 | Back in the U.S.A. If there is one thing you can learn from Canada’s You Say Party! You Say Die! it’s don’t get caught up in border politics.More |
 | A Carnivore's Kingdom George's BBQ is an oasis in the Outer Mission burritoland with heaps of no-frills meat for little cash.More |
 | A V-Day Homecoming Since the release of the band’s excellent debut [b]Album[/b], San Francisco’s Girls has been in demand worldwide, including San Francisco. The group is back in SF for a sold-out Valentine's Day show.More |
 | Beatboxing in the Afterlife Tim Barsky’s [b]The Bright River[/b] is yet another in a long line of these oddly mesmerizing and imaginative works on the afterlife.More |
 | Unplugged and in Your Face With their second LP [b]Hush[/b] and the follow-up [b]Transparence[/b] EP already released in 2009, the members of Asobi Seksu wrapped up the year with [b]Rewolf[/b] a collection of reworked material done acoustically, without the band’s trademark sonic layering.More |
 | Living the Dream Sexed-up and sassy, Amanda Blank doesn’t hold much back. The Philly-based rapper/vocalist started out on early collaborations with Spank Rock and Santogold, among others, before releasing her debut LP [b]I Love You[/b] earlier this year.More |
 | Released on Young Turks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
London’s the XX make dreamy indie pop that is perfect to chill out to.More |
 | Shipping Up to Oakland The Dropkick Murphys, the nation’s favorite Celtic-influenced punk rockers, are back on the road for their nearly annual late-fall tour.More |
 | The Audacity of Hype Alternative Tentacles, the Bay Area record label that helped launch influential punk band the Dead Kennedys, celebrates its 30th anniversary starting November 5th with Incest-a-Thon, a three-night stand at the Great American Music Hall. The shows will feature label owner and former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, along with several of the label’s acts from over the years. After primarily focusing on his spoken word career for many years, Biafra released [b]The Audacity of Hype[/b] with his new band in October. He spoke with SF Station during a phone interview.More |
 | Island Fever The Treasure Island Music Festival returns October 17th and 18th, marking the end of the 2009 Bay Area music festival season. In its third year, the formula for the event largely remains the same, with a mix of electronic/dance music (mostly Saturday) and indie rock (mostly Sunday). SF Station caught up with several acts on the bill to find out their most memorable festival moments of 2009 and what they would bring if they were stranded on the island for two days.More |
