Boil and Brew: The Wytches @ Great American Music Hall [SF]
Brighton’s young doomy grunge-tinged pychedelic surf punk trio brings their unique brand of raucous tunes to the Bay Area. Here’s what we made of them.
Reviews
Subterranean Initiation: Wolves In The Throne Room Live @ The Crocodile [Seattle]
Olympia’s ambient Cascadian black metal outfit tours their new instrumental synth-heavy Celestite album as a dual gutar & drum trio in Seattle. Here’s the review
All For Sex And Better Whiskey: GUIDED BY VOICES Live @ The Showbox [Seattle]
The Dayton Ohio indie rock pioneers bring their chainsmoking guitarist and coolers of beer to the Seattle stage, promoting 2 new releases and a 20yr old classic
A Casual Haunting: Mount Eerie Live @ The Chapel [San Francisco]
Phil Elverum performs a set of mostly unreleased material at the intimate San Francisco venue
The Country Comes Alive: The National @ The Greek Theatre [Berkeley]
Matt Berninger and company bring their critically acclaimed live show and a decade and a half worth of experience to the Greek Theatre
CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ Neptune Theatre [Seattle]
After 2 years in Berlin, Malkmus returns to the states to promote his brand new album Wig Out At Jagbags with a band that may be stronger than ever
Riding the Slow Train: Magic Trick and Kevin Morby @ The Chapel [SF]
Fresh & Only’s Tim Cohen performs with his burgeoning project, Magic Trick, with Woods’ bassist Kevin Morby showcasing his solo talents as the opener.
RoboCop or RoboCrud? Processing The Reboot
The data’s been scanned and analyzed. Find out if the new reboot of the sci fi classic holds up to the original. WARNING! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOLERS!
A Course Of Action: Action Bronson Live @ Neptune Theatre [Seattle]
The 325lb Albanian/Jewish emcee and former chef from Queens, NY supports his latest mixtape, Blue Chips 2 with a stop in Seattle. Here’s the review.
Dignified And Old: Jonathan Richman @ The Great American Music Hall [SF]
Highly influential songwriter/solo artist and former frontman of the legendary proto-punk outfit Modern Lovers brings 4 decades worth of experience to the bay.
Andrea Gibson Live @ The Crocodile [Seattle]
The award winning spoken word poet/author performs for a sold out crowd at the Seattle club, but does she live up to the hype?
Sight Beyond Sight: THUNDERCAT Live @ Barboza [Seattle]
The Brainfeeder bass virtuoso/vocalist brought his genre defying electro soul funk grooves to the 200 capacity Seattle club and we were there to cover it