The Bay Area’s new “It” band: The Limousines

by The Scene on March 31st, 2009

The Scene figures that, since everybody else in the SF indie scene has spent the last couple weeks drumming up the hype (including a successfully packed coming out party at Pop Scene) for San Jose’s new indie darlings The Limousines, The Scene might as well join the fray and sing a few praises of its own. Well, we guess you can’t really call them indie anymore since they just signed to Universal last week, but major label be damned, these guys have a very cool sound that mashes together the best elements of electro-indie modern touchstones such as MGMT and Of Montreal. Oh, and with their song “Very Busy People”, they also have a catchy and instantly lovable single that uses a cuttingly smart wit to satirize the general pop culture malaise that is the day-to-day life of San Fran scenesters like you and me. Sounds like an anthem to us…

Check ‘em out here: http://www.myspace.com/thelimousines

Even if it may sound a bit like lots of songs you’ve enjoyed for the past 2 years, well, you enjoyed those songs, didn’t you? Then you’ll enjoy these, so quit complaining.

Malkmus kicks our asses at Daytrotter session

by The Scene on March 30th, 2009

Big props to Daytrotter for locking in SM for a wickedly fun and free-wheeling session today. If you couldn’t tell, Stephen Malkmus + Pavement are one of the reasons we all started playing and writing about music, so any love we can give to the fellow, trust us we’ll give it.

Here ya go, now go have yourselves a great, beautiful, first *real* week of Spring: http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/stephen-malkmus-and-the-jicks-captain-of-the-puzzle-gang-concert/20030557-6729.html

Friday Rock City: Who in the hell green-lighted this tripe!!??

by The Scene on March 29th, 2009

Well, we were actually the ones that green-lighted this music video, and it’s finally launched as of this Friday! Dubious Ranger can now put another notch on their bedposts, as they officially have appeared in something that looks waaaay too expensive for any of these guys to appear in. It just seems weird. And awesome. And weird. Oh, and completely fucking insane.

The Scene says watch it:

Jack Conte, Dubious Ranger, All My Pretty Ones @ Elbo Room, SF, Monday 3/16

by The Scene on March 16th, 2009

Although it’s been a helluva weekend, and we’re all feeling mighty rocked by all sorts of awful parties and hangovers– not to mention this town has to prep itself for true St Paddy’s Day on Tuesday– we’re still feeling good enough to go to this show. Hell, since Dubious Ranger and The Scene share quite a bit of staff, we kind of have to.

But we don’t really *have* to go… We GET to go to this show. This is because Jack Conte is one awesome dude. This wunderkind has been rolling around the country with a one-man performance rig that at times approaches Rube Goldberg if he was into MIDI, and now we hear he’s got an entire band, which should be nothing short of delightful. Oh, and did we mention this? Go watch it. Oh and this too. He’s a bit of a youtube hero, and definitely a friend of the Scene.

It all goes down at 9pm, Monday 3/16 at  Elbo Room in the Mission on Valencia between 16th and 17th. Bring your fixie and your hip snobbery. PBRs are $2, of course, because it’s hipster-town. The Scene says go.

Cut Copy, Matt & Kim @ Fillmore this Thursday, March 12

by The Scene on March 12th, 2009

Who needs to know more than what’s said in the above title?! Cut Copy and Matt&Kim are Scene favorites, they write incredible songs and put on great shows. Need we say more? What else do we need to say? Should we ask you if you like Pet Shop Boys???!!!

Really if you have a brain you should also already have a ticket to this show! (cuz it’s sold out)

DJ Knightlife will be there too. Afterparty goin’ down at Popscene later that night too… see you there you damn dirty hipsters.