Kaiya Gordon is a writer and poet from the SF peninsula. Kaiya believes that impact is more important than intent, and is not interested in listening to your normcore noise band. Follow them on twitter @ayobaio
"Have you ever felt that someone was mysterious and strange?" Emma Witmer of Gobbinjr sings on the title track of Vom Nite, the band's latest EP. "When you get too [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|May 4, 2017|Comments Off on Gobbinjr’s Double Debut: Two Bay Area shows planned for the weekend
“I’m just trying to encourage other people to be their best selves,” Xiomara tells me, as we chat over the phone. She’s babysitting for a friend, and throughout our [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|April 28, 2017|Comments Off on Xiomara on ‘the essence of hip-hop’ and internal revolution
The first time I saw Mitski belt straight into her guitar strings was two years ago, during a shattering Audiotree Live Session I devoured through my computer screen. [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|April 20, 2017|Comments Off on Review + Photos: Mitski and Steady Holiday at the Fillmore
“Be present / be patient / be transparent” Aly Spaltro writes at the end of her Tender Warriors Club manifesto. Originally written as a personal reminder to refrain from [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|March 17, 2017|Comments Off on Interview: Lady Lamb strives for courage, emotional vulnerability on new EP
Thao Nguyen, I often like to say, is the best reason to stay in San Francisco. Nguyen has been playing music in the city since 2009, and her onstage [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|March 14, 2017|Comments Off on Giveaway: Thao Nguyen at The Chapel
To my eye, at least one-in-three audience members in Chicano Batman’s San Francisco crowd was wearing Chicano Batman merch. Excited fans––families, couples, groups of friends, and [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|March 8, 2017|Comments Off on Review + Photos: Chicano Batman at the Fillmore
“So the question that naturally emerges is simple,” Jenn M. Jackson writes in her 2015 essay, “We Done Told Y’all What’s Up”. “What are the rules?” [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|March 7, 2017|Comments Off on Noise Pop: Adia Victoria and the ‘White Gaze’
“I just do my damndest,” Hether Fortune tells me over the phone. For Fortune, her “damndest” includes projects in all corners of the music industry; along with her contributions [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|March 6, 2017|Comments Off on Wax Idols poised for a new ‘Happy Ending’
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