This time last year I was in total panic mode trying to get everything right for the wife's 30th Birthday . This year we're back to the annual Halloween Party and Erin has more help than she knows what to do with, so I am free to get my rock shows on. So let's talk rock and roll this weekend.... Thursday night we have David Dondero , Whiskey and Co. and Christina Wagner kicking the Halloween weekend off at New World Brewery . David Dondero is probably best known to locals [...]
[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 boasts several unique events: Mark Eitzel performing American Music Club at the Red Devil Lounge, a BYOB rock show at Flux53 in Oakland (presented by our buds over at Kata Rokkar), the Proclaimers (!) at Bottom of [...]
TUNE IN Today For Sour Mournings, Wavves, The Cure, A Place To Bury Strangers, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Passion Pit, The Style Council, David Dondero, Longwave, Happy Mondays, Veils, Altered Images, Love Is All, La Roux, Nickel Eye, Clem Snide and 110 more!
As usual, my picks in bold . Sunday, 8/30 Birchmere: Teena Marie [sold out] Black Cat (back): The Scare, Cold and Come of Age, Black Shade DC9: The Nine Red and Black: Elaine Lachica, In Heaven and You Velvet Lounge: Anthony Pirog's Sextet, Franck Vigroux Monday, 8/31 9:30 Club: Rock the Bells Birchmere: Teena Marie [sold out] Black Cat (back) Ear Pwr, Toro Y Moi Galaxy Hut: Title Tracks, More Humans Merriweather Post: Killers, [...]
David Dondero: "Rothko Chapel" David Dondero: "When the Heart Breaks Deep" San Francisco-based (but former of North Carolinian, so I'm told) David Dondero weaves these incredible narrative folk rock songs with the occasional incredible backing band that blasts Americana-rock to its gills. Songs about traveling, about life, about life traveling. The lyrics are as impressive as anything the guitar, the banjo or the harmonica does. Most of his songs concentrate on a place and time and they're all fiery, all compelling, all salt of the earth, [...]
by alyssa coluccio Conor Oberst's brainchild, Jenny Lewis's introduction as a solo artist, and the coolest library you'll ever encounter: just a few reasons why Team Love Records should be your new favorite. Artist: Tilly and the Wall Song: [...]
Let's add David Dondero to the list of great artists that have called San Francisco home under my very nose while I missed it. Don't worry about me, though. I'll catch up. What is there that is not to love about a fella with an album called Live At The Hemlock ? Dondero follows in the great singer-songwriter/folkie/rocke r tradition of dragging his broken heart from joint to joint all over this continent, writing songs about what it feels like. And oh yeah, bonus pigeon points. [...]
David Dondero stopped in Denver this week, introducing the Meadowlark audience to a set comprised mostly of new material. David is currently in Omaha recording his next album, so expect many of these songs to show up on a future release. Having heard three of his albums, I find these new songs to be some of the strongest yet. And the references are great- Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey , Darren Hanlon , and javelina in the Gila , and the Salamanca frog all in one tune?! [...]
What is the Conspiracy of Venus , might you ask? The last chance to find out before the leaves turn will be Wednesday at their "season finale" with Garrett Pierce and Devotionals at The Rickshaw (8pm, $). Director Joyce Todd McBride started the choir in January 2007, which sums to roughly 40-50 lovely female voices to date. Conceptually speaking, McBride describes the Conspiracy of Venus as "a symphony of sound unique to the pre-existing A Capella format, and so contemporary, you're humming it on the way out!" [...]
If you are fan of one or maybe more of these bands (as I guess), have a stop at the daytrotter and get the 4 song sessions of them! Incredible concept, incredible acceptance, incredible songs... Congretulations! ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (Mar 3, 2008) The 1900s (Feb 11, 2008) 31 Knots (May 9, 2007) A Faulty Chromosome (Apr 12, 2009) A Place to Bury Strangers (Mar 25, 2008) The A-Sides (Jan 9, 2008) A.A. Bondy (May 21, 2008) About (Mar 5, 2007) The Acorn (Feb 22, 2009) Adam Green [...]
[Locals Only is a weekly 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.] Locals Only is a new feature here at Stranger Dance. To kick things off, here are some picks from this week's collection of shows featuring noteworthy local bands and musicians. All acts listed are Bay Area-based unless noted otherwise. Tuesday, April [...]
Team Love on Conor Oberstin (Bright Eyes) ja Nate Krenkelin vuonna 2003 perustama indie-levymerkki, jolle ovat levyttäneet mm. Bright Eyes, Tilly and the Wall, Jenny Lewis, Gruff Rhys ja The Felice Brothers. Duo halusi omalta osaltaan uudistaa musiikkiteollisuutta sekä taistella piratismia vastaan. Perinteisen cd- ja vinyylimyynnin lisäksi kaikki yhtiön levyt laitettiin ladattavaksi ilmaiseksi mp3-paketteina. Ilmaiset lataukset nähtiin promootiokeinona, joka pitemmällä tähtäimellä lisäisi levy- ja keikkamyyntiä. Team Love on ilmeisesti onnistunut yrityksessään, sillä yhtiö on edelleen pystyssä, yhtyeet kertovat olevansa tyytyväisiä ja uusia julkaisuja tulee tasaiseen tahtiin. Viiden vuoden jälkeen ilmaisiin latauksiin liittyvää toimintaa [...]
Last year was a good one for Thao Nguyen. She and her band, The Get Down Stay Down, released their first album for Kill Rock Stars. We Brave Bee Stings and All , which was TWSIS's #1 album of 2008 , was met with strong praise. The band spent a good portion of the year on tour. And Thao played last year's Noise Pop festival. This year, she was invited back to Noise Pop as a headliner at the Swedish American Music [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Buke and Gass : "Run for You" [mp3] from other Buke and Gass posts at Largehearted Boy Cursive : "From the Hips" [mp3] from Mama, I'm Swollen (out March 10th) other Cursive posts at Largehearted Boy The Del McCoury Band : 2009-02-14, Charlotte [...]
Photos by: Reid Williams Thao Nguyen David Dondero Sean Smith
The past two nights of Noise Pop have been great with excellent performances from Deerhunter ( photos/review ), Antony and the Johnsons , Stephen Malkmus , Mountain Goats , French Kicks and many more. Tonight brings even more amazing shows, with performances by Stranger Dance favorites like Josh Ritter , Thao Nguyen , A.A. Bondy and a host of great local bands including Thee Oh Sees , Scissors for Lefty and Man/Miracle (many of which were featured on our recent Best [...]
Start off your Thursday with a great local Happy Hour show at Bender's from 5-8pm, presented by SomaFM . With the high-energy performances of Scissors for Lefty , Picture Atlantic and Man/Miracle , you'll be pumped for whatever show comes next for you. The Swedish American will host indie princess Thao Nguyen (DC) alongside David Dondero , Sean Smith and Colossal [...]
Beginning today, the Noise Pop Festival will begin its week of concerts, movies, and art showings. In addition to the art shows , here is the festival's schedule of events. Tue 2/24: City Arts & Lectures "Talking Music" – John Darnielle in conversation and song w/ Tobias Wolff – Herbst Theater Antony & The Johnsons | William Basinski – Nob Hill Masonic [...]
Want to find a reason to get out of the rain and into some amazing live events? I give you Noise Pop 09 ! The Noise Pop Festival , which runs this Tuesday, February 24th through Sunday, March 1st, 2009, is an ambitious iteration of San Francisco's favorite indie music, arts and film. For their 17th anniversary, Noise Pop 2009 will honor what's made it the best-loved celebration of indie music and culture since its humble birth in 1993. This years music will feature such indie superstars like Antony and the Johnsons , [...]
This coming week the Noise Pop Festival will begin its week of glorious concerts, movies, and art showings. Here are this week's recommended concerts. Fri 2/20: Audrye Sessions – Amoeba Music Berkeley – FREE Andrew Bird | Loney, Dear – The Fillmore Scissors for Lefty | The Vox Jaguars | Room for a Ghost [...]
‘09 Been Kind
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Zipper (Dj Manaia Remix)
