San Francisco Voice

There’s a fundraiser event over at 111 Minna tomorrow night. I normally don’t recommend fundraiser events because they’re expensive and let’s face it, they’re often just a little on the dull side. But Beats4Boobs, which raises money for breast cancer awareness, is one of those events that hip and cool and filled with fun even though it’s about the fundraising. It’s got art and fashion, food and music and it’s only $20 to get in which isn’t bad for 7 hours of action (from 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.) And Minna’s a cool spot so you can check that out …read more

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Warren Teagarden is an indie rock musician who pulls together an array of different influences to affect his sound. No matter which influence you hear on any given song, you can bet that he’s playing honest music straight from the heart. His EP was reviewed here on SFV last week and now you can get the full story about his work from his interview.
What can you tell us about your musical history? What made you strike out on your own after playing with a band here?
I started out as a bedroom guitarist, for many years I just played by myself …read more

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Do you love supporting local artists? Does the idea of finding a great outfit from a local designer at an outdoor market in the Mission sound like the best idea for a weekend plan that you’ve heard in awhile? Can you even think of a reason that you wouldn’t want to check out this DIY event that happens every month?
It’s the Mission Indie Mart, an event that was started by local creative spirit Kelly Malone who sells vintage designs there. In addition to vintage, you can find design and craft. And you can also get your mouth around some organic …read more

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Micah Anderson is a San Jose musician who is bringing his sounds to the city tonight. His version of acoustic rock is earthy and enjoyable and fits in well with The Haight which is where tonight’s performance will be held. The show is at The Red Vic and begins at eight tonight. Make sure to check out his San Fran Voice CD Review published last month!

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Steven Gary has been in love with music for as long as he can remember. He’s studied a number of different instruments, has played in bands, choral groups and barbershop quartets and can now be heard showing off his skills as a singer-songwriter here in San Francisco. Learn more about this interesting musical past (and get lots of great musical advice) from his interview here with San Fran Voice. Steven Gary can be seen live tonight at SNOB wine bar starting at 8. He can also be seen at the end of the month (the 29th) over at Ghirardelii Square.
What …read more

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If you head to the MySpace of the Bay Area band Useless Desires, you’ll see that their quote there is, “If no one else understands you …” Scroll down and you’ll see that the thought is finished up with, “we won’t either. But at least you’ll have fun listening to your songs!” That’s the kind of playful tongue-in-cheek approach that the band takes to life, despite some of the angst you can hear in their songs. The foursome plays rock that’s classic in some ways, alternative in others and honest at every level. In this interview, you can find out …read more

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Wow. Where to start with the seven track self-titled EP by Warren Teagarden? The influences heard on this EP are many and varied and totally fascinating. Throughout the first track, “Jennifer’s Dead”, I keep being reminded of The Crash Test Dummies. Something about the almost-spoken vocals and the way the instrumentals supplemented them was reminiscent of them. On other tracks, there’s this weird hint of a memory of some deep-voiced seventies singer that I heard on a cassette in someone’s car once … the kind of voice that conjures up the images of swirling colors and parties with people you’ve …read more

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Passionate. That was the word that sprung to mind when I first interviewed The Reaction back in June. And the word continues to hold true as the band gets busier and busier playing their music. They’ve got two shows this month in San Francisco so you can catch them live and see that passion for yourself.
Both shows are going to be in The Mission. The first show is this Sunday, September 16th at The Knockout where The Reaction is playing with La Plebe, Shootin Lucy and Newsense. The second is at the end of the month, on Thursday September 27th, …read more

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If you’re going to be hanging out in the East Bay this weekend, or don’t mind heading over there, you should check out The Battle of the Bands that’s happening over at Oakland Metro tomorrow. More specifically, you should check out some of the people playing at this event that San Fran Voice has supported in the past. For example, there is Aoede who you know from our interview as well as our CD review. Band battles are always a good time – you get to get involved in the music in a big way – and this is a …read more

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When I was first introduced to Walty through a reference by John Bartkowiak (who provides some of the songwriting talent on Walty’s CD, Let It Out), I wasn’t sure what to expect. I read the info on the website and couldn’t quite figure out if Walty was a singer-songwriter or the name of a band. And though it was pretty clear what was meant by the information that Walty first played in the Bay Area with a ska bluegrass pop trio called Yah-Yah Littleman, it didn’t really give me too much indication of what to expect from the music itself.
As …read more

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