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Fleet Foxes Tears Back the Centuriesnew

In their quest to fuse pre-rock 'n' roll sounds with indie-rock sensibilities, Fleet Foxes don't simply settle for 20th-century American Music 101. Rather, their time-travel extends all the way back to the Black Plague.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Todd Lavoie  |  06-25-2008  |  Reviews

The Explorers Club Channels the Beach Boysnew

Everything on Freedom Wind has been faithfully rendered, from its lush, four-part harmonies to its evocative timpani-rolls to the CD booklet's resemblance to a well-worn record sleeve with the vinyl edges showing through.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Todd Lavoie  |  06-18-2008  |  Reviews

Berkeley's Morning Benders Hark Back to the Glory of '60s Songwritingnew

The quartet's debut, Talking Through Tin Cans, chronicles the highs and lows of young romance in exuberant three-minute bursts bubbling with guitar jangles and winsome harmonies.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Todd Lavoie  |  04-30-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Dengue Fever: Adept at Twisting Genresnew

Ever the intrepid globe-trotters, the septet are equally adept at twisting Ethiopian jazz, Bollywood soundtracks, and Middle Eastern pop into their sweltering garage rock tribute to pre–Pol Pot–era Cambodia.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Todd Lavoie  |  01-23-2008  |  Reviews

The Gomorran Social Aid and Pleasure Club Preach the Gospelnew

They might be playing ragtime, but they're by no means a ragtime band -- they celebrate wild abandon with, well, wild abandon.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Todd Lavoie  |  06-06-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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