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The Bay Bridged | Apr 04, 2013

Live This Month: April 2013

Listen to The Bay Bridged mix of bands playing the Bay Area this month, including: Beach Fossils, Life Coach, Marnie Stern, Vacationer, Sonny Smith, Shannon and the Clams, and more.   



Music Review | Mar 28, 2013

Spirit Animal: 'This is a Test' of the Emergency Rock 'n' Roll System

New York City band Spirit Animal takes San Francisco by storm for the first time ever on Friday. Dances will be taught and whammal unleashed. By Amanda Roscoe Mayo   

Noise Pop | Mar 27, 2013

Fauxchella

Listen to the Noise Pop mix of music from the influx of bands playing San Francisco before they descend on Coachella. Featuring Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse, Yeasayer, Bat for Lashes, Japandroids, and more.   



The Bay Bridged | Mar 24, 2013

Mixtape: Fifteen Highlights from South by Southwest 2013

Listen to The Bay Bridged's recap of the best rock, punk, psych, and electronic pop from South by Southwest 2013. Featuring Parquet Courts, Teen, Blue Hawaii, Slow Magic, and PAWS.   



Music | Mar 21, 2013

Ivan & Alyosha's 'All the Times We Had' is Really Easy to Love

The Seattle-based band just released their first full-length album, finished up at SXSW, and headed west to bring their melodic hooks, rich talent, and energetic emotion to the Bay Area. By Amanda Roscoe Mayo   

Noise Pop | Mar 13, 2013

March 2013

Listen to the newest Noise Pop mix of springtime songs, featuring Rhye, !!!, Atoms for Peace, and Hello Ocho.   



Music | Mar 11, 2013

Benoît Pioulard's Hymnals of Awe

An interview with Benoît Pioulard and a review of his newest release Hymnal, in advance of his upcoming show at The Hemlock. By Amanda Roscoe Mayo   

The Bay Bridged | Mar 07, 2013

Live This Month: March 2013

Listen to the latest Bay Bridged for a sampling of some great local and out-of-town bands performing this month in the Bay Area. Featuring La Luz, Iceage, Chelsea Light Moving, Wax Idols, Widowspeak, and more.   



Festival Report | Mar 05, 2013

Noise Pop 2013: Days Five & Six

We made it through the whole festival! Six days, many late nights, and a few elbows to the face later, a final Noise Pop 2013 recap. By Sarah Hotchkiss & Amanda Roscoe Mayo   

Festival Report | Mar 02, 2013

Noise Pop 2013: Days Three & Four

Reporting back on music and film from the middle of the Noise Pop festival, featuring Bear Mountain, Doe Eye, Damien Jurado, The SHE's, and The Thermals. Check back for the final installment of our KQED Arts festival coverage. By Sarah Hotchkiss & Amanda Roscoe Mayo   

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Music
  • Talking 21st Century Songwriting With Kurt Vile

    Like most songwriters, he claims not to know where his songs come from. But his music, at once poetically aloof and acutely relatable, begs an explanation like little has in years.

  • Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds: Live At The Village Vanguard

    With his ever-changing Fairgrounds band, the drummer gets to mix and match his favorite musicians. And when you've been tapped to play drums for Chick Corea, Ray Charles and Brad Mehldau, you get to know a lot of musicians. Ballard and a multi-generational band play live in New York.

  • Third Man Records' Favorite Live Songs

    Jack White's Third Man Records has become a cultural force in Nashville. Listen to co-founder Ben Swank play his five favorite recordings from the label's live concert series.

  • Moon Taxi On World Cafe

    The Nashville band develops a distinct indie-prog-jazz-folk style on its new album, Cabaret.

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