Tonight: The Morning After Girls [pictured], who've released one of my favorite shoegaze albums of the year, "Alone," roll back into L.A. tonight, supporting two local bands who grow their music from the same sonic soil, the Warlocks and Gliss . Should be a lively night of distortion and fuzz at Spaceland. ... Ted Leo & the Pharmacists headline the Echo, while downstairs Brazilian superstars Os Mutantes hold forth. ... Pete Yorn does a second night at the Music Box @ Fonda, this one supported by [...]
Joe Pernice Appears at McCabe's on Saturday Anybody make it to Sunset Junction this weekend? Any highlights? I did make it to Elvis Costello last week. I read a glowing review in the LA Times, but I agreed with my concert companion when he said "This is more soulless than Disney's Country Bear Jamboree." In addition to wrecking others' classics, he even wrecked some of his own. This is a pretty fantastic week to be a music fan in LA. The only problem is all the [...]
I don't know a single person who hasn't been enjoying the indie music coming out of Canada for the last couple of years. Well... let me rephrase that. People have been enjoying the indie music coming out of Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal [myself included]. A real crime has been committed in overlooking the talent in the more sparsely-populated provinces that make up this great nation. So, [...]
[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.] It's show time, friends and foes. Here's what's happening this week in terms of local shows featuring local bands. All acts listed are Bay Area-based unless noted otherwise (in parenthesis). Wednesday, June 3rd: [...]
Kudos to Penny Arcade for celebrating four years of monthly semi-acoustic showcases at the Make-Out Room . Every first Wednesday of the month, Penny Arcade hosts some of the best Bay Area and touring songwriters, and this month's anniversary show features a strong lineup of talents from Penny Arcades past: The Junior Panthers , The Aerosols , Eric Shea , Pancho-san , and Dusty Dimercurio. The show starts at 8pm on Wednesday night.
The fun factor, it's what reels me in, that's what I look for in discovering music that I like. So when I saw The Good China 's profile pop into my submissions queue with their goofy little group shot and paper doll album cover - I knew I had to feature this group on the site. A lot of people compare The Good China to early Architecture In Helsinki. Like Architecture in Helsinki, they've got your more than average number of members (eight in total), they play a wide range of musical instruments (aside from your usual [...]
Our weekly picks for some great live local music. Take a listen to some of these bands in our streaming audio player… Thursday: - Sean Hayes and Trainwreck Riders ( Feature Podcast ) at The Independent . 8pm, $16. - The Dilettantes and Federale (Brooklyn) at Hemlock Tavern . 10pm, $6. - Skygreen Leopards [...]
"Dark Is The Night" - Jack Rose ( mp3 ) Sports Corner: Week 2 by George Ducker Carolina was down 17 - 3 in the 3rd quarter against a persistently morale-crushing Chicago Bears when, after a dispirited drive that lead to only 3 points from John Kasay's field goal, Greg Olsen fumbled his second ball of the day, leaving the Panthers only spitting distance from a touchdown. Which they scored. Delhomme pounded his chest like King Kong. [...]
Portland, Oregon band PacificUV are heading out on a West coast tour this October in support of their latest release longplay 2 , out on WARM Electronic Recordings. 10.11.08 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah *^ 10.13.08 - Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides 10.14.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland = 10.16.08 - San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar * 10.17.08 - Tucson, AZ - Plush + 10.18.08 - Tempe, AZ - Phase 54 *# 10.19.08 - Albuquerque, NM - Atomic Cantina & 10.20.08 - Oklahoma City, OK - The [...]
Portland, Oregon band PacificUV are heading out on a West coast tour this October in support of their latest release longplay 2 , out on WARM Electronic Recordings. 10.11.08 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah *^ 10.13.08 - Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides 10.14.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland = 10.16.08 - San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar * 10.17.08 - Tucson, AZ - Plush + 10.18.08 - Tempe, AZ - Phase 54 *# 10.19.08 - Albuquerque, NM - Atomic Cantina & 10.20.08 - Oklahoma City, OK - The [...]
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
‘09 Been Kind
