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Want tickets to see Thriving Ivory September 22 at Slim's?
We're giving away tickets to see a great local show: Thriving Ivory with Elliot Randall and Ryan Auffenberg September 22 at Slim's... Enter Now!
OUT-OF-TOWNER: THE UK'S MAPS POINTS WEST by Matt Crawford After 10 years of tinkering with a 16-track recorder and various musical gadgets in his bedroom in Northhampton, UK, James Chapman emerges as Maps with his first LP We Can Create. The album, a sonically sprawling collection of songs that was finished with help from Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bjork) in Iceland, has garnered a buzz in Europe and America, where he will tour for the first time this month. James is scheduled stop in San Francisco with his band on September 24th at Bottom of the Hill. He spoke with The Owl Mag from a tour stop in Stockholm, Sweden... Read On
The Owl Mag and TankFarm Future Sounds present: "The Rumble" October 3rd
The Rumble @ Harlot with Ted of Bagel Radio, Brian of Scissors For Lefty and Dmap of Every Move a Picture (free with RSVP, $5 without) Do you feel like the scene's been failing us lately? The dance clubs are sleazy, the rock shows are sleepy, and here we are still paying way too much for our hard earned cocktails in stale smelling dives. And what are we getting out of it all? A few awkward photos with fashion-forward goofballs on some photo blog? Well, we're mad as hell and we're not gonna take it anymore! It's time for a Rumble in SF. October 3rd, 2007 marks the opening of Rumble, the sickest, dopest, flyest, most awesomest monthly rock dance party this side of the Mississippi. For starters we got Brian of Scissors for Lefty and Dmap of Every Move a Picture setting the Harlot dance floor aflame, fresh off a US tour with the Smashing Pumpkins. On top of that we've got Bagel Radio DJ Ted on the decks, cheap drinks behind the bar, and giveaways from TankFarm Clothing and Villains to take home. This is a free show with RSVP or pay $5 at the door... RSVP
STEREO TOTAL @ Bimbo's 365 Club 9/6/2007 by Jess Hemerly The Berlin-based duo Stereo Total, consisting of French singer/drummer Françoise Cactus and German guitarist/synth madman Brezel Göring, is what you would end up with if you crossed France Gall with Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori and the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret with Ian MacKaye. While that sounds like the worst act in history, the duo is actually great to watch - a little witty and a lot absurd. And absurdity is what makes a Stereo Total show a completely unpretentious evening of fun. Alternating between lo-fi electronica and punk-infused indie rock, the duo, formed in the early 1990s, has earned a loyal following - hip and unhip alike - who know every word to every song whether the lyrics are in English, French, German, or jibberish... Read On
The videos keep coming in... so make sure to get yours in too! We're calling for user-submitted band videos-from Sacramento to Santa Cruz-to determine a FREE local music concert. The bands will simply create a music video, upload it to The Owl Mag's group and wait. Fans will vote on their favorite videos using You Tube's system. Get your fans voting!!! Fans tell your bands to submit!!! The top 3 winning bands will play THE OWL MAG's FREE show at San Francisco's Mezzanine on Saturday November 10, 2007 presented by SonicLiving, Live 105, Scion and 7x7 Magazine... Submit Now
| ..> | ..>  | A Fine Frenzy - One Cell in the Sea | ..> | | by Kiri Oliver | |  21-year-old Alison Sudol, who performs under the name A Fine Frenzy, composes lush, soaring piano ballads with big choruses. Her rich, expressive vocals, marked by breathy restraint, are clearly her biggest asset. She's at her best when backed by full, whimsical instrumental arrangements, as on "Come On, Come Out," "The Minnow & The Trout" and "You Picked Me;" her stripped-down jazz-pop songs about relationships... | ..> | Various Artists - The Bay Bridged vol. 1 | ..> | | by Grace Blasco | |  Described as "a unique effort to draw unity across groups of varying sounds and influences while providing an hour-long mix of excellent music," the album does provide quality tracks from some great bands with an overall cohesive sound. Unfortunately, the very cohesiveness that holds the album together also proves to be one of its weakest points... | ..> | No Age - Weirdo Rippers | ..> | | by Grant Inaba | |  Weirdo Rippers is quiet and unassuming without purpose except to emit a soothing tone. And while I'm at work this album gets played heavily. Its drone-like quality pushes me further along through the monotony of the repetitive stress syndrome of the work day. One might assume Weirdo Rippers to be monotonous, but the opposite is true... | ..> | Musab - The Slicks Box | ..> | | by Shawn Alexander Roy | |  Musab has lived a tough life. He was born to a 15-year old mother and raised without a father figure. His introduction to the underbelly of America came through family and friends. After escaping the tough life of Minneapolis streets, Musab focused on his hip hop career. Flash forward, 'Sab has worked with some of hip hop's finest: Ant (Atmosphere), I Self Devine and Brother Ali... | ..> | Vandaveer - Grace & Speed | ..> | | by Sarah Moore | |  Folk gets a makeover by solo artist Vandaveer, a.k.a. Mark Charles Heidinger. Blending dark pop, troubadour rock, and catchy folk, Heidinger carves himself a niche not frequently traveled but to which listeners find themselves addicted. The former Apparitions songwriter and hand-clapper dotes on the mellow and robust, harmonizing with his own vocals that beg you to just sing along (especially in the title track)... | ..>
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