AltWeeklies Wire
Beirut's Zach Condon Loves Brassnew
He recently had tattoos of French horns stamped onto his wrists, an action typical of his tendency to do things full bore.
SF Weekly |
Ben Westoff |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beirut, The Flying Club Cup
Noise Pop Founders Gamble on New Indie Music Festivalnew
San Francisco lacks a large-capacity destination event for indie music and Kevin Arnold and Jordan Kurland hope to change that with Treasure Island Music Festival, a large two-day concert without a corporate sponsor.
Incredibly Strange Wrestling, Indeednew
Flying tortillas and choking chickens: Incredibly Strange Wrestling is San Francisco's craziest punk cabaret.
The View from Jimmy Page's Pantsnew
Groupies claim their 15 minutes.
The Same Shellac, Perhaps More Thrown Togethernew
Excellent Italian Greyhound often pushes the limits of what any non-fan would deem listenable -- then again, maybe that's the point.
Indie Rockers Take a Page from the Classic Rock Playbooknew
Album revivalists score with the indie geeks, as summer album-specific shows by Sonic Youth, the Melvins and Slint prove.
Jim Henson's Lasting Music Legacynew
You can't talk Muppets music without discussing Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem band.
Small Outposts Rule Online MP3 Salesnew
No longer the domain of a handful of power-brokers, online digital retail's future is most clear in little shops -- here are a few of the best.
Scissors for Lefty Bring Back the Funnew
The band captures San Francisco's playfulness while crafting stylish romantic melodies.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
06-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scissors for Lefty
Mistah F.A.B. Picks Up Where Hyphy Left Offnew
The relative newcomer represents both the present and the future of West Coast rap, as well as perhaps the best hope for the hyphy movement to transcend its regional appeal.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mistah FAB
Earthless Purvey Majestic Acid Rocknew
Cosmic Sky moves with transcendent skill from classic rock badlands to heavy metal cosmos.
Forgiving the Past Through Elliott Smithnew
Smith's new posthumous disc, New Moon, doesn't just assemble stunning tracks from the prime years of the indie balladeer's solo career -- it assembles my memories from the prime years of a relationship that lasted more than a decade, with a boyfriend I was going to marry.
Choogle Your Own Adventurenew
The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse.
SF Weekly |
Frances Reade |
04-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mother Hips' Flaccid Nostalgianew
Dear Mother Hips: This letter serves to send word to the band and your multiple publicity-courtin' machines that I won't be covering the upcoming Mother Hips shows.
The Making of Malikanew
Less than two years after working as a Budweiser model at Oakland Raiders games, Malika Ubaka was hanging with Diddy on MTV.
