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We had a great week of music last week, starting on Thursday night when Live 105's Madden invited us to join him on air. Along with SFists MattyMatt and Jon we talked for a half hour about local music, Muni and of course Gavin's hair. Madden was a friendly and gracious host and we thank him for inviting us! On Monday night Cursive packed The Fillmore for a straightforward set of songs from their new record and a few older tracks. We could see the crowd in the front singing, screaming and dancing right along for the entire set, so we were a little surprised when the band didn't return for an encore. But we won't complain too much, it just leaves more time to hang out after the show. Tuesday night brought the Twilight Singers back to Great American for another soulful, sultry set. more ›

How about that Twilight Singers show on Monday? It blew our socks off, and now we're inspired to fill in the holes in our Twilight Singers album collection. Our friend Jeff Klein is on tour with Dulli and company, so we had a chance to spend time with them on their Sunday night off in San Francisco. A trip to Tommy's Joint for dinner followed by drinks at the excellent new Mission bar Homestead revealed all the band members to be rather mellow: just a fine group of black-clad gentlemen enjoying some cocktails and a great jukebox. But once they got onstage the next night, the energy level skyrocketed. One of the most passionate performances we've seen all year. more ›