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Q&A: Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu talks Forget and his songbook
Jamie Stewart started Xiu Xiu 15 years ago and has been going strong with the project ever since. Just last month, Xiu Xiu released new album Forget, which is gaining critical praise and is generally considered to be the band’s more accessible albums yet. Where before Stewart was not bound to…
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Tame Impala’s Cameron Avery channels Elvis on Ripe Dreams, Pipe Dreams
Photo: Zachery Michael He’s a bassist in Tame Impala and drummer in its fuzzier, psych offshoot Pond, so some may be surprised to learn that Cameron Avery is an old-fashioned crooner with a great voice. Avery’s mom listened to Dean Martin, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Hartman and a lot of Elvis Presley. Cameron Avery,…
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Photos: Japandroids explode at the Fillmore
Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — Vancouver rock and punk duo Japandroids returned to the Bay Area Tuesday for the first of two shows at The Fillmore, in support of recently released LP Near To The Wild Heart Of Life. Japandroids, Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers 8 p.m., Wednesday The Fillmore Tickets: $25.…
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PREMIERE: Stream The Love Dimension’s new EP, Acceptance
San Francisco groovy psychedelia revivalists The Love Dimension will release a new EP March 30. Acceptance is five tracks reminiscent of The Doors, The Mamas and the Papas and a bit of Jefferson Airplane. The band, led by frontman Jimmy L. Dias, will perform its new material March 30 at a record release…
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Zucchero, ‘father of Italian blues,’ on the city that jump-started his career
When Zucchero Fornaciari first visited the United States in 1984, the Italian musician was on the cusp of greatness in his native Italy. The singer-songwriter, now Italy’s most famous bluesman, was just beginning to blend the American genre into his own Mediterranean style. Zucchero 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 19 The…
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Photos: The Red Hot Chili Peppers at Oracle Arena
Photos: Alessio Neri OAKLAND — The Red Hot Chilli Peppers performed at Oracle Arena Sunday, the only stop on their tour in support of 2016 record The Getaway, was was released last June. The lone show followed three in Los Angeles, and we’re just speculating when we say that perhaps…
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Review: Jamie Isaac adds life to his nuanced sound at Popscene
Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — London is currently on the cutting edge of electronic music. Whether it’s hip-hop with a dash of grime, satires of mainstream commercial electronic with bombastic production, or alternative R&B combined with the improvisation and looseness of jazz and minimalist electronic production. Jamie Isaac‘s music…
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WIN TICKETS: Zoo Station brings U2’s The Joshua Tree to The Chapel on St. Patrick’s Day
Photo: Roman Gokhman If you missed out on tickets on U2’s sold-out The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour in May, we’re giving you the next best thing. San Francisco U2 tribute band Zoo Station will play the album start to end (among many other tracks) on St. Patrick’s Day…
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Live music magic: Sofar Sounds expands in Bay Area
What Uber did for transportation and Airbnb did for lodging, Sofar Sounds aims to do for concerts, according to Sam Toizer, a lead booker for Sofar San Francisco. He started volunteering with the organization in 2013 when he lived in Chicago. Eight months ago, he started booking shows for…
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Roni Size matters: The return of the drum and bass pioneer, Reprazent
Bristol legend Roni Size brought his pioneering sound to the mainstream when New Forms, the debut album from Reprazent, his drum and bass collective, bested Radiohead’s OK Computer to the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Size went on to collaborate Stateside with Method Man, Cypress Hill and Rage Against The Machine’s Zack De La…
