San Francisco label Secret Seven Records recently released In a Cloud, a compilation of 14 unreleased tracks from some of SF’s best up-and-coming talent. The compilation with mastered by Paul Oldham, brother and occasional bandmate of Will Oldham.
The catch? It’s a limited vinyl release with only 500 copies. But something tells us this thing will [...]

[Locals Only is a regular feature where the Stranger Dance staff focus on the best and brightest of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Feel free to hit us up with any information on local bands, musicians, shows, and other music-related events and projects.]
This week boasts several unique events: Mark Eitzel performing American Music [...]

[Locals Only is a weekly feature where the Stranger Dance staff focus on the best and brightest of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Feel free to hit us up with any information on local bands, musicians, shows, and other music-related events and projects.]
Highlights this week include two musical crown jewels of the Bay [...]

Today is the second annual Record Store Day. Stores across the country are holding huge sales, giveaways and special in-store entertainment to encourage people to give iTunes a day off and buy some physical music (Remember? CDs? Vinyl?).

Today marks the first full day of Noise Pop concerts, following yesterday’s kickoff party. Tonight’s shows have a little bit for everyone, with plenty of rock (Stephen Malkmus, Deerhunter), folk (The Mountain Goats), pop (Matt Costa) and everything in between (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart).
We’re also happy to see a healthy dose of [...]

This month’s mixtape is Part Two of our “Best of the Bay Area” mix that we started last month (find Part One here). We had set out to make a single mix that encapsulated the local scene, but there’s just too much depth of talent in San Francisco to reduce down to an 80-minute primer. [...]

Marriott does a great job of butchering songs. Little slices of Andrew Bird can be heard in tons of their commercials, but this takes the cake. “Memory Collector” by San Francisco’s own Kelley Stoltz is already one of those songs you probably don’t want to admit you like, but even I take offense when they [...]