OMFG you guys! Justin Bieber just announced his tour dates for this fall AND HE'S COMING TO OAKLAND OMGOMGOMG! more ›

Due to mental health issues, singer Sinead O'Connor has just announced that she's cancelling her planned North American tour this summer. She was scheduled to play the Mountain Winery and the Fox Theater in the Bay Area in late July, and fans who hadn't heard her live in many years were starting to get excited. But, alas, it wasn't meant to be. more ›

Gotye (it is pronounced just like Gaultier, btw) is performing tonight at Bill Graham, and there are still tickets available, guys! As you'll recall, they had to postpone his earlier show and move it to a much larger venue now that his song "Somebody That I Used to Know" is such a mega viral hit. Anyway, he chatted with SF Weekly today, and he had a few interesting things to say. more ›

We first heard "Somebody That I Used to Know" back around the new year, and it was already a hit on YouTube. But Another Planet Entertainment had underestimated the fame that Australian singer Gotye would have gained by springtime, and hence they've moved a scheduled show at the Independent (heh) to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, and changed the date as well. Gotye will now be performing, without Kimbra, on April 18, at a venue that is literally 16 times larger, and tickets for that show go on sale March 29. more ›

San Francisco band Wallpaper made their national TV debut last week, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, with their totally fun song "Best Song Everr." They'll be playing at the Rickshaw on March 23, and you might want to go after listening to it. [via The Bay Bridged] more ›

Today is the pre-sale date for the Avett Brothers at the Berkeley Greek on Saturday, June 23 (get tickets here, and under APE pre-sae type the password: love). So, here's a video of a live performance from 2010 of their song "Kick Drum Heart." more ›

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 ›