Wallpaper., Doodoo Face. The name is great, but the
music’s only half good. Oakland’s Wallpaper. makes AutoTune-drenched
dance music for hipsters — house-party funk and R&B you can’t
actually dance to. The oft-repetitive lyrics take drinking, dating, and
hooking up mighty seriously — unless, of course, it’s all a joke.
There’s some value here, just not enough. (Eenie Meenie Records)
At the Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell St., San Francisco) on September 26.
9 p.m., $10-$15
Katie Garibaldi, Next Ride Out. Garibaldi’s acoustic
folk-rock should be a hit with the KFOG set: It’s romantic, mature, and
harmless. The edges are rounded off and the final product polished, but
it retains an air of independence and personal expression. Not much to
rave about and not much to complain about on the 25-year-old’s sixth
album; it sounds good, and that’s that. (Living Dream Music)
At El Rio (3158 Mission St., San Francisco) on September 28. 7 p.m.,
$5
77 El Deora, Hammer and Tongs. Espousing sentiments
like I’m high on life, I’m just short on cash and Don’t ask
me no questions, I won’t tell you no lies, San Francisco “neo-noir
honkey tonk” band 77 El Deora, anchored by vocalist Jenn Courtney and
songwriter Maurice Tani, plays it safe. The approach finally clicks
with a closing cover of Peggy Lee’s 1969 existentialist hit “Is That
All There Is?” (Western Independent Recordings)
At Café Royale (800 Post St., San Francisco) on September 24.
8 p.m., free
Crush, The Red Pill. Still enamored with industrial
music? So is Mark Blasquez, the man behind Crush. On this debut, he
resurrects the razor-sharp power chords of the late 1990s. Blasquez
knows those days well; he worked with both Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn
Manson. The Red Pill is dated, but in all the right ways. (Fog
City Music)
At Dan’s Irish Sports Bar (1524 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek) on
September 26. 10 p.m., free
