Take a listen to a new song, “Joy in Space,” courtesy of Oakland post-punk/noise pop/psych trio Vir. “Joy in Space” is one of the first tastes from the group’s forthcoming album, Engineers, which is slated for a May release. Engineers will be the band’... »
Halfway through their set, The Fresh & Onlys‘ frontman Tim Cohen said, “I’d like to dedicate this song to James Kim,” referring to their sometime second percussionist (their first being Kyle Gibson), who they often borrow from Kelley Stoltz‘s band. And... »
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John Vanderslice at Bottom of the Hill last night Thao Nguyen John Vanderslice Bird by Snow Garrett Pierce Thursday, Feb. 24, 2012 Bottom of the Hill Better than: Every live performance Thao »
Date: Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th Number of Noise Pop Shows: 10 shows, 38 bands Already Sold-Out: Hopefully you already got tickets if you wanted to see Surfer Blood‘s hooky fuzz-pop, and, given that the band’s next album is on a ... »
MUSIC: One of Noise Pop's stellar shows this evening includes headliners The Fresh & Onlys, "psychedelic garage-pop revivalists," who "have a reputation for being weird." Flavorpill notes that "[w]hen asked about the inspiration for their music, the ba... »
(By Micke Tong) SFist headed over to Bottom of the Hill last night for the first night of Noise Pop's 10th anniversary edition. Although we missed headliner Craig Finn and opener Ash Reiter, we were fortunate to catch Mount Moriah and Sad Baby ... »
Magnolia Brewery hopshot David McLean has the lowdown on SF Beer Week 2012. PHOTO BY JENNIFER YIN Now that Drynuary has basically curled up into a ball and died (take that, seasonal sobriety!), it's time to turn our gaze to SF Beer Week. 10 days of hea... »
