It raised about $500 to send Erasmus students abroad.Īs a musician, Segall's music played on KUSF, and he was known on campus as a vocal opponent of the university's decision to sell the radio station in 2011 and turn it into an Internet only station. and international concerts, tickets, demands and tour. "He was a big draw for festival fans," said Jenny Williams, a member of the Erasmus community at the time and festival organizer. Ty is obsessed with ceviche and loves being outside. In his senior year, he headlined 2009's Festival for Freedom to help raise money for the university's Erasmus living/learning program. He lives in Los Angeles, but has lived in San Francisco and Laguna Beach. He launched his solo career in 2008 with several cassette releases, and later that year he made his proper debut with an eponymous album released on Castle Face Records. The multi-instrumentalist is busy recording solo projects and playing in several bands, and he recently started "Fuzz," a critically acclaimed pop noise band featuring Segall on vocals and drums.Īt USF, friends and fans knew the media studies major had star power. San Francisco-based psych rock wunderkind Ty Segall got his start in the mid-'00s performing with a variety of West Coast underground bands including Epsilons and Party Fowl.
A European tour later last year included concerts in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and the U.K. If you're a fan, you might have caught his U.S. These days, you can see the 25-year-old singer-songwriter performing on "Conan," or read about how much he loves San Francisco in Spin magazine. "It's a monster album, with explosive guitars, thrashing beats, and shredded blasts of insanely catchy hooks and turns," says enthusiast Robin Hilton, an NPR producer and co-host of the show "All Songs Considered." NPR didn't rank the albums on its list, but Hilton calls "Twins" one of the three best albums of the year.
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