Monday, February 25th, 2013 - no responses
Almost seven years ago Alex Levy (ex Epic Records and Rolling Stone executive) started assembling a tribute party to Bob Dylan called, Dylan Fest. The idea was simple, get a backing band and a lot of great singers (past performers include Norah Jones, Steely Dan, Kings of Leon, etc) to pay tribute to the artist. Well, the idea [...]
Monday, February 25th, 2013 - no responses
This is fifth installment of a series of post “Behind the Lens” of a music blogger. For the full series click here. Remember that whole “Behind the Lens” series we were doing? Well, we just finished it with a big bang here. We want to thank the folks of Sony for letting us participate in their Hidden Project. [...]
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 - no responses
The Silver Sun Pickups played host to the evening last Tuesday night, as streaming service, Slacker, kicked off their new and improved app campaign at Madrone Studios in the Mission. The new service, which was officially announced on February 13th, brought to life many features the company had in the works for quite some time. Highlights included the [...]
Saturday, February 9th, 2013 - no responses
Quite possibly a stack of hamsters pulling wires and pressing knobs, Rogus creates music that does not reside in simply one genre. Half of his songs are melodic, almost old school sounding hip hop, while other half are a mix between progressive house and various electronic musings.The young Bay Area producer seems promised to make something that you’ll [...]
Friday, February 8th, 2013 - no responses
Next Wednesday, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Foxygen, will take the stage at the Great American Music Hall. And while everyone is abuzz about the two bands, it’s worth taking note of the other band on the billing: Wampire. The Portland band signed to Polyvinyl, home to Unknown Mortal Orchestra and STRFKR, are a perfect fit with their reverb [...]
Thursday, February 7th, 2013 - no responses
In anticipation for San Cisco’s performance at The Fillmore next week, I’ll be jumping on the phone tomorrow to interview lead signer, Jordi Davieson. The band is opening along The Vaccines tour for the next few months, before showcasing at SXSW. If you haven’t heard their catchy single “Awkward,” I strongly urge you to take a spin. Everywhere [...]
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 - no responses
This is fourth installment of a series of post “Behind the Lens” of a music blogger. For the full series click here. We’re excited to announce that Sony will be featuring our photographs from our recent series “Behind the Lens of a Music Blogger.” (Catch up on the reading here.) The photos will be displayed from February 4th-17th, [...]
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 - no responses
Considering the profusely energetic show Muse put on Monday night, it’s crazy to think that the band has been around for almost twenty years. The show was sheer madness, as Muse rocked a packed Oracle Arena for the second time in three years. This time around, the performance was to promote their latest release, The 2nd Law. I [...]
Sunday, January 27th, 2013 - no responses
This is third installment of a series of post “Behind the Lens” of a music blogger. For the full series click here. Let me start by saying that I feel like I got really lucky the other night. It’s not very often you get an opportunity to see the rise of a star. I mean, I wish I [...]
Friday, January 25th, 2013 - no responses
This is second installment of a series of post “Behind the Lens” of a music blogger. For the full series click here. I’m torn if people actually think music blogging is all that awesome. Don’t get me wrong–I love it. I just wonder: when people discover that I blog about music and reply, “Oh my god that’s awesome,” are they actually saying “Awesome—you’re [...]
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