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Saariselka

Albums
- The Ground Our Sky (2019)

Saccharine Trust

7/22/2000
- Sonic Youth, Saccharine Trust
- The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sacred Paws

Albums
- 2019 Fall Sampler (2019)
- Merge Records Spring Sampler 2019 (2019)

The Sadies

Albums
- New Seasons (2007)
See Also
10/6/2009
- The Sadies
- The Riptide, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sagittarius

11/4/1988
- Yellowman, Sagittarius
- Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL
- More...

Salaryman

Albums
- Salaryman (1997)
- Karoshi (1999)
See Also
- Poster Children
- Salaryman
3/15/1997
- Salaryman
- Emo's, Austin, TX
- More...
3/17/2000
- Salaryman
- Atomic Cafe, Austin, TX
- More...

Kim Salmon & The Surrealists

5/23/1996
- Kim Salmon & The Surrealists, Chrome Cranks
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Salt

Albums
- Saturday Night Fish Fry (2001)

Sam Prekop and John McEntire

Albums
- Sons Of (2022)

Santana

Albums
- A Time To Remember - The Classic Years 1970

Sarah X

3/20/1999
- Dub Narcotic Sound System, iqu, Miranda July, The KG, Sarah X
- 33 Degrees, Austin, TX
- More...

Sarge

Albums
- Parasol's Sweet Sixteen, Volume Two (2000)
6/26/1996
- Chixdiggit, Sarge
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL

Savages

Albums
- Silence Yourself (2013)

Scharpling and Wurster

Albums
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: Scharpling and Wurster (2009)

Fred Schneider

See Also
- The B-52's
- Didjits
- Dis
- The Gaza Strippers
- Fred Schneider
- Tar
3/12/1996
- Fred Schneider
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
- More...

School Trauma Flashback

5/20/1999
- ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Trumans Water, School Trauma Flashback
- Emo's, Austin, TX
- More...

Scissor Girls

1/13/1995
- Red Krayola, Scissor Girls
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL

Scrabbel

3/21/2007
- Kiiiiiii, Scrabbel, Dreamdate
- The Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Scratch Acid

Albums
- The Greatest Gift
See Also
- The Jesus Lizard
- Qui
- Rapeman
- Scratch Acid
9/9/2006
- The New Year, Uzeda, Pegboy, Tim Midgett & Andy Cohen, The Ex, Killdozer, Didjits, Scratch Acid, Big Black, Shellac
- The Hideout, Chicago, IL
- More...

Scrawl

6/24/1994
- Superchunk, Scrawl
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL

Screeching Weasel

8/14/1988
- Screeching Weasel, Dirty Dishes, Crimpshrine, No Mind
- Durty Nellie's, Palatine, IL
- More...
1/10/1992
- Screeching Weasel, 16 Tons
- Treno's, Urbana, IL

Earl Scruggs

10/3/2010
- Hazel Dickens, Earl Scruggs, Elvis Costello and The Sugarcanes, Mondo Cane, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- Speedway Meadow, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Sea And Cake

Albums
- The Sea And Cake (1993)
- The Biz (1995)
- Nassau (1995)
- The Fawn (1997)
- Oui (2000)
- One Bedroom (2003)
- Everybody (2007)
- Car Alarm (2008)
- The Moonlight Butterfly (2011)
- Runner (2012)
- Any Day (2018)
See Also
- The Coctails
- Sam Prekop
- Archer Prewitt
- The Sea And Cake
- Tortoise
4/8/1994
- The Sea And Cake, Yo La Tengo
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
- More...
7/4/1994
- Tortoise, The Sea And Cake
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
10/22/1994
- The Sea And Cake
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12/3/1994
- Eleventh Dream Day, The Sea And Cake
- Double Door, Chicago, IL
2/3/1995
- Tortoise, The Sea And Cake, Dennison Kimball Trio
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
9/11/1995
- The Sea And Cake, Pram
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
5/15/1996
- Tortoise, The Sea And Cake, 5ive Style
- Metro, Chicago, IL
10/29/2000
- The Sea And Cake, Town & Country
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
5/18/2007
- The Sea And Cake, Robbers on High Street, The Zincs
- Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
- More...
12/2/2008
- The Sea And Cake
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
10/17/2010
- Belle And Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene, She & Him, The Sea And Cake, Superchunk
- Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA
- More...
12/5/2011
- The Sea And Cake
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
11/7/2012
- The Sea And Cake, Matthew Friedberger
- McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA
- More...

Sea Wolf

2/12/2010
- The Album Leaf, Sea Wolf
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Seam

Albums
- Granny 9x (1992)
- The Problem With Me (1993)
- The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc
See Also
4/13/1993
- Seam, Throw
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
11/24/1993
- Seam, Cath Carroll, Mekons
- Metro, Chicago, IL
12/10/1993
- The Flaming Lips, Seam, Fig Dish
- Metro, Chicago, IL
11/20/1994
- Seam
- Ajax Records, Chicago, IL
9/10/2006
- Three Mile Pilot, Tara Jane ONeil, Seam, Brick Layer Cake, The Black Heart Procession, Pinback, Calexico
- The Hideout, Chicago, IL
- More...

Seaweed

Albums
- oh, merge: a Merge Records 10 Year Anniversary Compilation
- Old Enough To Know Better - 15 Years Of Merge Records (Disc 2)
1/29/1994
- Seaweed, Quicksand
- Metro, Chicago, IL
11/4/1995
- Superchunk, Guv'ner, Seaweed
- Metro, Chicago, IL

Sebadoh

Albums
- Sebadoh III (1991)
- Smash Your Head On The Punk Rock (1992)
- Bubble & Scrape (1993)
- 4 Song CD (1994)
- Bakesale (1994)
- Harmacy (1996)
- The Sebadoh (1999)
- Defend Yourself (2013)
- Act Surprised (2019)
- The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc
- Wade Through The Boggs
See Also
- Lou Barlow
- Dinosaur Jr.
- Fields of Gaffney
- Eric Gaffney
- Jason Loewenstein
- Sebadoh
9/24/1994
- Sebadoh, Rodan
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
- More...
3/10/1995
- Sebadoh, Tara Key
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
9/14/1996
- Sebadoh, Cub, Elliott Smith
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
3/26/1999
- Sebadoh, Richard Buckner
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- More...
8/7/1999
- The Flaming Lips, Sebadoh, Robyn Hitchcock, Sonic Boom's E.A.R., iqu
- Stubb's, Austin, TX
- More...
8/10/2004
- Sebadoh, Imaad Wasif, The Heavenly States
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...
2/28/2007
- Sebadoh, The Bent Moustache, Love of Diagrams
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
2/8/2011
- Sebadoh, Quasi
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Seeds

Albums
- The Seeds (2012)

Seespin

5/28/1995
- Freakwater, Seespin, Raymond Brake
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL

Ty Segall & Denée Segall

Albums
- Harmonizer (2021)

Ty Segall

Albums
- Melted (2010)
- Goodbye Bread (2011)
- Singles 2007-2010 (2011)
- Twins (2012)
- Sleeper (2013)
- "The Velvet Underground & Nico" by Castle Face and Friends (2013)
- Manipulator (2014)
- Ty Rex (2015)
- Ty Segall (2017)
- Freedom's Goblin (2018)
- Harmonizer (2021)
- "Hello, Hi" (2022)
See Also
- Fuzz
- Ty Segall
- Ty Segall And Mikal Cronin
- Ty Segall Band
4/26/2011
- Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall
- The Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, CA
- More...
1/18/2013
- Ty Segall, Nick Waterhouse, White Fence
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
9/5/2013
- Ty Segall, Jessica Pratt
- The New Parish, Oakland, CA
- More...
3/27/2017
- Ty Segall
- The Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
11/4/2022
- Ty Segall, Emmett Kelly
- Star Theater, Portland, OR
- More...

Ty Segall And Mikal Cronin

Albums
- Reverse Shark Attack (2012)
See Also
- Mikal Cronin
- Fuzz
- Ty Segall
- Ty Segall And Mikal Cronin
- Ty Segall Band

Ty Segall Band

Albums
- Slaughterhouse (2012)
See Also
- Fuzz
- Ty Segall
- Ty Segall And Mikal Cronin
- Ty Segall Band

The Sermon

See Also
- Freehorn
- Hut Dwellers
- The Sermon
3/8/2002
- The Flakes, The Sermon
- Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA
- More...
9/23/2003
- The Kills, Whirlwind Heat, The Sermon
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
7/31/2008
- The Sermon
- Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Service

6/24/1990
- Inspiral Carpets, The Service
- Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL

Servotron

Albums
- No Room For Humans (1996)

The Sex Pistols

Albums
- Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
See Also
- Public Image Ltd.
- The Sex Pistols

The Seymores

4/16/1998
- Son Volt, The Seymores
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX

Shades of Day

See Also
- Kodiak Roots
- Shades of Day
3/28/2008
- Shades of Day, Kodiak Roots
- Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Shalini

Albums
- Parasol's Sweet Sixteen, Volume Two (2000)

The Shambles

6/6/2003
- The Flakes, The Black Lips, The Shambles
- Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Shark Quest

Albums
See Also
- Chuck Johnson
- Shark Quest

Sharon Van Etten

4/9/2013
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sharon Van Etten
- Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
- More...

She & Him

Albums
See Also
- M. Ward
- She & Him
7/26/2009
- She & Him, American Music Club, Wye Oak
- Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC
- More...
10/17/2010
- Belle And Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene, She & Him, The Sea And Cake, Superchunk
- Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Matt Sheehy

9/8/2008
- Mirah and Spectratone International, Matt Sheehy
- Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Shellac

Albums
- At Action Park (1994)
- Terraform (1998)
- 1000 Hurts (2000)
- Excellent Italian Greyhound (2007)
- Dude Incredible (2014)
- The End Of Radio (2019)
- The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc
See Also
- Big Black
- Brick Layer Cake
- Mission Of Burma
- Rapeman
- Shellac
7/22/1993
- Shellac, Shorty
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
- More...
9/4/1994
- Shellac, Tar, MX-80
- Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL
- More...
7/3/1995
- Shellac, Zeni Geva, U.S. Maple
- Fallout Comedy Club, Chicago, IL
8/17/2001
- Shellac, Neurosis, Zeni Geva, Oxbow
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
8/22/2005
- Shellac, Scout Niblet
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
8/23/2005
- Shellac
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
9/9/2006
- The New Year, Uzeda, Pegboy, Tim Midgett & Andy Cohen, The Ex, Killdozer, Didjits, Scratch Acid, Big Black, Shellac
- The Hideout, Chicago, IL
- More...
6/18/2009
- Shellac, Arcwelder
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
10/22/2011
- Shellac
- The New Parish, Oakland, CA
- More...
7/13/2015
- Shellac
- The New Parish, Oakland, CA
10/5/2018
- Shellac, Buke and Gase
- Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR

Aaron Shepard

6/29/2010
- Aaron Shepard, Lucas Boilon, Chuck Johnson, Trevor Healy, Richard Osborn, Sean Smith
- Amnesia, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Kenny Shepard

Albums
- Girl, I Got News For You (Rooky Ricardo's Presents)

Aaron Sheppard

Albums
- Beyond Berkeley Guitar (2010)

Shiner

Albums
- Splay (1995)
3/22/1995
- Hum, Shiner, Love Cup
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
5/6/1995
- Hum, Shiner
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
5/27/1995
- Hum, Shiner, Steakdaddy Six
- Cary, IL, Cary, IL
8/18/1995
- Rex, Shiner, Boy's Life
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
4/3/1997
- Shiner, Dead And Gone, Norman Mayer Group
- Emo's, Austin, TX
4/15/2000
- J Church, Shiner, Wolf Colonel
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Shins

Albums
- Chutes Too Narrow (2003)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Covers! (2009)
6/12/2002
- Mercury Rev, The Shins
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
10/5/2007
- The Shins
- Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- More...

The Shirts

7/23/1999
- Luna, The Shirts
- Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
- More...

Shitting Glitter

12/7/2003
- Binky, Shitting Glitter
- Edinburgh Castle, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Michelle Shocked

5/6/1988
- Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked
- Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL
10/6/2007
- Michelle Shocked, The Flatlanders w/ Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, & Butch Hancock
- Speedway Meadow, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Shocking Blue

Albums
- Rock On 1970 (1970)

Shonen Knife

12/11/1993
- Honcho Overload, Shonen Knife, Tar
- Metro, Chicago, IL

Shorty

7/22/1993
- Shellac, Shorty
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
- More...
12/8/1993
- The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Shorty
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL

Shoulders

6/5/1998
- Shoulders
- The Continental Club, Austin, TX

Shout Out Louds

Albums
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 14: Andrea Zittel (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 9: David Byrne (2009)
- You Wish (2019)

The Shut-Ins

7/30/2005
- The Shut-Ins, The Whoreshoes, Toshio Hirano
- Amnesia, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Si Sé

7/30/2001
- David Byrne, Si Sé
- The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sic Alps

8/3/2009
- Sonic Youth, Sic Alps
- The Independent, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Silkworm

See Also
- Tim Midgett & Andy Cohen
- Silkworm
4/15/1994
- The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Mule, Silkworm, Crain
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
9/17/1994
- The Flaming Lips, Silkworm, Engine Kid
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Silver Jews

See Also
- Continuous Peasant
- Silver Jews
7/30/1993
- King Kong, Pavement, Silver Jews, Royal Trux, Palace Brothers
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
- More...

Silver Scooter

Albums
- The Other Palm Springs (1997)
- "Orleans Parish" (1998)
See Also
- Five Head
- Silver Scooter
2/6/1998
- Silver Scooter, Transona Five
- 33 Degrees, Austin, TX
- More...
4/28/1998
- Richard Davies, Monroe Mustang, Silver Scooter
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX
5/1/1998
- Silver Scooter
- Movements Gallery, Austin, TX
5/22/1998
- Silver Scooter
- Bate's Motel, Austin, TX
7/11/1998
- Starfish, Silver Scooter, Vidi Vittles, Red Boxy
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX
8/19/1998
- Actionslacks, Silver Scooter, Veer
- Emo's, Austin, TX
10/26/1998
- The Hi-Fives, Silver Scooter, The Kiss Offs
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX
- More...
11/14/1998
- Silver Scooter, Tiara, The Kiss Offs
- Hole In The Wall, Austin, TX
- More...
2/20/1999
- Silver Scooter
- 33 Degrees, Austin, TX
- More...
4/10/1999
- Silver Scooter
- Emo's, Austin, TX
- More...
6/12/1999
- Silver Scooter, Paul Newman
- Stubb's, Austin, TX
- More...

Silverchair

6/23/1995
- Hum, Silverchair
- Metro, Chicago, IL

Russell Simins

See Also
- The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
- Russell Simins
11/16/2000
- The Flaming Lips, Russell Simins
- Maritime Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Simon & Garfunkel

Albums
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
- A Time To Remember - The Classic Years 1970

Nina Simone

Albums
- Verve Jazz Masters 17: Nina Simone

Red Simpson

Albums
- Truck Driver's Boogie: Big Rig Hits Vol. 1 1939 - 1969

Frank Sinatra

Albums
- The Capitol Years

Sir Douglas Quintet

Albums
- The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet 1968-1975

Sistas in the Pit

4/21/2007
- The Stooges, Sistas in the Pit
- The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sisterunaked

8/0/1997 (Unknown)
- Starfish, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Sisterunaked
- Stubb's, Austin, TX

Six Finger Satellite

Albums
- The Pigeon Is The Most Popular Bird (1993)
7/18/1993
- Eric's Trip, Six Finger Satellite, Pond
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
9/29/1995
- Six Finger Satellite
- Metro, Chicago, IL
11/4/1996
- Trans Am, Six Finger Satellite
- Emo's, Austin, TX
3/7/1997
- Six Finger Satellite
- Emo's, Austin, TX
- More...

Six Organs of Admittance

11/22/2004
- (Smog), Six Organs of Admittance
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sixteen Deluxe

4/11/1996
- Sixteen Deluxe
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12/13/1996
- Sixteen Deluxe
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX

Skelton Key

5/2/2003
- Melvins, Skelton Key
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

SLA

11/15/2002
- SLA
- Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sleater Kinney

See Also
- Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
- Quasi
- Sleater Kinney
6/4/2000
- Fugazi, Vic Chesnutt, Sleater Kinney
- Dolores Park, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sleeping States

Albums
- There The Open Spaces (2007)

The Slings

See Also
- Fields of Gaffney
- The Slings
10/20/2002
- Jason Loewenstein, Fields of Gaffney, The Slings
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Slint

Albums
- Tweez (1987)
- TG132CD (1989)
- Spiderland (1991)
See Also
- King Kong
- Royal Trux
- Slint
- Tortoise
3/9/2005
- Slint, Faun Fables
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
3/11/2005
- Slint, The Standard
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sloan

10/12/1994
- Sloan, Jale
- Double Door, Chicago, IL

Slowfinger

11/16/2006
- Split Lip Rayfield, Slowfinger
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sly and the Family Stone

Albums
- Anthology

Small 23

Albums
- True Zero Hook (1993)

Smashing Pumpkins

Albums
- Gish (1991)
0/0/0 (Unknown)
- Smashing Pumpkins, GrooveDiggers, Watchmen
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
- More...
0/0/0 (Unknown)
- Smashing Pumpkins, Stark
- Trito's Uptown, Champaign, IL
- More...
4/29/1990
- Smashing Pumpkins, Pork Pie
- Mabel's, Champaign, IL
- More...
6/22/1991
- Smashing Pumpkins, Big Hat
- Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL
5/30/1992
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL

Elliott Smith

Albums
- Elliott Smith (1995)
- Either/Or (1997)
- XO (1998)
- Figure 8 (2000)
- From A Basement On The Hill (2004)
9/14/1996
- Sebadoh, Cub, Elliott Smith
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
9/26/1998
- Elliott Smith, Quasi
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- More...
3/10/1999
- Elliott Smith, No. 2
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- More...

Huey Piano Smith

Albums
- Saturday Night Fish Fry (2001)

Patti Smith

3/17/2000
- Patti Smith
- Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
- More...

Sean Smith

Albums
- Beyond Berkeley Guitar (2010)
6/29/2010
- Aaron Shepard, Lucas Boilon, Chuck Johnson, Trevor Healy, Richard Osborn, Sean Smith
- Amnesia, San Francisco, CA
- More...
11/20/2010
- Trevor Healy, Chuck Johnson, Sean Smith
- Medicine Buddha Temple, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Smithereens

9/23/1988
- The Smithereens, Paul Kelly & The Messengers
- Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL
- More...

The Smiths

Albums
- The Queen is Dead (1986)
- Louder Than Bombs

Smog

Albums
- Julius Caesar (1993)
- Wild Love (1995)
- Red Apple Falls (1997)
- Knock Knock (1999)
- Dongs Of Sevotion (2000)
- A River Ain't Too Much to Love (2005)
See Also
- Bill Callahan
- Smog
- (Smog)
11/1/1994
- Guided By Voices, Guv'ner, Smog
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
5/19/1996
- Smog
- Rainbo, Chicago, IL
6/20/2001
- Smog, Refrigerator
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

(Smog)

Albums
- Rain On Lens (2001)
- Supper (2003)
See Also
- Bill Callahan
- Smog
- (Smog)
10/18/2001
- (Smog), Will Oldham, Winfred E. Eye, The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...
3/1/2003
- (Smog), The Moore Brothers, Peggy Honeywell
- Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
- More...
7/16/2003
- (Smog), Joanna Newsom
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
11/22/2004
- (Smog), Six Organs of Admittance
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...
8/29/2005
- (Smog), Last of the Blacksmiths
- The Independent, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Smugglers

3/8/2000
- The Donnas, The Smugglers, The Plus Ones
- Emo's, Austin, TX
- More...

Snake Flower 2

5/3/2008
- Snake Flower 2, Dead Ringers, Buzzer
- The Knockout, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sneaks

Albums

Snow Pony

12/4/1998
- Hooverphonic, Snow Pony
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- More...

So So Many White White Tigers

6/11/2005
- The Coachwhips, So So Many White White Tigers, T.I.T.S., The Mall
- 12 Galaxies, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Social Studies

12/21/2006
- Social Studies, Pets, The Parish
- Make-Out Room, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sociopath

10/11/2000
- Sociopath, Farm Team
- Stork Club, Oakland, CA
- More...

Son Volt

See Also
- Son Volt
- Uncle Tupelo
4/16/1998
- Son Volt, The Seymores
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX

Songs: Ohia

11/15/2001
- Shannon Wright, Songs: Ohia, Adam Franklin
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sonic Boom's E.A.R.

See Also
- Sonic Boom's E.A.R.
- Spectrum
8/7/1999
- The Flaming Lips, Sebadoh, Robyn Hitchcock, Sonic Boom's E.A.R., iqu
- Stubb's, Austin, TX
- More...

Sonic Youth

Albums
- Bad Moon Rising (1985)
- Evol (1986)
- Sister (1987)
- Daydream Nation (1988)
- Goo (1990)
- Dirty (1992)
- Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star (1994)
- Muzikale Vergezichten (SYR 2) (1997)
- A Thousand Leaves (1998)
- nyc ghosts & flowers (2000)
- Murray Street (2002)
- Sonic Nurse (2004)
- Rather Ripped (2006)
- The Eternal (2009)
- Smart Bar Chicago 1985
See Also
- The Anxious Rats
- Ciccone Youth
- Pavement
- Sonic Youth
12/29/1990
- Public Enemy, Sonic Youth
- Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
10/2/1992
- Sonic Youth, Royal Trux
- Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL
3/19/1998
- Sonic Youth
- La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
- More...
7/7/1999
- Sonic Youth, Spot
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- More...
7/22/2000
- Sonic Youth, Saccharine Trust
- The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
- More...
5/5/2001
- Sonic Youth, Curt Kirkwood
- Stubb's, Austin, TX
- More...
8/28/2002
- Sonic Youth, The Anxious Rats, Erase Errata, Quix*O*Tic
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
7/14/2006
- Sonic Youth
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
7/19/2007
- Sonic Youth
- Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- More...
8/3/2009
- Sonic Youth, Sic Alps
- The Independent, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Sonics

Albums
- Maintaining My Cool (1967)

Sorrowtown Choir

9/28/2002
- Sorrowtown Choir, Tiny, Hello Donkey
- Kimo's, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Spaceheads

Albums
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 4: Georgia Hubley (2009)
- Old Enough To Know Better - 15 Years Of Merge Records (Disc 2)

Spacemen 3

Albums
- Playing with Fire (1989)
- Recurring (Remastered) (1991)

Spankwagon

6/29/1992
- Hot Glue Gun, Spankwagon
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
1/14/1994
- Love Cup, Hardvark, Judge Nothing, Spankwagon
- Metro, Chicago, IL

Sparklehorse

3/19/1999
- The Flaming Lips, Sparklehorse, Mercury Rev, Grandaddy, Those Bastard Souls, Miles
- La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
- More...

Spatula

1/27/1998
- Polvo, Spatula, Five Head
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX

The Specials

Albums
- Specials (1979)

Spector Protector

8/14/2003
- Von Iva, Spector Protector
- The Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Spectrum

See Also
- Sonic Boom's E.A.R.
- Spectrum
9/30/2008
- My Bloody Valentine, Spectrum, Suzanne Thorpe
- The Concourse, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Speedealer

5/25/2000
- Motörhead, Nashville Pussy, Fu Manchu, Speedealer
- Maritime Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Regina Spektor

10/21/2003
- The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Regina Spektor
- Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Angelo Spencer

4/25/2008
- Kimya Dawson, L'Orchidee D'Hawai, Angelo Spencer
- Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Spent

Albums
See Also
- Annie Hayden
- Spent
7/24/2009
- Spoon, Pipe, Polvo, Lambchop, Spent, The Essex Green
- Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
- More...

Spider Bags

Albums
- Frozen Letter (2014)
- Merge Records Fall Sampler 2014 (2014)
- Or Thousands Of Prizes (2014)
- Someday Everything Will Be Fine (2018)
- Merge Records Fall Sampler 2018

Spike

Albums
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - It's A Pony Kind Of Christmas (2016)

The Spinanes

Albums

Split Lip Rayfield

Albums
- Live At The Bluebird Theatre (2006)
11/16/2006
- Split Lip Rayfield, Slowfinger
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Spoon

Albums
3/28/1997
- Spoon, HongKong, Monroe Mustang
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX
12/12/1998
- Spoon, Paul Newman
- Hole In The Wall, Austin, TX
- More...
3/3/2001
- Superchunk, Spoon, Matt Suggs, Actionslacks
- Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
- More...
9/23/2008
- Spoon
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
7/24/2009
- Spoon, Pipe, Polvo, Lambchop, Spent, The Essex Green
- Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
- More...

Spoon (C-U)

4/2/1992
- Spoon (C-U), Grout Villa
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL

Spore

7/16/1994
- Steakdaddy Six, The Cartographers, StarPimp, Spore
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Spot

7/7/1999
- Sonic Youth, Spot
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- More...

Dusty Springfield

Albums
- Dusty In Memphis

Bruce Springsteen

Albums
- Born To Run (1975)

Squash Blossom

2/17/1996
- Menthol, Squash Blossom, Castor
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Squat Thrust

7/18/1998
- El Flaco, Squat Thrust
- Emo's, Austin, TX

Squeal

See Also
- Pork Pie
- Squeal
2/13/1993
- Jumpknuckle, Grover, Milo, Squeal
- Channing Murray, Urbana, IL

Squeeze

Albums
- Singles 45's and Under

Squirrel Bait

Albums
- Squirrel Bait (1985)

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Albums
- Merge Records: 5 Rows of Teeth

ST-37

6/15/1998
- Bardo Pond, ST-37, Lite Brite Highway
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX

St. Vincent And The National

Albums
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Covers! (2009)
See Also
- David Byrne & St. Vincent
- The National
- St. Vincent And The National

The Standard

3/11/2005
- Slint, The Standard
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Stanford Prison Experiment

6/4/1998
- The Jesus Lizard, Stanford Prison Experiment, The Vodka Family Winstons
- Stubb's, Austin, TX
- More...

Starbilly

4/9/1994
- Starbilly, Flap, Throw
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Starfish

See Also
- Fuck Antones
- Migas
- Starfish
11/16/1996
- Starfish
- Emo's, Austin, TX
8/0/1997 (Unknown)
- Starfish, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Sisterunaked
- Stubb's, Austin, TX
10/4/1997
- Superchunk, The Rock*A*Teens, Starfish
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
12/6/1997
- Starfish, Paul Newman, Monroe Mustang
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX
1/16/1998
- The Jesus Lizard, Starfish
- Emo's, Austin, TX
2/20/1998
- Starfish, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Buffo
- Emo's, Austin, TX
3/7/1998
- Starfish, Wookie
- Blondies, Austin, TX
4/17/1998
- Cows, Starfish
- Emo's, Austin, TX
5/23/1998
- Starfish, Switch Hitter, Superfecta
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX
7/3/1998
- Starfish, Dakota
- TacoLand, San Antonio, TX
7/11/1998
- Starfish, Silver Scooter, Vidi Vittles, Red Boxy
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX
7/24/1998
- Royal Neanderthal Orchestra, Starfish
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
8/21/1998
- Migas, Starfish
- Blondies, Austin, TX
8/22/1998
- Starfish
- Emo's, Austin, TX

Stark

0/0/0 (Unknown)
- Smashing Pumpkins, Stark
- Trito's Uptown, Champaign, IL
- More...

Starlight Desperation

9/19/2003
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Icarus Line, Starlight Desperation
- Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Starlight Glimmer

Albums
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - It's A Pony Kind Of Christmas (2016)

Starlight Mints

5/28/2003
- The Flaming Lips, Liz Phair, Starlight Mints
- The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
- More...

StarPimp

7/16/1994
- Steakdaddy Six, The Cartographers, StarPimp, Spore
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Stars of the Lid

7/5/1996
- Bedhead, Windsor for the Derby, Stars of the Lid
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Steakdaddy Six

Albums
- Arkadelphia: (1993)
- Houstonia: (1995)
See Also
- Bad Flannel
- C-Clamp
- Euphone
- Honcho Overload
- Hot Glue Gun
- Mother
- Steakdaddy Six
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- The Zincs
3/26/1992
- Hum, Steakdaddy Six, Grover
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
2/5/1993
- Hum, Love Cup, Steakdaddy Six
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
3/24/1993
- Steakdaddy Six, Dick Justice, Busker Soundcheck
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
9/24/1993
- Tar, Steakdaddy Six
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
12/18/1993
- Steakdaddy Six, Dis, Milo
- Treno's, Urbana, IL
1/8/1994
- Hum, Steakdaddy Six, Mother
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
3/25/1994
- Honcho Overload, Steakdaddy Six
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
7/16/1994
- Steakdaddy Six, The Cartographers, StarPimp, Spore
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12/9/1994
- Steakdaddy Six, Goober & The Peas, Poster Children
- Metro, Chicago, IL
1/20/1995
- Steakdaddy Six
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
4/30/1995
- Braid, Steakdaddy Six, Menthol
- Band Jam Champaign, Champaign, IL
5/27/1995
- Hum, Shiner, Steakdaddy Six
- Cary, IL, Cary, IL
8/25/1995
- Steakdaddy Six, Bale, Golden
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

Steppenwolf

Albums
- Rock On 1970 (1970)

Stereolab

Albums
- Peng! (1992)
- Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (1993)
- Mars Audiac Quartet (1994)
- Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)
- Dots And Loops (1997)
- Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night (1999)
- Sound-Dust (2001)
- Margerine Eclipse (2004)
- Chemical Chords (2008)
- ABC Music: Radio 1 Sessions [Live] [Disc 2]
- ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions [Disc 1] [Live]
- Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2
See Also
- Monade
- Stereolab
5/10/1996
- Stereolab, Cornershop
- Metro, Chicago, IL
10/22/2001
- Stereolab, fugu
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
3/2/2006
- Stereolab
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
10/22/2008
- Stereolab, Monade
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sterling Silver

7/17/1999
- Tristeza, Sterling Silver, Rhythm of Black Lines
- Emo's, Austin, TX
- More...

Colin Stetson

10/5/2010
- Arcade Fire, Colin Stetson
- Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur, CA
- More...

Cat Stevens

Albums
- Greatest Hits

Ray Stevens

Albums
- Rock On 1970 (1970)

Sufjan Stevens

Albums
- Come On Feel The Illinoise! (2005)

Kelley Stoltz

Albums
- "The Velvet Underground & Nico" by Castle Face and Friends (2013)

The Stone Roses

Albums
- Sally Cinnamon (1987)
- Elephant Stone (1988)
- She Bangs The Drums (1989)
- The Stone Roses (1989)
- One Love (1990)

The Stooges

Albums
- The Stooges (1969)
- Fun House (1970)
- The Weirdness (2007)
See Also
- Banyan
- Dos
- fIREHOSE
- Iggy And The Stooges
- Minutemen
- Iggy Pop
- The Stooges
4/21/2007
- The Stooges, Sistas in the Pit
- The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Storm & Stress

See Also
- Don Caballero
- Storm & Stress
10/8/1998
- Storm & Stress, Fuck
- Emo's, Austin, TX
- More...

Stratford 4

4/18/2002
- Firewater, Stratford 4, Big Lazy
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...

The Strokes

Albums
- Is This It (2001)
- The Modern Age (2001)
10/16/2001
- The Strokes, The Moldy Peaches
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
10/21/2003
- The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Regina Spektor
- Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sub Debs

4/27/2000
- Dub Narcotic Sound System, Sub Debs, The Quails
- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Sugar

Albums
- Copper Blue (1992)
See Also
- Hüsker Dü
- Bob Mould
- Sugar

Sugarcubes

7/30/1989
- New Order, Public Image Ltd., Sugarcubes
- Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates, IL

Sugarloaf

Albums
- Rock On 1970 (1970)

Matt Suggs

Albums
See Also
- Butterglory
- Matt Suggs
3/3/2001
- Superchunk, Spoon, Matt Suggs, Actionslacks
- Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
- More...
7/25/2009
- 3Ds, Radar Bros., Tenement Halls, Matt Suggs
- Orange County Social Club, Carrboro, NC
- More...

Suicide Girls

9/15/2006
- Suicide Girls, Chow Nasty, Rocket
- The Independent, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Jim Sullivan

Albums
- U.F.O. (1969)

Sun Ra

0/0/0 (Unknown)
- Sun Ra
- Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL
- More...

Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra

Albums
- Space Is The Place: Soundtrack (1972)

Sunny Day Real Estate

Albums
- Diary (1994)
See Also
- C-Clamp
- Euphone
- Hot Glue Gun
- Steakdaddy Six
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- The Zincs
2/12/1999
- Sunny Day Real Estate, Heroic Doses, MK Ultra
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- More...

Superchunk

Albums
- Clambakes Vol. 9: Other Music From Unshowered Grumblers – Live in NYC 1990 (1990)
- Superchunk (1990)
- no pocky for kitty (1991)
- Freedom of Choice (Compilation) (1992)
- hit self-destruct (1992)
- mower (1992)
- on the mouth (1992)
- the question is how fast (1992)
- the first part (1993)
- Driveway To Driveway (1994)
- foolish (1994)
- Here's Where The Strings Come In (1995)
- Hyper Enough (1995)
- the laughter guns ep (1996)
- Indoor Living (1997)
- watery hands (1997)
- 1,000 Pounds (1999)
- come pick me up (1999)
- hello hawk (1999)
- Live In Atlanta (1999)
- Acoustic Here's To Shutting Up (2001)
- Here's To Shutting Up (2001)
- late-century dream (2001)
- The Clambakes Series Vol. 1 - Acoustic In-Stores East & West (2002)
- The Clambakes Series Vol. 2 - Music for Kinugasa's A Page of Madness (2002)
- Crossed Wires b/w Blinders (Fast vers.) (2009)
- Leaves In The Gutter (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 12: Amy Poehler (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 13: Mindy Kaling (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 1: Peter Buck (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 2: Phil Morrison (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 4: Georgia Hubley (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 6: Alex Ross (2009)
- Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records, Vol. 9: David Byrne (2009)
- SCORE! Bonus Materials (2009)
- Sur La Bouche -- Live in Montreal 1993 (2009)
- Halloween 2010 Web Exclusive (2010)
- Majesty Shredding (2010)
- Halloween 2013 (2013)
- Or Thousands Of Prizes (2014)
- I Got Cut / Up Against the Wall - Single (2017)
- "Our Work Is Done" b/w "Total Eclipse" (2018)
- What a Time to Be Alive (2018)
- 2019 Fall Sampler (2019)
- Acoustic Foolish (2019)
- "Endless Summer" b/w "When I Laugh" (2021)
- Cup Of Sand
- Everything Hurts / Making a Break
- Hindsight for 2020: Some Very Excellent Releases Overshadowed by a Dumpster Fire of a Year
- I Hate Music
- incidental music 1991-95
- The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc
- Merge Records Fall Sampler 2018
- Merge Records: 5 Rows of Teeth
- oh, merge: a Merge Records 10 Year Anniversary Compilation
- Old Enough To Know Better - 15 Years Of Merge Records (Disc 1)
- Old Enough To Know Better - 15 Years Of Merge Records (Disc 3)
- Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91)
- Wild Loneliness
See Also
- Portastatic
- Superchunk
11/7/1991
- Superchunk
- Blind Pig, Champaign, IL
3/27/1993
- Superchunk, Bettie Serveert, Gastr Del Sol
- Metro, Chicago, IL
11/23/1993
- Superchunk, Butterglory
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
6/24/1994
- Superchunk, Scrawl
- Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL
11/3/1994
- Superchunk, Butterglory, Wedding Present
- Metro, Chicago, IL
4/15/1995
- Superchunk, Belly, Cold Water Flat
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
11/4/1995
- Superchunk, Guv'ner, Seaweed
- Metro, Chicago, IL
10/4/1997
- Superchunk, The Rock*A*Teens, Starfish
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
11/13/1999
- Superchunk, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
- La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
- More...
3/3/2001
- Superchunk, Spoon, Matt Suggs, Actionslacks
- Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
- More...
11/7/2001
- Superchunk, The Good Life, Rilo Kiley
- The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- More...
7/23/2009
- Superchunk, 3Ds, Versus, Guv'ner, Richard Buckner, The Broken West
- Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
- More...
10/16/2010
- Superchunk
- Aquarius Records, San Francisco, CA
- More...
10/17/2010
- Belle And Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene, She & Him, The Sea And Cake, Superchunk
- Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA
- More...
9/3/2013
- Superchunk, Mikal Cronin
- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- More...
2/26/2018
- Superchunk
- Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
4/5/2022
- Superchunk, Quasi
- Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
- More...

Superfecta

5/23/1998
- Starfish, Switch Hitter, Superfecta
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX

Superhero Forehead

See Also
- Milo
- Superhero Forehead
- Thumper
12/28/1994
- Jumpknuckle, Superhero Forehead, Tiny, Hushtower
- Metro, Chicago, IL

Swearin'

Albums
- Merge Records Fall Sampler 2018

Swearing At Motorists

3/9/2002
- My Morning Jacket, Swearing At Motorists, Knievel
- Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
- More...

Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Albums
- Superwolf (2005)
See Also
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy With Harem Scarem & Alex Neilson
- Chavez
- Will Oldham
- Palace
- Palace Brothers
- Palace Music
- Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Sweet Spirit

Albums
- Hindsight for 2020: Some Very Excellent Releases Overshadowed by a Dumpster Fire of a Year

Swervedriver

See Also
- Adam Franklin
- Swervedriver
2/1/1992
- Poster Children, Swervedriver
- Metro, Chicago, IL
3/14/1998
- Hum, Swervedriver
- Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX

Switch Hitter

5/23/1998
- Starfish, Switch Hitter, Superfecta
- Electric Lounge, Austin, TX

Symplx

12/19/2004
- D Yellow Swans, Hans Grusel's Krankenkabinet, Symplx, Megaweapon
- Artsf, San Francisco, CA
- More...