By: Fiona Hannigan Mutual Benefit, the musical project of Jordan Lee, was greeted by a full house at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop on Saturday. Lee and his band are on tour after the official release of their album, Love’s Crushing Diamond. Lee’s had a whirlwind success, with the album receiving acclaim when it was still […]
Lord knows I’ve binged on my fair share of heartfelt folk over the years. And after the Fleet Foxes/Bon Iver spike, I entered a reactionary period where I hoped to avoid overly-earnest ballads of the vein. But Mutual Benefit seems a fitting antidote. Jordan Lee provides natural, honest, settled tunes that resonate with why I […]
Bay Area friends, we are giving away two FREE tickets to see Iceage at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco next week! The Danish group will be performing next Wednesday, October 9th with The Videos and Cairo Pythian. Don’t miss out on your shot to see the live rendition of Iceage’s critically acclaimed new album You’re Nothing […]
San Francisco’s own garage-pop talent Mikal Cronin headlined at Rickshaw Stop last night, offering an official album release show for his wonderful new LP MCII. For those unfamiliar with MCII, I’d highly recommend a listen as it offers an excellent introduction to Mikal’s work. However, judging by the sold-out crowd at Rickshaw, it seems at least the Bay […]
Finishing up a national tour with Californian dates, New Jersey’s Delicate Steve and Dana Buoy dropped by San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop for a post-Thanksgiving aural feast. You might’ve caught our rave impressions of Delicate Steve back in March with their Treefort Festival 2012 performance. Since then, they’ve released a new album, titled Positive Force, released a […]