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My Bloody Afterparty
Cuddleupabove is finally realized! For those of you who want to keep your ears buzzing after the My Bloody Valentine show in Seattle on Monday, April 27th: my bloody afterparty | monday april 27 […]
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Cool Stuff
Happy 420! New Video – Family Guy “Bag of Weed”
Happy 420, everyone! I really wanted to drive down to Porter Meadow at UC Santa Cruz photograph their annual “420 Celebration“, especially since it’s 90 degrees here in Palo Alto today. However, there are some […]
Playlists
Morrissey walks off stage at Coachella, cancels Oakland show and goes clubbing instead
I caused Morrissey to leave the DNA Lounge by obsessively tweeting while half-naked from my recliner in Palo Alto. […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: April 18th Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the April 18th Sirius XMU “Download 15” playlist. It makes me happy to compile this playlist to share with our readers. Do you appreciate it? Use your manners like your momma taught you, and […]
Cool Stuff
Celebrate Record Store Day!
Today, Saturday April 18th, is Record Store Day! When was the last time you visited your local independent record store? Get off your blog-reading butt and into your local record store. No cash? No problem. Many […]
Featured
Review: Leonard Cohen at The Paramount Theater
It struck me last night when I was choosing which show to cover, that us San Franciscans are damn lucky to have so many fine live music choices on a Tuesday night. Who needs Coachella […]
New Releases
British Sea Power Score Man Of Aran
From the British Sea Power blog: British Sea Power have written and recorded a new soundtrack for the 1934 film Man Of Aran. The film is being re-released on DVD with the new BSP soundtrack […]
Cool Stuff
DJ Up Above Playlist: 4/11/2009
Ahh, DJing Saturday Night at the Bus Stop. The ebb and flow of drinkers and the never ending search for the crowd pleasers. I’ll be spinning again this Saturday night, April 18th, 2009. I’ve never […]
MP3s & Streams
My Bloody Valentine: Is Everything
Anyone reading this probably knows the news about the return of My Bloody Valentine. What you may not know is how obsessed I am with them. When Isn’t Anything came out in 1989, I was so taken […]
MP3s & Streams
Song of the Day: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero (Animal Collective Remix)
Little bits of this Animal Collective remix of Zero have been scattered over the blogosphere for about a week. Today saw a legitimate release of the whole remix. I almost didn’t post this because the […]
Tours
Outside Lands Announces 2009 Lineup
The lineup for Outside Lands 2009 was announced today. I’m not too excited about any of the big names, but there should still be plenty of great music to make for a memorable weekend. I’m […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: April 11th Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the April 11th Sirius XMU “Download 15” playlist. Being the rule-breaking troublemaker that I am, each week I feel obsessively compelled to compile this playlist to share with our readers. Yes, you’re welcome. Related […]
Interviews
Air France: Sort of Like A Dream. No, Better.
“All this machinery making modern music can still be open hearted,” is a lyric from “The Spirit of Radio” by Rush and has always been sort of a guilty pleasure. Saint Etienne cleverly sampled […]
Reviews
Last Night: Vetiver at Great American Music Hall
Vetiver played the Great American Music Hall last night. All Shook Down, The SFWeekly music blog, has a review , as does SFist and SFist has pictures, too!
Tours
Noisepop Announces Dates for 2009 Treasure Island Music Festival
If you’ve never been to the Treasure Island Music Festival, you’ve been missing out. This two-day boutique music festival is small enough to be manageable, but big enough to bring in the big names, and […]
MP3s & Streams
Leaked: Stream The New Silversun Pickups – Swoon
I was a big fan of The Silver Sun Pickup’s debut, Carnavas. So I’m been eagerly anticipating their sophomore album, Swoon. MTV is streaming Swoon a week in advance of it’s release on the 14th. […]
MP3s & Streams
This Week’s New Releases
Spring has sprung! It’s the season for renewal and rebirth. Don’t believe me? Check out the plethora of new music-related releases this week. Where possible, I’ve provided links to purchasing these new albums online. I’ll […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: April 4th Sirius XMU Download 15
Isn’t it ironic that Sirius XMU‘s weekly “Download 15” playlist is nowhere to be found on the internet. Even OUR OWN thecolorawesome post about last week’s download 15 is nowhere to be found on the […]
Cool Stuff
Rock-O-Rama
Holy crap! This one is great. On Thanksgiving 2008, Erik played me some music from a 70’s porn he had found. It’s crazy and you’ll want to listen to it over and over again. It […]
MP3s & Streams
Song of the Day: Faunts – Feel.Love.Thinking.Of
The Faunts are a five-piece hailing from Edmonton, Canada. Paul Arnusch, Rob Batke, Steven Batke, Tim Batke, and Scott Gallant make some lovely electro-pop. Enjoy this track! Faunts – Feel.Love.Thinking.Of listen | purchase | visit […]
Upcoming Events
Sea Wolf to record new LP with Mike Mogis
Indie cutie Alex Brown Church gave us a progress update on the new Sea Wolf LP this week. “We’re heading to Omaha, NE at the end of April to record the next album! This time […]
Reviews
Review: Death Cab for Cutie @ The Greek
Confession time; I’m a huge Death Cab for Cutie fan. I’ve seen them perform in a variety of settings over the past five years. Most recently I’d seen them two months ago at the Filmore. […]
Reviews
Review: Death Cab for Cutie @ The Fillmore
SO magical watching this tour take shape. It was a 1 1/2 hour set, beginning with Bixby and ending with Transatlantacism. They were perfect bookends to the set. I thought Ben’s energy dragged a little […]
Photos
Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart Music Video
I designed and directed this 8 minute video for Death Cab for Cutie’s I Will Possess Your Heart about a year ago. Since then, it’s gotten over 200,000 views on youtube. Unfortunately Warner Music decided […]