In Hollywood, it’s a well known fact that couples should not work together. That’s how you end up with disasters like Gigli (Affleck/Lopez) and Swept Away (Richie/Madonna), but the curse of the couples...
Hailing from Northern Ireland, Two Door Cinema Club is an indie rock trio that swaps a traditional beat section for digital loops and electronic grooves. The band, who released their debut album Tourist...
Not too long ago, in the late 90’s and early 00’s, bands like Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World, and New Found Glory hit the airwaves in full force and managed to captivate...
Freelance Whales have made quite the impression with their debut album, Weathervanes. Mixing sweet harmonies with intricate musicianship, the young band is poised for success. B-Sides caught up with...
Los Angeles-based rockers Darker My Love made their way to The Independent in San Francisco this past Thursday night to perform a slew of new songs from their recently released third full-length, Alive...
Crystal Castles are the new punk. The loud, abrasive music, the shrill screeching vocals, the chaotic live show, messages of despair and fury, mosh pits, crowd surfing and of course, the young, inexplicable...
Indie rock band Arcade Fire is back with their third album The Suburbs, which by the way sounds like another Platinum winner, thanks to this seven member group. Just a quick heads up before you dive into...
An American Hasidic Jewish Reggae artist sounds like the concept behind a Weird Al Yankovic album, but Matisyahu is no joke. Rocking a packed house Tuesday night at the Regency Grand Ballroom in San Francisco,...
SF Weekly's All Shook Down Festival - Photo by Spencer Crooks
The San Francisco Bay Area has a wealth of great bands, but for some reason it’s not widely recognized as the wellspring of music that...
Janelle Monáe has been on the B-Sides radar for quite some time, and with good reason. Signed to P-Diddy’s label, Bad Boy, Monáe is an all-around performer whose shows are as entertaining as her...
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