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Can’t Stop the Beat
For a venue buried in an alley between Mission and Market and 5th and 6th Streets, The Mezzanine is tough to ignore. Armed with too many lighting rigs, disco balls and bars, the venue provides a cavernous home for party-rock and its excesses. More
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Released on FatCat Records, 9/24/07
For a decade, the Icelandic collective Múm has haunted the space between childhood and adulthood, chirping choir melodies over quiet electronic compositions. Múm's work stands up to distinguished doppelgangers include Animal Collective, Sigur Rós, and Tortoise. Like these groups, Múm makes the atypical sound innocent and inviting. More
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Released on Columbia Records, 10/30/07
Even at a glance, Bob Dylan will mean different things to different people. This seems to be the theme of the new Dylan film, I'm Not There. In the film, which was co-written and directed by Todd Haynes, six actors play different Dylan identities. Those actors include Richard Gere, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett, and others. More
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Released on Invisible China Records and Bloodshot Ltd., 12/04/07
Martin Atkins knows about drums. He drummed for Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and many other industrial bands. Atkins' drums are played live and sampled, a technique that, when executed correctly, can sound like John Bonham's bionic spirit, back from the dead with a hard drive sharing space in his brain. Imagine the drums on Nine Inch Nail's "Closer". Atkins career revolves around that drum sound. More
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Resolve To See Live Music New Year's Eve
Monday nights can be confusing times for musicians, torn between performing to yawning, working-class crowds or taking the night off to party while the rest of society turns in early. Thank the rock gods for New Year's Eve 2007, a Monday night where the day-jobbers join the rockers for a night of responsibility-free debauchery. To commemorate this unusual mingling of interests, venues across San Francisco host live music from across the globe. More
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Roaring
As Divisadero approaches Haight St., an eccentric strip of shops and boutiques appears. The area is more of a destination than ever before, with fine dining (Nopa), live music (The Independent), and nightlife (Madrone, The Page, Waziema). As regular foot traffic grows so do the businesses, which already include a comic shop, a day spa, a games shop, and various second-hand stores. More
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Released on Fabric, 3/11/08
Fabric is a nightclub in London that -- a la Factory Records in the 80s -- releases albums. The label has booked 40 live-mix albums from DJs and producers like Diplo, James Murphy, and Justice (whose forthcoming mix will drop in June). The most current installation features the prodigal DJ Craze. More
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Released on XL Recordings, 1/29/08
I'm going to make this a big deal because "I Stand Corrected" was the moment when my uncertainty towards Vampire Weekend calcified and became mild disdain. For a band enjoying so much buzz, I find Vampire Weekend difficult. Massive enthusiasm rarely influences what I listen to, especially since I set up something of a force field to keep out the hype -- or at least establish my own opinion. More
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Released on Kill Rock Stars, 1/29/08
Xiu Xiu albums always have the unpleasant job of balancing mastermind Jamie Stewart's addiction to experimentation. To Stewart's endearing credit, his ideas often warp into a perfect noise shape, and that's why I love his bizarre menagerie of sounds and words. More
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Hustling
The day I moved to the city, I picked a direction and walked that way. One block from my new apartment at the northeast corner of Baker and McAllister, I found a rack of tee shirts in front of a window with a large gold watch hanging behind the pane. Beyond the window -- and the watch -- silk screeners worked machines, pressing colors and assembling graphics. More
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