Hype Machine — which for those who don’t know (and you should), is a great resource for finding music and music blogs — introduced the Music Blog Zeitgeist earlier this week and it has to be one of the coolest online music projects ever put together. The basic idea is that the music blog aggregator [...]

Faraquet – “Sea Song”
Due to some really, really dumb luck I had the fortune of running into Fugazi legend Ian MacKaye over the holidays. The brief meeting inspired me to check out some recent releases from Dischord Records, the D.C. label he started in 1980. And I’m glad I did because Faraquet’s anthology (1997–98) is [...]

We’re having a very pirate-themed week here with a Lambchop-endorsed National Talk Like a Pirate Day yesterday and the Treasure Island Festival today and tomorrow.
Here’s a preview of some of the festival’s talent, including a lot of great Bay Area bands.
Saturday:
Justice – “Planisphère (Part 2)”
CSS – “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above”
TV [...]

It’s hard to fight the hipster urge. Plus, half the bands I’ve picked have actually been brought up by other members of the Stranger Dance so I figure it’s ok to break out the Ray Bans and go for a ride on my fixed gear. Warning: highly addictive mp3s ahead…
MP3s:
It Hugs Back – Other Cars [...]

Another Planet Entertainment just announced the lineup for the 2nd annual Treasure Island Music Festival. Headlining this year’s event will be Justice and the Raconteurs, with other big names such as Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend, Stranger-Dance-favorites TV on the Radio, and a host of smaller bands rounding out the two-day festival.
A.P.E. was smart to include [...]

I updated the San Francisco Concert Schedule with a fresh crop of shows. Lots of good stuff coming up, including the Black Keys (tonight!), Cat Power, Mike Doughty, Kathleen Edwards, Man Man, Rilo Kiley, SF’s own Rogue Wave, another round of Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks, Jamie Lidell, Tapes N’ Tapes (now featuring Erik Appelwick, [...]