Heavily influenced by pop, psych, surf, and folk-rock of the sixties, Cool Ghouls sound a lot like what I imagine the Byrds would sound like if they always cranked it to 11. They write catchy melodies, but their tight harmonies sung at the top of their lungs are highlights for me.

Sleater-Kinney came crashing out of the ’90s Pacific Northwest riot grrrl scene, setting a new bar for punk’s political insight and emotional impact. Hailed as “America’s best rock band” by Greil Marcus in Time Magazine, and as “America’s best punk band ever. EVER” by Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone, the

Orgone is an 8-piece soul machine driven by Dan Hastie and Sergio Rios, once two kids from the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles united by a hunger for raw soul recordings.  While the musicians began by covering Booker T. & the MGs, The Meters, and other giants of soul,

The Mother Hips wind down their weekend (with performances at the Great American Music Hall on 12/16 & 12/17) with an acoustic holiday matinee at Slim’s! This year marks The Mother Hips 23rd anniversary as a band, and their six-year celebration of their own rock festival, Hipic, held in Big

n the essence of the 12 Days of Christmas (and/or Eight Days of Hanukkah and seven days of Kwanzaa) here’s a list of twelve awesome gift ideas to help you out with your last minute shopping! These thoughtful and sometimes unique presents will not only warm the hearts of recipients but will benefit some dope small businesses and give them the recognition they deserve!

The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights local artists before they exhibit their work somewhere awesome, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place.  Meet artist Karla Ortiz, the concept artist of your nerdy dreams.  If you’re like me (and I know

Richman formed the Modern Lovers, a proto-punk garage rock band from Boston. The band contained notable drummer David Robinson, who later joined Talking Heads and the Cars. But, that’s probably not where you’d recognize him first. It was a key part in the Farrelly Brothers’ 1998 film There’s Something About

You have 24 hours to enter our MosDef/Yasiin Bey/Called Earth with Reggie Watts giveaway. We love Reggie Watts and you should too! Reggie Watts is an internationally renowned vocal artist/ beatboxer/ musician/ comedian who wows audiences with his live performances which are 100% improvised. Using his formidable voice, looping pedals, and