It was like falling in love. Correction: it was falling in love with swirling three part harmonies, meditative percussion, dreamy, thoughtful guitar riffs that echo sirens’ calls, and sparkling lyrics recalling a fleeting, enchanted youth that clings to the collective consciousness of 20-somethings everywhere. Just one listen to Local Natives’ “Cards and Quarters” off of […]
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Local Natives’ New Release, Gorilla Manor
December 29th, 2009 No Comments
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Metric takes on Connecticut’s capital venue
December 28th, 2009 1 Comment
Photo Credit: Chion Wolf After completing a major Canadian tour and reaching the top of Billboard’s Heatseekers chart with their most recent release titled Fantasies, it seemed a little… quaint to have Metric at the Webster Theater in Connecticut’s capital city. Big names usually aren’t so common at the 70 year-old Webster and, for anyone […]
GLOBAL PLAYLIST- Pony Pony Run Run
December 23rd, 2009 No Comments
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykSZMaZl2fY Inspired by the likes of Duran Duran and Wet Wet Wet, Pony Pony Run Run chose their distinct name to stand out and and leave a lasting impression. The band was formed back in 2003 when brothers Gaëtan (guitar/vocals) and Amaël (bass) met Antonin (keyboard) while attending art school in the picturesque city of […]
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Lovetaps from Francis and The Lights
December 22nd, 2009 No Comments
Photo Credit: Justin Oullette It was a mysterious email. Seven words, one punctuation mark; a question. Are you guys based in San Francisco? While the answer isn’t as simple as yes (The Retrospective team spans the globe from L.A. and San Francisco to New York City and all the way over to Madrid), for Francis […]
Saul Williams and the Afro-Punk Tour San Francisco
December 16th, 2009 2 Comments
discussing everything from “Afro Punk” various meanings to the strange fact that Rick Reuben drives a Honda insight.
Tags: Event · Films · Interview · Music · San Francisco
A night of nostalgia and low-top chucks with The Pixies
December 2nd, 2009 No Comments
photo credit Barry Yanowitz When a friend offered me a ticket to the Pixies sold out show at Hammerstein Ballroom last Tuesday, I couldn’t resist. Even though I’m the most casual of Pixies fans, being able to identify two, maybe three songs at the most, I figured seeing them perform their 1989 masterpiece Doolittle in […]