Posted on 16 May 2012. Tags: Alexander Eccles, Dubious Ranger, Grunge, indie rock, piano
A classical pianist forms a quartet who proves there are uses for kettles beyond the kitchen.
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Posted on 16 May 2012. Tags: Dum Dum Girls, SF, Slims, Tamaryn, Young Prisms
Two FREE tickets to see Dum Dum Girls at Slim’s in San Francisco, and all you have to do is tell us who influences your life, art, or music.
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Posted on 16 May 2012. Tags: Carina Round, female vocals, indie artists, Los Angeles music, Maynard, Puscifer, Secret of Drowning, strong female artist, Tigermending, UK music, unsigned artist, You Will Be Loved Again
Carina Round was badass, extraordinary, and captivating in her performance at Cafe du Nord.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Captured Tracks, Craft Spells, Gallery, Idle Labor, Justin Vallesteros, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Seattle
The new EP from Justin Vallesteros' bedroom-pop project is a pleasant update to his 2010's debut record.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Brooklyn, Chappo, Come Home, Moonwater, Shout! Factory
Sleek, glam, and unashamed, Chappo are like the indie cousin of Neon Trees.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: dance, Duo, electro, English, Seraphim London, Simian Mobile Disco, Unpatterns, Wichita Recordings
This album could be classified as a come down after a large night, not something to get to up in arms about.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Brent Knopf, Los Angeles, Menomena, Portland, Prophet, Ramona Falls, The Echo
Side project or not, Ramona Falls filled The Echo with their darkly whimsical sound.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: 80s, Jorge Elbrecht, New York, Slumberland, True, Unfolding Black Wings, Violens
Violens make classically beautiful pop songs gift-wrapped in jangly sounds of the 1980s.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: 1957, Blind Pilot, Chop Shop/Atlantic artist, Don’t You Give Up on Me, Indie Folk, Lollapalooza, Los Angeles music, male-female harmonies, milo greene, Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco events, SF shows, The Head and the Heart
When you head into the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on May 18 to hear Milo Greene, snap a rocking shot of the band for Instagram and/or Twitter, and you might see your work on their blog!
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Alex Scally, Beach House, Bloom, Lazuli, Los Angeles, Sub Pop, Teen Dream, Victoria Legrand
Each track is an exploration into the aural world Beach House has painted for us, inviting us to take it all in and come visit for awhile.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Rafter, San Diego, Soda Bar, The Donkeys
Just 48 hours before San Diego's The Donkeys set out on a nationwide tour, they join Rafter at the Soda Bar to the enjoyment of the hometown crowd.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: 14, 27 Rue de Mi’chelle, Beach House, Carrousel, Dream Pop, shoegaze, Sigur Ros, Tallahassee, The Sundays
What do Hemingway, Woody Allen, and a Florida seven-piece have in common?
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Blood for Poppies, butch vig, Duke Erikson, Garbage, Garbage band, Not Your Kind of People, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Stunvolume, Wisconsin
Garbage may have been absent for seven years, but you’d never know it by listening to Not Your Kind of People.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Bootleg Theatre, Los Angeles, Lovedrug
Lovedrug finally came back to LA and the fans were ready to give them a warm welcome.
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Posted on 14 May 2012. Tags: Bushwick Blues, Delta Spirit, Fillmore, House Built for Two, San Francisco
Delta Spirit was a joy to see perform at a sold-out show in San Francisco last Thursday night.
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