Corin Tucker Band playing Cafe Du Nord tonight, 10/10/12
Corin Tucker Band, the latest project from the former Sleater-Kinney singer and guitarist, is dropping by Cafe Du Nord tonight with Mecca Normal supporting. The Portland quartet – comprised of Ms. Tucker, guitarist Seth Lorinczi (The Golden Bears), drummer Sara Lund (Unwound), and bassist Mike Clark (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks) – is wrapping up a North American tour in support of its second album Kill My Blues, released September 18th on Kill Rock Stars. Kill My Blues is the follow-up to the band's 2010 debut 1,000 Years and features some themes that are quite the departure from those found [...]
Live This Month: October 2012 — an audio guide through SF concerts this month (Podcast #289)
Live This Month: October 2012 — an audio guide through SF concerts this month (Podcast #289) In Live This Month, we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. Live music in the Bay Area in October means two big local music festivals in Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Treasure Island, but smaller indoor temptations abound all month long. Chris Cohen has a resume full of involvement in great bands, including Deerhoof and Cryptacize, but his new solo album is an intimate work that ranks as one of this [...]