Preview: Punch Brothers at The Fillmore
The quirky bluegrass quintet, Punch Brothers, are making a pit stop at The Fillmore on March 8, and it’s sure to be a honky-tonk good time.
Live Review: Cold War Kids at Bottom of the Hill
The Cold War Kids rocked the house at Bottom of the Hill for the first night of their sold-out three-night stand at the small San Francisco venue.
Live Review: Grimes at The Rickshaw Stop
Grimes drew sold-out crowd of eager audiophiles to her headlining Noise Pop set at Rickshaw Stop last night.
Live Review: EOTO @ the Fillmore
EOTO isn’t a group that relies on playing the same setlist night in and night out. Seeing a group that improvises everything offers show attendees a chance to hear something unique every time and Friday night at the Fillmore was no different.
Live Review: Young the Giant @ The Fillmore
Young the Giant kicked off their second headlining tour with two sold out shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco this week. For a band that has only released one studio album (and almost a year and a half ago at that), Young the Giant is situated to have an explosive 2012.
Live Review: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra
For a band that seems to change names and members as often as they change their socks, there was certainly no hesitation or confusion when Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra hit the stage as The Great American Music Hall.
Live Review: Wilco @ Fox Theater
For a band that is playing four sold-out shows in the Bay Area this week, Wilco love to keep it fresh which is no easy task after nearly twenty years of performing and eight studio albums.
Live Review: Only You at Brick and Mortar
Only You, the new project from former Sleepy Sun singer Rachel Fannan, played at Brick and Mortar last night to a very receptive crowd. They may have walked in skeptical, but every one of them left a fan.
The Golden Bears Prepare for Sophomore Release
Get your children! Mamas, reveal your daughters! Portland, Oregon’s The Golden Bears are back to softly and sweetly guide us through the trails and tribulations of parenthood, adulthood, livelihood and any and everything else-hood. Listen up.
Review: Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa at The Warfield
The proverbial torch was passed—or in this case multiple blunts, onstage—Monday night with veteran rapper Snoop Dogg joining forces with 2010 breakout Wiz Khalifa at The Warfield.
Live Review: Radiation City at Bottom of the Hill
Portland indie rock faves Radiation City popped in to Bottom of the Hill Tuesday night on their weeklong West Coast tour, playing tracks from their debut album The Hands That Take You.
Album Review: Amy Winehouse, ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’
It’s hard not to feel mixed emotions listening to Lioness: Hidden Treasures, the first posthumous compilation album by Amy Winehouse after her death earlier this year.
Review: My Morning Jacket @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
My Morning Jacket’s 23-song set Friday night felt nothing short of a rock odyssey.
Top 5 Holiday Albums of 2011
It’s the holiday season. There, I said it. You’ve probably been unwilling to admit it ever since Starbucks debuted their minty winter flavors and Macy’s decked the halls with multi-colored bulbs on an astonishingly early date this year. Well, now that you’ve digested your turkey and Cyber Monday is a thing of the past, there are no excuses for a bah humbug attitude. It’s officially time to get in the holiday spirit, you little grinches. Thankfully, there are five awesome new holiday albums that will get you and your loved ones ready to do the jingle bell rock.
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