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Birds & Batteries and an Albino Alligator Tonight at Nightlife

Birds & Batteries and an Albino Alligator Tonight at Nightlife

May 10, 2012 | No Comments

Analog digital blip-pop band Birds & Batteries is joining the wildlife at the California Academy of Science NightLife event tonight, in honor of International Migratory Bird Week. Birds, Batteries AND an albino alligator? This International Migratory Bird Week could not get any cooler.

Here We Go Magic Release New Video for “How Do I Know”

Here We Go Magic Release New Video for “How Do I Know”

May 1, 2012 | No Comments

Brooklyn’s Here We Go Magic keep the path leading to their highly anticipated release A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian) paved with tempting teasers and quality morsels. Check out their latest addition – a video for “How Do I Know” by director Sean Pecknold (Fleet Foxes, Beach House, Grizzly Bear).

Help Social Studies Finish Their New Album

Help Social Studies Finish Their New Album

Apr 27, 2012 | No Comments

Social Studies is hard at work finishing their latest release and they have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help with the final costs of mixing and mastering.

Tanlines Share What they Have in Common With Metallica and Wiz Khalifa

Tanlines Share What they Have in Common With Metallica and Wiz Khalifa

Apr 23, 2012 | No Comments

No sleep ’til Tanlines. The Brooklyn duo’s debut Mixed Emotions (True Panther Sounds) shot up the Billboard charts immediately after being released in March. We can see what the fuss is all about at their upcoming show at the Rickshaw Stop on April 27.

Q&A with Jack O’Brien of The Bright Light Social Hour

Q&A with Jack O’Brien of The Bright Light Social Hour

Apr 19, 2012 | No Comments

The Bright Light Social Hour had six wins at this year’s Austin Music Awards. Could an independent band from central Texas be the beacon of hope we have been waiting for? Any live footage of the band will answer that. These guys are the beacon, the island and the ocean it sits within.

Youth Lagoon Brings Heartbreak and More to Sold Out SF Show

Youth Lagoon Brings Heartbreak and More to Sold Out SF Show

Apr 13, 2012 | No Comments

Trevor Powers is back with the careening caress known to the indie world as Youth Lagoon. Grab a sled because this avalanche has only just begun.

Here We Go Magic Prepare for New Release, SF Show

Here We Go Magic Prepare for New Release, SF Show

Apr 11, 2012 | No Comments

Brooklyn’s Here We Go Magic know not to keep their audience waiting. Though their new album, A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian),  is not due out for another six weeks, the band released a new single and announced a new 7” and pre-order for the new album.

Preview: Bowerbirds at The Independent

Preview: Bowerbirds at The Independent

Apr 6, 2012 | No Comments

The little band that could from Raleigh, North Carolina have overcome a lot of obstacles over the past few years and turned their mess into their message with the release of their third full-length, The Clearing (Dead Oceans). Catch them live at The Independent tonight (April 6) to witness the emergence of resurrected beauty live and in person.

New Band Alert – Minot Live at El Rio

New Band Alert – Minot Live at El Rio

Apr 3, 2012 | No Comments

For those still crying into their pillows over the split of From Monument to Masses worry not. Matthew Solberg is back on the scene with Minot. Get ready for the riff reception.

Get To Know A Place to Bury Strangers

Get To Know A Place to Bury Strangers

Feb 29, 2012 | No Comments

A Place to Bury Strangers perform at The Independent with The Joy Formidable on March 12 and 13. The band listed the top 5 things to know about them to prepare for their industrial, gothic, dark wave invasion.

New Bon Iver Music Video for “Towers”

New Bon Iver Music Video for “Towers”

Feb 28, 2012 | No Comments

The recent Grammy winner from Wisconsin releases a gorgeous new music video for the song “Towers” along with a slew of North American tour dates.

Noise Pop Preview: Young Mammals at Café du Nord

Noise Pop Preview: Young Mammals at Café du Nord

Feb 20, 2012 | No Comments

Long live lo-fi! Young Mammals keep it real with new “Landlady” single and Noise Pop showcase.

New Video for “Herbivore” from Apetite

New Video for “Herbivore” from Apetite

Feb 14, 2012 | No Comments

Appetite, the brainchild of Sacramento-based musician Teddy Briggs, deliver yet another compelling video to be devoured.

Lia Ices Covers Pink Floyd

Lia Ices Covers Pink Floyd

Feb 9, 2012 | No Comments

Lia Ices, the east coast crooner, released a couple of new treats to keep her in our hearts, including a spaced-out version of “Wish You Were Here” by space-rock pioneers Pink Floyd.