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 […]
While Noise Pop 2013 is already underway in San Francisco, things are kicking into high gear tonight. There are about a dozen shows I’ve got on my schedule, but if you’re like me, you might have been hunting down set times to plan accordingly. Here are the 2013 Noise Pop set times for Friday, Saturday […]
San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival takes over the city in a few days, coming to life in a multitude of venues from February 26 – March 3rd. Though this will be my personal maiden voyage, I’ve heard Noise Pop referred to as “the festival for those who hate festivals” and “San Francisco’s own SXSW”. While […]