Stereogum — Christopher Owens, singer-songwriter and guitarist of now defunct band Girls announced the formation of his new band Curls nearly a year ago. An earlier version of Curls existed back in 2005 and featured Owens and his then girlfriend, Liza. The new C... more info

Stereogum — Way back in 2005, Christopher Owens moved to San Francisco and formed a band called Curls. That band eventually broke up, and Owens used the songs he'd written with Girls, the late and lamented new band that he formed. After working as a solo artist ... more info

Stereogum — Girls put out two instant-classic albums (and one instant-classic EP) before dissolving in 2012. Since then, frontman Christopher Owens has put out a couple of solo albums and sold some beaded necklaces, but now, after meeting San Francisco musicians... more info

Stereogum — The music world is still reeling from the loss of Leonard Cohen. And last night in San Francisco, many of the city’s leading rockers gathered to pay tribute at (((folkYEAH!)))’s Cohen tribute show at the Chapel. The show included Sun Kil Moon mas... more info

Stereogum — The great Leonard Cohen passed away a little over a week ago, continuing an unrelentingly shitty 2016. Since his death there has rightly been a heartening outpour of reverence for him. Lana Del Rey, Coldplay, Okkervil River, SNL, Carseat Headrest, Ja... more info

Stereogum — Christopher Owens is slinging his beadwork on Etsy. The musician advertised the newly-opened shop, which is called “BeadAshbury,” today on Twitter: Good morning world, it’s a fine day in San Francisco and I’m officially opening my Etsy store:... more info

Obscure Sound — Cole Randall’s “Our Golden Years” evolves from a barren acoustical stride and Randall’s airy vocals into a rousing development of evolving percussion, symphonic flourishes, and backing vocal expansion. Randall’s voice resembles Grizzly Bear... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The onetime Girls frontman Christopher Owens will be on the East Coast next month for shows in Philadelphia and NYC. Those include two shows at Brooklyn's Union Pool on March 18 & 19. Tickets for the Union Pool shows... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Beirut @ 50 Kent, 2014 (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Beirut @ Bowery Ballroom Beirut's new album, No No No, isn't out till... more info

Stereogum — Christopher Owens recently shared a surprise new album called Chrissybaby Forever. We talked to him at length about the record and his life, which you can read here. Today he’s released a self-directed video to accompany one of the album’s most p... more info