My Crazy Music Blog

Tonight In Rock (2): Tapes 'N Tapes @ Hotel Utah, SF 1/23

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:00 PM CST

Minneapolis-based Indie rock group Tapes 'N Tapes is playing San Francisco's Great American Music Hall tonight, bringing with them a plethora of influences and a driving, emotionally urgent sound. They've been accused of being hipsters, but don't hold that against them, they are a highly compelling young band that hits you like a punch in the face. Check out their break out song 'Insistor' and

Tonight in Rock: Wild Night @ GAMH, 1/23

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:00 AM CST

Fresh off a win as the "Most Outstanding Rock Act" at the 2008 Boston Music Awards last month and getting picked as an "Artist to Watch in 2009" by the LA Times earlier this month, Wild Light is heading out on the road with Tapes 'N Tapes for a two month tour of the US – their first ever national US tour - and they will be playing San Francisco on January 23rd at the Great American Music Hall in

The Decemberists' New Album & Free Download

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 03:00 PM CST

As most of you may already know, The Decemberists are preparing to release their fifth full-length album, The Hazards of Love, on March 24. The album is a 17-song suite that demands to be listened to from start to finish and reveals more with each subsequent play. It is rooted in ancient language and imagery, yet entirely modern and accessible. The Portland-based quintet of Colin Meloy,

Travis Vick @ Retox Lounge, 1/21

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:00 PM CST

Did anyone catch Travis Vicks' show @ the Retox Lounge last night?? Or was everyone busy watching LOST. We missed it and wanted to know how it went.

Kaki King Starts California Tour Yesterday, 1/21

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 01:00 PM CST

A NOTE FROM KAKI KING: Greetings, Comrades! I'm looking at my desk and on it is a to-do list. It is the most amazing to-do list I may have ever written. And it didn't even occur to me at the time I wrote it how incredible it is. To do: Email M. Cho re:lyrics Confirm flight for Timbaland session Text D. Grohl and apologize for not making his bday OK, OK, OK. I know that was a hell of a lot