What a week for local music! Wednesday a (primarily) local showcase at The Rickshaw (8pm, $8) will take place thanks to SF's Stranger Dance , including French Miami , By Sunlight (Seattle) and Silian Rail . French Miami - Science Fiction Don't know what you're in store for when it comes to seeing Silian Rail? Just heading back to town from a West Coast tour, the two piece instrumental packs in more volume and melody than some full bands! [...]
Wednesday, June 10th marks the date of a very special evening at the Rickshaw Stop . Stranger Dance is proud to present two of our favorite local bands, French Miami and Silian Rail , with Seattle's By Sunlight rounding out the bill. All three bands manage to create expansive sound with minimal members, challenging their contemporaries and pushing the envelope of their respective genres. This show is all ages, costs $8, and doors open at 8:00 p.m. You can RSVP [...]
Wednesday, June 10th marks the date of a very special evening at the Rickshaw Stop . Stranger Dance is proud to present two of our favorite local bands, French Miami and Silian Rail , with Seattle's By Sunlight rounding out the bill. All three bands manage to create expansive sound with minimal members, challenging their contemporaries and pushing the envelope of their respective genres. This show is all ages, costs $8, and doors open at 8:00 p.m. You can RSVP [...]
It`s not merely a question of less is more, maybe a duo can be portrayed as the new essential wall of sound. I didn`t expect to be absorbed by Silian Rail`s instrumental tone or be wonderfully unprepared for two cleverly bonded musicians. Uncluttered and inspiring, music to watch the world go by. " Silian Rail, from San Francisco, is Robin Landy and Eric Kuhn. Their songs are constantly shifting mazes of rich melodies and narrative rhythms; equally epic, fragile, and explosively dynamic. It never ceases to astound that, as a duo, [...]
Local label 500 Records just added another fine album to their catalog, digitally releasing Silian Rail's I, You To Pieces this week. I was fortunate to catch the duo of Robin Landy and Eric Kuhn a few times last year and was immediately struck by the strong musicianship. While there is an epic quality to their instrumentals, there is also a strong pop sensibility, which qualifies Silian Rail
Local instrumental duo, Silian Rail , celebrate the digital release of their acclaimed album And I, You to Pieces today through 500 Records . What seems to be one of the fastest growing labels in town, Silian Rail joins other local notables on the 500 Records roster including Form and Fate and Grand Lake . You can pick up your copy of the album on iTunes or Amazon . Silian Rail - "Tituba" Silian Rail will be playing Cafe [...]
Miguel Zelaya's Harbours have digitally released No Souvenirs , the band's second album of hooky singer-songwriter rock-pop, now available on iTunes . Examiner.com recently posted a great interview with Miguel, noting that the album is a mix of live-in-the-studio performances and more manicured songs. Take a listen to a couple below: Harbours - "Situation" Harbours - "No Souvenirs" Harbours headline this month's Baghdad by the Bay showcase at [...]
After meeting Jonny Latimer of both the Aimless Never Miss and Built for the Sea at the Bottom of the Hill, I'd been looking forward to this show all week. First off, it was at Cafe du Nord , which happens to be one of my favorite venues in the city. It feels like it belongs in the television show True Blood alongside the vampire bar Fangtasia . Antique couches line the rear of the club and a deep scarlet red is seen literally everywhere. The first step, well, she's a doozy no doubt [...]
After their double-header over at Bottom of the Hill earlier this month, The Spinto Band will be back playing an intimate, low-cost show over at the Retox Lounge next Friday, November 21st before a performance at Fort Mason for YouTube Live the next day. Supporting the bill are local favorites and Bay Bridged alumni, The Aimless Never Miss and Silian Rail. Download audio file (02%20drunken%20boat.mp3) Silian Rail - "Drunken Boat" Download audio file (03SummerGrof.mp3) The Spinto Band - "Summer [...]
Silian Rail at this year's Rock Make Street Festival , August 24, 2008 If you've been following my radio show playlists over the last couple months, you'll have noticed that I've been playing one band pretty consistently: SF locals Silian Rail . First KZSU had their Spring Tour EP on our new file and then their new album And I You, to Pieces came through. I've been listening to and really enjoying both of these records. Silian Rail's music falls in between a number [...]
Silian Rail , the two-piece from San Francisco who play rich instrumental music with just guitar and drums, have an incredible new album out called And I You, To Pieces. The new album shows off Robin and Eric's clear musical connection with delicate precision. Each song has a distinct mood, created with the simplest of instrumentation but the most complex harmonic care. Check out a couple of songs from the new album right here: Silian Rail - " Tituba " from And I You, To Pieces [...]
Editor's Note: This post was written by Ben Thorne of San Francisco's Low Red Land . It is part of a series of posts that the band will be writing for the site today. At the bottom of the page, you can find the links to the rest. one of the more exciting and rewarding aspects of being in a band, is the people we meet through playing shows. there are a lot of good people in good bands playing in this city, and i feel fortunate [...]
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