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The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival recently announced that there will be more than 60 artists performing in Golden Gate Park over three days this summer. I'm pretty much blown out of the water in terms of the bands that will be playing. For starters, Wilco, Ben Harper, the Drive-by Truckers, R y G, Two Gallants, Dredg, Beck, and the... read more »

I'm generally pretty skeptical when I hear about "buzzbands" that pop out of nowhere made famous by various blogs. I wasn't sure what to expect about Vampire Weekend's live performance on a school night, but I figured I'd hop in my car and check out their show. When I arrived at the Rickshaw Stop on Fell, there was... read more »

From their website: The Allied Media Conference cultivates media strategies for a more just and creative world. Held every June in Detroit, MI, it is the primary point of intersection in the U.S. for alternative media makers and committed social justice activists from around the country. I've heard it's a solid conference and should be... read more »

Last week, I had a good chat with one of the guys working with the Superfly team that's putting on the first ever Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival right here in San Francisco in Golden Gate Park. The event will be held from August 22 - 24 and I'm guessing they'll host the event in Speedway Meadow. I'm really fired up to... read more »

Almost a year ago, I had a chance to see the Israeli band Monotonix play at Mezzanine in San Francisco. They opened for the Silver Jews and played with total energy. The crazy thing is that they didn't even play on the main stage, but actually on the floor. It was weird - you couldn't see the band, but could hear the blistering guitar... read more »