Lately the city by the bay has been all the rage.  Here’s a short lesson on the groups that make SF so hot right now.  Just go ahead and download some stuff and rock the ‘f’ out.

also…

…go here to check out lists of San Francisco bands.  This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, just a starter tool kit to extreme bay area band fandom.

Apache-Outside

Apache-Ride Apache Ride

White Fence-Latchkeys

Ty Segall and White Fence-I Am Not A Game

Ty Segall-There Is No Tomorrow

Mikal Cronin-Apathy

Mikal Cronin-Get Along

Thee Oh Sees-Goodnight Baby

Thee Oh Sees-Lupine Dominus

Deerhoof-Offend Maggie

Geographer-Heaven Waits

Geographer-Kites

Xiu Xiu-HI

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down-Kindness Be Conceived

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down-The Day Long

Eskmo-Shadow

Giraffage-Checkmate

tUnE-yArDs-Bizness (Blackbird Blackbird Remix)

Blackbird Blackbird-Tear

The M Machine-Faces

The M Machine-The Palace (ft. Blake Hazard)

Moon Duo-Sleepwalker

The Soft Moon-Visions

Sonny and the Sunsets-Longtime Companion

Joanna Newsom-Jackrabbits

Joanna Newsom-Good Intentions Paving Company

 Trails and Ways-Nunca

Blue Sky Black Death-Gimme (Donnis)

Golden Void-Shady Grove

Worthwhile-Messy Masterpiece

Papercuts-John Brown

The Dodos-The Ball

Numbers-Fly On The Window

Dominant Legs-Hoop Of Love

Dominant Legs-Where We Trip The Light

Dominant Legs-Make Time For The Boy (Main Attrakionz Remix)

Main Attrakionz-Swaggin Hard (prod. by Executive Series)

Main Attrakionz-Im Back (Prod. by Julian Wass)

The Soft White Sixties-Chew Toy

The Soft White Sixties-Knock It Loose

Sic Alps-Glyphs

and one more for the love of it all…

Huey Lewis and the News-Doing It All For My Baby