The Indie Snob

Here is my list of recommended shows for this week:

• Dum Dum Girls (pictured above) at Slim’s on May 21st
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Independent on May 22nd
• Mark Lanegan Band at Great American Music Hall on May 22nd
• Spiritualized at Fillmore on May 23rd
• I Break Horses at Rickshaw Stop on May 24th
• Cass McCombs Band at Great American Music Hall on May 25th

Let’s listen to some of the above bands now:

I am looking forward to the new album from The Temper Trap. It will be released on June 5th in the US. Check out a couple of new songs below:

Here We Go Magic’s new album “A Different Ship” is out now and I’ve been really enjoying it. I feel melancholic listening to this album. You can stream the full album below.

Oh man, I’ve been out of the blogging game for a while. It’s really time to get back into it.

Here are my recommended shows for the Bay Area this week:

• The Boxer Rebellion (pictured above) at Great American Music Hall on May 15
• Great Lake Swimmers at Independent on May 16
• Plants and Animals at the Bottom of the Hill on May 19

That’s all we got for this week. Check out a few tunes from the above bands:

I’ve been listening to Oberhofer but I just heard them again during the live streamcast of Coachella on YouTube (watch it here). And they are so much fun! By way of Tacoma, Brooklyn-based Brad Oberhofer released his debut album “Time Capsules” in March. It’s definitely worth checking out. Here are a couple of songs from it:

Neighborhood.tv Sessions presents a free acoustic set by local SF band Ferocious Few this Thursday, April 12, at a secret location. Yes, you need to RSVP to be put on the list for  the event and to find out the secret location. Here are also a couple of tunes from the band:

What’s happening in the Bay Area this week? Here is my list of recommended shows this week, plus some tunes from some of the bands:

• Megafaun at Cafe Du Nord on April 3
• Sleigh Bells at the Warfield on April 5
• Cults at Great American Music Hall and Slims on April 4 and 5
• Heartless Bastards (pictured above) at the Fillmore on April 5
• Bear in Heaven at the Independent on April 8

Check out the self-titled album from Denver band The Lumineers. It will be released on April 3rd. Stream it here or watch the video:

The Heartless Bastards are playing the Fillmore on April 5th. Check out their new album “Arrows”. Great album! Stream it in its entirety below:

I can’t wait for this show: Sharon Van Etten and The War on Drugs at the Independent on Wednesday of this week. I loved last year’s album from The War on Drugs and Sharon Van Etten’s new record “Tramp” has been on heavy rotation here. This show is definitely a show to look forward to. Here is some music from both bands:

Sharon Van Etten’s appearance at the Tiny Desk Concert Series from NPR

One of the song’s from The War on Drugs’ 2011 album Slave Ambient