Noise Pop 2012: Wye Oak, Sea of Bees, Social Studies, The 21st Century @ The Independent 2/24/12
Photos by Nicole L. Browner There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to describe how incredible Wye Oak was on Friday night at the Independent. If you're a fan of the band's gothic country indie rock (or whatever the hell it is) on record, then you must see them live. No matter how much you like the recordings, you will gain new insight into the band's sound once you hear their songs with extreme quiet-to-loud dynamics — like "Holy Holy" or "Plains" from their 2011 album Civilian, or "For Prayer" from 2009's The Knot — played live. It's a [...]
Live this week: Bay Area shows 8/10-15
Wednesday, August 11 Thralls, Sunbeam Rd., Ghost Animal, Rangers @ Hemlock Pancho-San (record release), Dinosaur Feathers, Lonnie Walker @ Bottom of the Hill Thursday, August 12 Or, the Whale (record release), These United States, Boxcar Saints @ Bottom of the Hill Teen Daze, Gobble Gobble, Blackbird Blackbird, Kites Sail High @ Milk The Donkeys, T.V. Mike and the Scarecrowes, The Horns of Happiness + local DJs @ Rickshaw Stop Friday, August 13 Tokyo Police Club, Freelance Whales, A B & the Sea @ Rickshaw Stop Saturday, August 14 Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine, La Plebe @ Great [...]