GalleryThis weekend: First annual Oakland Popfest, presented by KALX
This weekend marks the first annual Oakland Popfest: four shows over three nights spotlighting indie pop bands from both sides of the Bay and a few out-of-towners that will [...]
GalleryTerry Malts play ‘Killing Time’ at the Bottom of the Hill next week
Five years ago, Slumberland Records released Killing Time, the debut album from San Francisco's Terry Malts. Almost instantaneously, the group became the buzz band of the season. Fourteen fuzzed-out blasts [...]
GalleryThe Lookouting: A Celebration of Lookout! Records runs through next weekend at 924 Gilman
Nineteen-year-old Alex Botkin wasn't around for any of Lookout!'s heyday.
"I've been going to Gilman since 2011," he says of the legendary East Bay collective that went hand-in-hand with Berkeley [...]
GalleryThe Mr. T Experience: Celebrating 30 years with a new album, new novel, and a new start
(photo: Wilson Photoworks)
Thirty years ago, the Mr. T Experience released their first album, Everybody’s Entitled to Their Own Opinion, a rudimentary blast of bubblegum disguised as a punk album. From [...]
GalleryAsh celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘1977’ at The Independent
In 1996 Irish alt-rockers Ash released their first full-length album, 1977. Named in honor of the birth year of two out of the three members, the year punk broke [...]
GalleryFM Knives reunite one more time for Hemlock Tavern show this weekend
In the early '00s, punk rock and power-pop had began to revisit the past as bands like The Briefs and Exploding Hearts burst on to the scene. Decked in [...]
GalleryMall Walk announce debut album ‘Funny Papers,’ stream album track
(photo: Julie Juarez)
Mall Walk are set to release their long-awaited debut album, "Funny Papers" this October on Mt. St. Mtn. records. The Oakland based three-piece issued their first 7" [...]
GalleryRazz celebrate the release of their debut 7″ this Friday at the Hemlock
"Power-pop" may have become a dirty word ever since the genre became saturated with hair bands poorly attempting to recreate the magic of Greg Shaw's original Bomp Records roster, [...]
GalleryKing Rocker presents a double record-release show for Apache and BTs
The Mission used to be seedy. You could buy drugs and a switchblade and get into a lot of trouble without having to try very hard, and there was [...]
GallerySouthpaw Turns 7: A conversation with Southpaw Records
In an era of streaming sites and fickle music trends, Baltimore exiles Rob Fales and Amanda Niesslein have been releasing records and tapes as Southpaw Records since 2009.
Releasing early [...]
GalleryPatsy’s Rats make California appearance at Eli’s in Oakland
Portland power-poppers Patsy's Rats are gearing up to play the newly reopened Eli's Mile High Club on Sunday, July 3.
Patsy's Rats, featuring vocalist/ guitarist Patsy Glob and guitarist/vocalist Christian [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Burger Boogaloo brings generations of rock and rollers together
King Khan and the Shrines (photo: Jon Ching)
In the beginning there was Budget Rock. For ten years, Budget Rock was a three-day summer weekend event that brought out the loudest, cruddiest [...]
