Bay Area favorites The Morning Benders drop their sophomore release, Big Echo , today. Judging by the album's coastal artwork alone, we might assume that the Berkeley-founded and now Brooklyn-dwelling band is sticking to their beach bum ways. But as The Morning Benders have grown, their techniques have matured as well. Big Echo moves away from their sunny California sound with a few creative musical elements that swell into a new style bigger and broader than the band's twanging debut Talking Through Tin Cans . Last [...]
Yours Truly Presents: The Morning Benders "Excuses" from Yours Truly on Vimeo. Today is quite officially, my last day at local label Light In The Attic. And with that enormous change comes a few things, but most importantly a more active role in this here site. We're trying to do a bit of SF expansion on [...]
Photos by: Charlie Homo It's been a long seven weeks for Port O'Brien . They've been on tour all over the country, had their van broken into, and had some equipment stolen. Well, they are finally back in town and you could tell how glad they are to be home. " Golden Gram " LeBron got up first and gave us a tasty treat as the crowd began filling the venue. As is the case with most early crowds, people seemed a bit more preoccupied [...]
. . . Port O'Brien , Geographer , Grand Lake . . . All this makes for a ridiculous amount of local talent within just one day's time. Let us count the ways: 1) TONIGHT, Thursday, November 5th: Tempo No Tempo , Man/Miracle , Maus Haus at the Rickshaw Stop . 8:00 p.m., $10. 2) TONIGHT, Thursday, November 5th: Grand Lake , the Happy Hollows [...]
Port O'Brien - "My Will Is Good" Port O'Brien cap off their North American touring with three Northern California dates this weekend, a victory lap of sorts to celebrate the group's great new album Threadbare . Did you download our New, Improved, LIVE session with the band? Port O'Brien - "Oslo Campfire" (New, Improved, LIVE session) Thursday, they'll be at Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $12), with Geographer and [...]
Daytrotter.com remains as one the most consistent sources for not only finding the best new music, but finding it within fresh context that is lively, intimate, and pure. The Daytrotter studios have seen some wonderful talent lately - here are our picks from the most recent sessions (including Bay Area locals the Mumlers , Golden Gram , and Still Flyin' ). Be sure to check out the individual sessions and download all the MP3s. Do you have a favorite Daytrotter session? MP3s: Woods - "Death Rattles" [...]
THE FEROCIOUS FEW are going to beat your asses tonight with a live set of music up in SF at THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO @ Harlot. Golden Gram of ROGUE WAVE will be our guest DJ, mixing it up with BAGeL Ted. Drinks specials, Vestalife giveaways, dancing...... FREE if you RSVP > http://sonicliving.com/theowlm ag/therumble $5 if not [...]
Looks like another excellent night of indie rock at THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO next Wednesday as we've confirmed a live performance by THE FEROCIOUS FEW . On the turntables will be resident DJ, BAGEL TED ( BAGEL RADIO ) and a guest DJ spot from GOLDEN GRAM of ROGUE WAVE . We have our usual free drinks for the first hour and giveaways, and it's only $5 at the door or FREE if you can RSVP here > http://sonicliving.com/theowlm ag/therumble [...]
There haven't been many posts here for a couple of reasons, or more, but the one which actually saddens me is the fact that I haven't heard anything new which has remotely excited me. I've even found myself listening to songs from bands that roamed the earth years ago, decades ago . This isn't typical of me at all, I'm always seeking something new, a new favourite song, or artist, and when I find something which I like I often share it with Sixeyes readers, hoping against hope that that one little post by little old me will start [...]
mogwai the black spider [mp3] mogwai 7:25 [mp3] BUY Mogwai Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait feist anti-pioneer (when the month changes numbers) [mp3] - for Dominic BUY Feist The Reminder the broken west baby on my arm [mp3] BUY The Broken West [...]
cursive + so so gigolo bc camplight + oranges in winter golden gram + new start (enjoy yourself) between the pine + i'll carry on my father's joke between the pine + we awoke hawksley workman + moth is not a butterfly
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