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Artist: AM Magic
Genre: Rock/PopOver the past few years San Francisco's AM Magic has generated an organic, imaginative, and sturdy style of melodic indie pop--a sound that bears the hazy brightness of hard-fought confidence. With songwriting duties split between Karma Tsocheff and Mike Alexis, images of distant boats, red-eye flights, Barcelona, and uncertainty crop up within... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 12, 2007
Story: A Wiley jazz vet
Feb 28, 2008 Emerging saxophonist Howard Wiley talks about his latest wide-ranging project focusing on the Angola Prison in Louisiana.Artist: DJ Q-Bert
Genre: Hip-HopDJ Q-Bert (b. Richard Quitevis) first emerged in the underground turntablist scene as a member of San Francisco's Invisibl Skratch Piklz (with D-Styles, Yogafrog, MixMaster Mike, and Shortkut). Along with other Bay Area groups like the X-Men and the World Famous Beat Junkies, the Piklz were determined to re-establish the DJs place in rap music.... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 23, 2007
Artist: Jefferson Airplane
Genre: Rock/PopJefferson Airplane was the first of the San Francisco psychedelic rock groups of the 1960s to achieve national recognition. Although the Grateful Dead ultimately proved more long-lived and popular, Jefferson Airplane defined the San Francisco sound in the 1960s, with the acid rock guitar playing of Jorma Kaukonen and the soaring twin vocals of... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on May 17, 2007
Artist: Ludicra
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalThe San Francisco-based quintet Ludicra specializes in straight-ahead black metal (i.e., no gothic keyboards, pagan folk influences, or electronic leanings) in a style influenced by bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dodheimsgard, and Bethlehem. The group formed in 1999 and consists of guitarist John Cobbett (Hammers of Misfortune and the Lord... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on March 10, 2007
Artist: Mike Relm
Genre: Hip-HopBorn and raised in what has become known as the mecca of turntablism, San Francisco, Mike Relm played a critical role in the skratch music movement of the late 90's producing records and events. "Skratchcon 2000", which he directed, is to skratching what "A Great Day In Harlem" is to jazz. He made his debut on the silver screen on Doug Pray's... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 12, 2007
Artist: Modern.
Genre: Rock/PopModern hails from the back alleys of San Francisco's downtown SoMa district. Taking fog city audiences by storm, this indie 5 piece brings a feral version of tug tone harmony and charge. Lathered in bay scene, the bands self-titled Butter Records debut slices through late 80's, British post punk, wall of sound, 90's alternative, new wave with an... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on May 30, 2007
Album: "Moods For Take Out"
by Polygroovers
Release date: 2006
Release date: 2006
Tagged by 1 person, last on March 14, 2007
Story: MP3.com Live: Battles, chosen wisely
Nov 2, 2007 Brooklyn math-rockers have perfect equation: calculated, complex riffs plus avant-garde weirdness equals kick-a** show.Story: MP3.com Live: Huey Lewis & the News
Jun 20, 2007 Venerable '80s band entertains a varied crowd at the kickoff of the 70th annual Stern Grove summer music series in San Francisco.Story: MP3.com Live: Island of sonic treasure
Sep 18, 2007 At the Treasure Island Music Festival, some 10,000 fans flock to an island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay to hear an eclectic batch of artists.Story: MP3.com Live: John Butler Trio
Jun 25, 2007 Following a stellar opening set from Kaki King, Aussie trio sticks to what it does best: tight, groove-laden jams that outshine some adept songwriting.Story: MP3.com Live: Jose Gonzalez
Oct 10, 2007 Swedish singer-songwriter brings a San Francisco crowd to a hush in a moving, economic set.Story: MP3.com Live: LCD Soundsystem
May 1, 2007 Electronic mastermind James Murphy breaks out an indie band, New York dance grooves before a packed house of hipsters.Story: MP3.com Live: MGMT and Yeasayer
Jan 29, 2008 Brooklyn, New York-based buzz bands prove worthy of the hype, if a bit rough around the edges.Story: MP3.com Live: Styles upon styles with Eek-a-Mouse and Pato Banton
Jan 16, 2008 In front of a packed house of rabid fans, reggae legends offer up two completely different styles with equal success.Story: MP3.com Live: The Fratellis' pub rock
Jun 15, 2007 In a raucous set at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Scottish rockers blast through their debut album.Story: Outside Lands reveals loaded lineup
Mar 24, 2008 Three-day event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park adds Beck, Wilco, Panic, and more to headliners Radiohead, Jack Johnson, and Tom Petty.Story: SF fest nabs Radiohead, Johnson, Petty
Mar 4, 2008 First-ever Outside Lands event, set for Aug. 22-24 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, will unveil full lineup in coming weeks.Artist: The Ambient Mafia
Genre: Electronic-DanceBased out of San Francisco, The Ambient Mafia has been redefining chillroom culture since late 1999. Specializing in all things chill, The Mafia can be found hosting chillrooms at multiple-room club venues, massive warehouse events, one-offs, and underground events. Downtempo, dub, midtempo, bossa nova, atmospheric drum n bass, IDM, underground... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on May 2, 2007
Album: "The Beginning of the End"
by OMEGA RAW
Release date: 2001
Release date: 2001
Tagged by 1 person, last on March 11, 2007
Artist: The Decoration
Genre: Rock/Pop"Modestly powerful" is how a fan described the Decoration after seeing them live for the first time. It's an apt description of this unassuming San Francisco four piece and it's stuck with them ever since. From the humble beginnings of Tim Mitchell's 4-track project called Pink to the eventual formation of a proper band called Pinq (which... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 10, 2007
Artist: The Downfalls
Genre: Rock/PopThe Downfalls are a San Francisco indie-rock trio that wraps the sweat-dripping **** of post-punk powerpop around a creamy melodic center, all glazed over with a thick swarm-of-angry-bees-in-your-face fuzz bass and tom-tom fury. Described as somewhere between "Weezer getting its ass kicked on the playground" and "the-not-so-Dandy-Warhols," the... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 19, 2007
Artist: The Drogues
Genre: Rock/PopThe Drogues were born in the summer of 2001 by two friends who enjoyed bashing on guitars. They played with some very nice people, put out a CD and generally made people uncomfortable when they played live. In 2004, they stumbled across a drummer who claimed he had a gong that shot lasers. Holed up in an Oakland bunker, the trio proceeded to... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on May 25, 2007
