
Magic Milk It's Friday the 13th! The first one of the year. Spooky. Don't stay home paralyzed by fear of the impending zombie apocalypse. Go live it up with some rad Chicago shows. Up and Atom ! FRIDAY MAGIC MILK Fasten your dancing snow boots because when garage rockers Magic Milk hit the stage there's going to be a whole lot [...]

[File under: Random transmissions that have caught my ear.] Tennis , "Origins" — The Denver trio of Patrick Riley, Alaina Moore, James Barone recently announced that their sophomore offering of mood-elevating pop, "Young and Old," will be out in February on Fat Possum . "Origins" will brighten any wintry day. Tennis plays the Satellite on Dec. 7. The Duke Spirit , "Don't Wait" — Seems like [...]
YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE, ABBOT KINNEY, MISTER LOVELESS, AND FUTURE GHOST ON MONDAY OCT. 10TH AT THE SATELLITE, 1717 SILVERLAKE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 8:30PM/ FREE/ 21+

(Right Link + "Save Link As" = Download) James & Evander - "Constellating" The Fling - "Wanderingfoot" Mister Loveless - "The Old Pain" I saw 3 fantastic acts last night at Milk Bar and wanted to share my findings. As you'll be able to tell from the tracks shared above, James & Evander have a far different sound from the other acts and as the opener for the night, their synth-pop was exactly what this audience needed to get in motion. In April, the [...]

The Rumble SF will take over Milk Bar tonight. Tonight's headliner features Oakland's Mister Loveless a post-grunge rock band that gained attention with Three Words EP. Also on the bill is The Fling, and James & Evander. The event is free for those that RSVP HERE . Otherwise, it's $5 at the door. Did we mention PBR specials for all those plaid folks? For a lengthier description of the groups, and sample of their sound see below: MISTER LOVELESS Mister Loveless: The Old Pain These [...]

THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO - WEDNESDAY MAY 4TH @ MILK BAR Featuring Mister Loveless, The Fling, James & Evander & DJ Bagel Ted - FREE (w/RSVP) Mister Loveless headlines The Rumble SF tonight [...]
Awesome music, let's hope for hot babes, but most of all, FREE PARTY!!!

Born in the '90's - Mister Loveless I love watching a young band develop right before your eyes, as we've had the pleasure of watching Oakland's MISTER LOVELESS do since falling for their high school material almost five years ago. The band are now out of high school, and can buy their own drinks, and they are even headlining next week's RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO party at Milk Bar . They've gone from their dark and gothy, release the bats-esque - almost Bauhuas sound of " [...]

The Rumble welcomes The Fling down the West Coast in May Long Beach bred, THE FLING harken back to the glory days of those infamous Laurel Canyon jam sessions of the 70's with their brand of psych infused alt country folk rock and their joining us for the entire West Coast run of THE RUMBLE TOUR in support of the re-release of When The Madhouses Appear (Dangerbird Records) on May 3rd. This quartet comprised of brothers, Dustin and Graham Lovelis, Justin [...]
You likely spent all of your money on the three-day/ongoing bender to celebrate the Giants' epic win – no worries, we gotcha covered. More like it: THIS WEEKEND in SF: 10/29 – 10/30 FROM THE NEWS NEST: Vampire Weekend sued and more. THIS WEEKEND IN LA: Klaxons @ Culture Collide Fest / Echoplex

Welcome RoundMusic - a San Francisco-based company that got its start promoting house music parties, but has expanded to an eclectic record label. For their first release, RoundMusic is putting out a split 7-inch with two highly energetic, local indie pop bands: Rykarda Parasol and Mister Loveless . The split includes a previously unreleased Rykarda Parasol track, "A Drinking Song," as well as Mister Loveless' "The Old Pain" from his Three Words EP released in May. Rykarda [...]

Periodically, my nephew, Rob Miller, sends me an update on Mister Loveless, the up-and-coming Bay Area band he fronts. His emails are always interesting since they provide a great deal of incite into the rewards and frustrations of trying to find your way in a popular music environment in which the rules are either disappearing or being rewritten every day. Dear Robby How's it going? How's the family? I apologize for not writing sooner. It's been rather chaotic here in Loveless country. Which, for the most part, is a good thing. We just returned from a [...]
[Locals Only is a regular feature where the Stranger Dance staff focus on the best and brightest of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Feel free to hit us up with any information on local bands, musicians, shows, and other music-related events and projects.] This week, some excellent acts will be featured here in the Bay, including some Stranger Dance favorites: Emily Jane White , Leopold and His Fiction , [...]
The Hundred Days - "Out of Nowhere" (Live on Live 105) As we've documented before , many of San Francisco's venerable all ages venues-including Bottom of the Hill, Cafe Du Nord, the Great American Music Hall, Slim's and the DNA Lounge-are in the middle of a "War on Fun," as the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control continues to pursue arbitrary and irrational enforcement actions that could result in the loss of their liquor licenses and, ultimately, the clubs closing their doors forever. All ages shows are already [...]
[Locals Only is a regular feature where the Stranger Dance staff focus on the best and brightest of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Feel free to hit us up with any information on local bands, musicians, shows, and other music-related events and projects.] Remember the legal battle over all-ages concerts in San Francisco ? Unfortunately, it's still raging on, and while the ABC continues to push its lame agenda, the under-siege venues in the Bay Area are cultivating hefty legal fees. What's to be done? [...]

Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it's published! Every month, we dedicate a week of our podcast to highlighting some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing soon in the San Francisco Bay Area. We've got a dozen great bands playing some excellent shows this month, so head out and see some live music! About the bands: We're very excited to present Vetiver [...]

Listen HERE Here's today's playlist... Future Sounds #14 - March 2nd, 2009 Mister Loveless – June – In Wonder – Unsigned Leader Cheetah – Alibi – The Sunspot Letters – Spunk Records Blue Giant – Clean The Clock – Target Heart [...]

Our latest Monthly Mix episode of the weekly podcast features eight great Bay Area bands, including a lot of good stuff from new and recent releases. Before getting into the episode's contents, we hope to see you at our third birthday bash at the Rickshaw Stop on Thursday, February 5th ( more info here )! About all of the bands: Burbank International ("Chicken Shoals") initially started as a humorous side project for local musician H.A. Eugene, but it's blossomed into something serious with the release of [...]
Mister Loveless Genre: Indie / Alternative / Rock From: Walnut Creek (25 miles East of SF), California, United States Formed in 2003, the terrifically tenebrific (the wonders of the online thesaurus) Mister Loveless first appeared on the Devil's blog almost 2 years ago ( There's [...]