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A Long, Strange Trip A Long, Strange Trip An originator of acid rock in the '60s, Tommy Hall used LSD to expand his consciousness. He’s still psychedelic. February 18, 2009

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Calendar, Night&Day Get Me to the Church on Time

Get Me to the Church on Time

Barn Owl's music is almost tailor-made for sacred spaces. The local duo's most recent album, The Conjurer, unfolds with meditative pacing, each guitar chord purposeful as a mantra and played against skeletal percussion. The beautiful instrumental record is meant to…
by Jennifer Maerz May 12, 2010 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed Let's Get Killed's Top Albums of 2009

Let's Get Killed's Top Albums of 2009

Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion Merriweather made it onto many favorite lists this year, and for good reason. It's a sonic fireworks show. Small explosions of electronic glee build into giant displays of happy handclaps, ecstatic voices, and upbeat instrumental…
by Jennifer Maerz December 30, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed Ten years of music videos: A treadmill, a stanky romance, and a YouTube dream

Ten years of music videos: A treadmill, a stanky romance, and a YouTube dream

For this week's music section, SF Weekly scoured the local landscape, asking the people making, producing, DJing, and distributing music about the big ideas affecting the industry in the last decade. Among their answers, one important media development that didn't…
by Jennifer Maerz December 23, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, The decade in ideas: local artists, DJs, studio heads, and tech geeks discuss the past and present in music

The decade in ideas: local artists, DJs, studio heads, and tech geeks discuss the past and present in music

This month marks not only the close of the year, but also the end of a decade in which we saw the way we create, listen to, and consume music become faster and easier for artists and fans. But all…
by Jennifer Maerz December 23, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed Artists and tech geeks debated the future of the industry at SF MusicTech

Artists and tech geeks debated the future of the industry at SF MusicTech

The fifth annual SF MusicTech Summit was only on its second round of panels last week when cellist Zoe Keating aptly summed up a major goal for the event. She was a panelist in a discussion concerning the ways musicians…
by Jennifer Maerz December 16, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed December's best holiday music events

December's best holiday music events

For some folks, December is insufferable, a month packed with blinking, twinkling reminders of just how commercially focused, environmentally callous, and falsely cheerful this country can get. But I'll admit it — I love every last bit of Christmas crap.…
by Jennifer Maerz December 9, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed Kev Choice’s song a day series gives Bay Area concerns a beat

Kev Choice’s song a day series gives Bay Area concerns a beat

Bay Area rappers spent 2009 responding to current events and social memes with memorable singles. Two prime examples: Mistah F.A.B.'s nod to trendy chatter, "Hit Me on Twitter," or Paris' late-November track, "Side Effect," which entered the health care debate…
by Jennifer Maerz December 2, 2009 Tags: , , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed Annie's Social Club to close at the end of the year

Annie's Social Club to close at the end of the year

New Year's Eve marks the close of more than a calendar decade — it's also the last night the lowbrow Folsom Street institution Annie's Social Club will be open. After four years of giving local bands, karaoke fans, and Britpop…
by Jennifer Maerz November 25, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed S.F. cops may have gone too far in seizing DJ gear at underground parties

S.F. cops may have gone too far in seizing DJ gear at underground parties

San Francisco DJs at underground parties in SOMA are claiming that their equipment is being unfairly seized, and in some cases being held beyond a reasonable amount of time, by the San Francisco Police Department. A national electronic-rights organization is…
by Jennifer Maerz November 18, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed Pirate Cat Radio slapped with hefty fine, pushed off the FM dial

Pirate Cat Radio slapped with hefty fine, pushed off the FM dial

Pirate Cat Radio has never been a clandestine operation. It's easy to locate in the Mission at the Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, on the radio dial at 87.9 FM, and online at www.piratecatradio.com. The San Francisco news and music outpost…
by Jennifer Maerz November 11, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
Music, Let's Get Killed The Dutchess and the Duke break hearts on acoustic strings

The Dutchess and the Duke break hearts on acoustic strings

Breakups can be brutal, but the worst part is the dread before the expected split. Once you're single, your slate is nearly clean. It's when you haven't yet left the comforts of a relationship that a chilling sort of isolation…
by Jennifer Maerz November 4, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
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  • Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'. Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
    clipping at Brava Theater Sept. 11
    Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'. Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
  • Tame Impala at The Greek Theatre, September 3
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