Cool Ghouls

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of Gang of Four‘s ‘77-81‘ box set, new albums by Cool Ghouls and Freelove Fenner, a 10th anniversary reissue of Metronomy‘s ‘The English Riviera‘ and more.

San Francisco’s garage rock scene has quieted down a little from where it was at 10 years ago but Cool Ghouls are keeping the flame alive and are gearing up to release their fourth album, ‘At George’s Zoo,“ in March.

This week in the Basement: new albums from BEAK> (ft. Portishead’s Geoff Barrow) and Berlin’s Fenster, plus a 20th anniversary reissue of The Beta Band’s ’The Three EPs,’ Zoos of Berlin side project South South Million, and a solo record from Cool Ghouls’ Pat Thomas.

San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls, who channel their city’s classic Haight-Ashbury scene with great flair and melody, are currently on tour…

Ty Segall, Read Estate, Metallica, Clutch, Andy Shauf/Julia Jacklin, Holly Macve, Cool Ghouls and more NYC-area shows for your Wednesday.

The “Animal Races” video is like a lost VHS tape of cable access weirdness, darkly funny (and stylistically on-point).

San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls are back with their third album, Animal Races, which will be out August 19 via Empty Cellar. The band made the album on analog tape with mid-fi maestro Kelley Stoltz…

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.”

The 2016 Treefort Music Fest goes on March 23-27 in Boise, Idaho in venues all over the city. (It’s kinda like Boise’s SXSW.) This year’s lineup includes Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Thee Oh Sees, Youth Lagoon, Aesop Rock, Chelsea Wolfe, White Denim, Oddisee, Hinds, French Horn Rebellion, Quilt, Alex G, Wax Idols, Built To Spill, La Luz, All Dogs, Porches, Oddisee (who plays a BV show in NYC on Tuesday)…

San Francisco paisley throwbacks Cool Ghouls have a new single, “Creature That I Am,” that’s out next week (10/23) via Dizzybird. This one is especially Byrds-ian and you can stream it below…