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Q&A: Vela Eyes on passing out in the studio, taping merch to the car hood,...
Vela Eyes are smiling.PHOTO BY PATRICK MCCRACKENVela Eyes is a relatively new indie-pop act right out of San Francisco that combines a huge, spaciously synthesized sound with the personality and...
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Undercover Juggalo
Could an outsider infiltrate the juggalo sect during Insane Clown Posse's Oakland stopover? Spot the real juggalos of the East Bay.PHOTO BY DALLIS WILLARDarts@sfbg.comMUSIC When I pitched attending...
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Hot mess
This weekend's music: Triple release party for Battlehooch and friends, lady drummers for Tom Tom Mag benefit, moreHoochie papas: BattlehoochPHOTO BY LYDIA WHITEemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY...
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Heads Up: 7 must-see concerts this week
Happy Hollows get cosmic.PHOTO BY JOSH ANDERSON.This week I learned that if I should ever be presented with the chance to interview Selena Gomez, I should decline. The Toronto Star published this...
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So fresh, so clean
Is laptop-produced, hi-fi music the punk rock of the Internet age?James Ferraro looks to the future.arts@sfbg.comMUSIC In 1992, when Pavement released its seminally crusty, DIY masterstroke Slanted and...
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Summer ghouls
A breezy chat with newish SF garage rockers Cool Ghouls, playing Phono Del Sol this weekendCool Ghouls take the natural approach.PHOTO BY MICHAEL BORDELONemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY In these...
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Lia Rose lets go on new album ‘Bricks and Bones’
The local singer-songwriter is gentle, but she will bite.PHOTO BY RIKI FELDMANNBay Area country-folk artist Lia Rose is a ball of sunshine both on stage and off. But if you listened to her songs, you’d...
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Heads Up: 7 must-see concerts this week
Glass Candy returns.Yes, Outside Lands is back this weekend in Golden Gate Park. So that’s a given, especially if you’ve already got tickets to the sold-out festival. But there’s also night shows plus...
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Hello Sailor
Ahoy! Hoist your freak flag at the Puma Yard, 'Cubic Lust,' Dick Slap, Skratchpad, Metro Area, Danny Krivit, more parties this week Portland's DJ Nark will Dick Slap us.SUPER EGO A "yacht" sounds like...
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Light Asylum, Miami Horror, Hercules, whips, chains, etc.: Lineup for Folsom...
Light Asylum: getting in the leather swingFolsom Street Fair: yes to fisting, whipping, piercing. But the September 29 event has also morphed, through the auspices of kicky executive director Demetri...
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Heads Up: 8 must-see concerts this week
Ovvl used to be spelled Owl, but now it's Ovvl.PHOTO BY ALBERT GUTIERREZThe Internet never forgets. I realized this yet again today after discovering the complete 1979 BBC documentary, Who Is Poly...
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Just a pipe dream? SF’s Whirr gets 'Around'
Whirr-ing around.In the cyclical nature of sonic trends, shoegaze has risen from the grave and out of obscurity again. With old guard bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Mazzy Star releasing new...
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Get to the show, weirdos
FALL ARTS: MUSIC From Rock the Bells to Kate Nash, a sonic smorgasbord of can't-miss upcoming concertsMarky Ramone and Andrew W.K.FALL ARTS There are so many things competing for your precious time:...
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Live Shots: Black Sabbath at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Reunions can be hit or miss.Maybe it’s been too long, maybe you’ve lost your chops, maybe you’re getting old and things just aren’t working the way they used to. Maybe your drummer doesn’t want to...
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Live Review: My Bloody Valentine’s SF show feels like something beamed in...
Up close with MBV.Swirling guitars… cooing vocals… that all-engulfing wall of noise. It's difficult to describe My Bloody Valentine's sound without veering into borderline erotica, and understandably...
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Elegant alchemy
Happy accidents, strange coincidences, unexplained phenomena: Catching up with dark chanteuse Jill TracyShady lady: Jill Tracy finds inspiration in unexpected places.PHOTO BY AUDREY...
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Live Shots: Asteroid #4 and the Richmond Sluts at Brick and Mortar Music Hall
By Brittany M. PowellBrick and Mortar Music Hall may have had some noise complaint troubles with the San Francisco Sound Commission earlier this summer, but that hasn’t kept the venue or Kymberli...
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Grouplove talks Haight love, the Seesaw Tour, and spreading rumors
The Grouplove group hug.PHOTO BY PAMELA LITKYGrouplove’s existence is a strong argument for fate. In 2009, Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi met on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Feeling an...
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Heads Up: 6 must-see concerts this week
The many sides of Julia Holter.PHOTO BY RICK BAHTO.Music can serve to fit your specific mood. If you can pinpoint an emotion you wish to heighten, you have the ability to explode the senses with a band...
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Sammy Hagar runs through the hits at the America’s Cup Pavilion
Sammy Hagar at the America’s Cup Pavilion.PHOTO BY SEAN MCCOURTCelebrating 40-plus years on the rock scene, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar hit the stage in San Francisco on Saturday night...
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