San Francisco Voice

I can’t help but wonder if bace135 is a Gemini. Like the Gemini, his music has two sides to it which seem like they would contradict one another but which actually fit well inside of a full personality. Maybe I’m biased by the double EP that I received – Monkey Vs. Robot and Man Vs. Machine. The first has a hint of hip hop but is primarily electronica / dance music. The second has some electronica but is primarily hip hop. And they both come together to create a complete musical set of electronic hip hop that captures the essence …read more

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Last week, San Fran Voice was lucky enough to publish an interview with Marlina Teich, a local jazz musician who has been adding her voice to the San Francisco music scene for a number of years. Next week we’ll also be publishing a review of her music. In the meantime, you can check her out yourself live this Friday afternoon. She will be playing with her full band (Junius Simmons on guitar, Eugene Warren on bass and Vince Lateano on drums) for one hour starting at noon. The show is at 1390 1/2 Turk Street (just off of Fillmore).

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Different. That’s the word I’m thinking of as I listen to The Down Lowe’s 2006 CD Listen Up. It’s different from anything else I’ve heard lately, especially anything coming out of the Bay Area. And since San Francisco is all about appreciating those who are different, I’d say that’s a good thing. But let me clarify to say that by “different”, I don’t mean “weird. I just mean different.
Much of the difference comes from the fact that The Down Lowe combines the vocals of a solo singer with the full support of a band and the skills of a DJ. …read more

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Although I don’t live there anymore, there is a fondness in my heart for my hometown (Tucson). There’s an area of that city that I used to spend a lot of time in – 4th Avenue – which is the haunt of Tucson’s hippie community. I used to linger there in the evenings, listening to open mic poets read their works at late night cafes. And I used to wander there during the day, picking up clothes at the thrift stores and listening to the strumming guitars of people sitting outside at sidewalk tables. When I think of this place, …read more

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As you may remember from our interview with them, The Brothers Lekas are an acoustic folk rock duo that is also part of a jam band called In Rare Form. In our interview, we tried to get at the heart of what makes the duo different from the band. We got a little bit of insight – the acoustic work is more planned, the writing styles are different, and the band is more expansive in its genre-reaching. But the only way to really understand the difference is to see both bands play. And you can do that tomorrow night, since …read more

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4 bands for $10 is never a bad deal, even if you have to go over to The East Bay to get it. The event is “Bringing Back The Rock”, the location is Blake’s on Telegraph (Berkeley) and the date is tomorrow, Saturday August 18th. And there’s incentive to go because the bands are hosting a contest so you can benefit, get details here.
But who are the bands?
- Privies, a band you already know from their interview here on San Fran Voice.
- Two Sticks, described in a recent press release as having a sound that blends Weezer, The Vines, The …read more

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*This image is a painting titled “Gallery Reception Night”. It was done by Sandra Lo and is on the inside cover of the Aoede CD.
Last month, San Fran Voice was lucky enough to get an interview with Lisa Sniderman, the voice of Aoede. In that interview, Lisa told us that Aoede is a folk-laced pop-rock duo which takes its name from the muse of song in Greek mythology. After listening to the four tracks on their EP, Ear Candy, I have to say that the name is fitting. The music conjures up all of the fantasy and inspiration of a …read more

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*paintings by Angela Simione, see more on her art blog.
Angela Simione is a Bay Area painter whose work comes from the feminist perspective that the personal is political. She creates provocative pieces that make you think and cause you to debate. Despite the serious controversy that can be drummed up by some of her pieces, Angela has a fun, light-hearted approach to life. She loves the diversity of the city, she enjoys the work that she does and she’s excited to meet other creative folks in the city. In this interview with San Fran Voice, she …read more

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There are two great singers both putting on performances tomorrow and I recommend that you check at least one of them out. If you can hop from place to place, even better. But, if not, find the neighborhood that you’re closest to (North Beach or Mission) and make your way to see either Tiffany Joy or Kate Isenberg.
Tiffany Joy is a beautiful bilingual singer who is going to be having her CD Release party tomorrow at The Purple Onion in North Beach. Doors open at eight. The music starts at nine and goes for two hours, after which the bar …read more

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One of the greatest things about music in San Francisco is that there is a diversity of genres here. If you want to hear a particular kind of music, you can find a band or musician that plays it and a venue that showcases it. We’re lucky in that. One of those genres is jazz; and one of those musicians is Marlina Teich. Not only does she play jazz in venues across the city, but she’s also the founder of an organization called Jazzheimer’s which brings this music to Alzheimer’s patients in and around San Francisco’s Western Addition. Learn more …read more

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