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We’ve been away for a while lost in the dreamland of the real world. Apologies. As I’ve been skating through life, one track that’s come across my radar has been a little offering from London’s Still Corners. Set to debut sophomore … Continue reading →

Ed. note: Friend of Treeswingers Jonathan Hall gives us a first-person account of what it’s like to get caught up in a haze of pandas, teeny boppers and Starfucker.  It’s the loaded Friday night of Noise Pop and I am … Continue reading →

The best part of Noise Pop — or, really, any festival — often isn’t the act you come to see but the openers you didn’t even know you were going to love. We headed to Brick and Mortar in the neighborhood of … Continue reading →

Ed. note: Friend of Treeswingers Ashley Dotterweich very graciously reports back from Bottom of the Hill, with a personal connection to Wednesday night’s headliners. Everyone, say hello. Full disclosure: The Fresh & Onlys saved my ass once, so I’m predisposed … Continue reading →

Ed. note: Today’s dispatch from Noise Pop comes from Friend of Treeswingers Kelvin Tse. Everyone, say hi. On the first day of Noise Pop 2013, we rolled over to Brick and Mortar to check out a set of four bands … Continue reading →

Tw0-and-a-half years ago when we first caught a whiff of Magic Man, the band was just a pair of college kids from starched-collar Northeastern universities jamming from their Macbooks. Today, the duo, formerly just elementary school buds Alex Caplow and Sam … Continue reading →

Photo: Taylor Soppe On a night when San Franciscans peer at Amazonian tree frogs and uninterested caimans behind thick-paned glass with unironic PBR’s in hand, Jason Chung became the most scrutinized exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. Better known … Continue reading →

We’re late on this one, but are there any singers right now more moving than Sampha and Jessie Ware? Two years since collaborating on this gem, “Valentine,” the two have gone on to become brilliant artists in their own right, the former … Continue reading →