AltWeeklies Wire
Mistah FAB: Holdin' the Weight of the Baynew

As Atlantic delays his major-label debut, Da Yellow Bus Rydah, Mistah FAB hits the underground running with Da Baydestrian.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Garrett Caples |
05-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mistah FAB
Soft Machinesnew
With amplified thumb piano and pots and pans in hand, Konono No. 1 prove that good things can happen in Kinshasa.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kate Izquierdo |
04-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Konono No. 1
Another Close Onenew
To Live and Shave in L.A. carve a sonic palette void of any real structure but fraught with their influences.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Sabbath |
04-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Go West, Young Bandnew
Low Red Land: Creedence meets the Meat Puppets.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Duncan Scott Davidson |
04-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Low Red Land
Sincerely Againnew
After 15 years, the Frames still mean well.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Ian S. Port |
04-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Frames
Their Days are Numberednew
Lucky Six Parts Seven find happiness without vocals, making delectable sounds.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Sabbath |
04-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Six Parts Seven
New Plucknew
Anoushka Shankar strikes out on her own.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Marcus Crowder |
03-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anoushka Shankar
Owner of a Lonely Heartnew
The lovelorn and literate sounds of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Sabbath |
03-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
... And Justice for Allnew
The French duo ride a wave of synths and hype.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Peter Nicholson |
03-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: justice
Screaming for Vengeancenew

With The Locust Years, Hammers of Misfortune lean a heavy, hobnailed boot on the tender throat of commercial rock and take protest music to a new level.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Josh Wilson |
03-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hammers of Misfortune
Purple Reignnew
G-Stack and V-White of East Oakland's Delinquents drop some very unhyphy solo projects as they contemplate a final album together.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Garrett Caples |
03-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Delinquents
Freewheelin'new
Doing it and getting it, or not, with the Trucks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Duncan Scott Davidson |
03-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Trucks
Pop Goes Panthernew
A hip-spasming dose of damaged soul.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Sabbath |
03-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Panther
Cats Have Nine Livesnew
Sebadoh have at least three.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Ari Messer |
02-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sebadoh
The Rise and Fall of the Donnasnew
Don't count out the all-girl band yet.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
02-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Donnas