By: Tom Roth With the Where’s Waldo? series of childrens books, the definite objective is to find the elusive striped-sneak. Finding him is gratifying, but you just can’t help getting distracted and taking in all the whole image, noticing hidden gems all over the place. Similarly, Austin’s SXSW festival features all your favorite acts, but […]
Happy Monday and welcome to the final storm before SXSW Madness. While the interactive and film portions of SXSW 2013 have already kicked off, the music shindigs officially begin tomorrow. That’s weird to read. Watch for coverage from us on the voyage down to Austin. And if you’re going to be at the Texan carnival, […]
As bands continue to pack up and set their GPS for Austin, Texas & SXSW 2013, Seattle’s Pickwick, Portland’s Radiation City and Sandy’s visited San Francisco’s The Independent Friday night. After years of carefully crafting their tunes, Pickwick will release their much anticipated debut LP Can’t Talk Medicine this Tuesday. Having heard it already, I’ve had it […]
Toro y Moi certainly earned their double stint, Friday-Saturday shows at SF’s Independent for Noise Pop 2013. Both shows quickly sold-out, leaving a number of badge holders frustrated and wind-chilled outside on Divisidero. Toro’s 2013 LP Anything in Return has become one of my favorite albums of the year already. And, personally, I’ve eagerly anticipated catching the […]
Brainstorm: Portland’s experimental pop trio Brainstorm took the early reigns at Bottom of the Hill to kick off the venue’s Friday night frenzy. While the first few tracks found the band facing a somewhat shy (or sober) crowd, by the third or fourth track, people warmed up to their danceable jams. Shout-out to drummer Adam Baz […]