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The B-52s at 40, still dancing that mess around

Joshua Rotter - August 7, 2019

ALL EARS Getting weird is good — great, even — when you’re The B-52s (playing Mon/12 at Mountain Winery). Everyone’s favorite party band has been...

All hail the ‘Timeless’ return of Imperial Teen

Joshua Rotter - July 31, 2019

ALL EARS Imperial Teen was just being “a little bit cheeky” with the title of its sixth studio album, Now We Are Timeless, according to...

Revolution music: What’s soundtracking protests around the globe?

Marke B. - July 26, 2019

ALL EARS "If I can't dance to it, it's not my revolution," the old anarchist-feminist saying goes. And it's true, every uprising needs a good soundtrack,...

At 83, piano legend Larry Vuckovich recounts a ‘Fascinating Jazz Life’

Reese Erlich - June 13, 2019

ALL EARS Pianist and composer Larry Vuckovich has been a headliner in the Bay Area jazz scene for over 60 years. His creative approach...

Queercore legends Team Dresch return to swing the bat of love

Johnny Ray Huston - June 8, 2019

ALL EARS He’s a kid. He likes wearing wigs. “What he’s looking for/He won’t find in school,” Jody Bleyle sings, her strong, declarative voice...

Time is on Passion Pit’s side, as classic ‘Manners’ hits 10

Daniel Bromfield - April 29, 2019

ALL EARS When Michael Angelakos first toured Manners, the 2009 debut of his then-rising project Passion Pit, he couldn’t hit the high notes. A side...

Please Do Not Fight reunion collects a scattered scene

Daniel Bromfield - April 22, 2019

ALL EARS Pursuing music often begins with a simple realization: that it could be you up on that stage. And before he started the Redwood...

Outside Lands 2019: What’s good? Welp…

Daniel Bromfield - March 28, 2019

ALL EARS The monster that is Outside Lands (August 9-11, Golden Gate Park) coasts less on San Francisco’s rock ’n’ roll reputation these days than when the...

The sun hasn’t set yet on Sonny Smith’s SF

Daniel Bromfield - March 21, 2019

ALL EARS As the decade began, all eyes were on San Francisco’s rock scene. Sic Alps, Thee Oh Sees, White Fence, and the Fresh...

San Pablo’s Los Cenzontles ramps up its Mexican rhythms

Caitlin Donohue - March 19, 2019

ALL EARS There are certain well-worn channels through which culture tends to move. Socioeconomically dominant countries export cultural products, regional art forms are picked...

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