Rising SF local band Cool Ghouls show the Brick & Mortar audience a couple tricks off their sleeves - and why they're making a name in the city's music scene.
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Concert Review: Phono del Sol: Music and Food Festival, San Francisco, CA 7/13/13
The third annual Phono del Sol Festival in San Francisco brings a summer afternoon of garage, psych and other local treasures in the sunshine.
Read More »Music DVD Review: Frank Zappa – ‘A Token Of His Extreme’
The brilliant eccentric's long-lost television special is finally released. It will no doubt please his fans and hopefully add a few new ones.
Read More »Concert Review: Paul McCartney at Safeco Field, Seattle, WA, 7/19/2013
Sir Paul McCartney adds a slice of Nirvana to an already historic night in Seattle.
Read More »In 2013, The Eagles Continue to Make “History”
The new worldwide tour by Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Timothy B. Schmit's legendary rock group may be its last ever, and it features a true treat: the return of co-founder Bernie Leadon.
Read More »Music Review: Beady Eye – ‘BE’
With 'BE,' the band expands upon the sound their first album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' set up, with less garage rawness and more fresh-sounding psychedelic elements.
Read More »Music Review: The Three O’Clock – ‘The Hidden World Revealed’
A great intro for new fans, and longtime Paisley Underground followers have plenty of alternates and demos to enjoy.
Read More »Music Review: James McCartney – ‘Me’
James McCartney tackles life's adversities in his first full album.
Read More »Music Review: Willie Nile – ‘American Ride’
Like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Billie Bragg, Willie Nile sings about he things he cares about the most in as straightforward and honest a way as possible.
Read More »Phish News: New 6-CD Box Set and 2013 Summer Tour About to Start
Vermont's greatest musical export and one of the most successful live rock bands of all time has released two '90s shows in one mammoth box set ahead of its annual summer tour of the States.
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