What’s Happening This Weekend? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, Feb 3 ― Feb 5
Fully enjoy Miserable's moodiness this Sunday Night at The Make-Out Room. Friday, February 3 Tom Chaplin @ Great American Music Hall Former frontman of Keane returns after an uphill battle and recovery from drug addiction. Come out for a night of "extreme emotion and complete honesty," according to TBB writer Carla Bova. Hibbity Dibbity @ The Chapel Catch the swamp funk masters themselves immediately after the release of Hibbity Dibbity singles "Touchy Feely," "Wildflower Honey," and "Born To Ride." The Gaslamp Killer @ The New Parish Intricate globally influenced psychedelia, The Gaslamp Killer is on Flying Lotus' label, Brainfeeder. Saturday, February [...]
Bill Callahan plots mini-tour through Northern California
Maybe it’s the oblique, esoteric nature of his lyrics, his endless references to the natural world, or his enduring commitment to sparse, lo-fi recording equipment, but there is definitely something about Bill Callahan that gives him a shamanistic aura. When the singer-songwriter performs — either under his own name, or his alter ego, Smog — his austere, blanketed ballads feel like some kind of mystical truth serum for the audience. He can transport you to a heavily-wooded forest, far from any sort of civilization, the minute he strums his guitar and bares his unhurried, tranquil voice. In short, he’s a peyote experience, [...]
Noise Pop: Bill Callahan solo at the Swedish American Hall
Bill Callahan (photo: Ian Young) Bill Callahan, who goes by a number of other names and bands, showed up at the Swedish American Hall as part of the 2016 Noise Pop Music Festival. Photographer Ian Young made it to the show to capture these intimate, yet intense moments from the night's solo performance from the prolific songwriter.