GallerySelf Care come back to life with “Just a Ghost”
North Bay indie outfit Self Care has been delving into the more ethereal side of indie rock in the last few years. Their new album Just a Ghost drops today [...]
GalleryStories from Slim’s, Part 2: Stephan Jenkins, Fat Mike and more share memories of Slim’s
Michael Bingham, Spiritual Cramp
(photo: Derek Nielsen)
"My fondest memory of Slim's had less to do with my experience at the show and more to do with my partner's. In our many [...]
GalleryVideo: Decent Criminal, “Bleached”
Hey, what you doing right now? Yeah that's what I thought. Here, take 4 minutes out of your busy day of Zoom meetings, bread baking, and fluctuating existential dread [...]
GalleryStories from Slim’s, Part 1: My last show at Slim’s ended in the tow yard
(Source: Slim's Facebook)
So yeah, Slim's closed down. In a normal world, that would have been the most bummer thing to have happened last week. I use that term "normal world" [...]
GalleryAlbum Premiere: Unconditional Arms, ‘Formation’
So I think it's safe to say we're all in a transition period, right? Both as individuals and as a society? Yeahhhh. That's why the timing for the release [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Schlee, “Run Run Baby”
Look around you. Doesn't it feel like you're living in a dream world right now? Can you even remember what life was like before this? My advice: go with [...]
GalleryBest Of 2019: Derek’s favorite Wine Country releases
Pictured: The author.
Look, from an artist's perspective, I get why y'all don't come up here all the time. Having grown up here, I'll admit that Sonoma County is pretty [...]
GalleryJohn Courage goes unplugged for “Afraid to Fall”
Songwriter John Courage returns to his roots as an acoustic troubadour with his first acoustic-centric release in almost 10 years. All sounds were recorded and performed by the towering Santa Rosa [...]
GalleryAlbum Premiere: Slugger head for home on ‘Let The Good Times Rot’
Slugger from left to right: Robert McLean, Hezekiah Donaghy, Alex Vargas, Josiah Donaghy
It’s a muggy late-summer evening in south Santa Rosa. As the four members of Slugger dutifully distribute [...]
GalleryLast call with Nothington at Bottom of the Hill
Walking his new puppy through Alamo Square on a clear SF morning, Chris Matulich seems content with the prospect of taking his foot off the gas for awhile. "When [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: The Drought Cult, “No Beliefs”
The Drought Cult from left to right: Echo, Ford, Overn
Things start getting spooky the deeper you get into the North Bay Area. As you exit 101 and make your way [...]
GalleryBRONCHO at Slim’s
(photo: Pooneh Ghana)
If you need something to take the edge off of your post-Valentine's Day comedown, we recommend seeing BRONCHO perform at Slim's this Friday. The Oklahoma indie act is [...]
