Nosaj Thing When: Feb. 21, 6 p.m. Where: California Academy of Sciences After a three-year hiatus, Jason Chung, the LA-based producer behind Nosaj Thing, has just released his sublime new album Home. Frustrated by the current state of electronic music, Chung produces gorgeously intimate, stripped-down bass, heavily influenced by the Read More…
Fuzzy guitars, explosive drums, harmonicas and a thick-sounding Rhodes are just some of the components that constitute the Stone Foxes’ latest album, Small Fires. While they could have settled with sticking purely to the aforementioned instruments and making another heavy blues rock album like Bears & Bulls, the evolving band Read More…
Last Thursday, San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium was flooded with a barrage of synth-pop crazy. The night started off with the Swedish DJ duo Icona Pop. While they only got to use a corner of the stage, the duo warmed up the crowd with a brief but energetic set, Read More…
The Joy Formidable’s songs are made for live performances. The wailing cascades of guitar riffs from Ritzy Bryan are matched with her prominent vocal presence, as drummer Matt Thomas blares the kick drum in rapid rhythm. This was the sound of their debut album, The Big Roar, and images of Read More…
If folksy rock is your ear candy, check out San Francisco’s own Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. Fresh off of their show at Noise Pop, Thao Nguyen and her band have recently released a new album as well. Check out the track “We The Common” below: Ian Birnam Read More…
MUSIC It’s the last week of classes, so you’re going to want some music for those study sessions and some concerts for distractions. The Wu-Tang Clan and D-block, who together to form Wu-Block, are releasing their debut self-titled record this week. The soulful Alicia Keys will be releasing her album Read More…
FILM If you’re not on a flight home come Wednesday evening, you might want to check out the Castro Theatre’s Jeff Bridges double feature. What better way to ring in the holiday season than with The Dude himself? Things get started at 7 p.m. with a screening of “The Big Read More…
Reminiscent of both The Strokes and the Hot Fuss-era of The Killers, San Jose’s The Trims are an alt rock group that have been surfing the local dives for the past three years. Check out their new track “Around the Sun” below, which has been featured on radio station Live Read More…
VISUAL ART: If you are looking for something to do on Halloween night, look no further than “But the Earth is dark, the Coffin thick, and the Shroud opaque,” Old Crow’s group show opening on Oct 31 at 8 p.m. Promising to send chills down your spine and get you Read More…
If there were a king and queen of indie dance-pop, power couple Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino would be trashing the thrones, choosing to use them as stage props — with Schifino probably using her throne as a drumset. While there most likely won’t be any thrones at tomorrow’s show Read More…
