Tag Archives: Garage Rock

A new 94-track anthology is as likable as it is varied. It features many of the best and best-known acts associated with early garage rock.

'Strange Culprits' is definitely worth checking out when it drops.

I like this song a lot. Nick Lamb knows how to bring the heat.

Beach Day's sophomore effort still carries the surf guitar/girl group torch, but they're now spending more time in the garage.

Members of The Cars, Blondie, The Romantics, and The Chesterfield Kings make up The Empty Hearts, a retro band with high spirits and good grooves.

The Standells' first new album in over 45 years, `Bump,' is a trip back to 1966 proto-punk with new lyrics but familiar attitude.

Cool Ghouls, a local SF band gaining popularity, sit down for an afternoon chat after a rad set at Phono del Sol.

Rising SF local band Cool Ghouls show the Brick & Mortar audience a couple tricks off their sleeves - and why they're making a name in the city's music scene.

The third annual Phono del Sol Festival in San Francisco brings a summer afternoon of garage, psych and other local treasures in the sunshine.

Thee Oh Sees tear up the Verdi Club to benefit San Francisco's oldest independent cinema.