John Vanderslice

As fate would have it, Rubedo has a new album

See Nathaniel Rateliff perform a handful of songs for KGNU's fund drive at City O' City

See Nathaniel Rateliff play a few songs for free tonight at City O' City​Tonight at City O' City, beloved local songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff will be playing a handful of songs as part of KGNU's annual fall fund drive. The event begins at 10 p.m. and will be broadcast live on KGNU (88.5 FM & 1 ... More >>

Gauntlet Hair signs with Dead Oceans

​Hooray for Gauntlet Hair and congrats to Dead Oceans for having the good sense to add the Lafayette-based duo to its roster. The outfit attracted the attention of the "instantly spellbound" label with a pair of 7-inch releases, one on Mexican Summer and the other on Gorilla Vs Bear's Forest F ... More >>

John Vanderslice on White Wilderness, photography and how he receives criticism

Autumn De Wilde​In the middle to later half of the 1990s, John Vanderslice (due tonight at the hi-dive with Damien Jurado) was a member of the respected Bay Area alternative rock band, MK Ultra. When the band split in 1999, Vanderslice took the delicate intensity and experimental edge he had b ... More >>

Michael Sempert of Birds & Batteries on Panorama and San Francisco

Su-Yin MahBirds & Batteries​ San Francisco's Birds & Batteries may be essentially a pop band, but the lushness of the act's songwriting and the ability to evoke and articulate complex emotions with poetry and intensity is a rare talent these days. The group's latest album, 2010's Panorama, li ... More >>

Arcade Fire, Bruno Mars, Disco Biscuits shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

​Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>

The Bowerbirds are every bit as ornate as their namesake

​Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>

Mile High Makeout: Coming home

Photo: Adam D'Antonio Jeremy D'Antonio left Colorado a while ago, taking his beautiful acoustic project, Tiny Television, with him. Since then, he has returned a few times for a show or two. On January 16th, however, D'Antonio and Tiny Television make a triumphant return, celebrating the release of ... More >>

Monolith Festival Live Blog, Day 1

Photo: Adam D'Antonio Jeremy D'Antonio left Colorado a while ago, taking his beautiful acoustic project, Tiny Television, with him. Since then, he has returned a few times for a show or two. On January 16th, however, D'Antonio and Tiny Television make a triumphant return, celebrating the release of ... More >>

Monolith Announces 22 More Acts

Photo: Adam D'Antonio Jeremy D'Antonio left Colorado a while ago, taking his beautiful acoustic project, Tiny Television, with him. Since then, he has returned a few times for a show or two. On January 16th, however, D'Antonio and Tiny Television make a triumphant return, celebrating the release of ... More >>

Monolith Line Up Announced

Photo: Adam D'Antonio Jeremy D'Antonio left Colorado a while ago, taking his beautiful acoustic project, Tiny Television, with him. Since then, he has returned a few times for a show or two. On January 16th, however, D'Antonio and Tiny Television make a triumphant return, celebrating the release of ... More >>

David Bazan

With Pedro the Lion behind him, this troubadour's working with fewer moving parts.

The Helio Sequence

Monday, October 29, Gothic Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

On the Download

The best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives.

Division Day

Thursday, December 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

John Vanderslice

Tuesday, April 11, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

For the record

Since 2005 has hit the bricks, here's the final word on last year's finest discs.

John Vanderslice

Pixel Revolt (Barsuk)

Westword Music Showcase 2005

Pixel Revolt (Barsuk)

Starfuzz

You Are Food (Self-Released)

John Vanderslice

Cellar Door (Barsuk)

That's a Wrap-Up

Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

Hoax, Lies and Audio

John Vanderslice is an excellent musician and songwriter. He's also a pretty good prankster.

On the Records

Backbeat contributors reflect on the releases that helped them survive the year 2000.