Review: Devendra Banhart at the Regency Ballroom
Devendra Banhart, brought his unique style of freaky folk and lo-fi psychedelic pop to the Regency Ballroom last night in support of his new album, Mala.
Review: Cloud Cult at The Independent
Cloud Cult, the seven-piece experimental indie band from Minneapolis, played for a sold out crowd at the Independent in support of their new album, Love.
Review: James Blake at Mezzanine
Mezzanine was packed Tuesday night as people anxiously awaited UK singer James Blake to take the stage for the second night in a row.
Review: Bat For Lashes at the Regency Ballroom
English electro-pop group Bat for Lashes played an emotional sold out show at the Regency Ballroom on Sunday night in a string of West Coast shows between Coachella weekends.
Highlights From Coachella 2013
Despite extreme heat and dust storms, attendees at the sold-out first weekend of Coachella got a great mix of first-time performers and seasoned veterans at the festival.
Review: Toro y Moi at Noise Pop Festival
It’s no secret that the center of attention for this year’s Noise Pop Festival was Toro y Moi. Fresh off the release of his critically acclaimed new record Anything In Return, Chaz Bundick and his band held The Independent captive Friday and Saturday night for two sold-out shows.
The Best Rap Songs of 2012
2012 was a good year for rap music. Fresh faces like Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz (a long time bench player with Ludacris’s Disturbing the Peace squad) made a major impact, while industry vets like Kanye West, El-P and Nas all returned with quality releases.
The Soft Moon Gets Primal on ‘Zeros’
“I never intended for this to even get to where it’s at now,” says Luis Vasquez, discussing his band The Soft Moon, a post-punk outfit of which he is essentially the nucleus, playing the role of frontman, sole songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visionary.
Twenty Awesome Treasure Island Music Festival Instagram Photos
With stunning views of the San Francisco skyline, perfect weather and epic sunsets, there was plenty of eye candy at Treasure Island Music Festival.
Decibel Festival 2012: A Wrap-Up
Decibel Festival in Seattle has been running since 2003 bringing a diverse roster of electronic musicians, sound sculptors, and visual artists.
Album Review: Minilogue “Endlessness”
Recent Symbiosis performers, Minilogue, are coming out with an EP next week on a new Stockholm-based techno label called Make a Beautiful Corpse. The Swedish duo established themselves with their deep, minimal grooves
Chippy, Stop – 5 Low and Highlights of Chippy Nonstop’s Public Works Show
Being backed by some of the hottest players in music and riding coattails can propel an artist’s image but when it comes to recorded music and the live performance, true colors show. After spending the summer in New York, Chippy Nonstop’s back in the Bay to unnecessarily steal the mic at a party near you.
Thirty Awesome Burning Man Instagram Photos
If you missed the trip out to the playa this past week there were many others who managed to capture a small piece of the Burning Man experience firsthand – check out our 30 favorite shots from the thousands posted with the burning man hashtag.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ The Independent
From Lady Gaga to KISS, so often a musician’s career is sparked by the fascination associated with their physical image, but it doesn’t take much to look past the facade and hear the talent that made the image successful in the first place.
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