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A Taste of Things to Come: Cloud Cult at The Independent, SF
Man, I’ve never been to a show with so little front lighting. Makes it awfully hard for your average, intrepid blogger to get decent photos from about five rows back armed with nothing but a camera phone. And that’s the … Continue reading
The Annotated Decemberists No. 11: Odalisque
Now, my knowledge of firearms is limited at best, but I do know this: You load shotgun cartridges with rock salt, not rifles. (At least I’m pretty sure, based on 30 minutes of research and a few Tarantino movies.) Continue reading
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Racking Up Plays: “Hearts and Minds” by Son Volt
This is like crack for Americana fans, and its been too long since Farrar has given us the good stuff in such pure form. Continue reading
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Tagged alt-country, Americana, classic country, folk, pedal steel solo, returns to form, Son Volt
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You Really Ought to Go See Kate Kilbane Perform Her Pop-Rock Opera Based on a Gruesome Greek Myth
It was worth the price of admission just to watch the girl, maybe 9 years old, in the front row—her mouth agape, her eyes filled with wonder—bewitched by the story of a young woman struggling to control both the powerful magic and emotions roiling inside her. Continue reading
A Taste of Things to Come: Trampled By Turtles at The Fillmore, San Francisco
Here’s Wisconsin Minnesota (oh, how embarrassing—truly, I do know the difference between Wisconsin and Minnesota) alt-bluegrass band Trampled By Turtles and opening act Honey Honey filling up the stage at The Fillmore. That’s a lot of strings up there. Dang. … Continue reading
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Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2012
What can I say? My favorite albums contain my favorite songs. Go figure. Continue reading
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Tagged Anders Parker, Andrew Bird, Ben Folds Five, Best Albums, Best Albums of 2012, Bowerbirds, Bruce Springsteen, Divine Fits, Fiona Apple, Garbage, Grizzly Bear, Jack White, Jay Farrar, Matt Jones & The Reconstruction, Of Montreal, Punch Brothers, Rankstravaganza, Shearwater, The Coup, Will Johnson, Yim Yames
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Rankstravaganza: My 30 Favorite Tracks of 2012
Here is this year’s obligatory list-making, by the numbers: 3 Bay Area acts 6 solo female artists 2 re-united ’90s bands A ton of vaguely folky indie rock—no surprise Just 2 hip-hop tracks—I apologize 1 song that actually got some … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Bird, Antibalas, Ben Folds Five, Best Songs, Best Songs of 2012, Best Tracks of 2012, Bowerbirds, Bruce Springsteen, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Divine Fits, Fiona Apple, Garbage, Ghost & The City, Grizzly Bear, Jack White, Kate Kilbane & The Cellar Doors, Kelly Hogan, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Lord Huron, Matt Jones & The Reconstruction, Nas, Of Montreal, Paul Weller, Punch Brothers, Rankstravaganza, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Sharon Van Etten, Shearwater, St. Lucia, The Coup, The Gaslight Anthem, The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Report from the Show: The Mountain Goats, The Fillmore, San Francisco, 12.14.12
John Darnielle didn’t avoid the issue. He met it head on. When he came out on the stage in San Francisco on Friday, before he played a note, The Mountain Goats‘ singer-songwriter acknowledged what was on everyone’s mind. Because, as … Continue reading