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A Stroke Strums
Little Joy, the latest project to come out of The Strokes camp during a two-year hiatus, pairs the band’s drummer Fabrizio Moretti with Rodrigo Amarante, of Brazilian rock outfit Los Hermanos, and mystery L.A. belle Binki Shapiro. The trio, named after a bar near its shared L.A. home, has a few subtle similarities with the Strokes -- mainly treble-heavy, crooning vocals -- with doses of Sam Cooke, Brazilian guitar and surf music. Little Joy performs December 9th at Slim’s. Moretti spoke with SF Station from the road en route to Atlanta after the East Coast leg of his tour. More
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The BBC Sessions
A cherry-picked collection of this indie-rock band’s best, the two-disk BBC Sessions will be snapped up by devoted fans in no time. Whilst the song selection doesn’t divert much from the original studio recordings, it’s always nice to have your favorites play one after the other -- making the BBC Sessions the ultimate "best of". Having said that, there are a few rarities from a 2001 session including “Shoot The Sexual Athlete” and “Nothing in the Silence” which was sung by Isobel Campbell shortly before she left the band. More
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Released on Lujo Records, 11/18/08
Chicago-native Abraham Levitan may be better known as the lead singer of indie-soul group Baby Teeth. But while the group awaits the release of their third album, Levitan decided to break out on his own. Unfortunately, it’s not without its faults. More
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Released on Matador/Domino, 12/9/08
If I were to make a mix tape of my high school years, not only would I need to buy a tape deck and some cassettes but I would also need to dig out my old tape box. And if I felt willing and emotionally stable enough to take a little trip back to 1992 and create a soundtrack to my awkward coming of age and self-conscious adolescent angst, Pavement would be a featured artist. More
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An Ill Collaboration
Underdog status is nothing new for Gift of Gab, Lateef the Truth Speaker and Headnodic, the Bay Area hip hop fixtures that joined forces to create the Mighty Underdogs. Although all three have seen various degrees of success, easy money is rare in the underground hip hop game. More
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Eclectic Trio Shines on in SF
Apollo Sunshine’s latest genre-bending LP Shall Noise Upon fuses 60s psychedelia with dusty steel guitar licks, ornate string arrangements, Spanish horns, distorted harmonica voodoo and pretty acoustic ditties to bond equally disparate moods in a common universe. The trio, which formed on the East Coast and released its first album 2003, opens for Dead Confederated on November 16th at The Independent. San Francisco-based drummer Jeremy Black, who also co-founded Black and Green Records and a new recording studio in Oakland, spoke with SF Station during a phone interview from the road. More
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Release on Rough Trade Records (November 4, 2008)
I wasn’t sure what to expect upon learning of the collaboration between Fabrizio Moretti, drummer for The Strokes, and Rodrigo Amarante, guitarist and songwriter for the Brazilian-based indie rock band Los Hermanos. I will admit - I can get down with some Strokes. When I hear a steady four-on-the-floor coupled with a melodic bass line and drawling, affected vocals, I am happy as a clam in the ocean of rock, or perhaps…a rock lobster? Sure, there are many things about The Strokes that are ridiculous... More
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Released on Dangerbird Records on 10/21/08
The Dears are (now) comprised of husband and wife team Murray Lightburn (vocals/guitars/keyboards) and Natalie Yanchak (keyboards, backing vocals) as they release their fourth studio album Missiles. Recorded with an amalgam of studio musicians following the departure of all members, except Lightburn and Yanchak, this Montreal group manages to crank out a decent album, despite all the personnel problems. More
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The Deal From the Buckeye State
Whether she likes it or not, Kim Deal finds herself at the epicenter of U.S. politics as all eyes look to swinging Ohio during the presidential election. The Breeders frontwoman, also a member of a little indie band you might have heard of called The Pixies, has lived in the Buckeye state for the last five years. Deal spoke with SF Station during a phone interview from her home. She performs with The Breeders on November 13th and 14th at Slim’s. More
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A Dangerous Show for Dangerous People
Riding on the crest of recent mainstream and independent successes, Diplo returns to San Francisco for a show at Great American Music Hall on November 3rd. The DJ/producer is behind M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” which found 11th-hour success on iTunes a year after its release when it was featured on the Pineapple Express trailer, and he recently released the excellent Santogold mixtape that pairs the emerging artist with some of her reggae, punk, rap and new wave influences. Diplo spoke with SF Station during a phone interview while wandering lost through the streets of Salt Lake City in search of his tour bus. More
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