Longtime readers may recall a talented young singer/songwriter we covered waaaay back in the early ages of the Internet (i.e. April of 2009) named Cousin Chris (although his immediate family know him as Chris Schreiber). Well, Chris has now teamed up with a full band and has been hard at work in the studio recording a slew of new tunes. He has offered us a sneak preview from the recording sessions by way of a rough cut for a new tune called "Gonna Be Alright." The track features a loose, bright riff that leads an upbeat melody alongside [...]
As a committed omnivore, I'm very skeptical of meals that don't include meat or fish. That is not to say I completely eschew vegetarian meals, just that I approach these meals with lowered expectations unless there are mushrooms involved (I love mushrooms like nobody's business). The same is true for instrumental bands. I certainly don't dislike instrumental music (in fact, most of the best jazz and electronica is instrumental), but instrumental rock music is a tough sell for me. In other words, I approach any instrumental rock band (especially a two-piece) with the same skepticism I [...]
소녀시대 (Girl's Generation) - "남자친구 (Boyfriend)" "What would be my, how should I call it, spontaneous attitude towards the universe? It's a very dark one. The first one, the first thesis would have been: a kind of total vanity. There is nothing, basically. I mean it quite literally. Like, ultimately there are just some fragments, some vanishing things, if you look at the universe it's one big void. But then how do things emerge? Here, I feel a kind of spontaneous affinity with quantum physics. Where, you know, the idea there is that the universe is [...]
I'm frequently reminded of just how lucky I am to live in the Bay Area. There is an endless supply of excellent restaurants and easy, cheap access to delicious fresh produce at the countless farmer's markets, grocers, and ethnic shops that fill every neighborhood in the city. Likewise, our music scene is full of history, diversity and is teeming with talent. Musical Pairings was conceived as a way to connect food with music, the way a sommelier would pair wine with a meal. Similarly, the "Local Pairings" portion of eating/SF began as a way to highlight some of eating/SF's best [...]
This week Kasey and I are doing something a little different. Together with Foodzie and one of their awesome local San Francisco producers, Neo Cocoa , we're doing a little giveaway . Who or what is Foodzie? To quote Kasey, "Foodzie is a pretty awesome company--they help local producers sell their goods on the Web and introduce folks to products that they otherwise might never have heard of, or had access to. If you check out Foodzie's site , you'll probably end up ogling over an array of goodies: chocolate-enrobed candied lemon [...]
As you may have noticed, Kasey usually posts her restaurant reviews on Fridays, and her recipes on Mondays and Wednesdays. Because you can't choose what you listen to at a restaurant, we decided that the "Musical Pairings" concept wasn't appropriate for the Friday restaurant reviews. However, starting today, I will be including "local pairings" with restaurant reviews featuring a band that originates in the same city or geographic area as the restaurant Kasey reviews. For our first "local pairing" I chose San Francisco's Cousin Chris . Cousin Chris' [...]
Well, the day is finally upon us ... or will be tomorrow Nov. 25 (Ed note: I'm an idiot) . Guns 'N Roses Chinese Democracy goes on sale at midnight in a month or so, but the band has posted the first single "Chinese Democracy" off the long-awaited album on its iMeem page . And, as you can guess – and as we theorized earlier – the song sucks. Well, not so much that it sucks, but that it's totally generic and boring. As Cousin [...]
Well, the day is finally upon us ... or will be tomorrow Nov. 25 (Ed note: I'm an idiot) . Guns 'N Roses Chinese Democracy goes on sale at midnight in a month or so, but the band has posted the first single "Chinese Democracy" off the long-awaited album on its iMeem page . And, as you can guess – and as we theorized earlier – the song sucks. Well, not so much that it sucks, but that it's totally generic and boring. As Cousin [...]
Just a reminder to everyone to head over to House of Shields ( 39 New Montgomery St. ) Thursday from 6-10 p.m. (and hopefully later) for a CD release party for local artist Cousin Chris , who's releasing his debut CD Moon Paper . There will be great food, great music, great people and, of course, beer. If you're a music fan, or merely an interested drinker, swing on by. Cousin Chris will have CDs for sale, we'll have lovely Stranger Dance t-shirts for sale, and it should be a good time. You [...]
the good folks over at stranger dance will be hosting a cd release party for local musician cousin chris and his brand new album moon paper this coming thursday, 21 august, at house of shields in soma. festivities kick off at 6p. you can find more info about the event and an interview with cousin chris over at stranger dance , and, just in case you need selling, here's a song from moon paper : cousin chris - head down
So, exciting times around these parts. Not only are 5 bajillion cool bands playing at Outside Lands a mere nine days from now, but we're also breaking out of our little shell and throwing a party to celebrate the release of Cousin Chris ' debut album Moon Paper . We're inviting all our readers and fellow bloggers to join us next Thursday, Aug. 21 at House of Shields downtown ( New Montgomery b/w Market and Mission ) between 6PM and 10PM to celebrate the release of a great [...]
So, exciting times around these parts. Not only are 5 bajillion cool bands playing at Outside Lands a mere nine days from now, but we're also breaking out of our little shell and throwing a party to celebrate the release of Cousin Chris ' debut album Moon Paper . We're inviting all our readers and fellow bloggers to join us next Thursday, Aug. 21 at House of Shields downtown (on New Montgomery between Market and Mission) between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to celebrate the release of a [...]
Turntable Kitchen
Said the Gramophone
The Bay Bridged
The Stranger Dance
anyone's guess
Michael Jackson - Bad (Afrojack Remix) [Preview]
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS – « You Are the One »
Mojo’s Free Yellow Submarine Covers Disk
Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Calvin Harris Remix)
