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SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Mushroom
Fri Oct 10, 12:08 PM
Mushroom's eclectic stylings could have landed them in any other category, but their ongoing exploration of sound makes them a shoe-in for one of 2008's best experimental acts. Their 1997 debut single, "The Reeperbahn," came with the influence of... More >>
Plant Trees, Meet Pearl Jam
Fri Oct 10, 11:41 AM
(Stone Gossard, in NYC. Credit AP) Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard is coming to San Francisco next week -- to play a show, sure, but really to plant trees in a special S.F. neighborhood to be announced later. On... More >>
20th Annual Jimmy's Old Car Picnic in Golden Gate Park this Weekend
Fri Oct 10, 11:39 AM
While the streets of SF may not be so kind to automobiles, at least Golden Gate Park is. Jimmy's Old Car Picnic celebrates its 20th year at the park this Sunday, Oct. 12, and showcases a heaping mass of... More >>
MP3 of the Day: Chris Pierce & Leela James
Fri Oct 10, 11:26 AM
One of the craziest celebrity deaths this year had to be the double whammy of Bernie Mac (who died August 9) and Isaac Hayes (who passed the next day). They'll both be making their final movie appearance in the... More >>
Features
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Brightblack Morning Light's slow-rock movementBy Ron NachmannWednesday, October 08As the financial apocalypse looms and pundits panic about abstracted value, it makes sense to step back and think about our inner selves and how... More >> -
Jolie Holland's storytelling grows in scopeBy Ezra GaleWednesday, October 08Say you wandered into the Rite Spot at 17th and Mission streets sometime in 1999. There's a crowd of dot-com cubicle monkeys unwinding at the... More >> -
Classical music’s no-frills Mission digsBy Khalid HalhoulWednesday, October 08Armed with stringed instruments and intense training from the likes of Juilliard and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Classical... More >> -
Frisco Freakout makes a California sceneBy Jennifer MaerzWednesday, October 08California's psych-rock acts are getting heads buzzed around the globe. The music roughs up '60s San Francisco/Dead influences in filters ranging... More >> -
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Kings of LeonOnly by the Night (RCA)By Lexy BenaimWednesday, October 08Over the course of three albums, Kings of Leon have worn their undigested influences on their rangy, sleeveless arms. Sure, this is partly born... More >> -
Protest StapleBy Mark KeresmanWednesday, October 08Protest music" isn't always a guy or gal with an acoustic guitar, singing pointedly topical songs. There's a parallel tradition in America where... More >> -
They Fought the LawBy Mark KeresmanWednesday, October 08Next time you hear a musician bellyache about the strenuous rock 'n' roll life, recall the Plastic People of the Universe. Formed in 1968 in... More >> -
Dearly BelovedBy Tony WareWednesday, October 08From the microtonal bleeding edge of cyberspace to Berlin's cavernous post-industrial clubs, the corkscrew productions of Matthew Dear (aka... More >> -
Feeling a little bit country at Pissed Off Pete'sBy Katy St. ClairWednesday, October 08My friend who works at Rhapsody.com was compiling a list of the most depressing albums of all time and asked for my input. On its face, this... More >>
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Hardly Strictly's outlaws hold a S.F. roundtableBy Chris ZieglerWednesday, October 01Hardly Strictly Bluegrass wins a special spot in history for being the first festival to put Will Oldham and MC Hammer on the same bill. That's... More >> -
San Francisco's sub-bass subcultureBy Eric K. ArnoldWednesday, October 01This weekend, 150 electronic artists will create a cavalcade through the streets of San Francisco for the annual LoveFest Parade. On the surface,... More >> -
David Byrne and Brian Eno pay homage to higher powersBy Ron NachmannWednesday, October 01David Byrne's new album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, did more than just reunite the Talking Heads singer with legendary U.K.... More >> -
Banned in the UK: The ghosts in Agent Ribbons' atticBy Jennifer MaerzWednesday, October 01With its satin headbands, lacy-collared dresses, and affinity for bluesy ballads, Sacramento duo Agent Ribbons is a modern band yearning for an... More >> -
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Raphael SaadiqThe Way I See It (Sony Columbia)By Clover HopeWednesday, October 01Since no idea is original, it's all in the way you freak it. Late last year, Boyz II Men released a respectable Motown remake album with a lousy... More >> -
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Swedish Skull CrushBy Dave PehlingWednesday, October 01For the better part of two decades, Swedish death-metal band Opeth has been redefining its genre with audacious experiments in heaviness.... More >> -
Translating GobbledigookBy Michael Alan GoldbergWednesday, October 01When it was first announced that Sigur Rós was releasing a single titled "Gobbledigook," I was certain it was a hoax. Iceland's earnest... More >>
Slideshows >
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"Salsa Sunday" El Rio
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"Twang Sunday" Thee Parkside
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"Holding Firm" Underground SF
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Santana Sleep Train Pavilion
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Black Kids, The Virgins Great American Music Hall
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11th Annual Now & Zen Fest Golden Gate Park, Sharon Meadow
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Zemfira Little Fox Theatre
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Darren Johnston’s Nice Guy Trio de Young Museum
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Conservatory Baroque Ensemble San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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sfSoundSeries ODC Theater
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"Bijou: Goodbye, George Bush" Martuni's
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"Sunday Sessions: Rhythm Room" Endup
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"Decompression Recompression" Mighty
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Amorphis, Samael, Virgin Black Slim's
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"Sundays in the Redwoods" Woodminster Amphitheater
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Garrick Davis Nomad Cafe
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Jack Gilder, Kevin Bemhagen, & Richard Mandel Plough & Stars
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Octomutt Red Hill Books
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Paul & Storm Café Du Nord
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Jascha Ephraim’s New Pantheon, The Trifles, Uni & Her Ukelele Amnesia
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Carnival Weekend Roundup
A guide to all the biggest Caribbean fetes
By Jonathan Cunningham
“Roll It Gal” by Alison Hinds:
For lovers of Caribbean music, Carnival Weekend... More >>
Dallas
The Magnetic Fields Turn Down the Volume
Stephin Merritt uses Distortion to protect the Magnetic Fields from mothers everywhere
By Elliott Johnston
Concocting outré underground pop for more than a decade doesn't necessarily shield you... More >>
Denver
Meet two central figures in Denver's burgeoning underground scene
By Tom Murphy
Travis Egedy, who performs under the name Pictureplane, is becoming one of the more well-known... More >>
Houston
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Rocking the school day away with Pin Oak Middle School's Stage Band class
By Shea Serrano
The Gloryhounds are onstage right now at a Surfside bar and, truth be told, they're not great.... More >>
Kansas City
After losing a manager and label prospect, the Abracadabras held their glitter and released a free album.
By Richard Gintowt
The Abracadabras have had some severely swollen nuts lately.
Problem is, they keep getting... More >>
Miami
French Electro-Pop Act Yelle Hits the Polish American Club
How international!
By Chris Toenes
In the video for "Ce Jeu," a recent song by the French trio Yelle, singer Julie Budet shifts... More >>
Phoenix
Opeth Continues Its Quest to Fuse Metal and Mellowness
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
By the ripe old age of 7, Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt already considered himself a... More >>
St. Louis
On tour for Narrow Stairs, Chris Walla and Death Cab for Cutie bring musical gems and political smarts to the Fabulous Fox
By Annie Zaleski
In May, Death Cab for Cutie released its sixth album, Narrow Stairs, which debuted at No. 1 on... More >>
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