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New Tunes Tuesday #14

STANDOUTS: 1. Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Complete Edition Soundtrack: Though we aren't completely sold on the musical itself (we have only seen the new John Doyle production

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Aaron Axelsen's Top 10 Albums of 2007

Aaron Axelsen has been a major force in promoting local independent music with San Francisco's indie-dance party, Popscene and his Sunday night radio show on Live 105. (You can listen

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This Week in Le Rock: December 17-23

Friday night you'll want to head over to Slim's to catch six bands: Perfect Machines, Fyre Away, High Like Five, the Paper Sons, Punch Face and Bob Hill Band.

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New Tunes Tuesday #13

Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Trying to decide what to feature this week was rough. Our choices were slim to none, ranging from

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This Week in Le Rock: December 10-16

David Bazan is traveling up the West Coast before he jumps over Europe to finish his tour. He'll be stopping in at the Bottom of the Hill, where he'll

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SFist Reviews... Plain (and Slightly Boring) White T's

They released their fourth full-length album this summer as they set off for their small headlining tour. They finally found major success when Higgenson sang a very simple plea to Delilah in

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SFist Reviews... Vampire Weekend

The incredibly crowded space was crawling with an audience that was brimming with excitement. Their excitement had been curtailed while Grand Ole' Party and San Francisco's own, Still Flyin'

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Getting to Know... Maldroid

We briefly introduced you to Maldroid earlier this week but this time we wanted to do a full introduction before the big day. Tickets are still available - you can get them here. Full

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Video Games Live 2008

Now that we have that out of the way, gaming has become a huge part of culture and has even affected the music industry. Video Games Live 2008 merges the music and gaming

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Maldroid Declared Winner for Live 105's NSSN

He's quickly on his way to world domination. He finishes, "See y'all on Friday and put your game faces on y'all. We are stealing this show

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New Tunes Tuesday #12

Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Hutchinson's music walks a fine line between rock, folk-pop, powerpop and sometimes even jazz and

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This Week in Le Rock: December 3-8

Now that the bets are in (okay, so no one really cast any bets - how boring is that?), you can go to Cafe du Nord, tonight, to check out San Francisco's

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This Just In: Fall Out Boy's Van Not Invisible

It looks like one of San Jose's most trusty traffic cops was also in a giving mood. The Invisible Children van got a parking ticket. They were parked illegally (see the

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Karen Has a Broken Leg!

All proceeds from the record will go to the Sweet Home New Orleans Organization (SHNO). From SHNO's website, "Sweet Home New Orleans Organization is a non-profit organization dedicated to

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Where's Your Bet Landing?

Live 105's team of experts have decided who the top five local bands are: MUD, Element 94, Cast of Thousands, Apside and Maldroid. Do you agree? What do you think of

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New Tunes Tuesday #11

Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Please Let Us Know What You Think About: 1. Justin Timberlake - Future Sex/Lovesounds (Deluxe Edition): One of

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SFist Reviews... Travis (the Other Coldplay)

Take the jump to see what we thought of the concert, with videos...

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This Week in Le Rock: Nov. 26 - Dec. 2

Wednesday, we are welcoming Faun Fables home from their recent tour in Austria and Switzerland. They will be playing with Australian legend, Daevid Allen (which we here is Faun Fables' dream - Hooray

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Getting to Know... MiGGs

Full given name: Donald Patrick Miggs Hometown: Home, hometown? Bay Shore, NY. I have a home in beautiful Montclair/Oakland I'm selling but now I live in Malibu and Tampa. Relationship

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New Tunes Tuesday #10

Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Standouts: (There are no major standouts this week) 2. Enchanted - Soundtrack: We are thinking that the only song

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This Week in Le Rock: November 19-25

This week, our picks are Travis who are playing with Maximo Park at the Fillmore tomorrow night. Friday night at the Fillmore, The Drones (listen to "Shark Fin Blues" here) are

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SFist Reviews... She Wants Revenge

Judging by the audiences' volatile reactions, She Wants Revenge did everything in their power to give the audience what they wanted: a spectacle (with some music). About half-way through their hour

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SFist Reviews... Maroon 5's Easy Listening Tunes

In the end: Maroon 5 is decent, safe KOIT music. Nothing more, nothing less. Check out more pictures (and two videos) after the break...

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SFist Reviews... Graham Colton

With just a short time frame to impress a packed house, (filled with Vanessa Carlton fans) Graham Colton had no easy feat. There weren't bars or booze (or anything else) to

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New Tunes Tuesday #9

Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Standouts: Download: "Tick Tick Boom" and "Try It Again" For more info on other