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| Wed May 14 I bought a four track recorder for my sixteenth birthday and we started recording demos that would eventually be released on MO wax records. Even back then it was the joy of finding new ways to record and make music that kept us together. We were alw... More |  |
| Fri May 16 Since the early 90's, Mick Collins has been talking about this band as being one of his many on going musical projects. For years the band seemed to exist more in concept than in reality. The idea sounded great: two bassists, two drummers, a landslid... More | |
 | Sun May 18 French Kicks are obsessed with possibility. For this band experimentation and self-discovery are the whole game, and the results of their continued explorations have set them in a category all their own, and earned them a dedicated audience. From the... More | |
 | Mon May 19 Clinic formed over easter in Liverpool '97. First single 'IPC subeditors dictate our youth' appeared that October, on their own Aladdin's Cave of Golf label. As an opener it set the stall out for how their unique sound would progress; pounding rhyth... More | |
| Tue May 20 "Kathleen Edwards is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her blend of country, folk and pop music made her a favourite of music critics, and a rising star on radio in 2003 with her debut album, Failer, made popular by her hit singles "Six O'Clock News" and... More | |
 | Wed May 21 2006 marked the return of Vancouver's Dan Bejar with his seventh full-length release under the moniker Destroyer. If there has been any precedent set or pattern developed over the previous six recordings in the Destroyer canon, it's that Bejar holds ... More | |
| Thu May 22 Here is the mystery of Seattle’s Cave Singers: They never listened to much folk music, they never intended to play folk music, and more importantly, their guitarist never picked up the instrument until recently. Yet, this strange trio is writing and ... More | |
 | Fri May 23 As with most good stories, the tale of Margot & the nuclear so and so's begins in the depths of poverty and despair, far from the bright lights of Hollywood, tucked away in a decaying neighborhood somewhere in the midwest. The kind of neighborhood wh... More | |
| Sat May 24 My Brightest Diamond is Shara Worden, granddaughter of an Epiphone-playing traveling evangelist, fathered by a National Accordion Champion, and mothered by a church organist. Spanish tango, Sunday morning gospel, classical and jazz were the accompani... More | |
| Sun May 25 The Von Bondies are an indie rock/garage rock band from a Detroit, Michigan suburb. They have finished recording their new album. It will be called 'Love, Hate and Then There's You' and will be released early 2008. They are currently touring in antic... More | |
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| Fri May 30 "Sounding much like a cross between The Dap-Kings and Breakestra (with whom they share several members), L.A.’s Orgone keeps the hotness of the recent retro-soul revival coming; lead singer Fanny Franklin fits in very nicely between Sharon Jones and ... More | |
| Thu Jun 05 Or, the Whale is the band that if ever caught off guard by an onstage power outage would say, “Fuck it,” pull in tighter, and play and sing harder and louder than you’d hoped for in the first place.
Sure, the San Francisco-based band harbors seven... More | |
| Fri Jun 06 "Three San Franciscans making unbelievably hip, soul infused indie funk to rival any Gorillaz and Gnarls Barkley offering."
"In a 40-minute set Honeycut appealed to every aspect of an unsuspecting crowd. Mixing Davenport's glam like performance an... More | |
| Sat Jun 07 "With their fuzztoned drone and monotone name, The Black Angels could have stepped straight out of an audition for VU cover band of the year. And the sleevenotes, thanking Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, don't do much for those with a... More | |
| Sun Jun 08 "Local H is a rock band, formed by Scott Lucas (lead vocals, guitar, bass) and Joe Daniels (drums). The two began playing together in their Illinois high school in 1987. After failed attempts at recruiting a bassist, Lucas took the unique approach of... More | |
 | Tue Jun 10 "Crystal Castles is a Toronto-based band, described by Loud and Quiet as "the most exciting and original band in the world right now" consisting of multi-instrumentalist Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known not only for thei... More | |
| Tue Jun 17 "Sea Wolf is the stage name of Alex Brown Church, an indie rock singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Church attended film school at NYU and formed a group called Irving in 1998. Many of the songs he wrote as a member of Irving didn't fit t... More | |
| Thu Jun 19 Visiter by San Francisco band The Dodos is their second full length and first for Frenchkiss. Originally formed in 2006 under the moniker Dodobird as a one man acoustic act, Meric Long would gig around SF playing folky guitar w/ a combination of loop... More | |
 | Fri Jun 20 "Lightspeed Champion is the name of the new musical venture by ex-Test Icicle Devonte Hynes, currently signed to Domino Records. Containing musical elements from a variety of genres, Lightspeed Champion is a radically different sound to Hynes' previo... More | |
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| Sat Jun 28 Liquid Tension Experiment is an instrumental progressive rock/metal project, founded by drummer Mike Portnoy, in 1997. The band has released two albums through Magna Carta Records. A third album, featuring three members of the band, was released in 2... More | |
| Sat Jul 05 Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers started their hell-for-leather, Penta-caustic roadshow just over three years ago and in a short time have earned quite a name for themselves with their unique brand of American Gothic that is all-at-once irreverent, revisi... More | |
| Sun Jul 06 We Are Scientists:
Comprises Keith Murray, guitar and lead vocals; Chris Cain, bass guitar and backing vocals; Michael Tapper, drums and backing vocals. Generating rock music of the thoughtful, sometimes epic, often loud, vaguely danceable, impli... More | |
| About The Independent The Independent is a premier live music venue in San Francisco that opened its doors to Bay Area music lovers in February 2004. Centrally located, The Independent has undergone a complete renovation with new, state-of-the-art sound and light systems. The majority of the structural and technical improvements within the club create an aesthetically appealing live music environment for the audience and musicians alike. |
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Editorial Review  Lupe Fiasco Q&A The Four Elements: Food, Liquor, Skateboarding and Rap By Matt Crawford (07/28/2006)" After years of working the backline of the music industry, 24-year old Chicago native Lupe Fiasco has kicked and pushed his way to the forefront following the widespread success of “Kick, Push” a love song about skateboarding. The rapper returns to San Francisco Aug. 3rd for a performance at the Independent. His Atlantic Records debut, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Beer is set to hit stores later in the month. " |
Editorial Review  Amplifier SF Station Blows It Up By Misha Vladimirskiy (06/23/2006)" Walking into 330 Ritch on any Thursday night is to indulge yourself in rock, punk, indie or just plain good music. On this night a band called Elephone was performing for the CD release of The Camera Behind The Camera Behind The Camera. I will say I was not disappointed, these guys rocked the house with a sound that mixes My Bloody Valentine with U2 (pre "WAR"), and some other stuff that I can't put my finger on. With haunting vocals and driving guitar these guys are on my go to list. " |
Editorial Review  Amplifier SF Station Blows It Up By Misha Vladimirskiy (06/23/2006)" The Fillmore played host to The Fiery Furnaces on this warm night in San Francisco. The crowd was made up of hipster kids with their cool hair and slick cloths, and people that were dressed in full masquerade garb. Standing in the middle of this crowd I had a feeling this might be good one and I have to admit that it was. With their dashes of folk, garage rock and a heavy European sound, they opened my eyes and ears and made me get lost in their lyrics. " |
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