I've always been intrigued by other "best of" lists, but this year I decided to take it to a whole new level. I e-mailed a handful of bands that I've seen this past year in order to unearth what exactly captivated them in '07. As music listeners, it is our duty to take a keen interest in our favorite musician's influences. After all, they rocked our little world, might as well see what rocked their......

She Wants Revenge @ Paramount Studios Gliss, Oakley Hall, McCarthy Trenching @ Spaceland Shiloe, Swim Swam Swum, Black Tales @ Mr. T's Bowl Michael De Winter, Chase Frank, Secretary Bird @ Safari Sam's Socratic, No One Goes Home, Brilliant Red Lights, In Theory @ The Knitting Factory Bodies of Water, The Western States Motel, No Little Kindness, Seasons @ The Echo Sticky Yeti, The Scene, Roses on Her Grave, Pan America, Stepsonday @ The......

Fri 6/9 - Silversun Pickups / Film School @ the Echo ($10) – The Silversun Pickups drop their debut full-length, Carnavas, on July 25th on Dangerbird Records. The record is consistently strong and they're one of the handful of local bands with a really good chance of blowing up this year. Expect to hear a few Smashing Pumpkins comparisons in the reviews (classic Gish/Siamese Dream-era Pumpkins). San Francisco’s Film School frequently gets favorably compared......