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.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 8/16 - 8/22
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 8/9 - 8/15
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.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 8/2 - 8/8
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.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 7/26 - 8/1
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.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 7/18 - 7/25
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.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 7/12 - 7/18
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.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 7/5 - 7/11
Several solid shows to get you through the short work week with Liar's proteges Fol Chen at Bottom of the Hill Wednesday, Oakland-based art-rock legends Deerhoof at Bottom of the Hill Thursday and rising local favorites Magic Bullets at Amnesia Friday.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 6/28 - 7/4
Plenty of pre-holiday live music options this week with Austin-based garage rock outfit Harlem at the Independent Tuesday, Oakland's trippy one-man act Psychic Handbook at Submission Wednesday and Stones Throw affiliated funk ambassador Dam-Funk at Mezzanine Thursday.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 4/19 - 4/25
Plenty of post-Coachella options this week with the King Khan & The Shrines/Black Lips collaboration The Almighty Defenders at the Great American Music Hall Tuesday, the previously profiled Japandroids at The Independent Friday and indie rock gods Yo La Tengo at the Fillmore all weekend long.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 4/5 - 4/11
Yet another packed week of live music with lo-fi punk outfit Dadfag at El Rio tonight, noisy local psychedelic trio Late Young at The Knockout Thursday and the previously profiled Thee Oh Sees at Oakland's Uptown Saturday.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 3/29 - 4/4
Another stacked week of shows with Pitchfork darlings The Morning Benders at The Independent Tuesday (sadly sold out), rising locals Man/Miracle at the free epicsauce.com party at Milk Thursday and the always enigmatic Nobunny at The New Parish Sunday.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 3/22 - 3/28
An absolute bounty of show options this week with local favorite Mi Ami alongside High Places at Rickshaw Stop Wednesday, previously profiled Neon Indian at Mezzanine Friday and hop hop legend in the making Flying Lotus at Mezzanine Saturday.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 3/15 - 3/21
A bit of a slow week in live music, with a significant chunk of local bands and would-be touring acts making the annual trek down to Austin for SXSW. There are still a handful of great options, however...
SFist Tonight Addendum
Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, and SFist's music editor, is launching a free/cheap semi-weekly live music party tonight at Milk, former home of legendary Upper Haight live music venue, Club Boomerang.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 3/1 - 3/7
While we are admittedly a bit exhausted after a long week of Noise Pop shows, there is still plenty to look forward to this week with electro-pop duo Phantogram at The Rickshaw Stop Wednesday, the ever so enigmatic Nobunny at Thee Parkside Friday and indie-approved hip hop act The Cool Kids at 330 Ritch Saturday.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 2/22 - 2/28
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 2/15 - 2/21
While we were partially tempted to take a Waitmate and hibernate until next week's jam packed Noise Pop Festival, this week is actually shaping up quite nicely with local psych-chillers White Cloud at Rickshaw Stop Wednesday, the previously profiled Clipd Beaks at 21 Grand Thursday and Bay Area based noise-pop trio Nodzzz at Grace Cathedral (yes, that Grace Cathedral) Saturday.
SFist Interviews: L.A. Electronic Star Nosaj Thing
We had a chance to catch up with the 24-year-old beat maker before his show last week, where we discussed his hip hop fundamentals, LA's infamous DIY venue The Smell, his beta stage visually synced show and much more.
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 2/8 - 2/14
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 1/25 - 1/31
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 1/18 - 1/24
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 1/11 - 1/17
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 12/28 - 1/3
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 12/21 - 12/27
A selection of shows for this last week of what's been a great year for Bay Area music. What shows stood out for you in 2009?
The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 12/14-12/20
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 11/9 - 11/15
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 11/2 - 11/8
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