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Hot mess
This weekend's music: Triple release party for Battlehooch and friends, lady drummers for Tom Tom Mag benefit, moreHoochie papas: BattlehoochPHOTO BY LYDIA WHITEemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY...
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Devil may care
Austra and Magic Mouth both make it to SF in time for Pride week, plus a band vs band chili cook-off at Bender'sGroup hug for AustraPHOTO BY NORMAN WONGemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY Unlike most...
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Mood music
Baths brings Houses along on his 'Obsidian' victory lapWill Wiesenfeld takes a brave, unexpected step into the fog.arts@sfbg.comMUSIC It's amazing what a difference two years makes. In June of 2011, I...
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Get trashed
Back together for Burger Boogaloo, raunchy surf-punks the Trashwomen reflect on SF's garage heydayFROM LEFT: ELKA ZOLOT, DANIELLE PIMM, TINA LUCCHESI OF THE TRASHWOMENPHOTO BY CHRIS...
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So fresh, so clean
Is laptop-produced, hi-fi music the punk rock of the Internet age?James Ferraro looks to the future.arts@sfbg.comMUSIC In 1992, when Pavement released its seminally crusty, DIY masterstroke Slanted and...
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Summer ghouls
A breezy chat with newish SF garage rockers Cool Ghouls, playing Phono Del Sol this weekendCool Ghouls take the natural approach.PHOTO BY MICHAEL BORDELONemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY In these...
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Rise and snack
Live shots from Burger Boogaloo, plus new Terry Malts, and deep sea nightlife emilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY Listening to infectious Terry Malts track "I Do" on a blissed-out drive across the...
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Soul-savers
Australia's Hiatus Kaiyote gets some love from Erykah Badu, Q-Tip, and QuestloveHiatus Kaiyote looks to the future.PHOTO BY LUKE DAVID KELLETTarts@sfbg.comMUSIC"That's it, I'm done. In love." This is...
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Damaged goods
MUSIC: Jello Biafra on the 'Dot Com Holocaust' and 'White People and the Damage Done.' Plus, new band Yassou Benedict delivers shoegaze dreampop.Jello BiafraPhoto by L. Paul...
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Milo grows up
The Descendents' Milo Aukerman on dead rock stars, caffeine addiction, and biochemistryThe Descendents stick around.PHOTO BY KATIE HOVLANDarts@sfbg.comMUSIC The Descendents have been around since the...
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Boom boom
Rye Rye plays the "After Party," a debut from WOOF, plus Al Lover, Lightning Dust, and moreRye Ryeemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY Rye Rye went underground for a blip there. Discovered at 15 in a...
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It takes a village
Paige & the Thousand stands out, Icky Boyfriends rise up, and morePaige & the ThousandMATT SARTAINemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY Paige & the Thousand is the new solo project from...
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Ex-pat
Alexis Blair Penney celebrates the release of debut album 'Windows,' and mourns a personal loss emilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY The moody "drag-pop" songs on Alexis Blair Penney's debut album,...
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Brave new world
Mobile concerts apps vie for your credit card love and attention — what's next? And why should we care?emilysavage@sfbg.comMUSIC You're watching a band live at the Rickshaw Stop, or Café Du Nord, or...
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mbv4-ever
Two decades after its landmark album, My Bloody Valentine returns to SFarts@sfbg.comMUSIC This is the reunion for which we dared not hope. Until this year, My Bloody Valentine's genre-defining...
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Flyin' high
Oakland metal faves Ovvl keep it (almost) all in the family with a new album and upcoming toursBirds of a feather: Ovvl's Melanie Burkett, Axell Baechle, Clint Baechle, and K. BaechlePHOTO BY ALBERTO...
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Get to the show, weirdos
FALL ARTS: MUSIC From Rock the Bells to Kate Nash, a sonic smorgasbord of can't-miss upcoming concertsMarky Ramone and Andrew W.K.FALL ARTS There are so many things competing for your precious time:...
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Elegant alchemy
Happy accidents, strange coincidences, unexplained phenomena: Catching up with dark chanteuse Jill TracyShady lady: Jill Tracy finds inspiration in unexpected places.PHOTO BY AUDREY...
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Snap Sounds
The fall albums we've been playing on a loop KING KRULE 6 FEET BENEATH THE MOON(TRUE PANTHER/XL, AUG. 26)Archy "King Krule" Marshall may look like a callow school-kid, dressed up in his father's suit,...
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Girls like us
The Julie Ruin's Kathleen Hanna on finding strength through music The Julie Ruin is Kathleen Hanna's dream team.PHOTO BY SHERVIN LAINEZTOFU AND WHISKEY Before Le Tigre but after the demise of Bikini...
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