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Bill's Indie Basement (7/19): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: album reviews from Mick Trouble, Darren Hayman (Hefner), and Big Stick, plus a new compilation of San Francisco underground pop, Arab Strap’s debut album gets reissued and The Flaming Lips’ ’King’s Mouth’ finally hits streaming services.

tours announced: Sarah Davachi, City Of The Sun, Car Seat Headrest, more

Plus: Part Time/Gary Wilson, Smidley opening for Fog Lake, Cornelius, San Francisco’s Rocks in Your Head festival, and more tour-related news.

Outside Lands 2017 daily lineups & single-day tickets

The San Francisco fest includes The Who, Metallica, Gorillaz, Queens of the Stone Age, A Tribe Called Quest, Solange, Fleet Foxes, Dr. Octagon, and more.

Outside Lands 2017 lineup (The Who, Metallica, Gorillaz, QOTSA, Fleet Foxes, ATCQ, more)

The stacked lineup also includes Alt-J, Belle & Sebastian, Solange, Future Islands, Schoolboy Q, Little Dragon, Kaytranada, Action Bronson, Thundercat, Warpaint, Dr. Octagon, and more.

Levitation fest releasing a 'Pet Sounds' tribute (stream 2 tracks); M. Ward covered The Beach Boys too

Listen to Shannon & the Clams and Holy Wave offer psychedelic covers for the ‘Pet Sounds’ tribute, and M. Ward take on the peppier “You’re So Good To Me.”

San Francisco Noise Pop fest lineup (Real Estate, Throwing Muses, Bob Mould, Cold Cave, Mikal Cronin & more)

We mentioned earlier that Real Estate would be playing the 2014 Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco, where they’ve actually got two shows at The Independent: February 28 with Dream Boys, and March 1 with Dominant Legs…

Converse doing 5 insane free shows in San Francisco (Hot Chip, Quicksand, Rocket from the Crypt, Deltron 3030 & more)

Quicksand @ Webster Hall recently (more by Rebecca Reed) We get a lot of great free shows here in NYC (like The Walkmen and Solange as part of Northside this weekend) but we have to admit this week of free all-ages shows Converse has lined up at San Francisco club Slim’s later this month is pretty crazy (though they may be pretty hard to get into)…