Boston’s psychedelic indie-rock quintet Quilt headlined the Independent in San Francisco on March 23, touring in support of their excellent third album, Plaza. Continue reading
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Langhorne Slim & The Law w/Sawyer Fredericks @ The Independent 01.15.16
Alt-/folk-rock singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim played a sold-out show at the Independent in San Francisco on January 15. Opening the show was 16-year old phenom at winner of season 8 of The Voice, Sawyer Fredericks.
EL VY played the Independent in San Francisco, 11.06.15
EL VY, the new band/collaboration between Matt Berninger (The National) and Brent Knopf (ex-Menomena, Roman Falls), played a sold-out show at the Independent on November 6th. Continue reading
Telekineses played the Independent w/ Say Hi, NRVS LVRS, 10.06.15
Telekinesis, the nom de plume of Seattle’s Michael Benjamin Lerner, is out on tour in support of his fourth record, Ad Infinitum, and played the Independent in San Francisco on October 6th. Continue reading
The Lemonheads played the Independent in SF, 09.27.15
Alt-rock veterans The Lemonheads played the Independent in San Francisco on Sunday night, September 27th. Continue reading
Fucked Up + Doomsquad played the Independent SF, 08.19.15
Toronto-based hardcore punks Fucked Up played the Independent in San Francisco on August 19th. Continue reading
Review/Photos: Hamilton Leithauser @ The Independent, 06.10.15
Former (and future?) Walkmen singer Hamilton Leithauser, in the middle of a short West Coast tour, played the Independent in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 10th. Continue reading
Diarrhea Planet played The Independent in San Francisco w/ Left and Right, Sun Valley Gun Club
The perpetually-on-tour Nashville sextet Diarrhea Planet rolled back into San Francisco on May 27th, with Philly’s Left and Right and NoCal’s Sun Valley Gun Club in tow. Needles to say, it was a heavy, heavy guitar night. Continue reading
Concert picks, week of 5.18.15-5.24.15
5.18- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
5.19- Ex Hex @ Rickshaw Stop
5.20 Ava Luna @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall
5.21 San Fermin @ The Independent
5.21- The Tallest Man On Earth @ Fox Oakland
5.22- Blue Oyster Cult @ Slim’s
5.23- DJ Jazzy Jeff @ Mighty
5.24 Alex G @ Bottom of the Hill
Helmet @ The Independent, 05.06.15
Heavy rock luminaries Helmet are playing their esteemed 1994 record Betty on their current tour, and hit the Independent in San Francscio on May 6th. Continue reading
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