Front man Hamilton Ulmer led a 7-piece band that delighted, pumped up, and intrigued the audience with their unique sound and energetic performance. Makeunder's skill, craft, and cohesion were apparent, and it was this high level of musicianship that allowed them to take listeners on a seamless journey, weaving through ever-shifting musical vignettes.Continue Reading
I have this thing about album release shows. I want to be impressed. I mean, really impressed. I want to be blown away, and fully immersed in the experience of what should be an incredibly exciting night. So why is it that more often than not, I walk out of an album release show shaking...Continue Reading
"I'm a little stressed," a shaky smile from Emily Whitehurst AKA Survival Guide, as her hands continually disappear and reappear at the sleeves of her hoodie. A bluegrass group is packing up on the stage at Neck of the Woods.Continue Reading
I have often come down on San Francisco for being too stiff and slow to get dancing, but this was never going to be an issue for Lyrics Born.Continue Reading
What first caught my eye about Talk of Shamans was that they were playing at the Great American Music Hall with a fantastic songwriter/performer, Ezra Furman. So, amongst the requests that fly in through iheartsfbands.com, this one stood out. It was also an opportunity to try out another Håwt Linkzz music podcast/drinking game, so I threw it...Continue Reading
I was sitting in the back of Brick & Mortar waiting for GNTLMN. Somebody told me they weren’t playing tonight … so I was a bit annoyed. Apparently they were replaced by a band called Human Touch. I decided instantly that I wasn’t interested. Thus I continued drinking and schmoozing at the bar.Continue Reading
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....Continue Reading
It started with Waters opening for Weezer and it happened again the other night when BATTLEHOOCH opened for of Montreal.I started listening to of Montreal in 2000. I thought they were a pretty big deal then and I still consider them to be one of my more favorite bands today! Thus when I discovered that...Continue Reading