AltWeeklies Wire
The Rise of the iMusiciansnew
iPhones and iPads are revolutionizing beatmaking, piano playing, and symphony conducting.
Cloud Technology and the Future of Portable Musicnew
The common way to listen to music has changed relatively slowly over the years, from records to CDs to downloadable files. Downloads could go the way of the forlorn CD, felled by something even more ephemeral: the Cloud.
The Roots Discuss Hip-Hop's Second Jazz Agenew
Since forming in 1991, the Roots have broken from sample-reliant rap, writing original music and using live jazz-funk breakbeats instead.
LiveNation Battles Neighbors Over Big Concertsnew
LiveNation is re-envisioning the landmark landscape of San Francisco's Nob Hill to include a more regularly booked concert hall.
Pop Residencies Gain Traction in S.F.new
Residencies by local indie-rock and pop bands, however, haven't quite taken hold in San Francisco like they have in other cities, despite efforts from clubs over the years. But now they are gaining traction.
Frisco Freakout Makes a California Scenenew
Our state may be flush with wild guitar tamers, but the factors cementing a true sonic landmark -- connections among bands, clubs, and labels defining a specific sound -- are lacking in the Bay Area.
Hair Metal Fantasies Realized at Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Campnew
It was barely 10 a.m., and '80s rock stud Kip Winger was winking at me for the second time as he played bass. He was making me blush profusely.
Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival Shrinks But May Still Delivernew
The arena-sized festival isn't the only music event feeling a crunch in these difficult economic times. San Francisco's Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival, the 12-year-old multimedia happening, is markedly smaller in 2008.
Soundwave's AudioBus Series Offers Road Trips with San Francisco Composersnew
Alan So, artistic director of the experimental music festival Soundwave>Series, decided to have a portion of this year's Move>Sound theme on an AudioBus, a stage that moves to the rhythm of traffic lights and stop signs.
Bands Fume Over Bounced Checks from Bay Area Indie Music Festivalnew
The main promoter behind the inaugural event has yet to pay almost half the talent that performed there last year, including the headliners. These artists have made repeated attempts to contact the company, locally based 3 Udders Productions, without getting a cent.
Warner Bros. Vet Launches Music Site for Baby Boomersnew
Bill Bentley creation Sonic Boomers is a website featuring music from the sixties and seventies.
The Demise of Hyphynew
Thizzle, bling and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL helped pull the trigger.
How SMC Recordings Built an Indie Rap Empirenew
In the past five years, Will Bronson, 25, and his partners Ralph Tashjian, 59, and George Nauful, 56, have built an impressive roster of hip-hop talent, hosting regional sensations looking to make a wider impact and major-label castaways no longer deemed profitable by the suits.
Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' Leads to Digital Goldnew
San Francisco producers, label heads, and distributors say the biggest music story of the year isn't taking place onstage at the Fillmore or in the racks at Amoeba Music this week. It's happening on everyone's computer at Radiohead.com.
Tags: In Rainbows, Radiohead
Is MF Doom Getting Advice From Lauryn Hill?new
The indie rap star misses another gig, which isn't helping rumors that a fake Doom appeared at a San Francisco show earlier this year. But he's not the only artist whose strange behavior is disappointing audiences.
Tags: MF Doom
