Weekend Roundup: Local Listening

Tonight, Oct. 14, SF/NY art-pop duo NewVillager opens for Metronomy at its sold-out Rickshaw Stop gig. Download the new "Mixed Ape" mixtape here.

Tomorrow, Oct. 15, electro-pop trio Geographer kicks off Treasure Island Music Festival. SF’s avant-garde, noise rock outfit Oxbow opens for the touring EVANGELISTA (Carla Bozulich) in a show at the Oakland Metro Opera House that promises to be a spectacle. The performance will feature a screening of new documentary “Blood, Sweat + Vinyl,” which chronicles three influential DIY music labels.

Sunday, Oct. 16, shoegazers Weekend and garage rock veterans Thee Oh Sees open the amazing lineup at Treasure Island Music Festival. If you’re looking for something more low key, check out the king of Sacramento dark folk Troy Mighty aka Dead Western opening for Carla Bozulich at The Lab in SF.

–Whitney Phaneuf