About: Lauren Sloss

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I'm a San Francisco based-writer with Brooklyn ties and a taste for adventure. I am music-obsessed, live show addicted, and more often than not can be found dancing down the street with my headphones in (all over the world).

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http://laurenslinernotes.wordpress.com/

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Dr. Dog
Live in Berkeley

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By  |  April 26th, 2013
Filed under: indie rock, indie, lo-fi

Sounds like: Fruit Bats, Blitzen Trapper, Alabama Shakes

Here’s the thing about the Greek Theater in Berkeley: it’s pretty difficult to have a bad show-going experience there. There’s not a bad seat in the house, thanks to the…keep reading →


Josh Ritter
Live in Oakland

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By  |  March 23rd, 2013
Filed under: folk, folk-rock, acoustic

Sounds like: Justin Townes Earle, Langhorne Slim, The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams

I think about my early concert-going experiences pretty often. Music was somehow much simpler to me then — if it struck some kind of positive emotional chord, I was in…keep reading →


Brittany Howard (of Alabama Shakes) & Ruby Amanfu
When My Man Comes Home

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By  |  March 22nd, 2013
Filed under: female vocalist, folk, blues rock

Sounds like: Alabama Shakes, Jack White, Dan Auerbach

Mmm, do you feel that heat? That’s the slow-building, red-hot burn of this oh-so-classic bedroom blues number “When My Man Comes Home.” Brittany Howard, of the Alabama Shakes, teams up…keep reading →


New Politics
Harlem

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By  |  March 13th, 2013
Filed under: indie rock, rock, indie dance

Sounds like: The Hives, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand

In my not-so-secret dream life, days are interspersed with seemingly spontaneous song-and-dance routines (yes, this and even this definitely had something to do with that. Uh, why didn’t that happen…keep reading →


John Denver
Leaving On A Jet Plane (My Morning Jacket Cover)

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By  |  March 7th, 2013
Filed under: folk, folk-rock, acoustic

Sounds like: Jim James, Old Crow Medicine Show, J Mascis

I was a camp kid growing up. Meaning I was one of those kids who went to and would not shut up about summer camp. I was obsessed. Truthfully, I…keep reading →


Sean Rowe
Live in San Francisco

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By  |  March 7th, 2013
Filed under: folk, indie, acoustic

Sounds like: Bill Callahan, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen

Sean Rowe took to the stage last night at San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill with markedly little fanfare. A tuning of guitar strings, a scan of the crowd, an…keep reading →


Kishi Bashi
Live in San Francisco

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By  |  March 1st, 2013
Filed under: indie pop, experimental, folk

Sounds like: tUnE-YaRdS, Of Montreal, Dan Deacon

Seeing Kishi Bashi live is a bit like getting to peek behind the magician’s curtain. You’ll see signs of magic being created, of the indelible skill going into each trick,…keep reading →


The Black Angels
Evil Things

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By  |  February 28th, 2013
Filed under: psychedelic, rock, alternative

Sounds like: Black Mountain, Royal Baths, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Oh hey, Black Angels. How are you doing with your smokey, sexy, psych-rock selves? Good, from the sounds of it. “Evil Things,” the new single off their upcoming album Indigo…keep reading →



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