tUnE-yArDs Archive
14 Apr 2021
A tUnE-yArDs Extra
I recently engaged Merrill Garbus of Oakland-based indie group tUnE-yArDs; our conversation was the basis of my recent feature in SF Weekly. But a few of the topics we discussed didn’t make their way into that feature. Here, then, are highlights from the rest of our interview. – bk What are your current thoughts regarding
13 Apr 2021
Different by Design: tUnE-yArDs Get Comfortable Being (a little) Less Weird
When Merrill Garbus made Bird-Brains – the 2009 debut recording from her Oakland-based project tUnE-yArDs – part of what earned the album critical plaudits was its quirky, offbeat character. Eleven years and five albums later, tUnE-yArDs returns with Sketchy. And at this point in her career, Garbus and her primary collaborator, bassist Nate Brenner, feel
07 Apr 2015
Festival Review: Big Ears Festival 2015, Part 2
Continued from Part One… Next, it was drone time. The minimalist work of the duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen (joined by three additional musicians) was delivered in the bright, daylit room at the Knoxville Museum of Art. The hypnotic vibe of the group’s work lent itself to simply sitting back and closing one’s