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Ben Einstein
The vocal harmonies between lead singer Katie Colver and drummer Melissa Kilkuskie are just one of the many interesting musical combinations within Cave Clove, an excellent local Bay Area quartet performing at the Rickshaw Stop this Wednesday, April 8th. Watch a live version of their newest single “Kyrie” below: One of the most refreshing things about Cave Clove is the way this...
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Combining elements of bluegrass, soul, folk, and gospel, the Tumbleweed Wanderers travel from genre to genre like the twists and turns of Highway 1. These days though, they’re all about the rock, as their new live video for ‘Bad Blood’ illustrates. Complete with a rotating cast of background singers and rotating musicians, this band will...
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In fact, preliminary research shows that this week’s surge in love-making, its boost in bonking, its escalation in copulation, may increase the population nationwide as much as 2% come November 2015. Con Brio’s Kiss The Sun is a vibrant, absurdly over-the-top, genuinely fun six-track whirlwind. Highlights include the sexy slow-jam R&B of “Never Be The Same”...
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SF musical machinists Battlehooch are back with three new singles and a spankin’ EP. WINK is weird, wonderful, and positively out there. Get lost on their Soundcloud page – and join them tonight as they celebrate the release of Wink will be Down Dirty Shake (who are ALSO releasing an album tonight) and new supergroup Kokomo Hum....
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I’ll be the first to admit it when I don’t know a band I’m “supposed” to know. So instead of nodding and saying uh-uh, I’ll be honest: I didn’t know who The Matches were until very recently. But when I heard that the well-adored bay area powerhouse pop/punk band was getting together for a 10 year anniversary/reunion...
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If you ever wanted to see a show that spanned forty years of recorded music and dropped you off squarely in 1999, we’ll today’s your lucky day. Rather, I should say tonight’s your lucky night. Because at San Francisco’s El Rio, a one-off Halloween cover show spooktacular is going down. Bear Lincoln performs Michael Jackson’s...
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Combining elements of trip-hop and R&B with slick contemporary dance music, Oakland-born Derek Buckwalter (aka RZN8R) kicked off what was certainly the most eclectic line-up in town last Thursday night at the Balanced Breakfast Residency. With a little sneak of R. Kelly’s Ignition (remix) alongside atmospheric &  interplanetary electronics, RZN8R recalled Tricky, DJ Shadow, and something else entirely unique....
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Once a week, I sit down with the Damn Fanatic’s Andy Strong and have a pleasant chat. Topics vary from the prospects of touring, to whether or not David Byrne rocks harder than David Bowie, but one thing is abundantly clear: Andy Strong is a mad man in the best possible sense. And it seems...
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The FIRST thing you need when planning a cosmic space party is intergalactic party music. Well thank your lucky quasars because you now have the Y Axes. They’re about to tear the roof off Neck of the Woods on Thursday, September 4th – just you wait. The Y Axes combine an infectious blend of layered...
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This week Not Sure. Not Yet is releasing their new EP at the Haight’s exquisite Milk Bar. Mixing a breezy rock sound with new wave and synth tones, NS.NY fully intend to deliver an awesome show for your Thursday night. And at $8 that’s a great value! I’ve eaten underwhelming sandwiches that cost more than...
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Not one, not two not three, not four not five but six shows worth seeing this weekend! That’s right! But my count, there are 6 great shows in 3 short days coming up Bay Area! And undoubtedly there are several others I’ve missed. So what’re you waiting for! Let’s talk shows! With this wide variety of genres,...
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San Diego native Melvoy now calls San Francisco his home, and it sounds like the Bay Area is happy to have him. Melvoy (real name Emmanuel Castro – perfect) records high energy, brazen millennial surf-rock with just enough attitude to keep you on your toes. The full Melvoy solo album is released later this summer, but the track San Francisco (a catchy spooky...
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