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Cheese Coney Reviews: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Thermals, Grey Host and more

Mon, April 29 2013 3:39pm - Source: Each Note Secure

Get ready for another batch of Cheese Coney album reviews from John Crowell…..

Backtrack: Mirah Advisory Committee

Wed, March 06 2013 8:17pm - Source: Stereogum

Welcome to Backtrack, Sam Hockley-Smith's new Stereogum column dedicated to a remembrance of great things past, of important records situated in the middle ground between Legendary Reissue Status and yesterday's news.

Review & Photos: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Before the Brave, Kacey Johansing @ GAMH 3/2/13 (Noise Pop 2013)

Wed, March 06 2013 4:59pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

San Francisco's semi-soloist, Kacey Johansing was joined by a quartet of jazz minded players.

Interview: Thao Nguyen gets up, stays up

Tue, February 26 2013 7:48pm - Source: Death + Taxes

Thao Nguyen , the singer-songwriter behind Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, has released an inspired new record "We The Common", her first with the band since 2009′s "Know Better Learn Faster" and her first new material since a successful side project in 2011, "Thao & Mirah".

Thao and The Get Down Stay Down – We The Common

Fri, February 01 2013 8:13am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

There are so many promising signs surrounding Thao and The Get Down Stay Down 's fourth full-length even before you actually have a listen to the record in full.

This Week's Best Album Streams: 30th January 2013

Wed, January 30 2013 10:36am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Jim James – or Yim Yames, or whatever he's calling himself this week – has been flirting with albums outside of his principal act, My Morning Jacket, for a while now.

The year's favorites! 2012 is finally over.

Tue, January 01 2013 1:45am - Source: choir croak out them goodies

I haven't pulled together a "top albums of the year" list in a while because it's been a couple of years since I've gotten altogether excited about new music.

Live Video: Jherek Bischoff

Mon, December 10 2012 8:04pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

We certainly see a variety of music in our live studios at KEXP, but it's rare that we get an orchestra and composer.

Album Review: Jherek Bischoff – Composed

Fri, June 22 2012 10:03pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Seattle composer Jherek Bischoff has quite an impressive list of accomplishments on his musical CV.

K Records History Chronicled in New Book

Fri, June 15 2012 7:35pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

K Records and the Rise of Independent Music , a history of the pivotal Olympia, Washington label K Records , will be published by Sasquatch Books on July 10.

Jherek Bischoff - Composed

Thu, May 31 2012 10:59am - Source: BBC Music

Created over several years, Composed is Jherek Bischoff's labour of love.

Jherek Bischoff, Wordless Orchestra, David Byrne, Mirah & more guests opened the Ecstatic Music Festival (pics, review)

Mon, February 06 2012 7:23pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

It wasn't the marathon that opened the inaugural Ecstatic Music Fest in 2011, but this year's opening show on Saturday (2/4) had some of that same collaborative energy, focusing on the compositions and arrangements of Jherek Bischoff , a musician known for his work primarily with The Dead Science, Parenthetical Girls and The Degenerate Art Ensemble.

News in Brief: Hospitality, Profile Records, Pet Shop Boys, Ecstatic Music

Thu, January 19 2012 10:36pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

On January 31, the New York avant-pop band Hospitality will release their new self-titled album via Merge.

'Portlandia' Stars 'Push It' With Salt-N-Pepa Cover -- Video

Wed, January 04 2012 10:37pm - Source: The BoomBox

The second season of ' Portlandia ' kicks off this Fri., Jan. 6 on IFC, but fans needing an instant fix of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are in luck.

2011-in-Review Mixtape: 50+ Signs of a Strong Year for Bay Area Indie Rock, Indie Pop and Folk-Rock (Podcast #267)

Wed, December 28 2011 6:46pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

After surveying a variety of sounds coming from the Bay Area this year, we're ending our look back at 2011 with the world of indie rock, indie pop, singer-songwriters and folk-rock.

Lou Reed, Talib Kweli, Ian MacKaye co-sign Occupy Musicians movement

Mon, November 21 2011 9:08pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

There has been no shortage of support within the music community for the ongoing Occupy movements.

Video: Hail Mary Mallon – “Grubstake”

Tue, November 01 2011 10:19pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Aesop Rock and Hail Mary Mallon look like they're having fun and eating right in the video for "Grubstake," from the trio's Are You Gonna Eat That? album.

Mario Gonzalez – Lindsay Lohan Likes Blood (2011)

Sat, October 29 2011 12:03am - Source: Obscure Sound

This EP is excellently done, and every song except the title track is a wonderful, drone and glitch-filled pop delight.

TBB Video Premiere: Religious Girls – “OG” (Live at Phono del Sol)

Thu, September 01 2011 3:57pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Here, the guys perform "OG," one of two songs on the band's new Midnight Realms 12″, out now on Fun Forever Campaign/Everbodies Stomached.

Mirah, Noveller & Tara Jane O'Neil playing Dead Herring & other shows

Fri, August 19 2011 3:52pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Mirah plays Dead Herring tonight (8/19) with two fellow female songwriters.

Photos: Scenes from the Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival

Wed, July 20 2011 6:43pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Thank you to everyone who came to Phono del Sol on Saturday, and thank you again to everyone who generously donated to help us fund the event.

Religious Girls – “OG”

Mon, July 18 2011 3:52pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

The day after their awesome set at Phono del Sol , Religious Girls sent us this song off the band's new 12″, Midnight Realms.

Yay Area Show: Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival with Aesop Rock, Mirah, Man/Miracle, etc

Sat, July 16 2011 7:38am - Source: KATA ROKKAR

Today is The Bay Bridged's / Tiny Telephone's first annual Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival (JULY 16TH) starting 12pm til 6pm!

Premiere: Phono del Sol performer Appetite – “Little While” video, plus download “Tussy” now

Thu, July 14 2011 4:03pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Out in August, Appetite's Scattered Smothered Covered has a pretty broad range of emotions, as seen when comparing "Little While" against the first single, "Tussy."

Recommended, 7/12-17: Phono del Sol, Gardens & Villa, Sean Hayes, Jonathan Richman

Tue, July 12 2011 4:06pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Here are early picks for some of the week's best concerts.

Countdown to Phono del Sol: sample all of the performing artists!

Mon, July 11 2011 3:26pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Countdown to Phono del Sol: sample all of the performing artists!

Jen Buxton: The TVD Interview

Thu, June 30 2011 12:51pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Alaska , is easily one my new favorite artists.

Pearl and the Beard: The TVD First Date (and LP Giveaway!)

Wed, June 29 2011 12:34pm - Source: The Vinyl District

"My dad is not just a music lover, but a person who experiences music on a very special level and has shared his memories and his vast collection with me from when I was very little. In our front room, underneath a now extinct silver tape/record/radio player, was a cabinet full of vinyl recordings of everyone from Dolly Parton to Michael Jackson.

Live Video: Thao and Mirah

Thu, June 23 2011 9:52pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Thao and Mirah 's liner notes read like a veritable supergroup.

Announcing Phono del Sol: A Free All-Day Music and Food Festival featuring Aesop Rock, Mirah, Man/Miracle and more!

Wed, June 15 2011 5:17pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

A Free All-Day Music and Food Festival featuring Aesop Rock, Mirah, Man/Miracle and more!

BOBBY + Thao & Mirah - TT The Bear’s & Music Hall of Williamsburg (Boston & NYC; June 7 & 8)

Tue, June 14 2011 5:17am - Source: Melophobe

BOBBY 's inevitably eponymous debut is still not quite yet out, but the band is steadily winning hearts and minds, from NPR and BV to new touring buddies Thao & Mirah.

Live This Month: June 2011 — an audio guide through SF concerts this month (Podcast #250)

Wed, June 01 2011 6:32pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

In Live This Month , we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Photos/Review: Thao & Mirah, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Led to Sea @ The New Parish, 5/3/11

Fri, May 06 2011 8:11pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

A decidedly female audience flocked to Oakland's The New Parish for a decidedly female led night of reverie: a nice breather from a music world that is often overcrowded by men.

Out This Week 4/26

Tue, April 26 2011 5:50pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

In the ongoing spirit of Record Store Day, another full round of excellent new albums awaits shoppers in stores this week.

The Passion of the Weiss Spring 2011 Mixtape

Thu, March 24 2011 1:56pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

The harp may not be the instrument that immediately jumps to mind when considering the visceral drive of jazz music, but Dorothy Ashby proved that it could be as much of a bebop instrument as the muted trumpet.

Scenes from the 2011 Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Art Auction, with Thao & Mirah

Mon, February 14 2011 10:39pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

The Bay Area Girls Rock Camp serves a great purpose: empowering young girls through music.

Thao and Mirah Team Up

Thu, February 10 2011 8:42pm - Source: Modern Mystery

Thao Nguyen (of Thao with the Get Down Stay Down) has joined forces with singer/songwriter Mirah.

FensePost Top 33 and 1/3: The Best Albums of 2010

Sat, January 01 2011 2:08pm - Source: FensePost

The problem with so-called best-of lists, is that they are really just a collection of items organized based on experience and time, in that there will be plenty of albums heard the following year and beyond that will hold just as much weight as these we dub as "Best." So, as of right now, at this particular time in the tail end of 2010 and the first moments of 2011, these albums are the best.

First Look: Gigi – ‘Maintenant’

Mon, October 11 2010 3:59pm - Source: The Rawking Refuses To Stop!

With its rotating cast of vocalists and Malt Shop Memories meets indie-pop bent, if I didn't know better, I'd assume Gigi's Maintanent was a new Saturday Looks Good To Me album (or one by the Magnetic Fields, for that matter).

This Week's Interesting Music Releases - October 5th, 2010

Mon, October 04 2010 7:20pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The 11-CD box set that contains all the former Beatle's solo studio albums from 1971-1984, plus two CDs of rarities and a 65 page book and commemorative print.

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