I first learned of the Massachusetts based indie-pop project Dom this past spring when I saw them live at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. The show was fun and the synth driven sounds had me hooked from the first song. One of the highlights of the show was Dom’s interaction with the crowd, which
Real Estate Last night, I made my way over to The Independent in San Francisco for the psych indie sounds of the New Jersey born Real Estate. I started my night out by missing my bus stop. This had me rushing to make up ground as I hoped to get to the venue in time
On Sunday night, the Clift Hotel in San Francisco continued their successful free concert series run with a performance from the New York Indie Lo-Fi band the Cults. Having just formed as a band in 2010, this project has already begun to build up a fast growing fan base. Knowing that they had sold out
Washed Out On Saturday night, I made my way to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco to take in a night of music at The Great American Music Hall (GAMH). This is an intimate space with amazing acoustics that has you quickly forgetting your entrance from one the most run down neighborhoods in SF. Washed
While spending time living in North Dakota, I must say that my top local musical discovery was definitely Secret Cities. They are a three-piece psych-pop project that contains some of the most mind-blowing harmonies that my ears have ever heard. It was not long after I first heard them that Western Vinyl also noticed them
A B & The Sea Last night, I once again found myself taking in a show courtesy of the weekly Popscene event at the Rickshaw Stop. The resident djs started the night off by offering their mix of popular songs to help set the stage for the bands that were about to take the stage.
It is no surprise that Wayward Fire has been looping through my iPod over the past few days, as I am huge fan of the recent resurgence of lyrically driven electronic music. Multi-instrumentalist producer Kamtin Mohager (The Chain Gang of 1974) does an absolutely fantastic job of leading the listener on an emotional journey
My night was kicked off with a line leading up to the front door of the Rickshaw Stop. This soon turned into a greeting from an individual who was convulsing and screaming his life philosophy “children below you must open up your eyes to what’s happening around you” he shouted from up top of a
When I first saw The Chain Gang of 1974 (CGO1974), the product of producer Kamtin Mohager, I was absolutely blown away! This experience happened in October of 2010 when CGO1974 were opening up for Candy Claws at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. There were no more than five fans in attendance. However, CGO1974 absolutely
Last night, The Independent was filled with the colorful stage performance of Canadian producer John O’Regan (Diamond Rings). I first arrived in the club after the doors had been open for over an hour and there were only a handful of people in attendance. I was a bit concerned that this show would have a