Treasure Island Music Festival The ever-growing Bay Area music festival returns this weekend with even bigger headliners, including Atoms for Peace and Animal Collective. With the San Francisco skyline as the most epic backdrop ever, the festival is a guaranteed good time. If you decide to splurge on the ticket, Read More…
With the hustle and bustle of a new semester, we at the Clog are actively looking for weekend distractions. Two of these potential distractions — the Treasure Island Music Festival and Beyond Wonderland music festival— have been on the minds of many students. If you’re not familiar with Bay Area music events Read More…
K. Flay performed at Treasure Island Music Festival 2012 in the San Francisco bay. Watch The Daily Californian’s exclusive interview with the artist.
The xx What does it mean to be the closing act at a major festival? It means you’re the shit. The xx came on stage Sunday night to the festivals largest crowd. When the trio took their positions, a giant illuminated plexiglass “X” towered behind them; in front of them Read More…
We look back on our favorite sets from the annual SF musical festival that happened last weekend. Ty Segall Overly distorted guitars, thrashing vocals and mops of hair flying all over the place. This was Ty Segall’s performance at the Tunnel Stage, with the view of his hometown San Francisco Read More…
With the Treasure Island Music Festival fast approaching this weekend (Oct. 13 and 14), Chad Heimann at Noise Pop has compiled a definitive playlist for this year’s many artists. See his picks below. 1. Tycho – Adrift 2. Youth Lagoon – Daydream 3. Grimes – Eight 4. Porter Robinson – Unison Read More…
You know what you need? More politically-charged hip-hop, that’s what. But seriously, if you are a fan of hip-hop that surges with “power to the people” thoughts and protest anthems, look no further than Oakland’s the Coup. The group is fronted by Boots Riley, the smooth talking emcee who is Read More…
Now that school has started, the Treasure Island Music Festival is upon us for those of you who are either still in post-Outside Lands glow or are itchin’ for a festival. The two days of music on the not-so-distant island this weekend are days filled with artists ranging from major label Read More…
The brainchild of San Francisco’s Allyson Baker, Dirty Ghosts is a fully loaded train of muddy, distorted guitars, shrill keyboards and Baker’s punk-esque vocals. Bits of punk, electronica and Joan Jett style rock ‘n’ roll can be heard throughout the tracks. Baker and her live band have played a variety of Read More…
While October generally means frights, candy, Halloween raves, there’s one show that stands out from the standard fall festivals. The Treasure Island Music Festival is one of the newer annual music festivals to arrive in the Bay Area. Since 2007, the festival has been quietly gaining attention. Now in its Read More…