Oakland-born rapper Kreayshawn is headlining a New Year's Eve show at the Regency Ballroom (tickets still available), winding a year in which a single YouTube video landed her a record deal and a red carpet gig at the VMAs. Today she tells the Ex all about her teen years in the East Bay, after "her musician mother Elka (of Bay Area garage-rockers The Trashwomen) moved to Canada" and left her to her own devices at age 15. more ›

Here's a tune that's a few years old from a band/collective we've always loved, Broken Social Scene. They'll be here in S.F. this weekend performing for free (you may have heard) at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and thus they'll be one of several acts you'll likely want to get up close to see but won't unless you stake out your claim on some grass around 8 a.m. more ›

Bell Biv Devoe is here! Yes. They're performing their special brand of "New Jack Swing" at Yoshi's SF tonight and tomorrow. Tickets are $35. Now, please enjoy this classic video from their oeuvre, from 1991. more ›

Kreayshawn's BFF and White Girl Mob cohort V-Nasty is bad. (Also, Kreayshawn's playing Slim's on August 25th, yo.) more ›

Ok, get your clickers ready: Lauryn Hill is doing a one-off Bob Marley tribute show at Mezzanine next Wednesday, May 18, and there are still early-bird tickets available at $60 apiece plus service charge. Also, VIP for $90. General admission hasn't gone on sale yet. more ›

Despite hailing from nearby Palm Desert, Queens of the Stone Age won't be performing at Coachella this weekend -- they last performed at the fest in 2003. They will, however, be performing tonight at the Fox in Oakland tonight (it's sold out, but tickets are going for about $50-$60 on craigslist right about now). more ›

by Erick Pressman When we were young, if you wanted to find new music, you went to a record store or at very least bought a copy of Spin, Rolling Stone, or one of the many genre specific music magazines that came and went over the last twenty years. Who knew that in the late 2000s, you could use cable television’s “On Demand” function, which features music videos as well as television shows and movies, to find new, and furthermore punk, bands you haven’t heard of. That, oddly enough, is how Broadway Calls first caught our attention. more ›

A plethora of solid shows to choose from this week including Baths at Bottom of the Hill tonight, San Francisco favorite Girls at Fillmore Friday and the previously profiled Cults at the Fillmore Saturday. more ›

Beloved moody crooners Belle & Sebastian are coming to the Bay this weekend for a Sunday headliner set at the Treasure Island Music Festival. This new ditty is from B&S's new album, Belle & Sebastian Write About Love, which drops tomorrow. more ›

Yet another packed week of shows with the previously profiled Caribou at Regency Ballroom Tuesday, the previously profiled Glass Candy at Rickshaw Stop Thursday and droney psych act Moon Duo at Amnesia Sunday. more ›

Hey y'all! It's the 10th anniversary of the free concert that Warren Hellman built in Golden Gate Park, and the stars are coming out to celebrate — along with, easily, half of San Francisco. Yes, it's wildly crowded (because it's free), but as Warren pointed out this week, there's never been any violence or strife in the nine previous years, and it's usually just a glorious, tightly packed celebration of music, hardly strictly limited to country and bluegrass more ›

An absolutely stacked week of shows with recent San Francisco transplant Electric Sunset at Milk Wednesday, the previously profiled Neon Indian at Mezzanine Thursday, San Diego-based garage rock quartet The Soft Pack The Depot Friday and local favorite Boyz IV Men at El Rio Sunday. more ›

Plenty of shows to choose from this week with indie favorites Local Natives at the Fillmore Wednesday, local electronic trio Pixel Memory at Milk Thursday and the unstoppable Party Effects crew at Public Works Sunday. more ›

Three night shows were announced this week, all happening at The Independent, featuring three acts who are performing at the Treasure Island Music Festival. The tickets just went on sale at noon, and you can still grab a ticket for Rogue Wave, who are playing the tiny venue on Saturday October 16 at 10 p.m. ($15) prior to their set on Sunday on Treasure Island. Also, there are night shows by Dan Black and Die Antwoord on Thursday and Friday, respectively. more ›

A packed week of shows with Suckers at Great American Music Hall Tuesday, psych-rock quartet Sunbeam Rd. at Milk Thursday and drum-heavy trio Religious Girls at Thee Parkside Saturday. more ›

Local drag impresario Juanita MORE! is throwing another of her big fetes this Sunday night, this time to celebrate the arrival of her friends, Scissor Sisters, including S.F. native Ana Matronic. It's the official afterparty for the Sisters' show at the Fox -- which still isn't sold out, btw, but the afterparty almost is -- and it'll be at the old, faithful, swanky Redwood Room. more ›

Plenty of post-Labor Day show options with lo-fi southern trio Futurebirds at Rickshaw Stop tonight, the previously profiled Ty Segall at Mezzanine Friday and rising local favorites Magic Bullets at Bottom of the Hill Saturday. more ›

Plenty of shows to get you through your Outside Lands hangover with lo-fi Pitchfork favorite Wavves at Rickshaw Stop Wednesday, Smiths-inspired locals The Magic Bullets at the California Academy of Sciences Thursday night and the previously profiled Man/Miracle at Hemlock Saturday. more ›

San Francisco's big, multi-stage music fest, Outside Lands, is back this year in Golden Gate Park, in the jolly old month of Fogust, scaled back to two days instead of three and with one fewer stage to run between. The fun starts tomorrow at noon, with The Whigs kicking off an early set at the Speedway Meadow. But allow us to call out a few more things to catch -- and we'll allow you to respond in the comments with all the MUST-SEE bands that we missed. more ›

Yet another stacked week of shows with Vancouver-based chiller Teen Daze at Milk Thursday, hawt electronic act Party Effects at Mighty Friday and excellent local garage-rock favorites The Splinters at Amnesia Saturday. more ›

Yes, the new Scissor Sisters album is *very* gay, as Pitchfork was quick to point out, but it's also got a few excellent pop songs on it that are sure to be crossover hits into straight pop chart territory, including this one, "Skin Tight." Above, see the Sisters performing the song in June in England, and click here if you want to see lead singer Jake Shears performing it in his underwear in Paris. (Also, here's a clearer audio version of the song.) more ›

A jam packed week of shows with Battlehooch at Rickshaw Stop Tuesday, the previously profiled Mi Ami at the Knockout Thursday (last show as a trio) and the previously profiled Thee Oh Sees at the Independent Saturday. more ›

British pop outfit Florence + the Machine were one of the highlights of SFist's Coachella experience, and lead singer Florence Welch has some incredible stage presence. They'll be coming to the Fox in Oakland November 5, and tickets go on sale on Sunday. Above, see their network TV premiere on Letterman last fall. more ›

An absolutely packed week of shows with Twin Sister at Rickshaw Stop tonight, the previously profiled Ty Segall at Amnesia Friday and Los Angeles-based beat wizard Baths with chillers Memoryhouse at Rickshaw Stop Saturday. more ›

Guess what everyone?! Weird Al Yankovic is not only still alive, he's still making music and touring! Yes, in fact, the musician most beloved by sixth graders in 80s will be coming to the Warfield on August 10th, and there are still seats available. Above, to cleanse your palate of less-than-palatable news this afternoon, please enjoy this video for his 2009 song "Craigslist," which is an homage to the Doors without actually being a direct parody of a single song. Also of note: That's actually Ray Manzarek on keyboards. more ›

Due to popular demand, the Flaming Lips have added a second show to their weekend at the Fox, on Saturday, October 2nd. Pre-sale tickets go up tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. (password=summer), and above, their performance of Pink Floyd's "Eclipse," from KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, recorded last fall -- all part of the Lips' recent revisiting of Dark Side of the Moon, an album which Wayne Coyne calls "a meticulously crafted production." more ›

A huge week of live shows with rising local shoegaze quintet Young Prisms at Rickshaw Stop Tuesday, the previously profiled Maus Haus at Milk Thursday and the jam-packed All Shook Down Festival with SFist favorites Neon Indian, Ty Segall, Grass Widow and more Sunday. more ›

The New Pornographers (the band which, btw, still includes Neko Case) play the Fox on Sunday, and JFYI, there are still tickets left. They have a new album out called Together, and in case you missed it, they were recently on Letterman. Here's a review from their show in Portland, and above, for your weekend watching, their 2006 video for "Sing Me Spanish Techno" featuring San Francisco's own Juanita MORE! more ›

Yet another packed week of shows with the previously profiled Ty Segall and Weekend at Milk Thursday, South Africa's tongue-in-cheek "rap-rave" trio Die Antwoord at Rickshaw Stop Friday and Ganglians, Fresh and Onlys, Grass Widow and more at the Mission Creek Festival's free all-ages rager at McLaren Park Saturday afternoon. more ›

The lineup for this year's Treasure Island Music Fest was just announced, and once again it looks pretty good! This cozy little fest in the middle of the bay has been touted by many as extremely "well organized," but we think what makes it so special and swell is that there are only two stages, they're right next to each other, and the acts don't overlap. It makes for some very calm, and not so exhausting concert-going, especially for those of us no longer in our twenties. more ›