Mount Everest stands 29,929 feet at its highest peak. It is the most impressive and tallest mountain on Earth. Through its confines runs the border between Nepal and China, two countries of contrasting vision and thoughts on life. Every year many try to conquer the great mountain so that they may say they were once
The Independent in San Francisco holds 500 people. It is the premier small venue in the Bay Area. On Thursday, Vancouver sent their premier small band and the two converged in a symbiotic mind meld that turned San Francisco into a place where degenerates, punkers and drunkards were one. I knew Japandroids had a phenomenal
When I first saw Imagine Dragons at the Independent I was blown away by how good they were. I was, I’m ashamed to say, unaware of their brilliance. I have since rectified that situation by rifling through their discography at a frenetic pace, trying to soak it all in like a junkie trying to get
In the middle of her set at the Independent in San Francisco, Thursday night, Nicki Bluhm removed the green sweater she was wearing over a black backless shirt and began to belt out Linda Ronstadt’s country hit “You’re No Good” from when Ms. Ronstadt was a country artist. It wasn’t Linda Ronstadt that I thought
Years from now, when Las Vegas-based Imagine Dragons are playing to sold out arenas and aren’t considered a new band; fans will look back on nights like Tuesday at the Independent in San Francisco and wonder why they weren’t there. They’ll wonder how they could have missed out on such a ridiculously talented band and
The Portland based pop-heavy electro project Starfucker used to get more attention from their name than their music. Finally, they are resolving this issue after failed name changes (Pyramiddd and PYRAMID) with a nearly sold out tour last spring, monster crowd at Outside Lands and likely the same story this time around. It was no
Who: Real Estate Where: Sail Inn, Tempe, AZ When: Monday November 14th Cost:$12/$13 Age Restriction: 21+ Read our review of their Portland, OR show here: Who: Pomegranates Where: Firebird, St. Louis, MO When: Tuesday November 15th, 8:45 Cost:$10 Age Restriction: 21+ Who: Ganglians Where: Kung Fe Necktie, Philadelphia, PA When: Wednesday, November 16th Cost: $10 Age Restriction: 21+ Who: The Static Jacks w/
Popular indie music blog Gorilla vs. Bear and music video innovators Yours Truly joined forces Wednesday night to host a live show with a couple of emerging artists. The show, which took place at The Independent in San Francisco, featured Keep Shelly in Athens. This show was a part of Keep Shelly in Athens’ first
On Wednesday night, I made my way down to The Independent in San Francisco to catch a night of music highlighted by Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear) performing as CANT. This is the new solo project of Taylor’s and also features the work of producer Twin Shadow (George Lewis Jr.). The debut album Dreams Come True
On Friday night, I had the chance to catch one of my favorite bands Tapes ‘n Tapes play for the first time since seeing them open up for The Streets, in Minneapolis, back in 04’. They played at The Independent in between sets from The Chain Gang of 1974 and the Berlin based indie rock