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Kata Rokkar is Icelandic for Kata Rocks. The name derives from a song by the Icelandic sensation, Björk. No, I’m not one bit Icelandic. However, I’m obviously a huge fan of her work. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved telling peo
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show pictures: Judgement Day, Grayceon, and La Fin Du Monde
Judgement Day Judgement Day Judgement Day La Fin Du Monde Grayceon ALL PHOTOS HERE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Judgement Day – Barrage (Acoustic) from Opus 3: Acoustic (2005) Website [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Grayceon &#...
This Week in Bay Area Live Shows: Nov 21st – 27th
Tonight, Saturday November 21st Metalocalypse: Dethklok and Mastodon with High on Fire and Converge San Jose State University @ 6:30 pm the PRINCE vs MICHAEL experience Madrone Lounge @ 7:00 pm Girls, Tamaryn, Dominant Legs Bottom of the Hill @ 10:0...
Judgement Day’s Dark Opus Anniversary Show is Tonight! Winner of Contest Announced!
We at Kata Rokkar would like to congratulate Alice Kao for winning two tickets to tonight’s 5th Anniversary Show for Judgement Day’s debut album, Dark Opus. Below is out top 4 submissions along with our 1st place winner’s epic desc...
show review: The Raveonettes at Bimbo’s 365, 11/9/2009
The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo played a true-to-record, low-gloss, blur-rock that sometimes sounded like the Sundays and sometimes like Loaded-era Velvet Underground the other night at San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365....
Tomorrow Night! Saul Williams / Earl Greyhound / American Fangs
Saul Williams Saul Williams with his album, The Inevitable Rise & Liberation of Niggy Tardust, Saul showed that he truly is a genuine and unique ‘hip-hop’ artist.  Featuring a cover of U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday, the album produced by T...
tonight [10/28]: Sean Hayes and Killbossa at The Independent
photo by Sean Vallely Warming up to promote his next album, Fall In, due out in January, and an EP, Honeybees Falling, scheduled for release next month, Sean Hayes visits The Independent again to share his folkish coastal drive music tonight. Ov...
show review: Treasure Island Music Festival Day Two
The Flaming Lips - Photo by Shawn Robbins Day Two started out…awkward. I had chase down a few scalpers to get my girlfriend a ticket but ended up meeting up with someone from craigslist. Our deal got a little odd when the scalpers started harassin...
tonight [10/21]: Ezra Furman and The Harpoons, BrakesBrakesBrakes, and Rachel Goodrich @ The Rickshaw Stop
Does the sound of explosive rock & roll tickle your eardrum? Well then head over to the Rickshaw Stop to catch Daytrotter Presenting rock-pop group Ezra Furman and The Harpoons, fuzzed up brit-punk influenced BrakesBrakesBrakes, and multi-in...
Treasure Island Festival Day 2: Photos
Treasure Island Festival Day 2 Tommy Guerrero Thao with The Get Down Stay Down Spiral Stairs Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Vetiver Grizzly Bear Bob Mould Beirut The Walkmen The Decemberists Yo La Tengo The Flaming Lips More Day One Pictures...
Treasure Island Festival Day 1: Photos
Treasure Island Festival: Music Videos
Old People Watch MGMT’s Kids Video The Streets – Don’t Mug Yourself The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song from The Hazards of Love (2009) Yo La Tengo – Sugarcube Beirut &...
show review: Sunny Day Real Estate at The Fillmore
With only a few days left on their nationwide tour supporting the re-release of Diary and LP2, Sunny Day Real Estate descended on the Fillmore last night with epic force. Opening the show was the [also] reunited Jealous Sound who played with as much ...
I’M BACK! SHOWS THIS WEEK OCT 13-17! That aren’t Treasure Island Festival…
I had a nice little trip out to NY, saw family & friends, caught an improv show in the city (Magnet Theater….it was hilarious) and saw Paranormal Activity (It did what it was supposed to…scare the fuck out of me). Now it’s back ...
This Week In Bay Area Live Shows: Oct 5th – 10th
Tonight I’ll be at Fever Ray with Vuk at The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center, Motorhead, Reverend Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy rocking the fuck out at The Warfield, and the great Billy Bragg at The Great American Music Hall. Tuesday we ...
Kata Rokkar’s Half-Assed Guide To Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9
I’m not going to try ans impress you with my knowledge of blues and bluegrass acts. There are probably some pretty amazing artists that I’ve never heard of rocking out today, but that’s the fun of going to this weekend’s festi...
show review: Frightened Rabbit at The Independent – Sept 18th, 2009
kata rokkar Opening act The Twilight Sad fit squarely within what I had anticipated from an opener on this tour: folk-rock, emotionally potent, and very Scottish. Their tunes were solid, but like everyone else in the audience my attention felt more ...
The Treasure Island Treasure Hunt!
Well…I apologize for being a bit late in announcing this (I kind of knew about it for a while) because there are no more spots in this contest, however, this should be something interesting to watch. If you’re in the Mission District and...
This Week In Bay Area Live Shows: Sept 28th – Oct 3rd
And you thought Outside Lands Festival was a shitshow for people that live in San Francisco. Wait until all the crazies and hippies descend on Golden Gate Park this weekend (October 2nd – 4th) for what may quite possibly be one of the best free...
REMINDER! Oso and Benjamin Henderson Tonight at Flux 53!
5300-5312 Foothill Boulevard - Oakland - California 94601 OSO BENJAMIN HENDERSON...
show review: Cymbals Eat Guitars at The Great American Music Hall
I really like this band. Maybe it’s because they remind me of listening to early post-hardcore acts like Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral and Texas Is The Reason in their prime. Which was quite a bit what it was like to witness Cymbals Eat Guitar...
Kata Rokkar Presents: Oso and Benjamin Henderson
Performing music with roots in Americana, containing deep intertwining layers of melody, rhythm and time reminiscent of Eastern Europe, Oso is creating rock music that’s moving beyond the boundaries of genre. Described as ‘technical folk’ and â...
show review: The Dodos at Amoeba Records
Last time I saw The Dodos they were playing to a fair sized crowd at Outside Lands Festival last month. Their set at the festival was pretty good actually. But there seemed to be something missing from this performance. While the epic drum extension...
This Week In Bay Area Live Shows: Sept 20th – 26th
We’re hosting another show and this time it’s going to HUGE! We have yet to announce our special guest headliner who will blow your mind! Anyway, the line-up alone already is wicked awesome. Oso is a one of a kind math rock/folk act from ...
Show Review: Fanfarlo at Popscene
If you’ve read my review of Fanfarlo’s Reservoir, you’re probably well aware that it’s next to impossible for me to discuss Fanfarlo’s music in terms that aren’t, well, nigh-religious. And I’m afraid that after seeing them last night, I...
Tonight! Fanfarlo! Tonight! Amusement Parks on Fire!
Your new favorite band Fanfarlo (I hate when people say that too but FUCK it’s true bitches!) is playing a FREE show for their debut appearance in San Francisco. Come out to the Popscene at 330 Ritch St. and enjoy a rare opportunity to see this...
This Week In Bay Area Live Shows: Sept 14 – 19
Quite a bit going on this week. There’s going to have to be some compromises for some folks out there but hopefully you already made you decision and are ready for a fine week in live music this week… Tonight, Bay Area synth-poppers Shake...
This Week In Bay Area Live Shows: Sept 6th – 12th
Sorry folks but it’s an epically slow week for shows in the Bay this time around. But I’ll see what I can give you… Tonight is Wavves, Ganglians and Best Coast play the Rickshaw Stop and John Legend and India.Arie perform at Berkele...
Outside Lands Festival 2009: Day 3
The final day of Outside Lands Festival was a very foggy and chilly day in Golden Gate Park. I got a bit of joy seeing these LA hipster brats in their designer t-shirts freezing their asses off. I made it in time to see Australia’s Lenka play ...
Outside Lands Festival 2009: Day 2
I entered the Outside Lands Festival grounds a bit peeved. See when you try to find a spot at the Lands End stage (Main Stage), people have already claimed seven or more spots with a God damn blanket and their huge lawn chairs (which I thought were b...
Outside Lands Festival 2009: Day One
First off, parking for Outside Lands Festival is way easier than the website tries to make you believe. All last year and tonight I have had no trouble finding a perfect spot to park. Just in case you cared. Anyway, I arrived a bit late and missed Ak...
