Music + Nightlife
SF's Young Prisms Talk Their New Album "In Between," and On-Tour Survival Skills
By now, you’ve had a chance for Young Prisms’ new album In Between to sink in a bit. So you love the jangly, scratchy guitars. Officials call it shoegaze, but let’s just agree that this sophisticated sophomore effort is just plain pretty. Now what? Well, the city does it again, gifting us with an opportunity to see another fine local band in the flesh, currently on tour with Dum Dum Girls, Tuesday at Slim’s.
Gimmick Alert: 140-Character Previews of the Best Live Music This Week
Still bitter and baffled about promoters relocating this weekend’s electronica-centric I Love This City Music Festival from its original AT&T Park venue to the Shoreline? Us freakin’ too! I’d recommend letting ‘em hear it on Twitter at @ILTCFestival. But good thing there’s plenty of cutting edge music to be heard within the city limits all week long to turn our collective frown slightly less upside-down.
In Photos: Seven Days of San Francisco Music
This town knows music. On any given night, you can find whatever genre you're jonesing to hear, sing, or dance along with. Here's a taste of what happened in the San Francisco music scene the past seven days...
This Week in Local Music News
The Soft Moon's Luis Vasquez talks about his fall sophomore LP Zeros, his new collaboration track with John Foxx and The Maths, and how he never thought his music would make it past his bedroom door. [via Stereogum]
Win Tickets and Party Like it's 1906 at the California Academy of Sciences
It's time for a fresh visit to the California Academy of Sciences to celebrate the opening of Earthquake, their brand new exhibit and planetarium show, and party like it's 1906 again with their Earthquake Premiere Party. Delight in the debauchery of San Francisco’s most exciting era with dancing, cocktails and live music provided by the Vau de Vire Society.
Jams We Love: 7x7's Weekly Playlist
For our column Jams We Love, we're turning you onto the songs that keep us going every day. Did you hear Coachella 2013 tickets go on sale this Thursday?! We compiled a fantasy list of headliners we'd like to see. Who would you most want to catch live?
Best Coast, Bow Wow, Dandy Warhols and More Must-See Concerts This Week
Inspired by the audio-video matchmaking that went down at AT&T Park Friday night, courtesy of Roger Waters, we humbly present a this-week-in-concert column with music videos, and only music videos. Anyone who has ever seen a Pink Floyd music video/movie (or tried to sync Dark Side of the Moon with Wizard of Oz) knows the power of sensory synchronicity, when the eyes and ears conspire to make art doubly transcendent. So this week, our words bow to the A/V departments of our favorite acts coming through S.F. over the next seven days. Behold...
In Photos: Seven Days of San Francisco Music
This town knows music. On any given night, you can find whatever genre you're jonesing to hear, sing, or dance along with. Here's a taste of what happened in the San Francisco music scene the past seven days...
This Week in Local Music News
Terry Malts, whose weekend-starting anthem "Where Is The Weekend?" we're blasting right now, releases a brand new track called "Disconnect," off their split with Dead Angle. [via Positive Destruction]
The Weeknighter: Martuni's
Weekends are for amateurs. Weeknights are for pros. That's why each week Stuart Schuffman will be exploring a different San Francisco bar, giving you the lowdown on how and where to do your weeknight right. From the most creative cocktails to the best happy hours, Stuart's taking you along on his weeknight adventures into the heart of the City's nightlife. So, who wants a drink?
5/18 Sleepy Sun @ Independent (get tix)
5/21 Sparta @ Independent (get tix)
5/22 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Independent (get tix)
5/23 Spiritualized @ Fillmore (get tix)
5/24 Merle Haggard @ Warfield (get tix)
5/28 The Roots @ Regency Ballroom (get tix)
5/29 Active Child @ Independent (get tix)
5/30 Kurt Vile & The Violators @ Fillmore (get tix)
5/30 Tycho @ Independent (get tix)
5/31 Xiu Xiu @ Bottom of the Hill (get tix)
6/1 Mogwai @ Regency Ballroom (get tix)
6/1 Beach Boys @ Greek Theater (get tix)
6/5 Destroyer @ Fillmore (get tix)
6/23 Avett Brothers @ Greek Theater (get tix)
10/5 Amon Tobin @ Greek Theater (get tix)
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