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New Wave - Electro

treiops — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:02:52 GMT

I'm looking to find someone who would be interested in helping out with a song that my "band" Technostress has recorded. Basically, the song is all set except we would like to put an electronic drum track to it to complement the existing live drums. The music is very New Wave, Electro-ish. I'm willing to pay a little money, but want to keep in on the cheep. Lemmieknow.

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Best Music on Campus

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:32:07 GMT

I’ve been following the Best Music on Campus contest and I’m really excited about the last 15 bands. There are some really good bands that represent all genres. I’d have to say Blue Sky Tomorrows is my favorite.
http://www.bestmusiconcampus.com/

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I need everyone's help!

John — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:03:25 GMT

Alright everyone, I'm in a really big competition to promote and win some Linkin Park merchandise and I could really use and very much appreciate everyone's help! It's very simple for you to help me out to. All I need you to do is go to on my myspace page and click on the Minutes to Midnight 5:15:07 link that directs you to the linkin park website. Each unique username or computer not sure which one but use as many as possible will earn me one point. The top 25 are the winners. I really appreciate it. And in case there are people who aren't my friends and that are yours. Repost this message under your bulletin for me. I really appreciate everything! Here's my myspace link. Remember just click on the Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight link for me!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=26880071

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Lovedrug

Christy — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:39:38 GMT

Anyone ever check this band, lovedrug out?
I can't stop listening to them. Definatly worth checking out.
www.freeindie.com has some legal mp3s

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Live Indie Rock podcast from Chain Reaction...OZMA

jen — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:59:03 GMT

Did you catch Ozma when they toured recently with the Rentals (we love Matt Sharp formerly of Weezer!). If not catch this footage of them from Chain Reaction, the hip OC all ages club....http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=179235517

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awesome on-line indie rock/humor 'zine needs help!

Mitch — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:07:56 GMT

Hey everybody, I just started a new on-line 'zine called 'i dunno'. It's sort of a humor/rock n' roll 'zine, with plenty of opinions, rants, and skewering of society. It's pretty fun shit. Problem is, 'i dunno' needs some new writers to help flesh it out a bit, and I was wondering if any talented, funny/interesting writers out there would be interested in checking it out and seeing if they might want to contribute?

http://www.idunnozine.com

There's the address. Check it out, even if just to see what's up. I'm trying to make it as fun of a website as possible, so if you like what you see, excellent. For those of you who might want to write, hit me up, I'd love to hear from you. No one's making any money off this, especially me, so it's all just for fun and getting a modest audience. Sound good? Word.

All right, thanks everybody. Take it easy.

- Mitchell T
http://www.idunnozine.com

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The Henry Fonda Show

simonie — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:08:29 GMT

Hey there! We hope you are going to The Henry Fonda Theatre on Friday, July 7th, for The Rentals Return Show, with Ozma and Irving.

In fact, if you are one of the first 100 people to arrive at 8pm, you will receive a FREE special edition Irving poster!! (Not available anywhere else.)

So go buy your tickets now! :)

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mixed tape tribe

shonna — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:48:28 GMT

hey,
check out this tribe created. you might like it.

http://tribes.tribe.net/mixedtape

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Alan Sparhawk (Low) solo record & other Silber News

Brian — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:39:25 GMT

Hey kidz,

Well, the biggest news is that the Vlor & Alan Sparhawk records are in. Street date is August second, but order it from us now & we'll ship it tomorrow. We have some discounts available if you buy mulitple discs at once at www.silbermedia.com/sale or just order them individually at www.silbermedia.com The press releases are below....

Here are a couple links to recent interviews in Lunar Hypnosis
Lycia - http://cp05.ionhosting.com/~joelh/lyciainterview.htm
Goddakk - http://cp05.ionhosting.com/~joelh/goddakkinterview.htm

okay, I'm not sure if this contest really amounts to anything.... but you could put "silber records" in alternative pop labels if you have the time to kill, go here & put Silber Records in for your Alternative label choice....
http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=hq/poll06.php

hrt
Brian John Mitchell

ALAN SPARHAWK: SOLO GUITAR
“The sound flows out of the speakers like honey from an over-filled apiary. The guitar sounding like both the reverberation of the engines of the freightliner about to tear your body in two & the screams of warning from the beach. Like the last sounds you’ll hear alive & the first sounds you’ll hear on your passage to heaven.”
~ Brian John Mitchell, Remora
Solo Guitar is the album length debut from Alan Sparhawk of the minimalist-indie-pop band Low. Listeners expecting the rock & roll element Sparhawk’s recently become known for with the Black-Eyed Snakes will be surprise to hear guitar exploration in the vein of “Do You Know How to Waltz?” or “Will the Night.” Guitar sounds influenced by underground stars like Aarktica & Reynols as well as guitar heroes like Eddie Van Halen.
The entire album was recorded live using guitar loops & reverb allowing a greater immediacy & improvisation to the guitar work than a more orchestrated approach would allow. Without the constraints of working with any sounds not at the control of his hands or feet, Sparhawk is able to push his guitar to fill the entire audio spectrum. The songs begin with single notes that often build up to be larger than an orchestra playing Ligeti. The disc shows both sides of guitar drone, the aggression of playing a guitar by beating it with a fist & the inherit peacefulness in a heavily reverbed slow crescendo.

VLOR: A FIRE IS MEANT FOR BURNING
Vlor originally started way back in 1992 consisting of best friends Brian John Mitchell (Remora) & Russell Halasz with acoustic guitars doing Cure & Bauhaus covers. A lack of money for delay & reverb & units led to experimentation with natural reverbs in odd rooms & repetitive guitar drones, arpeggios, & riffs. In 1997 Vlor recorded the Lavished EP in a racquetball court & in 1998 Vlor recorded the Luxate EP on a four track. Unfortunately 1998 also seemingly marked the end of Vlor with Halasz moving to Florida.
In 2005 while working on archiving out of print releases for Silber, Mitchell realized what he loved & missed about Vlor was the excitement & freedom of music made with friends. Mitchell recorded ninety minutes of initial guitar riffs & arpeggios & sent them to six friends for completion of the songs. Drone-pop-star Jon DeRosa (Aarktica) adds harmonium & serialist guitar parts. Mike VanPortfleet (Lycia) adds his trademarked highly harmonized & reverbed guitarwork. Nathan Amundson (Rivulets), who normally focuses on acoustic guitar, adds electric guitar & keyboards. Neo-psychedeliaist Jessica Bailiff adds vocals & violin & acoustic guitar. Acoustic guitarist Jesse Edwards (Red Morning Chorus) adds a variety of Indian instruments & hand percussion. Shoegazer Paolo Messere (6P.M.) adds virtually an entire band with percussion, electric guitars, & keyboards. The best results of these collaborations are a fire is meant for burning.
Some of the tracks like “wires” show the overwhelming power & orchestration the project is capable of despite the song’s humble start with a guitar that survived a fire strung with steel wire instead of guitar strings. Other tracks like “pale lights” & “trust in weapons” remain content as minimalist guitar experiments.
Vlor in the end is about two things, friendship & music.

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Moderator?

annie — Wed, 03 May 2006 22:53:44 GMT

Someone just handed off Moderator to me, I am really not much posting on this tribe or using tribe. net tribes because of this new format. I don't find it useful for getting or giving information.

Who wants the baton?

Please ping me off the tribe directly to my "in" box, I check in on messages and post to my blog about shows.

annie

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Gomez!!

Kelly — Tue, 02 May 2006 22:48:15 GMT

Hey everyone!!! The wonderful band GOMEZ has a new album coming out TODAY!!!- called "How We Operate" Go check it out cause I heard it and its really really good. You can go to www.gomeztheband.com to sample a few songs and look at tour dates.

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Gomez!!

Kelly — Tue, 02 May 2006 22:43:04 GMT

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Silber Records News, 2 New Releases/4 New Artists

Brian — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:59:19 GMT

Hey kidz,

I hope everyone is doing well. Kind of a lot going on now that I think about it.

We have some new artists on our roster whose releases will be coming out in the next few months. They are:
Heller Mason - a singer-songwriter recommended to us by Rivulets. He's got kind of a Neil Young ala Harvest vibe.
Black Happy Day - a collaboration between Tara VanFlower (Lycia) & Timothy Renner (Stonebreath). If you know both of these artists already, it sounds exactly like you might think. It's a bit hard to describe, maybe ambient roots music?
Alan Sparhawk - solo-guitarscapes from Alan of Low. Minimalist guitar drone in the style of Aarktica & Remora.
Plumerai - bliss-pop from Boston. We've been friends with these guys since they formed. So it was just a matter of time before it happened. They're musical influences are pretty shoegazery, but they have a style all of their own.

The first issue of our new mini-comic XO is going to be ready soon. I've seen the pencils & I like it a lot. The comic is a black-comedy about a reforming criminal.

There's a recent interview I did at Lallabbau ( http://www.lallabbau.splinder.com ) about Silber Records, Remora, & Lost Kisses.

Some of our music is starting to be digitally distributed by Radio Free Abattoir ( www.shop.radiofreeabattoir.com/osc/index.php?manufacturers_id=17 ). We'll hopefully have everything available through them soon.

There’s a new Rivulets track called “Anymore” that features guitar loops by Remora. You can get the track free on the download free sampler link at SunSeaSky ( www.sunseasky.com ).

We have two new releases shipping out on pre-orders. You can order both disc as a bundle discount at our sale page ( www.silbermedia.com/sale ). Below are the press releases

GODDAKK: MONUMENT TO A RUINED AGE
Goddakk was started while Martin Newman was struggling to piece together the band Plumerai. It started as a project he had intended to form into a band that would take on dark, oppressive songs ala The Cure's Pornography. Seeing theremin player Pamelia Kurstin and the guitar works done by Silber head Brian John Mitchell as Remora impressed Newman with both of these artists ability to create huge soundscapes without other musicians. The appeal of not having to rely on anyone else as he’d been forced to do with his “normal” bands (burMonter, December Sundays) made him decide to keep Goddakk a solo project. The looping “theremin orchestra” of Pamelia was a big influence on how he worked the songs together with the reverse delay and later elements of his more traditional songwriting creeped in with more songlike structures. That fused with his desire for rhythm and structure (as opposed to noise for the sake of noise) led to the adding of Tricky inspired flow vocals run through a tremelo pedal giving tracks like “One Hundreds,” “Unfortunates,” & “Crucify You” more song-like qualities.
On Goddakk’s debut album Monument to a Ruined Age, the dominant instrument is a Fender VI bass run through loops & effects sounding like anything from a normal bass to breaking glass to a freight train. The final results end up sounding like a cross between Colin Newman, Coil, & The Legendary Pink Dots. An aggressive ambient music that could as easily fit the soundtrack to a David Lynch film as a car ride smuggling a dead body to Florida.

LYCIA: THE BURNING CIRCLE AND THEN DUST
Here at Silber we’ve been fans of Lycia since around 1992. In fact, we started Silber always hoping to put out Lycia records & now we’re re-releasing the five Lycia studio albums re-mastered by Lycia frontman Mike VanPortfleet. The darkwave classic The Burning Circle And Then Dust is our second installment.
The Burning Circle And Then Dust was a groundbreaking point in Lycia’s career. It marked a shift from more atmospheric music towards song-oriented music with tracks like “Pray” & “Slip Away.” It marked the first collaborations between Mike VanPortfleet & Lycia members David Galas & Tara Vanflower. It marked the transformation of Lycia into a honed out live touring machine.
Originally released as a double disc, VanPortfleet himself explained the truncation for the re-mastered The Burning Circle And Then Dust to a single disc. “Shortly after recording what would become disc one of the album David Galas & I were doing so well in the studio that we went on to record another ten songs with the intent of them possibly being used for compilation appearances. Though I thought most of the songs were stylistically different from the initial songs, when offered the possibility of releasing a double disc including the more recently recorded material I decided to go ahead & release the whole lot. Hindsight being 20/20 I have opted to hone the disc back down to my original vision.”

hrt
Brian John Mitchell
www.silbermedia.com

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Irving CD Release Party - 3/29, w/ Great Northern

simonie — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:12:56 GMT

Come to Irving's CD release party, for "Death in the Garden, Blood on the Flowers!" Presented by The Fold ("www.foldsilverlake.com") in Silverlake.

Wednesday March 29th
King King ("www.kingkinghollywood.com")
6555 Hollywood Blvd

9:00 pm - Great Northern ("www.greatnorthernmusic.com")
10:00 pm - Lavendar Diamond ("www.lavendardiamond.com")
11:00 pm - Irving ("www.thebandirving.com")
12:00 am - Army Navy ("www.armynavyband.com")

Hope to see you there!

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Irving CD Release Party! w/ Great Northern

simonie — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:08:24 GMT

Come to Irving's CD release party, for "Death in the Garden, Blood on the Flowers!" Presented by The Fold ("http://www.foldsilverlake.com") in Silverlake.

Wednesday March 29th
King King ("http://www.kingkinghollywood.com")
6555 Hollywood Blvd

9:00 pm - Great Northern ("http://www.greatnorthernmusic.com")
10:00 pm - Lavendar Diamond ("http://www.lavendardiamond.com")
11:00 pm - Irving ("http://www.thebandirving.com")
12:00 am - Army Navy ("http://www.armynavyband.com")

Hope to see you there!

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need a singer?

simonie — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:00:19 GMT

Is anyone on here looking for a singer? I have been trying to get different projects started, but they just keep falling apart, or taking too long, blah blah... I write my own vocals, I like a lot of different kinds of music, and I'm NOT a flake. Let me know.

Current favorite bands: Giant Drag & We Are Scientists
All-time favorite band: The Clash
Hear me sing in my old band: www.myspace.com/wallace

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Irving on tour with Voxtrot!

simonie — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:15:24 GMT

Los Angeles indie rockers Irving (www.myspace.com/irving) are rounding out their pre-album release tour on the West Coast, with a nationwide tour to follow in April with Voxtrot, to promote the release of Irving's new album "Death in the Garden, Blood on the Flowers" - release date, April 4th. Here is the line-up of shows, including the rest of their pre-album tour:

Thurs. 2/16 - Holocene - Portland, OR
Fri. 2/17 - Department of Safety - Anacortes, WA
Sat. 2/18 - The Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, WA w/ Archer Prewitt
3/12 - Casbah - San Diego, CA w/ The Black Heart Procession
3/13 - Plush - Tucson, AZ
w/ VOXTROT:
4/1 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
4/7 - MACRock - Harrisonburg, VA
4/9 & 4/10 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
4/11 - LuLu Wang - Wellesley, MA
4/12 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC
4/13 - Sneaky Dees - Toronto, ON
4/14 - Lager House - Detroit, MI
4/15 - Velvet Spade - SXSW, Austin, TX
4/22 - Emo's - Austin, TX

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so,,,,

kevinknapp — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:08:16 GMT

about 6 months ago (maybe more) I asked my fellow indie loving friends to help a brutha out by listing what's been catching your attention, because my glitch house dj stylee had become all consuming. Well, it's a new year and little has changed. I have howevah been able to score a couple pieces of dope indie toonage.

Wolf Parade (Quality shite)
Kings of Convenience "riot on an empty street"

I picked up the new broken social scene but I'm beginning to think they are one of those bands I just can't dig. Novel? Yes. Mindblowing? Not so much.

I've also heard a few Art Brut tracks and some of Sufjan Stevens material and think their both good stuff. Art Brut is ridicoulous, tho' IMHO their "bad Weekend" song is generally the sound i'm always looking for w/ indie and whatnot.

might I ask, what's in your que at the moment?

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Our lady of the Highway/Judith and Holofernes tonight- FREE

annie — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:41:46 GMT

1/22/06
Our Lady of the Highway
Judith and Holofernes
8:00 pm
free

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 22nd

"Our Lady of the Highway inhabits a terrain that is populated as much
by the songs of Joni Mitchell as Uncle Tupelo and the Talking Heads.
Lyrically critics will try to draw a line through Dominic East's words
back to a moment in time when Paul Westerberg gave a shit, but they
would be served just as well to stretch that line to James Taylor or
Bruce Springsteen."
www.ourladyofthehighway.com

"Here's a bit of trivia I learned the hard way: Judith and Holofernes
make excellent hangover music. With their mellow, acoustic strumming,
they provide the perfect, slightly repentant/slightly miserable mood
music for any post-binge recovery. Recommended usage: your painkiller
of choice, plenty of H2O, a good pillow and Dairymen & Festa Queens.
However, in the likely event that you weren't stupid enough to drink
two bottles of wine last night, there are still plenty of reasons to
appreciate the album. Judith and Holofernes create a style of music
they like to call "fadocore" -- a combination of quieter indie rock
and Portuguese folk. Don't be alarmed; this isn't a soundtrack for
bull fighting."
Splendid
www.fadocore.com

AND

1/23/06
Sam Smith
Matt Baldwin
Adam Snider
8:00 pm

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 22nd

"Sean Smith manages to not only command the listener's attention from the very first note, but keep it fixated throughout his auspicious recorded albums or in live performance. Smith is that rare bird of a guitarist who keeps things melodic enough for the novice and just unpredictable enough for the seasoned progressive folk fan. Smith keeps things moving at such a human pace that like a good novel, it's impossible not to try and fit another chapter in before going to bed."
(Allmusic Guide)

Using traditional ragtime techniques to realize heavy-psych covers and his own original material, Matthew Baldwin is one of the youngest members of the bay area neo-folk scene.

Dark horse guitarist Adam Snider makes a rare live appearance to play authentic Piedmont style blues.

All three are promoting a shared release on Tompkins Square Records.

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Oranger @ The Echo, Friday!

simonie — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:20:16 GMT

San Francisco indie rockers Oranger will be at The Echo tomorrow (1/20) with The Warlocks!

The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd
9pm, 18+, $8
w/ The Warlocks

www.oranger.net
www.thewarlocks.com

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The Gutter - T-Shirt/Demo Cd

Rex_Dixon — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:50:20 GMT

http://www.cafepress.com/thegutterband - The Gutter - T-Shirt / Demo CD

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Oranger/The Rum Diary/Halcyon High Thurs @ 12 G's

annie — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:32:19 GMT

The SF_Indie List Holiday Party!

ORANGER
THE RUM DIARY
HALCYON HIGH
w/ DJ Triple Fat Goose

Thursday, December 15
@ 12 Galaxies
$8.00
doors/dj @ 8:00 pm

ORANGER
"Eight years and four full-length albums into their career, SF's cultiest power pop/psych band has a new drummer and guitarist, a rougher, more live-sounding CD, a bassist they share with the Posies and one seriously limping keyboard player. Since their last album, Oranger have replaced long-time drummer Jim Lindsay with ex-Mother Hips skinsman John Hofer and added guitarist Bob Reed, who was also in Overwhelming Colorfast with Mike Drake and Matt Harris."
Splendid
www.oranger.net

THE RUM DIARY
"The Rum Diary is based out of Cotati, California, a small town in Sonoma County (about 50 miles north of San Francisco). While Cotati offers the best in "that good old cow town feeling" The Rum Diary occupies a small practice space out in the country and toil away creating a "visual-sound". The Rum Diary has been writing, performing and recording original songs in the tradition of Mogwai, 3 mile pilot, and Dianogah since inception in early 2000. Combining two drum kits, double bass guitar, Farfisa, Moog, a medley of layered guitars, percussion, melodica, and soft vocals, The Rum Diary has created a sound that is thought provoking, experimental and beautiful."
ROCK BAND DOT COM
www.therumdiary.net

HALCYON HIGH
"Halcyon High deals in psychedelia, but not the embarrassingly pretentious kind with "La-La-La" choruses and Americans faking British accents. If you're a fan of Spacemen 3 and their offshoots, The Verve's early albums or just beautiful noise and reverb-soaked electric psych/drone that's more fluffy clouds than deep space, this is right up yer alley."
The Skinny
www.halcyonhigh.com

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Rock N Shop TONIGHT- The Herms/Ebb and Flo/Continental

annie — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:02:51 GMT

She-Bible and Craftnation present:

Rock n Shop

Thursday, Dec 1st

12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
San Francisco, Ca
Www.12galaxies.com

Doors 7pm
Bands 8:30
$7
Early Bird special! $5 before 8:00

Featuring ROCK by:

The Herms
."They make the familiar sound foreign, they spot out that reflex mechanism of ours that yearns for nostalgia and they tap it with a ball-peen hammer, and the sensation feels funny and natural. The musicians' record collections include the Velvet Underground, the Wedding Present, the usual suspects, but it's their talent to draw on these influences without aping anyone in particular: That's what separates the Herms from nearly every other band digging for gold in the same long-barren hills of classic influences. Here's a band that can remind you of great bands, and still be great in its own right."
Nate Cavalieri- SF Weekly
Www.theherms.com

Ebb and Flow
"From the first notes of Time to Echolocate, you can tell there's something special happening on this eight track album. The instrumentation is complex and eclectic, perfectly complementing the female vocals of Roshy Kheshti and male vocals of Sam Tsitrin. Sprawling tracks build, move, sustain, and dismantle in an extraordinary way. Not afraid to bust out a Moog synthesizer, horns, or even vibes, The Ebb and Flow have carved out their own niche in the modern music world. Highly recommended. A+ "
Melissa Maristuen, Girlfriends Magazine, October 2005
Www.theebbandflow.com

Continental
"Sunny days and blue skies are not just for summer. San Francisco's Continental offer a warmth that could raise the temperature on even the coldest winter day. What Was Gained From What Was Lost is the perfect amalgamation of atmospheric guitars and soothing beats."
Chart Attack
Www.thecontinentalwebsite.com

Featuring Shop by:

She-Bible
CraftNation
Micaela Greg
Orange Button
Rock Candy Jewelry
Travis-Tee
Noo works
Out to Sea
Vintage by Liz Baca
*Plus many more talented locals artists

Www.rocknshop.com
info@rocknshop.com

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So You Wanna ...

Unsilent — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:43:11 GMT

Humorous (in theory) site -

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/indierock/indierock.html

Excerpt:

"Indie fans often come across as if they belong to some sort of secret society, frowning upon all those poor, ignorant souls who just don't "get it" when it comes to music."

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Holcombe Waller/Meric Long 12-4 @ Du Nord

annie — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:24:20 GMT

Sunday December 4

Holcombe Waller
Meric Long
7:00 pm (early show!)
Café Du Nord
10$

"Somber, haunting and plaintive melodies thread the acoustic alt. folk landscape of Pacific Coast troubadour Holcombe Wallers Troubled Times. While in league with the likes of Devandra Banhart and Damien Rice, his presentation finds him as a bridge between the two. Clay Steakley of Performing Songwriter describes Walkers music as "Morrissey-inspired melodies with a soft, casual delivery caught between Peter Murphy and Jeff Buckely..."
Www.holcombewaller.com

ELECTRO-FOLK? INDIE-FOLK? There is no precise genre for Meric Long's undeniably reflective and intensely personal songs... but his are the songs that draw you in and insist that you listen. While the delivery and feel of Meric's songs is tender, the songs convey an underlining hint of frustration, anger, confusion which makes each song genuine and both from and to the heart. Meric's beautifully sorrowful vocals ride smoothly on intricate finger picking and his skill in song crafting makes 24 year old Meric Long a talent to keep both eyes open for.
Www.myspace.com/mericlong

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lkn/Schande/Merch 11/27 @ !2 G's

annie — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:19:34 GMT

LKN
Schande
Merch

Sunday, November 27
@ The 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
9:00 pm
$8.00

"Lauren K Newman (AKA LKN) is cut from the same dark shroud as the late Unwound’s unhinged midnight noise or early Sonic Youth’s industrial alleyways. In the Leap Year embodies the effects-heavy guitar experimentalism of LKN’s forerunners, but she adds a decidedly jazzy context for her noodlings, making her ripe for comparisons to Tara Jane O’Neill’s upstart post-rock outfit Rodan."
Ink 19
http://www.myspace.com/lkn

"Schandes side is not unlike Cat Power, but the vocals sound even more exotically fragile (in an emotional sense) than Chan Marshalls."
http://www.schandemusic.com/home.htm
http://www.myspace.com/schande

http://www.myspace.com/merch

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Judith and Holofernes/Halcyon High tonight. FREE

annie — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:41:06 GMT

Sunday, November 20
Judith and Holofernes
Halcyon High
8:00 pm
free

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net

"Here's a bit of trivia I learned the hard way: Judith and Holofernes
make excellent hangover music. With their mellow, acoustic strumming,
they provide the perfect, slightly repentant/slightly miserable mood
music for any post-binge recovery. Recommended usage: your painkiller
of choice, plenty of H2O, a good pillow and Dairymen & Festa Queens.
However, in the likely event that you weren't stupid enough to drink
two bottles of wine last night, there are still plenty of reasons to
appreciate the album. Judith and Holofernes create a style of music
they like to call "fadocore" -- a combination of quieter indie rock
and Portuguese folk. Don't be alarmed; this isn't a soundtrack for
bull fighting."
Splendid
www.fadocore.com

"If you're a fan of Sigur Ros, Album Leaf, and Spiritualized, you may
need to check out Halcyon High, a band that promises (via the enter
link on their website) that "this is the way".

The band (which is, in fact, one person, Roger Anderson of the Vapor
Trail) describes their...err his sound as "glorious crescendos of
noise and beauty," thus making my job here rather a simple one,
freeing me up to dissect the meaning behind that single phrase which
belies obvious space-rock/Shoegazer parentage.

By definition, halcyon is

Adj. 1. Calm and peaceful; tranquil.
2. Prosperous; golden: the halcyon years.

And with their shapely sound of long winding meditative wisps, I would
definitely say he has named the band famously well."
Owl Magazine
www.halcyonhigh.com

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Greg Ashley [Gris Gris]/Tom Brosseau/Meric Long 11/16 @ 12 G's

annie — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:18:30 GMT

This is a great show-- all three of these guys are absolutely astounding!

Come check it!

----
November 16, 2005

Greg Ashley [Gris Gris]
Tom Brosseau
Meric Long

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
Www.12galaxies.com

9:00 pm
$8

GREG ASHLEY [GRIS GRIS]
"Like fellow Texan-bred Roky Erickson and Mayo Thompson, infused with a little Syd Barret and Skip Spence (and maybe even a little Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk Hotel), Ashley creates atmospheric pop meanderings that are filled with sentimental purpose and dark fuzzy edges."
Www.thegrisgris.com

TOM BROSSEAU
“Brosseau is a man in and out of time. Echoes of old train songs, 1930s-era
legends like Jimmy Rodgers, and quasi-yodeling show up without apology or
shtick. A weirdly fetching song like "I Tune My Guitar to the Hum of the
Train," from his wonderful eponymous 2002 album (on Relax Bed Pan records),
buries its musical head in an earlier, simpler time. He can be hauntingly
moody and atmospheric, and avoids easy garden-variety verse-chorus-bridge
song structures in his writing. In short, Brosseau is onto something new by
way of something old, deep, twangy, and altogether worth hearing.”
www.tombrosseau.com

MERIC LONG
Electro-folk? Indie-folk? There is no precise genre for Meric Long's undeniably reflective and intensely personal songs... but his are the songs that draw you in and insist that you listen. While the delivery and feel of Meric's songs is tender, the songs convey an underlining hint of frustration, anger, confusion which makes each song genuine and both from and to the heart. Meric's beautifully sorrowful vocals ride smoothly on intricate finger picking and his skill in song crafting makes 24 year old Meric Long a talent to keep both eyes open for.
Www.myspace.com/mericlong

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Seventeen Evergreen/Mandrake/Planes for Spaces tonight 11/9

annie — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:14:13 GMT

November 9

Seventeen Evergreen
Mandrake
Planes for Spaces

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
9:00 pm
$7.00

"...blissed out harmonies and super slow keyboard jams. Imagine if the
Beach Boys followed the Dead, but then started hanging out with the
Flaming Lips, but got scared and went home to listen to newer Beck
records. That might describe Seventeen Evergreen's music, if you could
follow the twisted logic. Lovers of the mid tempo drumbeat and gently
booming bass, these lads lay down some serious headphone music for the
indie rock set."
Indie Work Shops
www.seventeenevergreen.com

"Mandrake also fits in with folk-pop contemporaries such as older
Bright Eyes, Mull Historical Society, and Gravenhurst. The music is
mournful and longing, while maintaining a pop sensibility..."
West Coast Performer
www.mandrakeband.com

http://www.planesforspaces.com/bonjour.cfm

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Scissors For Lefty/Anaura/Some By Sea tonight!

annie — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 20:31:22 GMT

11/6/06

Scissors for Lefty
Anaura
Some By Sea

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9:00 pm
$8.00

"A polished and multi-layered exploration of danceable beats, synthesized textures and industrial riffing, the album is rounded out with early Bowie-esque vocals and dark sensibilities. It's an absorbing venture into sonic territory that's as rich as it is modernistic."
Owl Mag
www.scissorsforlefty.com

Anaura is a three piece San Francisco based band.Their sound has been described as "dark pop", catchy songs with a deeper message."
www.anaura.com

SOME BY SEA

"Some By Sea formed in 2003. This debut album is astonishingly perfectly formed, in the mould of alternative darlings such as Death Cab for Cutie and The Shins. Angular, indie-pop with layers of wonderful depth, Some By Sea also recall tunesmiths such as Fountains of Wayne, Marcy Playground and XTC. The carefully interwoven acoustic/ electric guitar layers, cello, vocal backing, and piano behind clever, Snow Patrol/ Reindeer Section-like lyrics more than tops Death Cab in appeal. Steering away from The Shins’ occasional smug artifice, Get Off The Ground has some outstanding songs with massive dramatic tension between angst-ridden verses and sweetly resolved choruses."
Adult Pop Essentials
Best Albums of 2004: The Onion A.V. Club [#3 Editor's List]
Top 10 of 2004: Delusions of Adequacy [#5 Editor's List]
Top 10 of 2004: Green Bay Press-Gazette [#8]
Top 40 Albums of 2004: HESO Magazine (Japan)
Best of 2004: This is Local London (U.K.) [#8]

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new electro pop rock from holland

Stephen P — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:27:38 GMT

if you like electro rock pop, these are songs from trike, a dutch/canadian electro pop rock band... in wav format...

http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EKCQ0OWZAXB42K024KMDHQTR7

http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UK11VYK6GSUA0HG9OCZPMSYUP

http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1DDZNX8OHPS7K0DJJUAC97U592

http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=374YBRCYL4XLE2GFF9ERFCS12Q

http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=170L4ZEYKJXQK1RTSZLT60BTVP

http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=082S3DX5M9MKR2IV1EC8AT4HX0

www.stephenptaylor.com

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Appleseed Cast/The Minus Theory/The Rum Diary- 2 shows on Saturday!

annie — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:44:52 GMT

Saturday October 22, 2005

Appleseed Cast
Minus Story
The Rum Diary [12" release party!]
9:00 pm- 21 and up

Appleseed Cast
Minus Story
The Rum Diary [12" release party!]
(matinee show)
4:00 pm- All ages!

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
San Francisco, Ca 94114
$10

Advanced tickets at www.virtuous.com

APPLESEED CAST
"Formed in 1997 in Los Angeles, Appleseed Cast released its first record, The End of The Ring Wars, a mere six months after forming. Looking for greener pastures, the band relocated to Lawrence, KS in 1998 and began endlessly touring in the United States and Europe for the next five years. Through the bands next five releases on Deep Elm, they underwent several line-up changes. After releasing the critically acclaimed Low Level Owl series, they began to capture the eyes and ears of new fans, especially Tiger Style Records. The quintet features Christopher Crisci (guitars, vocals), Aaron Pillar (guitar), Marc Young (bass), Josh Baruth (drums), and Jordan Geiger (keys). Citing influences as diverse as Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Sex Pistols, Appleseed Cast is ready for you to sit up and take notice."
Better Propaganda
Www.appleseedcast.com

MINUS STORY
"One of Lawrence's most distinctive voices is Minus Story, a five-piece fronted by the rawboned voice and frame of Jordan Geiger (also the former keyboardist for The Appleseed Cast). "No Rest for Ghosts" is the band's fourth full-length and second for the Bloomington-based Jagjaguwar label (also home to current tour-mates Okkervil River). Like most Jagjaguwar artists, Minus Story plays an adventurous brand of music that both endears them to loyal fans and precludes a quick rise to notoriety. That's not to say the band is inaccessible - they just require a bit of investment.
The album's foundation is a bunch of perfectly hummable folk songs peppered with existentialist lyrics."
Www.lawrence.com
Www.minus-story.com

THE RUM DIARY
"The California quartet weld together a hearty helping of of double percussion with deep swathes of melodious bass guitar, atmospheric guitars and keyboards, and gentle male vocals to create impressionistic indie rock of epic proportions. Like the groups to which they are most often compared - Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Three Mile Pilot, Pinback, Tristeza, etc. - The Rum Diary excels at constructing mood music more than "proper" songs."
The Big Takeover
Www.therumdiary.net

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Blue-Eyed Son - acoustic indie rock

simonie — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:49:13 GMT

www.myspace.com/blueeyedson

Thurs 10/20
Taix
1911 W. Sunset Blvd
10 pm, 21+, FREE
w/ AM Sessions

Wed 10/26
Lava Lounge
1533 N. La Brea Ave
8 pm, 21+, $5
w/ House on the Hill

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4AD and Beggar's Banquet present Calla and Celebration at Mezzanine

MezzanineSF — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:23:21 GMT

Live!
Friday, October 21st
Calla
Celebration
The Holy Kiss
$10 Limited Advance
www.ticketweb.com
Doors at 9pm
21 + Please

Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
SF, CA 94103
415.348.4625
www.mezzaninesf.com

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20 Minute Loop/Audio Out Send/John Askew (Tracker) 10/19

annie — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:05:41 GMT

Wednesday, October 19

20 Minute Loop
Audio Out Send
John Askew (Tracker)
9:00 pm
$8

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
San Francisco

www.20minuteloop.com
"20 Minute Loop is one of the more refreshing musical experiences I've had in months and months. Decline of Day practically begs for stupid music review fantasy hybrid-type descriptions. So here goes: say you've got XTC. Now subtract the TC, and pair the remainder of John Doe and Exene Cervenka with J. Robbins in a six-by-six cell haunted by Frank Black's muse, with only a Radiohead CD, a Flannery O'Connor novel, and occasional visits from the members of Seely to break the psychosis." --Pitchfork.com

www.audiooutsend.com
"...from fragile and scattered to dynamic and lush. A full, layered sound flows smoothly between destinations, with a variety of instrumental arrangemnets. Though not always direct in meaning, the songs maintain a level of honesty in their approach."

Www.trackermusic.com
"Tracker, the musical alias for John Askew, who trades his time between musician and label president, delivers a strikingly beautiful, stark collection of acoustic and light electric endowment with Polk, the band's latest. Late night, coffee-shop folk turned into rock with ambiance, Polk can at times be unsettling, remaining majestic the rest of the time. Askew, with the help of friends, creates a vibrant, if not modest album, one that has all the songwriting prowess and indie-rock flavor of some of the hottest bands, with twice the energy and creativeness."

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Take ur music to India !

parvez — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:44:49 GMT

Hi there, folks !

I am working on a plan to promote indie-artists and bands in India - through various channels like direct marketing & club representation, etc. I am mostly looking at direct sales for CDs (min. 1000 pieces) through a well-knit network of music lovers, which I am in the process of developing. Basically I am open to any genre - which sounds good but is not commercial and yes, eclectic - becoz Indian music lovers are opening to new sounds. We'll test market in Clubs & then sell to a captive database of music afficianados in major Indian metros. Anybody who has or knows someone with great music to share - and who wants to capture the big Indian market, pls reply to me with details. U can send me ur website, clips, bios etc on parvezagm23@yahoo.co.in

P.S: There are also offers for a few live gigs at select 5star hotels in the holiday (if u happen to be visiting India) season.

Looking to make a big musical bang with all u mates at Tribe !

Cheers
Parvez

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Mark Mallman/The Herms/Side on Sound 10/13

annie — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:03:05 GMT

Mark Mallman was my favorite SXSW act last year-- I can't believe he's actually in SF! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Thursday, October 13

Mark Mallman
The Herms
Side on Sound

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
San Francisco
Www.12galaxies.com
Advance tickets at
Www.virtuous.com

8$
9:00 pm

MARK MALLMAN
Badman recording artist that holds the world record for longest rock
song ever written, the 52.4 hour "Marathon 2".

"Minneapolis' own glam superstar has more heart than Interpol, less
pretense than Franz Ferdinand and a sense of retro that seems entirely
genuine and anything but simple nostalgia."
Www.allmusic.com
Www.markmallman.com

THE HERMS..."They make the familiar sound foreign, they spot out that
reflex mechanism of ours that yearns for nostalgia and they tap it
with a ball-peen hammer, and the sensation feels funny and natural.
The musicians' record collections include the Velvet Underground, the
Wedding Present, the usual suspects, but it's their talent to draw on
these influences without aping anyone in particular: That's what
separates the Herms from nearly every other band digging for gold in
the same long-barren hills of classic influences. Here's a band that
can remind you of great bands, and still be great in its own right."
Nate Cavalieri- SF Weekly
Www.theherms.com

Fronted by Avante-garde film maker, Kean Levreault, Side on Sound has
a rock n' roll edge, with indie hooks. Driving bass lines, cave-man
drums, noisy guitars with sweet undertones, and aggressive vocals
round out songs about living in the big city. "Making Fun of
Prostitutes" and "Plunging Neckline" are the quirky, esthetic, rock n'
roll side of Side on Sound. The shows are more rock than pop. The
band consists of former members of The Cave In's, Delta Song, Corduroy
Confession, and others. Recent shows with The Apes, Sky Pilots and
other local bands have introduced Side On Sound to the San Francisco
scene.
www.myspace.com/sideonsound

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Meric Long/n. Lannon/John Askew (Tracker) 10/20 in SF

annie — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:50:19 GMT

Thursday, October 20
Meric Long
n. Lannon
John Askew (Tracker)

@ The Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk St
Www.hemlocktavern.com

9:30 pm
$7

Www.myspace.com/mericlong
"...there is absolutely no doubt that this kid is the real deal. Almost a TWEEDY-like voice mixed with melodies as gorgeous as anything CROSBY, STILLS & NASH every put together, this one immediately feels familiar." Larry Little/Future Sounds

Www.nlannon.com
SF Weekly Best Folktronica Artis
"The San Francisco-based artist (who's also the guitarist in local noise-pop band Film School) makes folk and electronic music sound that much better by putting them together. His gauzy synthesizers and pitter-pattering drum machines make his delicate guitar-strumming and reedy voice more complex, while the acoustic instrumentation adds an earthy texture to his computerized concoctions. To top things off, Lannon writes thoughtful, melancholy lyrics -- similar to what Elliott Smith might've come up with if he'd discovered Paxil and a drum machine instead of the sharp end of a knife."

Www.trackermusic.com
"Tracker, the musical alias for John Askew, who trades his time between musician and label president, delivers a strikingly beautiful, stark collection of acoustic and light electric endowment with Polk, the band's latest. Late night, coffee-shop folk turned into rock with ambiance, Polk can at times be unsettling, remaining majestic the rest of the time. Askew, with the help of friends, creates a vibrant, if not modest album, one that has all the songwriting prowess and indie-rock flavor of some of the hottest bands, with twice the energy and creativeness."

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Earlimart, The Joggers @ Spaceland, 10/7

spacelandproductions — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:05:32 GMT

21+

Earlimart (www.earlimartmusic.com)
The Joggers (www.thejoggers.com)

Buy tickets: ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=detail&event=628017

There's absolutely nothing on these Californians' third...album...that you haven't heard before on a hundred indie discs. Languid strum patterns, spooky pianos, shimmery arpeggios, distant e-bows sawing away under half-whispered, heavy-lidded vocals-- it's all there. But it's better than you might think...The reason it all works? Texture. Aaron Espinoza pays more attention to texture than just about anyone out there twiddling the proverbial knobs...Every instrument on "Everyone Down Here" sounds warm, yet weird: hearing a simple tremolo on a guitar lick is, somehow, a revelation. Even the tape hiss that haunts the first and last several seconds of each song is somehow rendered pleasant, like a handful of sand oozing between your fingers.

Listen to Earlimart (www.myspace.com/earlimart
Listen to The Joggers (www.myspace.com/thejoggers)

For more information:
www.myspace.com/clubspaceland
www.ticketweb.com

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Giveaway to see Electrocute @ Spaceland (LA), 10/1

spacelandproductions — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:07:32 GMT

21+
Spaceland (1717 Silver Lake Blvd, LA, 90026)
clubspaceland.com

Electrocute (electrocute.de)
Hey Willpower (heywillpowermusic.com)
The Occasion (theoccasion.org)

Buy tickets: ticketweb.com

ELECTROCUTE: Stripped down rock n roll made on whatever machines or weird electronics the duo dug up in their cramped studio…''all brought together with a barrage of edgy guitar riffs, sassy lyrics brimming with sarcastic wit, and further compacted with a catchy charm that will delight the pop hook slut in anyone.

Trivia Question: What is the name of Electrocute’s producer?
Hint: He has also worked with Beck and Ladytron.

Email your answer along with your first and last name to contest@spaceland.tv by noon on Friday, September 30. Enter “Electrocute giveaway” in the subject line. The 2nd and 5th person with the correct answer will win a pair of tickets to the show.

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah/ The National in Vancouver

shonna — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:09:05 GMT

anyone going to this show? i'm so super excited.

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Babyland/The Mass/Plot to Blow Up The Eiffel Tower/Spacehorse 10/1

annie — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:52:42 GMT

Saturday, October 1

Babyland
The Mass (cd release party!)
Plot To Blow Up The Eifel Tower
Spacehorse (Ex. Clikitat/Camera
Obscura)

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
Www.12galaxies.com

All ages

$8 advance/$10 door
Www.virtuos.com

"Babyland continue the fight! After twelve years Babyland have refused to give in - instead opting to step back, raise the bar and produce new material that attacks pop music with their unrivaled electronic junk punk voice."
Dependant- Denmark
http://www.babyland.info

THE MASS
"Black/Death/Thrash/Jazz Metal? Is that too much? You have to hear this band to tell me...what kind of music is this? It fucking ROCKS, I know that much! "The Mass" hails from Oakland, California and their 2nd CD, "Perfect Picture Of Wisdom And Boldness" further refines one of the most original sounding "Metal" genre's I've heard in a while.

The texture can almost be tasted along with the unexpected jazziness sprinkled throughout, almost random, definitely eclectic. This stuff weaves and crawls, then pounces on it's willing victims and shreds them apart. It's dark...it's brutal...and it's kind of creepy, I like it."
Metal Coven
Www.themass.us

PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER
"And it’s a righteous racket, coming off like Chicago’s Joan of Arc on ketamin. Imagine, if you will, Tim Kinsella and co revelling in a glorious drugs-fuelled bacchanalia of ear-wrestling dissonance, these proud experimentalists intoxicated with a raw sexual energy that sees them savagely attacking their instruments, choking saxophones of their beloved jazz and strangling the piano of it’s classical roots with a blasphemous atonal beating..."

SPACEHORSE
"San Diego-based hardcore outfit comprised of SCOTT (CLIKITAT IKATOWI, HEROIN), MATT (HEROIN), RUSSELL (CAMERA OBSCURA, CHAMPAGNE KISS), and ADAM (ESTRANGED). Burning fast hardcore in the vein of Double O, Die Kreuzen, Battalion of Saints, Articles of Faith, and the Offenders, with a dash of modern HC, and some trippy effects thrown in as well."
Www.midheaven.com
http://www.thechampagnekiss.com/spacehorse/sh-index.html
Www.myspace.com/spacehorse

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Now is your chance to get the first copies of Organum's EP!!! Please go to music and listen to the songs in the Vote category and post your favorite in the guest book. Fisrt 20 voters get a free Organ

organum — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:27:27 GMT

Now is your chance to get the first copies of Organum's EP!!! Please go to music and listen to the songs in the Vote category and post your favorite in the guest book. Fisrt 20 voters get a free Organum CD complete with jewel case and inserts.

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RIP, RFTC

Beeef — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:35:49 GMT

http://www.rftc.com

Rocket From The Crypt's Farewell Show

On Halloween night in San Diego, Rocket from the Crypt will be playing our farewell show. After 16 years of scars and ear damage all in the name of spreading goodwill and the Rock N Roll doctrine, we will take the stage for the last time on our favorite day of the year. We know that it is very difficult for those around the world to be with us for this celebration, but we invite all that have been a part of this awesome ride to come out one more time and give it up for the band. We will offer those that have supported and fueled us the first opportunity to purchase tickets. The show is taking place in a hotel ballroom and room packages will be offered with the tickets if you desire. There is a limited number of these discounted room/ticket packages available. There will be five ticket options. 1. Ticket only, 2. Room with 1 ticket, 3. Room with 2 tickets, 4. Room with 3 tickets, 5. Room with 4 tickets. The show is unfortunately 21 and up only as there will be rampant live!r-defying consumption. The rest of the info is below.

Rocket From The Crypt's last show
Monday, October 31 2005
Westin Horton Plaza Grand Ballroom (910 Broadway Circle . San Diego, CA)
21 and up
Other bands TBA

Fan pre-sale: Friday, September 9, 2005 at 12:00 pm (PST) at www.casbahmusic.com This presale will only last until Sunday night (September 11) before they are open to everyone else!! Ticket options and prices (We apologize for the cost, expenses are high):

$30.00 advance ticket only
$165.00 Room with one ticket (Hotel tax is not included in this price)
$25.00 each additional ticket with room. Up to four tickets may be purchased with room package.

This option is only available until October 1, 2005!

Rocket tattoos will be accommodated for the show admission only BUT we need to know if you are planning to attend. If you are already a member of Speedo.s Army please email speedosarmy@hotmail.com and RSVP.

You must RSVP by October 1st.
Once you RSVP you must be admitted in the show by 8:30 or your spot will taken by someone else. We want to insure that we accommodate as many people as possible.

Thanks and I hope to see you there,

Speedo AKA Swami AKA John Anthony Reis, Jr. III

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Continental/The Decoration/Carta 9-21 @ 12 G's

annie — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:00:36 GMT

Wednesday 9/21/05

CONTINENTAL
THE DECORATION
CARTA

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
San Francisco

9:00 pm
$8.00

CONTINENTAL
"Sunny days and blue skies are not just for summer. San Francisco's Continental offer a warmth that could raise the temperature on even the coldest winter day. What Was Gained From What Was Lost is the perfect amalgamation of atmospheric guitars and soothing beats."
Chart Attack
www.thecontinentalwebsite.com

THE DECORATION
“While a fair amount of Spiritualized’s make-music-to-take-drugs-to-make music-to ethos runs through Quiet Games for Hot Weather, The Decoration’s space-ready rock is more shy, more urgent than simple stonerdom would call for.”
CMJ
www.thedecoration.net

CARTA
A studio project for most of 2003/4 that has involved a variety of Bay Area musicians including members of Charles Atlas, Sanchez, Dart, Communique, Speedboat, and Scuba (from Boston), Carta's lineup solidified in 2005 as an instrumental quartet capable of playing live. Delicate rhodes tones, delayed guitars, explosive drums; the band has now been joined by Sarah Bell on keyboards, melodica, and vocals. Often accompanied live by films of a desolate and nostalgic nature. Carta's album "Silence Speaks Your Name" will be released next year.
http://www.49milescenicdrive.com

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www.theorganum.com Proudly Presents "Here Without A Clue" Organum's newest release.

organum — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:27:45 GMT

www.theorganum.com Proudly Presents "Here Without A Clue" Organum's newest release. Please go check it out, you don't want to miss it!

Take a hit and pass it on!

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Drunk Horse/Pearls and Brass/Alaska!/The Stones 9/10 @ 12 G's

annie — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:09:15 GMT

9/10/05

Drunk Horse
Pearls and Brass
Alaska!
The Stones

@ The 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
$8
9:00 pm

"Drunk Horse aren't afraid of a tasty riff or two. Hell no. Fuzzed up slide guitar? It's here pricking up the hairs on the back of your neck on track 1. Extended twin lead lines? Pretty much every tune gleefully breaks out some Skynyrd/Lizzy guitar solo-ing."
At Rocker
www.drunkhorse.com

"What we have is superbluesy Drunk Horse-style hard rock. With a barrage of slithering guitar riffs that rivals the hyperactivity of the best Eyehategod stuff and a vocal style that sounds like a more sedate version of the guy who sang for Cactus..."
Mike McGuirk
www.pearlsandbrass.com

"Alaska! is an indie-rock supergroup of sorts, featuring the talents of Imaad Wasif (lowercase), Russ Pollard (Sebadoh) and Lesley Ishino (Red Aunts). Wasif's vocals may be reminiscent of Echo and the Bunnymen's Ian McCulloch, and his fretwork call to mind that of Bob Mould, but his music remains stubbornly his own."
Splendid
www.yukongold.com

http://www.myspace.com/thestones

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50 Ft. Wave/Vervein/Meric Long 9/8 @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:42:20 GMT

Thurs September 8, 2005

50 Ft. Wave
Vervein
Meric Long
@ 12 Galaxies San Francisco
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
Www.12galaxies.com
9:00 pm
$10.00 door/advance
Www.virtuous.com

"Kristen Hersh is something of a musical legend. Having formed her first band, the Throwing Muses, at the tender age of 19, she spent the best part of a decade traversing the American underground scene helping to forge, along with label mates The Pixies and The Breeders, the seminal sounds of '80s indie rock. In the years following the band's demise, five beautifully crafted acoustic albums were recorded in which the ghosts of Kristin's mental illness were exorcised with candid admission. In 50 Ft Wave the guitars are plugged back in but the intensity prevails. Despite each members' previous credentials, 50 Foot Wave are most definitely their own band. Sure, Throwing Muses hinted at the harder edge of alternative music, but this band are more thrashy, more up-tempo and, essentially, more electrifying."
BBC
Www.throwingmusic.com

"Joining the list of bands proving that girls can rock as hard (if not harder) than boys are Vervein, an indie rock quartet whose sound is simultaneously dreamy and hard-edged (think Azure Ray meets the Breeders). On their 2003 debut, Vast Low Cities (Angrymoose), the San Francisco band communicate a dark, confident sexiness. The resonating guitars and unabashed, smoky vocals are delicate yet brazen, like a beautiful, exotic flower that also happens to be carnivorous. Set to release a follow-up album this fall, Vervein are poised to give new meaning to (dare we say it?) girl power."
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Www.vervein.com

"...there is absolutely no doubt that this kid is the real deal. Almost a TWEEDY-like voice mixed with melodies as gorgeous as anything CROSBY, STILLS & NASH every put together, this one immediately feels familiar."
Larry Little/Future Sounds
Www.myspace.com/mericlong

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fairechild/scrabbel/this union standard tonight @ the g's

annie — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:05:36 GMT

Wed, August 10

Fairechild (ex Beachwoord Sparks)
Scrabbel (#Poundsign#, Aisler's Set)
This Union Standard
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com <www.12galaxies.com>
9:00 pm
$8.00

"The tones of Fairechild may be rooted in the soul of vintage California, but their songs will send you out to the cosmos on waves of unforgettable melodies that sometimes seem to recall Carnival Of Light-era RIDE, mixed with the romantic tension and dreamlike textures found in some early Fairport Convention records. The moment you think that they remind you of Papa John Phillips or Fleetwood Mac, they'll do something that reminds you more of Neil Young, Big Star or The Pretenders. But Fairechild's true magic happens when you can hear their own sound come to life. The chemistry between singer/violin player Elisa Randazzo and singer/guitar player Josh Schwartz is the stuff that makes timeless recordings.

Randazzo is the daughter of hit makers Teddy Randazzo and Victoria Pike. If you've ever heard the Zombies' version of her father's "Goin' Out Of My Head" you already know where part of her musical heart comes from. She has played and recorded with a diverse amalgamation of artists such as Spiritualized, The Red Krayola and Tim Burgess of the Charlatans (to name a few).

Her partner in crime and time is one of the most stellar guitar players, talented songwriters and upcoming producers in the greater Los Angeles area. Schwartz cut his teeth in Further (one of only two American bands to be signed to Alan McGee's Creation Records) before playing with an early incarnation of Sub Pop recording artists, Beachwood Sparks--leaving them to join forces with Randazzo. You may have seen his name in various album liner notes as he has played and recorded for bands like Maverick recording artists, The Shore, and Tim Burgess from Manchester's Charlatans (including opening for the Rolling Stones with Burgess' band) among many others. But like many sought after musicians; Schwartz saves his best music for his own band.

The songs here are dreamy, backlit, hayseed swirls of lovelorn escapism. Cascading melodies, spiraling string arrangements and toneful guitar notes roll out like curling waves under intertwining male/female vocal harmonies that dance under desert stars like the spirits of two outland lovers.
mp3's @ www.cdbaby.com/cd/fairechild <www.cdbaby.com/cd/fairechild>
www.fairechild.net/ <www.fairechild.net/>

"These two pals of the Aislers Set (actually Dan Lee is the new keyboardist for the 'Set, while Becky Baron can also be found behind the drumkit for the band #Poundsign#) fit well alongside A.S., exuding a youthful sing-song air that also made me think of a less hyper, acoustic Apples In Stereo - perhaps in part due to their girl/boy buttercream icing vocals and strummy guitars. However, they do throw their own tasty twists and shimmies in there: a mellow loungey organ melody, a lo-fi drum machine beat, an assortment of kitschy samples and various other noisemakers (horns and kazoos!). Delightful."
Aquarius Records(SF)
www.scrabbel.org <www.scrabbel.org>

"This Union Standard is a five piece easy listening band from San Francisco that comprises members of Madera Road, Walking Songs, SERVR. Employing guitars, bass, electric piano, violin, moog synthesizer and drums, they employ pop "hooks" and Laurel Canyon "styled" harmony in their muscial "compostions." Sure to be on everyone's "lips" this "season."
www.thisunionstandard.com/ <www.thisunionstandard.com/>
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Radio Vago/9 Red Sun/Diamonds Under Fire/Brian Glaze Tonight!

annie — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:59:55 GMT

8/2/05

Radio Vago
9 Red Sun
Diamonds Under Fire
Brian Glaze (Brian Jonestown Massacre)
$8.00
9:00 pm
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com

"Radio Vago was originally formed in Los Angeles as Radio Vagobond before changing its name. The band has released one EP and has been featured on compilations. In 2004 they parted ways with former singer Adrienne Pearson who was replaced by Mire Molnar. The band is currently recording its first full-length studio LP which is being produced by Omar Rodriguez of experimental rock band The Mars Volta."
www.answers.com

"After two years on the LA scene, synth-pop rockers Radio Vago have become local darlings, recognized by LA Weekly readers as one of the city’s best new artists of 2002. Their five-song debut EP offers the rest of the world a taste of the atmospheric art rock churned up by these five punkish divas. Outfitted with everything from theremin melodies to buzzing guitar hooks, they ooze late-night menace in songs about spirits and screaming cities. Spiking the postured diffidence of post-punk new-wave classicists like Joy Division..."
Boston Phoenix
www.radiovago.com

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"9 Red Sun is known for their soaring melodies, catchy hooks, clever lyrics, and energetic live show. Their music is a blend of pop, rock, new wave, and lilting harmonies. Think Blondie with Foo Fighters' guitars and The Beatles' harmonies. Lead singer Natalia Bortolotti is a combination of Chrissie Hynde's attitude, Debbie Harry's style, Sarah McLachlan's emotive range, and Alanis Morrissette's intensity.

9 Red Sun was formed in early 2004, by Natalia and guitarist, Steve Sicular. They shared a profound musical chemistry, which lead to prolific songwriting. With the addition of Kaitlin McGaw on keys and harmony vocals, Takeshi Hiraoka on bass, and Terry Thompson on drums, they developed their unique signature sound.

Songwriting is a major focus of 9 Red Sun, earning them awards from VH1 Song of the Year, John Lennon Song Contest and Billboard Song Contest, among many others. Their songs have also been featured in film and television, including One Tree Hill, Smallville, and The OC. (bio)
www.9redsun.com

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"A female fronted band from Los Angeles, CA influenced by everything from 90's rock to post hard core.."
www.diamondsunderfire.com
http://www.myspace.com/diamondsunderfire

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Brian Jonestown Massacre drummer Brian Glaze sets out on his own. Look for his record very soon via Birdman. "Birdman Announces the Signing of Brian Glaze! The new record will be mastered soon and available by summer."

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Meric Long/Leyna Noel Tonight!

annie — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:10:18 GMT

7/31
Meric Long
Leyna Noel
8:00 pm
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 22nd
www.ritespotcafe.net
Free (donation to musicians)

"Almost a TWEEDY-like voice mixed with melodies as gorgeous as
anything CROSBY, STILLS & NASH every put together, this one
immediately feels familiar."
Future Sounds/Larry Little
www.mericlong.com
www.myspace.com/mericlong

Song by song, Leyna Noel mourns the smallness of family, the
distance and death that keeps her dusty matriarchs and patriarchs
away. Her music is the cleanest way for her to find the lost and
hold the far away. The solace she finds in singing, so do her
audiences in listening. Following an April performance, one woman
responded with a single word: incantatory.
http://myspace.com/leynanoel
(do listen to the song here called orphantine!)

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Knife and Fork/Vervein/The Great Auk Tonight!

annie — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:19:10 GMT

7/26
Knife and Fork
Vervein
The Great Auk
@ 12 Galaxies
9:00 pm
$7.00

kNIFE & fORK is a soundtrack for dreams, rife with symphonic
textures, rhythm, dissonance and distortion, saturated in ethereal
vocal melody and harmony. [This band is made up of current members
of Waycross, Ovarian Trolley, The Hallflowers former members of the
Pixies, PJ Harvey, Pere Ubu, Bedlam Rovers, and many more]
www.knifeandforkmusic.com

Likened to Galaxie 500, the Breeders and Mazzy Star, Vervein creates
filigreed textures that may unfold into
expansive orchestral washes, descend to brooding dirges or unwind
into dreamy, introspective spaces.
www.vervein.com

The Great Auk (bandis musicas) A known living pair that nests year
round in the Bay Area. Living on a sparse diet of guitar, violin,
and vocal harmonies, GA musicas has a distinctive call, and
regurgitates songs about skin, bone, eggs, paradox, love, dressing
gowns, and canoes. The Great Auk = Carrie Bradley + Bernie Jungle:
Past Lives include: Ed's Redeeming Qualities, The Earl Rays, The
Buckets, Warm Wires, 100 Watt Smile, Satan's Rebel, Timid Fiddle,
and The Breeders

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What's Making Noise

kevinknapp — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:49:43 GMT

Hello All,

I'm an indie rock enthusiast who, for the time being, is investing all of my music research energy in attaining a substantial house music education (I'm a DJ in Sf now, there is just as much to learn as in the indie rock scene... long story). Anyway, I'm wondering what's out that's really making noise in the indie scene right now.

Some of my personal fave's are: Braid, Las Savy Fav, Kings of Convienience, Helium, Pretty Girls make Graves, The Walkmen, Single Frame, TV on the Radio, the Elephant 6 (most of it), At the Drive in (the mars volta). bloc Party, and I just picked up the fiery Furnaces (the EP and Blueberry boat, both of these cd's are disgusting [in a good way])

I used to be able to fish for new shite myself. These days however House music takes up all my time and money so......

let me know who you think is puttin' out dope tunes right now. I'd appreciate it and I'll structure future puchases accordingly =)

K

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Big Bend/Lesser Lights/Helene Renaut @ 12 Galaxies tonight

annie — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:29:08 GMT

7/19/05

Big Bend
Lesser Lights
Helene Renault (Beam)
9:00 pm
$7.00
@ 12 Galaxies tonight!
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
San Francisco
www.12galaxies.com

Big Bend, the San Francisco based three piece, make the unlikely marriage of off-kilter cinematic soundscapes and soulful, pop melodies. You could say these recent SF transplants are seasoned indie rockers. With Nick Pellicciotto on drums from Touch and Go's New Wet Kojak, Sioban Dixon on vocals from Revelation Record's Chinchilla and Martin Webb on guitar from Sheffield, England, they know how to tweak their instruments and make heartbreaking soundtracks perfect for a long drive through the desert.
www.bigbendmusic.com

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With influences like Townes VanZandt, Calexico, The Band, Neutral Milk Hotel how could this band go wrong? Check out sound clips @
www.myspace.com/lesserlights

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Beam is led by French ex-patriate Helene Renaut, a music major from Brittany. Determined to escape the gloom of her hometown, she busked gypsy songs on the violin to finance a move to San Francisco in 1995. After gradually becoming a fixture on the emerging solo acoustic scene here, Helene was ready to branch out and form a band. For the past 3 years, Beam has been paying homage to the darkly psychedelic folk-pop of the late-sixties with enough originality to pull it off without sounding 'retro' or 'retreaded.'

Beam's songs are full of complex, brooding melodies and gentle psychedelia, but like many classic songwriters, Helene also understands the payoff of a good hook. Singing mostly in English, she tells her stories of love, loss, and renewed hope in a voice that is world-weary and yet still recklessly naive.
http://www.sallycansing.com/bio.htm

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Free Show In The Park!

TheFloatingCorpses — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:05:51 GMT

The Freak Mafia, bent on such notions as Glamorous Anarchy
and Keeping it Surreal, present a FREE show for all-
Punk,Rn'R,Nowave,and other alien noises occur @Potrero Del Sol
Park (Potrero Ave btw. 25/26th sts.) 3-7pm 5 bands:
Vomica
The Floating Corpses
Wealthy Whore Entertainment
Gypsy
Master Moth

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Penelope Houston/Pat Johnson/Leyna Noel 7/13 @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:14:26 GMT

Wednesday, July 13

Penelope Houston
Pat Johnson
Leyna Noel

@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:00 pm
$8.00

"You may know Penelope Houston as the fierce teenage singer/lyricist of San Francisco's seminal late 70's punk band The Avengers, or as the “Queen of Folk-Rock” (as she was called in Germany during the early 1990's). Perhaps you've checked out her various award-winning pop/rock excursions during her tenure on Warner Brothers/Reprise just a few years ago. But now, on her first studio album in 5 years, Penelope is back with longtime guitarist and songwriting collaborator Pat Johnson to present their new album The Pale Green Girl.

On these new recordings Penelope explores a few different sonic directions. Long gone is the acoustic guitar/mandolin/string bass ensemble now replaced by electric guitar/garage-organ and piano. The plugged-in instrumention compliments the darker themes in her songwriting and more complex arrangements overall. The songs are pop-influenced, but are not the sweeter pop themes of Penelope's previous releases. There's a broader range of influences being brought in this time around."
www.penelope.net

"Pat Johnson has been writing, recording, and performing his own remarkable style of music since the early 1990s. His first release, under the name Wellsprings of Hope, teamed him with such diverse musical icons as Chris Cacavas (Green On Red), Ralph Carney (Tom Waits) and Penelope Houston (Avengers). Pre-dating the Alt Country movement by several years, Pat's songs for the Wellsprings ran the gamut from rustic and rowdy to smooth and soulful. The british magazine Bucketful of Brains commented that The Wellsprings of Hope "Phonograph" CD "drilled down into the bedrock source of American roots music, far below the fickle roots of fashion…'" and the Guardian's Kurt Wolff wrote that Johnson "has red-dirt country and roots-rock blood pumping through his veins."
http://www.therealpatjohnson.com/

"Leyna Noel’s songs, parented as they are by the triad of instruments at her fingertips. The piano became her sweetheart at the age of seven—she played the pots and pans before that—guitar at thirteen; a dear friend brought her a cello for her twentieth birthday. A writer girl with a Sleater-Kinney heart, as a teenager Noel channeled her music-making impulse into writing poems and a zine called Moon Swings. Her songs retain a literary flavor; only now the musician in her seeks the essence that provokes the song. And verbalizes it."
http://myspace.com/leynanoel

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THIS WEEK'S ORGAN

SeanOrgan — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:10:28 GMT

ISSUE 124 of the online version of ORGAN is mostly a live reviews thing featuring....

Album of the week - GREENSPACE

NEW ORDER, THE BRAVERY, FISCHER SPOONER, MOBY, HARD-FI - Wireless Festival, London

HIGH ON FIRE - Scala, London

M.I.A, LADY SOV - Wireless Festival, London

KEANE, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, THE ENGINEERS, THE BLUE VAN, SPECIAL NEEDS, SECRET MACHINES, RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, SUPERGRASS - Wireless Festival, London

TWENTYSIXFEET, JO ZITLINE, SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT, OCTOBER ALL OVER - London Marquee

GREEN DAY, HARD-FI, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, JIMMY EAT WORLD - Milton Keynes Bowl

MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE, DREAMING OF NEW ANIMALS, THE ADAM SEED, SPINOFFS - Portsmouth

SEAN O (London. UK) / Marcia X (Oakland, California)

www.organart.com - the online home of ORGAN magazine and ORG Records

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Wednesday Fun ^_^

kevinknapp — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:56:00 GMT

okay, to keep things fresh i'm wondering:

1. what are the 2 bands in your ipod/discman/car(home)stereo NEW or OLD that your really feelin' TODAY.

2. What's a band you kinda dig tht your indie friends would prollycontemplate disowning you for supporting?

I call this excercise 2 studs and a dud.

1. Today I'm feelin' Pavement (Slanted & Enchanted), and The Mars Volta

2. I H8 to say it but I am now officially a gorrillaz fan. Dan the Automator (the producer) is an east bay kid whose done lots to fuse electronic beats and hip hop. He also produced Del Tron 30/30 which I think is the best effort to combine the genres to date. Also the singer is from blur so.... me likey.

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Pitchfork Intonation Music Fest in Chicago July 16-17

Beeef — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:36:26 GMT

>> Saturday, July 16:
1:00 Head of Femur
1:30 Pelican
2:00 The M's
2:45 A.C. Newman
3:30 Magnolia Electric Co.
4:30 Four Tet
5:30 Broken Social Scene
6:30 The Go! Team
7:20 Prefuse 73
8:00 Death From Above 1979
9:00 Tortoise

DJ Stage-presented by Biz3
3:30 Laurent from Pelican
5:30 Will Oldham/Jean Grae
7:30 Will Oldham/Jean Grae

>> Sunday, July 17:
1:00 Thunderbirds Are Now!
1:30 Dungen
2:00 Xiu Xiu
2:45 Out Hud
3:30 The Hold Steady
4:30 Andrew Bird
5:30 Deerhoof
6:30 The Wrens
7:30 Les Savy Fav
8:30 The Decemberists

DJ Stage-presented by Biz3
3:30 Reine from Dungen
5:30 El-P
7:30 Diplo

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The Rum Diary/20 Minute Loop/Ilya @ 12 Galaxies Friday

annie — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:27:39 GMT

Friday, July 2
The Rum Diary
20 Minute Loop
Ilya
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
doors at 8:00 pm
show at 10:00
$8.00 door/advanced
www.virtuous.com

"This Northern California quartet likes to confound expectations. But despite the fancy rhythmic shifts and excursions into wind and space, this is at heart a group playing very strong, impressionist pop music with an emphasis on hypnotic guitar riffs and forlorn melodies."
Rolling Stone

"The California quartet weld together a hearty helping of of double percussion with deep swathes of melodious bass guitar, atmospheric guitars and keyboards, and gentle male vocals to create impressionistic indie rock of epic proportions. Like the groups to which they are most often compared - Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Three Mile Pilot, Pinback, Tristeza, etc..."
The Big Take Over

www.therumdiary.net
www.myspace.com/therumdiary

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"Greg Giles is a magnificently off-kilter songwriter, both musically and lyrically; he traffics in abrupt shifts, enigmatic abstractions and observational snapshots. Like Stephen Malkmus, he is a peculiar spokesman for an endlessly curious world, one who prods listeners to bust out of their tired indie-rock complacency. And then there’s Kelly Atkins. The specters of death and lost love skulk around in her songs and, fittingly, she can sing as though her life hangs in the balance. There’s a soothing sweetness to her harmonies, making it all the more powerful when she unleashes and wails. Clearly, the definitive piece of 20 Minute Loop’s sound is the interplay between Giles and Atkins. While sharing lead vocals across gender lines has become commonplace, it’s rare for the voices to be both so complementary and so idiosyncratic. Despite some weighty subject matter, these are never ponderous songs. In fact, the band has never sounded so accessible."
Artists Direct
www.20minuteloop.com
www.myspace.com/20minuteloop

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"Sometimes the softest touch can pierce deeper than the hardest pressure. Like a never-ceasing drizzle chilling your skin, it’s impossible to ignore the unyielding power behind the tender-but-insistent energy of Ilya. On Poise Is The Greater Architect, their debut full-length, they lay out soft energy reminiscent of Björk, minus the skittish neuroses and hyper-balladry that have occasionally derailed her recent work. Instead, Ilya comes quiet and straightforward. A tinkling piano meanders gracefully though the background, juxtaposing the natural tensions found in the progression of low-key guitar hums and occasional trip-hop beats. With hardly a waver in the crystalline vocals of Blanca Rojas, they bring deep-rooted intensity out of the darkness and moody ambience of their downbeat shoegazer pop. Never too loud to be threatening, but just loud enough to make the hairs on your arm stand on end.."
CMJ
www.ilyamusic.com

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Meric Long tonight! Continuous Peasant (ex silver jews) cd release tonight!

annie — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:11:14 GMT

Wednesday, June 30
TONIGHT!

Continuous Peasant [Ex Silver Jews]
Fear of the Outdoors
Meric Long (first at 9:00- come early!)

@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:00 pm
$7.00

Continuous Peasant
"Records by the Silver Jews, its associated bands, and its/their offshoots could surely constitute a substantial proportion of any indie-rock fan's music collection. This is a familiar condition in the world of independent music, of course, with a number of artists capable of being titled the Kevin Bacon of indie-rock, what with the side-projects, collaborations, and splits so abundant in the this sector of the musical world. Though Chris Stroffolino may not be anyone's number one pick for the Bacon title, he, too, has some history to back him up, most notably his time spent with the Silver Jews, though he's also played with Rising Shotgun and Hudson Bell. And now, like so many ex-members of the music world's beloved bands, he's fronting his own outfit.
Good Forks Records
www.continuouspeasant.com

Fear of the Outdoors
"foto makes pretty songs with jangly guitars, punchy drums, and dual vocals. some are quiet, some are loud, all are original. members of: century schoolbook, giant haystacks, the nervous breakdowns, nasturtiums. debut album, *bedroom exile*, forthcoming."
http://www.myspace.com/fearoftheoutdoors

Meric Long
FOLKTRONICA? INDIE-FOLK? There is no precise genre for Meric Long's reflective and intensely personal songs... but his are the songs that draw you in and insist that you listen. While the delivery and feel of Meric's songs is tender, his songs convey an underlining hint of frustration, anger, confusion which makes each song genuine and from, to and for the heart. Meric's beautifully sorrowful vocals ride smoothly on intricate finger picking and his skill in song crafting makes 24 year old Meric Long a talent to keep both eyes open for. [SOUTH]
www.myspace.com/mericlong
www.mericlong.com

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SUCCESS!

Reactor — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:53:33 GMT

You too can be happy, prosperous and successful with the opposite sex!!!

Simply download 'Emotional Pornography' by ReactoR and your life will be miraculously transformed into one long party!

Your friends will be jealous - they may even try to take your ReactoR album away from you. Do not worry. This is perfectly natural and they will soon have their own copy.

Waste no time. Change your life TODAY!

Clips:
www.realfeel.freeuk.com/music/feelingtheloveclip.mp3
www.realfeel.freeuk.com/music/promisesclip.mp3
www.realfeel.freeuk.com/music/electricloveclip.mp3

www.reactorsite.com

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KOC

kevinknapp — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:27:22 GMT

I'm sorry, but these guyz kick ass!

click on the song that says I'd rather dance with you ;)

http://music.yahoo.com/ar-296662-videos--Kings-Of-Convenience

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THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE ADDED TO DOWNLOAD

SeanOrgan — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:15:24 GMT

THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE ADDED TO DOWNLOAD

THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE will be opening the Second Stage (Snickers) at Download (UK) on Saturday 11th June, on stage at 11am - so mind your ears and watch your hangovers! This is some kind of last minute edition to the bill for any of you suckers fool enough to pay the rip-off Download prices when you'd be far better off waiting for the BUKANDSKIT festival in Reading next week. You still have time to grab that debut Three Children single that we put out here on ORG, don't leave it too much longer, you can get it for £2.00 including P&P right now, pretty soon it's be £30.00 a go on E.bay......

Next on ORG we have LEISUR HIVE and THE GOD DAMN WHORES and SPIRRITWO -

Stimulator's delicious 1978 meets 2005 horny girl-fronted new wave synth pop hit the shops and streets last Monday - they're off on a US tour with Duran Duran.....
.
LEISUR::HIVE - "Sean, Just wanted to let you know that the single has now been mastered.. Doug's sending me the master in the post so I should have it in a day or two. Here's what we decided on for the track listing" Dan - thank you Dan.... here we go, this is one is extra exciting

TRACKS

1: On Sectional Pad
2: Interior; Hungry 2005 (a re-recording of an old song)
3: Applicant Seed (we always play this live and it was originally going to be on the album - but we've only recently finished recording it)
4: Neck Decision
5: On Sectional Pad - Legions Of Partisans Mix. (a deeply horrible
sounding remix by The Penalty For Harbouring Partisans. It's 37 minutes long!)

More from ORG RECORDS -

http://www.organart.com - the online home of ORGAN magazine and ORG Records

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Love X Nowhere/The Decoration/Habit Forming Tonight

annie — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 16:57:36 GMT

Love X Nowhere
The Decoration (formerly Pinq- ex Film School)
Habit Forming
WEDNESDAY JUNE 1
@ 12 Galaxies
9:00 pm
$7.00

"SF locals The Love X Nowhere's debut 6-song ep begins with a cloud of swirly keyboards. Visions take shape of a shimmering space ship comin' in for landing, but as the hatch opens we're greeted with straightforward energetic pop rocks. This first song "Unworthy" is propelled by a driving beat and boyish vocal harmonies that sorta
reminded me of Sloan. From there things move back to the moodier, spacier and Pink Floyd-ier sound that was hinted at by those first few moments. Layers of trippy psych-folk-y acoustic and electric guitars with mellow male vocals."
Aquarius Records
www.thelovexnowhere.com

[a rare The Decoration appearance!!]
"While a fair amount of Spiritualized's make-music-to-take-drugs-to- make music-to ethos runs through Quiet Games for Hot Weather, The Decoration's space-ready rock is more shy, more urgent than simple stonerdom would call for."
Kristy Martin, CMJ New Music Report
www.thedecoration.net

"Habitforming's sound varies from slow, crawling, melodic overtones to raw, industrial strength noise crush. They use a melting pot of different textures, time signatures, silky grooves, vocal harmonies..."
[Habit Forming is under the same management as The Killers and locals Film School. Great band!]
mp3's----> www.habitformingmusic.com/albums.php

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lots of indie ROCK events this week... check my blog for the low down! -- annie

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Anton Barbeau/Dominic East [Our Lady of the Highway]/Dena Connelly [Giant Value] Tonight!

annie — Mon, 09 May 2005 16:16:25 GMT

5/9
Anton Barbeau
Dominic East [Our Lady of the Highway]
Dena Connolly [Giant Value] (plays first)
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 22nd
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm
FREE

"Anton Barbeau crafts one hell of a pop song. Be it an assignment for a songwriting class ("Dig My Pig") or a retelling of Roman Polaksni's Repulsion ("Jane too Soon"), Barbeau can go-go-go. The ditties are slight, some little more than two chords bouncing back and forth. The lyrics, too, are sweet and odd and tasty -- just the right mix to leave you singing along after only a listen or two. By no means do I intend to cast aspersions on simplicity. I love
simplicity. Some of my best friends are simple. And Barbeau knows that simple and pop are a potent mix. Barbeau's taking it back, doing it old-school. These are '60s style bubble gum pop songs like 1910 Fruitgum Company used to do."
Splendid E-Zine
www.antonbarbeau.com/

"Our Lady of the Highway's Dominic East writes unabashedly romantic songs. Mostly, he sings about the point when the romance has gone bad and you're left to lick your wounds and heal up for the next doomed love. In the hands of less-skilled bands, this kind of stuff sounds hackneyed and whiny, but Our Lady of the Highway breathes life into the same old lonely-hearts complaints.."
www.splendidezine.com
www.ourladyofthehighway.com

As front lady of local indie pop trio Giant Value, Dena Connelly stands on her toes, and plays with moxie. Solo, aka "Lesser Value," Dena plays guitar, piano and some ukulele; the songs are still tightly wound and full of hooks. Listen to this to be reminded that everything is eternally beautiful and all right.
www.giantvalue.net

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Indie Mp3 and interview site

niki — Thu, 05 May 2005 17:33:58 GMT

Check out Muisc for Unicorns: htttp://www.unicornrock.com

I have indie mp3s and interviews with awesome artist like: Euromotion, Toby Goodshank (moldy peaches) and upcoming: Jennifer Gentle

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Hard Place/Society of Rockets/Pillows Sunday, May 8th @ 12 G's

annie — Thu, 05 May 2005 16:53:25 GMT

Hard Place
Society of Rockets
Pillows
Sunday, May 8th
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.ritespotcafe.net
9:00 pm
$7.00

"Formed in San Francisco in late 2000, this power-pop trio consistently ratcheted up the hype meter until moving to LA in early 2003 to officially claim the title of “Courtney Love’s Least Favorite Band.” Like a genetic mutation of Queen, Devo, Joe Jackson and the Sparks, Hard Place seem to have an endless supply of rock solid hooks and earnestly sarcastic wit..." (bio Antenna Farms)
www.hardplacemusic.com

"Who knew so much rural melancholy could be brewing in a sweltering basement at 16th Street and Mission? Former members of the Shimmer Kids Underpop Association reorganized in June 2003 in a Mission District studio called "the Hole" to become the Society of Rockets, and far from being a formality, the name change signifies a move toward a more lucid and relaxed – albeit folky – sound on their debut, Sunset Homes. Though at times they sound like For Stars playing alt-country, as the album progresses you can feel SoR honing in on their own unique sound that doesn't fit comfortably into any category." (SFBG)
Society of Rockets

Their favorite color is bitter sweet. From the ashes of Oakland’s Run for Cover Lovers rises an urban folk, pop-like duo called Pillows. Jessica Cowley & Julia Shirar switch up the instrumentation to include a spare but driving mix of guitar, bass, drums, electronic gadgets and found instruments. The result is a sonic landscape that compliments and complains beneath lush harmonies and straight ahead gritty vocals. (bio)
www.pillowsmusic.com

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Who owns the music, you??

nathan — Sun, 01 May 2005 03:56:26 GMT

I'm part of a group looking at creating a new way for indie musicians to make a career from their music WITHOUT needing the big labels -- by helping the fans support the music beyond just being consumers.

It would really help us out if you'd take a moment to fill in an (anonymous) survey, so we can figure out if we're crazy or not:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=976401044637

Thanks!

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Fiery Furnaces Live

kevinknapp — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:22:03 GMT

So I went to their show last night, here in SF, and it was fookin' wonderful. it's funny because with some of the more *experimental" artists, sometimes the work can be hit or miss, or sometimes just off all together with regard to one's personal taste.

However, when a band comes a long that's not expierementing for the sake of doing so, but rather, taking you some someplace with inent that you've never gone then you've found something. I don't know what everyone else thinks but right now, for me, this band is doing it.

My good friend made a great post show statement last night he said. "Once you know they know what they're doing, you just trust them to take you someplace brilliant." That's exactly what they did.

for those questioning the bands brilliance, a lot of my comments are based on owning the EP exclusively. As I understand, Blueberry boat is somewhat less accessabile. I assume there was a lot of blueberry boat being played last though and it was all wonderful.

One last thing, I guess they tour as a four piece.

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Viva Voce/Argo/Nik Freitas Sunday @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:10:02 GMT

Viva Voce
Argo
Nik Freitas and the Headgates
Sunday, May 1st
9:00 pm
$7.00
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com

"Husband and wife team Kevin and Anita Robinson make bottom-heavy, dreamy tunes as Portland, Oregon duo Viva Voce, and they clearly enjoy themselves in the studio. On The Heat Can Melt Your Brain, the couple's third, they color their whispery melodies, club-ready grooves and understated social criticisms, with fuzzy distortions, washed-out backup vocals and a slew of other mixing board tricks. Along the way, the band sounds psychedelic and electronic (although they play instruments). There's an element of portent lurking within the songs, as the two sing in stark monotones that turn seemingly hopeful lines like "So happy today's the day, things will turn around," icy and ironic. And with songs (and song titles) like "Mixtape=Love," which casts inarticulate lovers failing to communicate, and "Free Nude Celebs," which is ultimately about hopelessness and loneliness, it seems that Viva Voce (Italian for "by word of mouth") achieve something greater than simple space jams: sharp, smart stoner rock."
(BENJAMIN FRIEDLAND) www.rollingstone.com
www.vivavoce.com

"Argo make atmospheric indie pop in the vein of My Bloody Valentine and their moody followers, yet they smartly stop short of endless spirals and manage a few catchy hooks here."
Seattle Weekly
www.argotheband.com

On his second album, former Thrasher shutterbug Nik Freitas builds off of the singer/ songwriter approach that fueled his well-received 2001 debut Here's Laughing at You. At its core, Heavy Mellow is an easily likable, thoughtfully crafted disc of late-era Beatles-inspired pop. And save for the lead guitar chores handled by his childhood friend Aaron Estes, the Visalia, California-bred Freitas does the rest. It's an impressive song cycle that benefits from soulful keyboard hooks and introspective lyrics. "Be Honest" channels classic Badfinger, "Cheaters" is fine indie-folk, and "Sentimental Life" is a pensive piano ballad for the ages. At just nine tunes, some could find fault with the brevity of Heavy Mellow, but it's a vital album from start to finish. JOHN D. LUERSSEN
www.rollingstone.com
www.nikfreitas.com

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Damon and Naomi with Kurihara/Colossel Yes/Chris Stroffolino/Hudson Bell TONIGHT!!!

annie — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:35:55 GMT

Damon and Naomi with Kurihara
Wednesday, April 27
San Francisco, CA
with Colossal Yes; Chris Stroffolino (spoken word)
and Hudson Bell
10$/12$ advance
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission Street @ 22nd
9:00 pm

"DAMON AND NAOMI met in Boston's Galaxie 500, kick-starting a whole school of Velvet Underground derived melancholia in the late 80's. Subsequently exploring the limits of riff-heavy psychedelia with Magic Hour, they've recorded extensively as a duo in late 60's West Coast singer-songwriter mode, and are lynchpins of an international community of like-minded musicians. The Earth Is Blue rekindles their partnership with the guitarist Michio Kurihara, of the Japanese acid-folk band Ghost, whose sensitive leads thread sinewy paths through unashamedly pretty songs..."
London Times
www.damonandnaomi.com

The COLOSSAL YES is one Utrillo W. Kushner. A positive force perhaps better known as the drum-clobbering spectacle behind local sweat mongers Comets on Fire, his unaccompanied ivory-tickling ways couldn't be more divergent from the band's extended blowouts. Inspired by the subdued sounds of early 70s piano-bound songwriters,
Kushner's gossamery meditations could be likened to the fragile songs of Robert Wyatt or maybe even Elton John's more delicate ballads. But if comparisons must be made, Kushner would probably prefer to first submit the progressive soft rock epics of heroes Procol Harum as his divine inspiration.

CHRIS STROFFOLINO [The Silver Jews/Continuous Peasant] is the author of three books of poetry, including Speculative Primitive (2004), as well as several chapbooks, most recently Scratch Vocals (2003). He has also published a collection of essays titled Spin Cycle (2001). Stroffolino lives and works in the San Francisco Bay area, and “fronts” the band Continuous Peasant, whose album Exile in Babyville was recently released on Good Forks.

[HUDSON BELL's music] is a long, languid ride through a murky Mississippi swamp. Humidity sticks skin to air, flies land on parched tongues, mosquitoes sting bare feet as the sun beats down upon gazing eyes that lazily stare up into the sky. Across the way, beyond the dense forest, a factory billows black soot out into the sky where the swamp ends..."
www.hudsonbell.com

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Some fancy/neat indie/rock shows you might want to see @ 12 Galaxies the better half of April

annie — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:54:36 GMT

so so many white tigers
dealership
scrabbel
tonight APRIL 19
@ 12 Galaxies
$7

%%%%%

heavy hindenburg
v.
lord nasty and the seekers of perversion
w/ dj sasquatch boracho
APRIL 21
@ 12 Galaxies
$7.00

&&&&&&

dmbq
drunk horse
shellshag
subarachnoid space
friday, APRIL 22
@ 12 Galaxies
$8

^^^^^^^

Karla La Vey's
First Satanic Church presents
"Walpurgisnacht"
a New Year's Celebration
Hail Satan
w/
Brocas Helm
- The Mass
- Spider Compass
Good Crime Band
- Hydrogen Pellets (Featuring KUSF DJ Cactus)
- Sergio Inglesias & His Love Machine
Tuesday, APRIL 26
$6

_________

damon and naomi
colossal yes
hudson bell
wednesday, APRIL 27
@ 12 Galaxies
10$advance/12$ at door

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Roots of Orchis
Jel
Life On Earth
Thursday, APRIL 28
@ 12 Galaxies
$7
9PM

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Harold Ray Live In Concert
Lord Loves A Workin' Man (CD Release)
Brian Kenney Fresno
@ 12 Galaxies
$8
9PM

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www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St @ 22nd

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Attention London based artists/musicians going to Czech Rep

Vanessa — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:42:58 GMT

Hi, I'm Vanessa and recently moved to London from Prague. (But I'm originally from San Fran Bay Area.) I'm a freelance journalist and have a post for a Czech Republic-based English language publication covering London and the UK arts scene. I'd like to get in touch with any artists/musicians based in or near London, UK who will be traveling to the Czech Republic to perform or exhibit in the near future so I can interview them and preview the show for the paper. You can check out the culture section of the paper at www.cbw.cz.

Please: artists/musicians contact me here! Thanks. Vanessa

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20 Minute Loop/Gun and Doll Show/This Union Standard-- Boyjazz/Black Mountain/Frog Eyes/Foreign Born

annie — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:00:13 GMT

4/15

20 Minute Loop
The Gun and Doll Show
This Union Standard
@ 12 Galaxies
Friday, April 15
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
9:30 pm
$8.00

www.20minuteloop.com
NOISEPOP 2005 Program Review "On the surface, 20 Minute Loop sound all catchy and good-natured, but there's a mischievous side to this San Francisco foursome (sic) that features boy-girl harmonies and distorted guitars. The resulting sound is sweet ear candy with serious bite to it, like a big ol' cherry-flavored Tootsie Pop with a shot of bourbon inside. Expect a site heavy with songs off the
band's new LP, "Yawn + House = Explosion" (Fortune). " ~ Mike Alexis

"Greg Giles is a magnificently off-kilter songwriter, both musically and lyrically; he traffics in abrupt shifts, enigmatic abstractions and observational snapshots. Like Stephen Malkmus, he is a peculiar spokesman for an endlessly curious world, one who prods listeners to bust out of their tired indie-rock complacency."
Artist Direct

www.gunanddollshow.com
"One of the city's most interesting bands . . . just flat-out rocks, with an unfashionable exuberance and a considerable sense of humor." -- Jane Ganahl, San Francisco Examiner

"The Gun & Doll Show has an intellectual and sassy appeal lodged between its serious yet nonchalant delivery."
Andre Calilhanna, Rockpile

www.thisunionstandard.com
This Union Standard is a five piece easy listening band from San Francisco that comprises members of Madera Road, Walking Songs, SERVR. Employing guitars, bass, electric piano, violin, moog synthesizer and drums, they employ pop "hooks" and Laurel Canyon "styled" harmony in their muscial "compostions." Sure to be on everyone's "lips" this "season."

***************

4/16

Boyjazz
Black Mountain
Frog Eyes
Foreign Born

@ Cafe Du Nord
Saturday, April 16th.
ADVANCED TICKETS ENCOURAGED
www.cafedunord.com
$10

"... Seriously, ya wanna rock? We've got a band for you here! ... The deal here is fuzzed out, distorted ROCK. Metal, punk, stoner, cock-rock... The likes of Grand Funk, T-Rex, Sabbath, Kiss, Crue, are all no doubt influences, and we'd say that this oughta appeal to fans of The Darkness, Drunkhorse, and Andrew W.K."
Aquarius Records
www.boyjazz.com
www.myspace.com/boyjazz

"Black Mountain's recipe reeks of early Sabbath on an Appalachian psychedelic tip. The songs are intricate and cinematic . . ."
Matt Evans/Sonic Boom Records
www.blackmountainarmy.com
www.myspace.com/blackmountain

"...Carey Mercer is something of a legend, known for unsettling live performances, hypnotizing all who were lucky enough to bear witness. The dark territory that he creates is unique and difficult to describe. In many respects the sound owes a debt to experimental circus-meets caberat of Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart. The vocals
are pure drama with comparisons lying somewhere between Birthday party-era Nick Cave and Billy Macenzie of the Associates."
The Other Music Store
www.angelfire.com/indie/inf...e/frogeyes.html

and a band called Foreign Born whom I can't find much on but are on tour with Black Mountain.
www.foreignbornmusic.com

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New Song By The Congress

jodymeme — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 18:09:22 GMT

I am happy to announce the release of a brand new song by The Congress (John Darnielle of Mountain Goats and Mark Givens of Wckr Spgt), available exclusively in the first issue of MungBeing.

***

The premiere issue of MungBeing has hit the cybershelves!
www.mungbeing.com

MungBeing is an online bimonthly magazine containing artwork, short stories, articles, essays, music, recipes, poetry, comics, and fun-filled interactive features.

The brainchild of Mark Givens (Wckr Spgt) and jody franklin (July Fourth Toilet), the debut edition features an interview with enigmatic philosopher and cult figure Robert Anton Wilson. A variety of wonderfully talented essayists and poets explore subjects such as debauchery in Mexico, the Oval Office, ghosts, cantaloupe pie, and poems that won't be written. Our wordsmiths include John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats), Robert Dayton (Canned Hamm), R.S. Deese (The Fossil Record), a plethora of Salmon Bosch alum, and members of The Misfit Library. The magazine is illustrated with myriad original visual art works and comics by artists such as Jason McLean, Michael O'Briant, Julian Lawrence (Drippytown Comics) and others. And as an added bonus, the first issue of MungBeing includes an unreleased song from The Congress (featuring John Darnielle and Mark Givens).

MungBeing aims to be a narrower, more focused Outsider Salon, a Low Art New Yorker (A Lorker), Juxtapoz's bookish third cousin, the sly Cubists to Pop Surrealism's witty Futurists, a poor substitute for sleep, the natural progression/extension of Salmon Bosch into the digital domain, and an outlet for some restless ideas.

It exists to entertain, amuse, provoke, and evoke; it is meant to be contemplated, absorbed, savored and enjoyed. It is the cantaloupe pie of cyberzines, magalogs and weberags. Your friends will want a slice of the pie, too, so share it because there's enough to go around.

Questions and inquiries may be directed to inquiries@mungbeing.com

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Detroit: Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball

jackieblue — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 14:46:48 GMT

Detroit: Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball
Produced by
Jackie Blue and CatharticMedia
www.JackieBlue.com www.CatharticMedia.com

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Severance Gallery, 2714 Riopelle St., Detroit, Michigan
Fee: $20 in advance
Tickets available at www.JackieBlue.com
Dress code (optional): Flappers, pinstripe suits

Event Highlights
>Live musical entertainment by Jackie Blue, DJ Litmus, 31 Seconds and other guests
>Fashion show highlighting Detroit area designers and models featuring clothes inspired by the Roaring 20 ’s
>Best costume contest
>Live auction
>Complimentary drinks & food

All in the Name of Fun for a Worthwhile Cause!
Celebrate the explosion of art that occurred during the 1920's while heralding in the new golden age of art in Detroit!

Although each individual component of the Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball would make for a fun evening out on the town, it's the grandness of this event that sets it apart from all others. The Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball is a Sound & Vision Musical that tells the tale of Nick Fudrich, a Detroit River dock worker during the prohibition era. As with the finest fashion collections, several common threads are used to tie together the individual components of this production: Music, fashion and staging inspired by the 1920's. Actors to give the event its grounding. And a bold narrator.

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Summer at Shatter Creek/The Ebb and Flo/Bermuda Triangle Service tonight

annie — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:27:00 GMT

3/29
Summer at Shatter Creek
The Ebb and Flo
Bermuda Triangle Service
@ 12 Galaxies San Francisco
9:30
$7.00

"If you’ve ever had any doubt that it’s darkest before dawn, you will know for sure this spring with the release of Summer at Shatter Creek’s new album, All The Answers. Craig Gurwich’s one-man band is back with a second album under the Summer at Shatter Creek moniker, bringing you nine new songs of staggering genius; sketches of victory and failure stretched out like shadows over a slowly aging face. All The Answers is a soundtrack to the horrific beauty of disaster. As yet another generation leaves adolescence and innocence behind in a blaze of pain and destruction, the renewal of what we could be is summed up in a search for All The Answers from Summer At Shatter Creek."
www.girlieaction.com
www.summeratshattercreek.com

"Each member of the Ebb and Flow strikes an intriguing figure on stage: frontman Sam Tsitrin does double-time on guitar and vocals, drummer Sara Cassetti drives the rhythm section, and Roshy Kheshti commands an impressive array of Moog keyboards and synths. Together the three create their own cohesive, yet musically diverse, take on indie rock. The result is enthralling, and you're nearly guaranteed to lose yourself in their jazzy improv jams more than once during the show."
Flavorpill SF
www.theebbandflow.com

"... then there was that crash dream, the one where the train carrying Mazzy Star jumped the tracks and merged with the covered wagon filled with The Breeders and Patsy Cline and then Bermuda Triangle Service tripped along & took away parts of the wreckage on their pirate ship that sailed the old west sands all the way to Hawaii."
Deuce of Clubs
www.bermudatriangleservice.com

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hey seattle folk!!

meljoy — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:55:13 GMT

i'm going to be in the seattle area the weekend of easter and would like to know if anyone knows of some good shows or other such happenings going on that weekend.
will be there thursday night till sunday day.
any suggestions will be highly appreciated. i want to hear some good music while in the city, montana is seriously lacking.

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Azalia Snail/Adelaide at Hemlock-April 1st

DP is on Facebook....you won't find me h — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:11:59 GMT

Dark Beloved Cloud recording artist Azalia Snail......10pm....Fri April 1st........

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Please don't let CBGB's close!

bc_aqualeocap — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:13:36 GMT

CBGB's, a long-time musical institution in NYC, where groups like The Ramones got their start, is facing closure. For over 31 years, many great bands have gotten their start here, and to have the club's doors close would be like shutting the doors on history.

To read about the very interesting history of CBGB's, go to:

http://www.cbgb.com

As you will see, this place is 'sacred' ground, and should be landmarked. To help save CBGB's, please sign the petition at the link below:

http://www.petitiononline.com/landmark/petition.html

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and for helping CBGB's keep its doors open for its patrons, and for the stars of the future.

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3 Indie Rock Shows THIS WEEK! Scissors/Knife/Summer...

annie — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:08:51 GMT

3/23
Scissors For Lefty
Hijack the Disco
The Weegs
@ The 12 Galaxies San Francisco
www.12galaxies.com
9:30
$7

4 years in love, Scissors For Lefty has risen to be a source of underground & emotional fuel for California. They are a tightrope boxing act of modest intentions vs. naughty-naughty lifestyle, Scissors for Lefty... music, band, San Francisco, indie, pop.
www.scissorsforlefty.com

Hijack The Disco traverses the sonic spectrum. The dynamic, democratic and cohesive three-piece triggers mixed feelings of tragedy and hopefulness, desperation and strength. Formed in 2000 by Michael Mahony (bass & keyboard) and David Tsui (guitar) in Vermont, the band released two full-length home recordings and recorded/produced their self-titled EP on their own label, The Restless Press.
www.hijackthedisco.com

"Veiled beneath their catchy synth-punk slivers lies an illuminating tapestry of fiendish fun. Nothing is more bizarre than interweaving fraught yelping with a low-fidelity sound screen, while setting it to an abruptly deranged dance beat. This record provokes images of being wide-eyed and hopped up on crank, desperately clutching at your face, and furiously teetering on a highwire in stilettos, as you maniacally laugh through gritted teeth. "
Agouti
www.realgone.org/weegs/Home.html

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3/25
Knife and Fork CD release
with The Enablers
Little Fuzzy
9:30
$8.00
Knife and Fork CD release party
Friday, March 25
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$8.00
with The Enablers
and Little Fuzzy

KNIFE AND FORK
Eric Drew Feldman has played with everyone from Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Snakefinger, The Residents and Pere Ubu to the Pixies, Frank Black and PJ Harvey. He has also produced records by Frank Black, dEUS, Tripping Daisy, Sparklehorse, The Polyphonic Spree, and Charlotte Hatherley (of Ash) amongst others. kNIFE & fORK marks the first time he has ventured out with his own project. Laurie Hall is known mostly as bassist/vocalist/ songwriter with San Francisco underground band Ovarian Trolley, and currently in the female vocal group, The Hallflowers. In the Fall of 2004 kNIFE & fORK toured the U.S. and U.K. supporting PJ Harvey for the release of the debut album Miserycord.

"Knife & Fork is music from a deep place, from the groin, from the belly, from behind a cage of ribs. It's that truckstop cum cabaret on that road that stretches between Warsaw and Moscow; where among the slow dancers passes the ghost of behemoth. Bones rattle on yak skins while the melancholic female figure onstage sings low and sad without shedding so much as a single tear. Others sit in the shadows at their tables, transfixed, listening. They come every night to be soothed by her blue voice, tapping their fingers to the drum and the bell." - Frank Black

THE ENABLERS
On guitar and behind the mixing board Joe Goldring, has collaborated with Swans, Toiling Midgets, and Doug Scharin of June of ’44 under the moniker Out in Worship, as well as with Neurosis’ Steve Von Till’s solo projects. Kevin Thomson, veteran of Timco and Nice Strong Arm, has been playing and touring for twenty years and with his own projects and has been a writing partner with Goldring for ten of those years collaborating on Morning Champ, Touched by a Janitor, and now Enablers. Yuma Joe Byrnes on drums has lent his unique take on the trapset to Tarnation, Broken Horse and others. Pete Simonelli has been continually writing and publishing his efforts in underground literary journals for years and now brings his poems to the table for Enablers.

"[The Enablers are] Led by underground literary journalist PETE SIMONELLI, the band deliver ten tracks of spoken vocals, backed by powerful noise rock sounds. Visceral."
Midheaven
http://neurotrecordings.com/artists/enablers/

LITTLE FUZZY
From the ashes of seminal San Franciso Mission band Fantasy, Little Fuzzy formed in Fall 2001 and has been playing and recording steadily since then, leading to the April 2004 release of it's self-titled debut. The band plays everything from shiny pop gems to rock anthems, but all slightly askew and faintly echoing everything from Prince to T-Rex, from The Beatles to MC5, from the Beach Boys to DEVO, from Beck to the Kinks, and has performed at the Make-Out Room, El Rio, The Hemlock tavern, The Bottom of the Hill, The Adobe Bookshop, The Hush-hush, Cafe Fais Do-Do in LA, and the Fillmore, where they opened for the Monkees...

"...this SF quartet (whose membership includes former members of Mission neighborhood music vets Fantasy) bust out a highspirited, funky breakdown complete with much lighthearted silliness in lyrics and song titles. Sorta reminiscent of '70s Sunday morning variety show staples the Bugaloos or the Banana Splits but with a faux Prince falsetto."
Aquarius Records
www.littlefuzzymusic.com

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3/29
Summer at Shatter Creek
The Ebb and Flo
Bermuda Triangle Service
@ 12 Galaxies San Francisco
www.12galaxies.com
9:30
$7.00

"If you’ve ever had any doubt that it’s darkest before dawn, you will know for sure this spring with the release of Summer at Shatter Creek’s new album, All The Answers. Craig Gurwich’s one-man band is back with a second album under the Summer at Shatter Creek moniker, bringing you nine new songs of staggering genius; sketches of victory and failure stretched out like shadows over a slowly aging face. All The Answers is a soundtrack to the horrific beauty of disaster. As yet another generation leaves adolescence and innocence behind in a blaze of pain and destruction, the renewal of what we could be is summed up in a search for All The Answers from Summer At Shatter Creek."
www.girlieaction.com
www.summeratshattercreek.com

"Each member of the Ebb and Flow strikes an intriguing figure on stage: frontman Sam Tsitrin does double-time on guitar and vocals, drummer Sara Cassetti drives the rhythm section, and Roshy Kheshti commands an impressive array of Moog keyboards and synths. Together the three create their own cohesive, yet musically diverse, take on indie rock. The result is enthralling, and you're nearly guaranteed to lose yourself in their jazzy improv jams more than once during the show."
Flavorpill SF
www.theebbandflow.com

"... then there was that crash dream, the one where the train carrying Mazzy Star jumped the tracks and merged with the covered wagon filled with The Breeders and Patsy Cline and then Bermuda Triangle Service tripped along & took away parts of the wreckage on their pirate ship that sailed the old west sands all the way to Hawaii."
Deuce of Clubs
www.bermudatriangleservice.com

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Birdmonster at The Great American Music Hall!

goddessofthechipmunks — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 04:40:55 GMT

One of San Francisco's greatest local indie rock bands will be opening for Spiritual Machine and Loose on Saturday night. These guys put on a great show!

Saturday, April 2 2005 at 8:00 PM
Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
www.gamh.com

To find out more about the band, check out their website at www.birdmonster.com .

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rolling stone article

Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:41:41 GMT

this kinda makes me sad... and mad

www.rollingstone.com/news/st..._/id/7092231

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this could be big

johnnycochise — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:56:23 GMT

it's just starting, and the energy is undeniable. unignorable. i think that's a new word. I'm not just saying this because I started it. It's the combination of all the elements...it's already much bigger than me. much much much bigger. it can include all of you. join the tribe. make it bigger. let the revolution continue!

http://theengines.tribe.net

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The Wonder Stuff - North American Tour Dates, 2005

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:01:42 GMT

The Wonder Stuff will tour North America for the first time since 1994. Dates are as follows:

Tue-Apr-05 - Asbury Park - NJ - Stone Pony

Wed-Apr-06 - Boston - MA - Paradise Club

Fri-Apr-08 - Montreal - QC - Cabaret Music Hall

Sat-Apr-09 - Toronto - ON - Horseshoe tavern

Mon-Apr-11 - Detroit - MI - St. Andrews Hall

Tue-Apr-12 - Chicago - IL - Metro - Smart Bar

Wed-Apr-13 - Minneapolis - MN - Fine Line Music Caf é

Fri-Apr-15 Boulder - CO - Boulder Theater

Sat-Apr-16 Salt Lake City - UT - Club Sound

Mon-Apr-18 - Vancouver - BC - Richard's on Richards

Tue-Apr-19 - Seattle - WA - Crocodile Caf é

Wed-Apr-20 - Portland - OR - Doug Fir Lounge

Fri-Apr-22 - San Francisco - CA - The Independent

Sat-Apr-23 - Los Angeles - CA - Troubadour

Sun-Apr-24 - Solana Beach - CA - Galaxy Convert Theater

Wed-Apr-27 - Solana Beach - CA - Belly Up Tavern

Thu April 28 - Tucson - AZ - City Limits

Thu-Apr-29 - Phoenix - AZ - Marquee

Tue-May-03 - Cleveland - OH - Peabody's

Wed-May-04 - Pittsburgh - PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre

Thu-May-05 - Washington DC -Black Cat

Sat-May-07 - Philadelphia - PA - North Star Bar

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@ 12 Galaxies, SF tonight

annie — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:33:27 GMT

Listening party for Continental's new record:
"What we gained from what we lost" at 9:00 pm
Charles Atlas
Brian and Chris

Continental Djing @ 11:30-2:00
spinning songs Brent liked. The show will
be a memorial/tribute to Brent Kimmel of
Continental who passed last week.

www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
San Francisco, CA
show at 9:30
7$

[CHARLES ATLAS] "...all downcast, mostly instrumental pieces, shifting mood with strings, piano and acoustic guitar - hugely evocative and highly cinematic. Odessa Chen's vocal, when introduced, elevates proceedings to an ethereal level, introspective and somehow incredibly touching. A highly recommended listen for those with a broken heart or insomnia, lovely music. "
www.charles-atlas.com

brian-and-chris.com
"Working for the past decade in the gray zone between post-rock and electronica, they raid genres with an unflinching eye for unusual beats and tones, taking only what can be reassembled in a new and
interesting way."
Monotremata

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MEANWHILE OVER HERE IN LONDON.....

SeanOrgan — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 02:25:33 GMT

BUY A CD FOR MY BIRTHDAY PLEASE

An ORG RECORDS / ORGAN zine mail out

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HERE'S THE RECENT KERRANG REVIEW

ORGAN RADIO 21 - THIS IS WHY I BOOKMARKED YOU - With an admirable passion for discovering cool new music, ORG Records seldom fail to unearth something fascinating. This latest instalment in their compilation series is arguably the best yet, with plenty of virtual unknowns delivering the idiosyncratic goods. Most musical bases are covered here, but it's 65Daysofstatic fidgity, melodic noise and Suns Of The Tundra's blissed out Tool-isms that hit home quickest. Best of all, the superbly named Suitable Case For Treatment provide a powerfully psychotic 10 minutes of spazzed -up prog insanity that sounds like Autopsy jamming with Captain Beefheart . There's no better place to look
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Here's another review

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All Ages Sat: Boyjazz/Dirty Power/Hijack the Disco @ FFF

annie — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:45:30 GMT

Boyjazz
Dirty Power
Hijack the Disco
Saturday, March 5
@ The French Fry Factory
278 4th St.
Oakland
9:00
$5
ALL AGES!

"...Boyjazz cometh, announcing their wiseass yet altogether kick-ass glam rock presence for all to see and hear and file noise complaints about, in tribute to their undeniable loudness. 'Cause you know you've got to turn this kind of Bud-guzzling, silly-strutting, snarly, gnarly cock rock up. Retardo-cool.."
SFGB
www.boyjazz.com

"Rare is the modern hard-rock album that hearkens back to classic sounds without blatantly ripping off classic tunes. Even the best outfits flying the stoner-rock flag seem content to bash out by-the-numbers riffs nicked from Sabbath or the Nuge. Local quartet Dirty Power makes no bones about its influences on its self-titled Dead Teenager Records debut, but the crafty, barbed-wire hooks and inventive guitar interplay showcase a knack for songwriting that's glaringly absent from most retro-rock regurgitation."
Dave Pehling- SF Weekly
www.dirtypower.net

"Three-piece, Hijack the Disco reminds me somewhat of The Promise Ring, but a bit more complex. Their music fits into the math rock category. Sometimes quirky, sometimes more catchy or complex, they keep changing things up. The songwriting is at times intricate, but always likable."
Punk Rock Parents
www.hijackthedisco.com

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Don't miss Delta Activity - three dates!!

deltaactivity — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:34:20 GMT

Delta Activity will be performing three upcoming shows in the bay area, not to be missed, for more info and mp3's please visit www.deltaactivity.com

feb 27 Hotel Utah

march 5 blakes on telegraph

march 10 last day saloon

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Call and Response/n. Lannon/Bart Davenport Saturday Feb 12 @ Du Nord

annie — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:04:01 GMT

Saturday Feb 12
CALL AND RESPONSE
N. LANNON (with Meric Long)
BART DAVENPORT
DJ SAM FLAX
@ Cafe Du Nord
www.cafedunord.com
San Francisco
9:30 pm
$10

"Songs conjure weird confluences: you might tease out strands of tropicalian Bossa Nova, Laurel Canyon folk, Vini Reilly riverbed, reverbed languor and even Broadcast's spooked tenderness. You could praise individual moments...but it's the overall weave, the daydreamy drift, that impresses."
Uncut Magazine
www.callandresponsemusic.com

"On the surface Chemical Friends seems to be a fairly
straightforward acoustic singer/songwriter affair however there's ever so subtle details that shift Lannon's music slightly off the beaten path. There's absolutely nothing heavy nor intrusive about the album. It's all the softest, prettiest wispy melodies and whispery singing. Very vaporous and atmospheric with hushed acoustic
guitar, layered vocals and an occasional gentle programmed pulsing beat. Lannon's vocal delivery seems warmly familiar recalling the heartfelt ache of the late Elliott Smith. Some customers even mistook this to be Elliott Smith's forthcoming posthumous album It all makes for an overall picture that suggests a spacey folk pop distant cousin of Simon And Garfunkel (or their present-day kindred
spirits Kings of Convenience for that matter), the abovementioned Smith and Pink Floyd. Very nice!"
Aquarius Records
www.nlannon.com

"Drawing from the wooden modernity of Bossa Nova as a base, Davenport adds touches of British folk, psych, softrock and the occasional drum machine. All the while, his emphasis on the art of the pop song remains."
www.bartdavenport.com

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Little Fuzzy/From Bubblegum to Sky/This Union Standard Wed @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 22:11:28 GMT

Wed, February 2nd
Little Fuzzy
From Bubblegum to Sky
This Union Standard
@ 12galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$7.00

From the ashes of seminal San Franciso Mission band Fantasy, Little
Fuzzy formed in Fall 2001 and has been playing and recording steadily since then, leading to the April 2004 release of it's self-titled debut. The band plays everything from shiny pop gems to rock anthems, but all slightly askew and faintly echoing everything from Prince to T-Rex, from The Beatles to MC5, from the Beach Boys to DEVO, from Beck to the Kinks, and has performed at the Make-Out
Room, El Rio, The Hemlock tavern, The Bottom of the Hill, The Adobe Bookshop, The Hush-hush, Cafe Fais Do-Do in LA, and the Fillmore, where they opened for the Monkees...
www.littlefuzzymusic.com

"From Bubblegum to Sky's debut record, Me and Amy and the Two French Boys, was gloriously accepted as the shimmering and melodic pop illumination that it was. Combining loves for American pop with Japanese kitsch, Bowie and the Beatles with Pink Lady, From Bubblegum to Sky released an album full of "serene sonic textures"
and a "sparkling, distinctive pop aesthetic."
www.eeniemeenie.com/artists/fbts/bio.htm

Justin Frahm of This Union Standard writes songs about telephones and automobiles and cites his main influences as The Cure, Gordon Lighfoot, and AM 580 CKWW--Southwest Ontario's premiere oldies station.

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Scissors For Lefty

juliahw — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:06:08 GMT

These guys are playing tonight, Saturday, Jan 29, 2005 at the Stork Club -Oakland 10:00PM, w/Fleeting Trance and Sweet William.
Check out their teaser tracks at www.scissorsforlefty.com under downloads. They are fun to see live. Check them out.

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Scissors for Lefty/Ebb and Flo/Astral Wed Night SF

annie — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:41:52 GMT

Scissors for Lefty
Ebb and Flo
Astral
Wednesday, January 19th
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$7.00

4 years in love, Scissors For Lefty has risen to be a source of underground & emotional fuel for California. They are a tightrope boxing act of modest intentions vs. naughty-naughty lifestyle, Scissors for Lefty... music, band, San Francisco, indie, pop.
www.scissorsforlefty.com

"Each member of the Ebb and Flow strikes an intriguing figure on stage: frontman Sam Tsitrin does double-time on guitar and vocals, drummer Sara Cassetti drives the rhythm section, and Roshy Kheshti commands an impressive array of Moog keyboards and synths. Together the three create their own cohesive, yet musically diverse, take on indie rock. The result is enthralling, and you're nearly guaranteed to lose yourself in their jazzy improv jams more than once during the show."
Flavorpill SF
www.theebbandflow.com

"San Francisco based Astral have deep rooted influences in Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine, as proven by their full-length debut, Orchids. Dave Han (vocal/guitar) has a whispering approach that cuts to the heart while every other sense is swirling in an array of dreaminess."
Black and White Magazine.
www.astralsf.com

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Film School/Boyskout/Madelia Friday @ Bottom of the Hill

annie — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:36:32 GMT

Film School
Boyskout
Madelia
@ Bottom of the Hill
www.bottomofthehill.com
Friday, January 21
10:00 pm
$8.00

"Dream rock never sounded quite so, well, dreamy. San Francisco's own Film School, initially the solo project of Krayg Burton, now fleshed out with alumni of acts like Azusa Plane and Technicolor, crafts lush, opulent pop music soaked in bliss, kitted out with a sprinkle of Flying Saucer Attack, a touch of Nick Drake, and a twinge of the Byrds."
Flavorpill SF
www.filmschoolmusic.com

"Boyskout, a blend of thumping rhythms, dungeony arrangements, seductive vocal callings, and full-throttle attitude belted out amidst layers of surprising melodies, BoySkout's songs range from tight dark pop ditties - rock n roll goes dancing - to synth-driven ballads and eerily compelling tales of self-expression."
www.boyskout.com

"Since 2001 San Francisco's Madelia have evolved from their dreamy origins into an amalgam of angular dance rhythms, shoegaze and post-whatever that Filter Magazine has deemed 'Dark Sonic Fuck Rock." Madelia's latest release, 'Everyday Underneath,' has garnered praise from the likes of Aquarius Records, AOL Online and Skratch Magazine, who enthused, "[Madelia's music]beautifully furls and unfurls, retaining and releasing
latent energy that comes out in a very steamy,ethereal fashion." Madelia's influences range from the creative dynamics of CA 90s hardcore bands Clikatat Ikatowi, Antioch Arrow, etc. to the textural songwriting of groups like My Bloody Valentine and the post-punk danceability of Wire & Gang of Four."
www.madelia.net

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The Album Leaf/The Rum Diary/Roots of Orchis Friday

annie — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:50:45 GMT

The Album Leaf
The Rum Diary
Roots of Orchis
Friday January 14th
at The Independant, San Francisco
$11.00
8:30
http://independentsf.com/jan2005.htm

"Iceland's sprawling horizon has become an oddly ubiquitous touchstone for describing contemporary American music, with loads of new bands snatching their spectral bits from Sigur Rós' massive arsenal of otherworldliness. Tristeza's Jimmy LaValle, who has been
recording spare, instrumental hymnals as The Album Leaf since late 1998, is the closest North American equivalent to the pale Nordic maestro, and his pockets are well-stuffed with the papers to prove it: After touring extensively with Sigur Rós (who frequently joined LaValle onstage), LaValle was shuttled-via-invite to Mosfellsbaer, Iceland to record at Sundlaugin, Sigur Rós' home studio, borrowing their string section, Amina, and collaborating with vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson and members of (fellow Icelandic howlers) Múm."
whole extensive review:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/a/album-leaf/in-a-safe-place.shtml
http://www.thealbumleaf.com/

"While grounded in earlier classic Floyd (what trippy noise-rock act isn't?), the Rum Diary leans towards the harsher, heavier sounds of Suntan, Mogwai and, at times, My Bloody Valentine. But don't let these feedback-coated touchstones fool you into believing RD is merely derivative. Something smart and a little sinister is going on here."
CMJ Monthly
www.therumdiary.net

"The Roots of Orchis make instrumental headphone music for public transportation, because their introverted groove seems to slow everything else down. So when you just missed the bus or the trains are full and rush hour strangers are huddled against you claustrophobically, you can lose yourself in your head with their measured, somewhat dub-like beats, guitar, bass, samples, synthesizers, and occasional turntable scratching. The Roots of Orchis’ music is a really calm bath of subtlety, especially welcome during the throngs of a city’s chaos."
Copper Press
wwhttp://www.slowdance.com/v3/artists/rootsoforchis/index.html

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Top 10 2004 released records?

annie — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:23:40 GMT

In no particular order:
1. n. Lannon “Chemical Friends”
2. Boyjazz “In the City”
3. Eagles of Death Metal
“Peace, Love and Death Metal”
4. Elliot Smith “From A Basement on a Hill”
5. Jolie Holland “Escondida”
6. Air “Talkie Walkie”
7. Beep Beep “Business Casual”
8. The Pony’s “Laced with Romance”
9. Sonic Youth “Sonic Nurse”
10. Fucking AM “Gold”

Honorable mention:
1. AC Newman “The Slow Wonder”
2. The Gris Gris S/T
3. Pigeon “From Gutter with Love”
4. Doug Hilsinger/Caroleen Beatty
“Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy”

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The Future NOW! Free Freak Show NYE!

TheFloatingCorpses — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:28:08 GMT

broke robot debauchery, alien dream recollections, primordial sludge from outer space...
NEW YEARS EVE
at Gigantic Factory in Oakland

Omnivorus Sinsillium
The Floating Corpses
Sprok (Barney does Electronica)
Plus others
Dec 31...9pm 831 8th ave @ 8th st. Oakland.. by
Laney collage
Bart -Lake Merit station -go south on 8th st or
10th st.
drive 880 south exit 16th ave, left on
embarcadero, next left over
freeway
left on 12th st....left on 8th ave
All Ages...Free...

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My Way My Love/Pidgeon/Meric Long Tonight!

annie — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:56:08 GMT

December 23
My Way My Love (File 13 Records-- Japan)
Pidgeon (Absolutely Kosher)
Meric Long (no lable this kid is awesome!)
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
7$

"...'Sonic Youth' meets 'The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion' somewhere in the air over a blacked out city. Parachuting from the plane comes 'My Way My Love' to free us from corporate programming and pre-fab bands and songs."
Better Propaganda

"Their layers of noise and clanking beats are reminiscent of Black Dice with elements of a fucked-up Sonic Youth...lyrics, which are sung in English, perfectly complement the music."
DIW Magazine
www.mywaymylove.com

"Many consider the Pixies the Platonic ideal of a certain hardcore- pop style, of which copious transitory doppelgangers are merely cast shadows. But for every gross of mediocre Pixies imitators, there's a band that builds upon their legacy by appending their own specific
sensibility to it. It's prudent to note that these echoes are not usually the result of blatant imitation; rather, they're born from a genuine love and admiration for a work that inflamed the imaginations of so many people.

All art is some permutation of, or comment upon, the art its creator has internalized; what's crucial is that something is added to the mix. Without the Pixies' ascendancy, we wouldn't have the Nirvana we know. The same goes for Mclusky, who impressed their own distinct thumbprint and range of other influences on the Pixies' style. And
we probably wouldn't have Pidgeon's excellent marriage of boy/girl singing, shredded screaming, indie-pop, and blistering thrashcore-- the mansion they've built upon the foundation the Pixies laid by assimilating their own influences into a unique style."
Pitchfork Media
www.pigeonsf.com

"We might stretch comparisons to Elliott Smith or Simon and
Garfunkel when we hear such impeccable guitar work and such longing, tender lyrics. Pretty much as lush as the singer-songwriter thing gets. A rarity at the local level, even in a talent-rich city like San Francisco."
www.theglut.com/issue5/mericlong.html
www.mericlong.com

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Maps and Atlases

Dave — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 06:32:39 GMT

Maps and Atlases will be performing at US Beer Co. on Friday December 10th with Sequoia and Orson's Well at nine p.m. The show is 21 and over and the price is $7. So if you are in CHicago feel free to stop by. US Beer co. is located at 1801 N. CLybourn ave. (0.3 miles northwest of the North and CLybourn redline stop) Hope to see you there.

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