this: Silian Rail collaborative album "every/one"
Back in May I posted about the new Silian Rail album each/other, which I was pretty stoked about. So stoked, apparently, that I neglected to properly follow up on [...]
GalleryNo Voices: A Collection of Bay Area Instrumental Rock (Podcast #283)
No Voices: A Collection of Bay Area Instrumental Rock (Podcast #283)
Instrumental songs sometimes get unfairly pegged as background music, but the best ones are exactly the opposite -- captivating [...]
GalleryNew Silian Rail album out today, release show at Bottom of the Hill tonight
Silian Rail dropped their new album, each/other, today via Side With Us Records. Check out either of those sites to get a copy and revel in the warm instrumental [...]
GalleryYoga + Indie Music = Showga; Oakland weekly series comes to The Center SF on 4/3/12
Meet Katie Colver: founder, instructor, and musical curator for Oakland's Showga series, a weekly yoga event featuring local musical talent held every Monday across the bridge at the Starline [...]
GalleryAn awesome poster for Silian Rail and MINOT at the Hemlock Tavern, 1/13/12
Check out this awesome poster for Silian Rail and MINOT (ex-From Monument to Mass) at the Hemlock Tavern on January 13th. They'll be joined by Reno's Elephant Rifle. [...]
GalleryVideo: Thao & Mirah + Portlandia + Eric Kuhn – "Push It" (Salt-N-Pepa cover)
You've probably already seen this video, since it's one of the greatest things on the internet right now - but just in case, here it is again. The Portlandia [...]
Silian Rail ask for Kickstarter support for “adventurous” new album and EP
Silian Rail have decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign. The two-piece instrumental band are looking to record an "adventurous" new album and EP, and they need your help to [...]
GalleryRecommended, 8/16-8/21: Wooden Shjips, Sea of Bees/Chloe Makes Music, Dark Nights Family Jam, Fuzzfest
Every week, we'll be offering you early picks for some of the week's best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the [...]
