On Saturday night, San Francisco based indie electronic outfit The Limousines will be rocking in the New Year in grand style at SF’s Rickshaw Stop. After meeting in 2007, Eric Victorino (songwriter/vocalist) and Giovanni Giusti (multi-instramentalist/producer) have been creating energetic dance music and delivering electrifying live performances. We caught up with the band informally at
On Thursday evening, L.A. based producer Will Wiesenfeld – bette known as Baths – made a return stop to San Francisco to perform at all ages venue Slims. Throughout this year, Will has been out on the road in support of his recent release Pop Music/False B-Sides. This past March, he headlined a sold out
Picked By: Dan Cordie Who: Givers and Kopecky Family Band Where: Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA When: Wednesday, September 7 at 7:30pm Cost: $10 Adv. / $12 Door Picked By: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Amy Klein and the Blue Star Band Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Wednesday, September 7th at 8:30pm Cost: $10 Age Restrictions: 21+
Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Active Child with White Sea, Correatown, and Random Patterns Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, August 22nd at 8:30pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Stephen Malkmus Where: Academy Records, NYC When: Thursday, August 25th, at 6pm Cost: Free in-store performance Age Restriction: all ages *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who:
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.
With a name as ridiculous as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (DEJJ) I knew we were in for a fun night when the danceable folk pop trio from Detroit landed at The Rickshaw Stop Saturday night. The crowd was beginning to fill into the club as San Francisco retro rockers the Burnt Ones took the stage
Tristen is by no means new to BestNewBands.com. I spoke with her last October, and we discussed the impending release of her debut album Charlatans at the Garden Gate (for the full BestNewBands.com exclusive interview, please click here). Her song “Baby Drugs” ranked #5 on our list of Top Ten Songs of 2010, and we