…The Bay Brewed, returns to Public Works for a third year of great music and beer. We’re now pleased to announce the festival’s lineup six amazing local rock bands, led by Mikal Cronin and Shannon and the Clams.
Rarely does a band live up to its name so perfectly, as the trio churns out heavy slabs of psychedelia, which should reverberate nicely off the walls of the echo chamber that is Logan Square Auditorium.
Three songs illustrate the blend of psychedelia, pop sensibility and irreverent humour that underpins King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s latest record, Float Along – Fill Your Lungs.
Mac Demarco is something of a rare, but rough, diamond. As we photograph him in a London off license, he places his cigarette between his trademark gappy teeth…
Anyway, Segall is back in town tomorrow and this time he’s playing Logan Square Auditorium with his new band, Fuzz. The trio’s brand-new self-titled debut is packed with heavy rock burners…
I have said it before, but will keep saying it until we are ALL in agreement: Thee Oh Sees are one of the best, if not thee best, live acts playing today.
The band only formed in January and consequently their debut fizzes with spontaneity, its sinuous riffs and Sabbath-indebted rhythm section playing at a delirious punk-rock speed…
He and Segall have been in bands together since high school, back when Segall was primarily a drummer. They’d tried to get a band like FUZZ – far more psych metal than garage rock…
San Francisco’s royal family, Thee Oh Sees, are setting out on a month long US tour with Austin psychopaths OBN III’s and Minneapolis lunatics The Blind Shake. The circus began with a sold-out, three-night takeover at The Chapel.
With the opening series of headline sideshows at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel now sold out, two extra shows have been added to the tour itinerary, with Mac DeMarco and his ensemble…
…pop music is overrun by bands armed with Orange amps, fuzz pedals and a monomaniacal thirst for vintage sounds. By naming itself Fuzz, this California trio literally spells out what’s on the menu…
San Francisco psychedelic garage rock band Thee Oh Sees performed at St. James Park in San Jose, California as main support for punk icons Iggy & the Stooges.
Sonically, Fuzz sprawls out far and wide, meshing psychedelic expanses with chugging guitar hooks, shitkicking bass lines, and post-apocalyptic drums, prolonged and slow.
Mikal Cronin has shared a video for his MCII highlight “Peace of Mind”. It was directed by Lara Gallagher and stars Mary Timony of Wild Flag and Helium as a hotel maid who doesn’t seem to be having a good day on the job.
Cronin juxtaposes his upbeat “Peace of Mind” with this simple, not-exactly-upbeat plot to create a touching clip. Wild Flag member Mary Timony, an indie-rock…
The Bay Area’s most heavily reformed skuzz kid, Mikal Cronin, is still riding the wave of this year’s languid MCII. Today, the crest of that wave has resulted in a…
Mikal Cronin has shared a video for his MCII highlight “Peace of Mind”. It was directed by Lara Gallagher and stars Mary Timony of Wild Flag and Helium as a…
But again, while everybody gets their individual moment to shine, it’d be short-sighted to pick an MVP in Fuzz. This album finds strength in the loud, jam-centric…
White Fence certainly had the louder, garage rock part of the festival covered but could have played even louder and taken full advantage of echoes and acoustics.
Multi-instrumentalist Quintron and his backup singer/maraca-playing wife Miss Pussycat, have been relatively quiet in recent years. The latest Quintron album…
In the latest issue of FILTER, we gave Ty Segall a disposable camera to take with him on his exploits across the globe this summer. Here’s what developed…
While the length and dazzling variety of stops on DeMarco’s fall tour might hint at the Bus option, this special 2013 world tour promo video makes a pretty good case for Alien.
Mikal Cronin’s had a pretty good year, at least from what I can tell, having released the great MCII on Merge in the spring and touring extensively for it. He’s going to end 2013 with a quick victory lap of shows…