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
“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’
Pussy Riot’s debut theater production, “Revolution,” is as anti-fascist as their previous performance work. Like their controversial public demonstrations and their rollicking punk rock music, “Revolution” is concerned with [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|March 2, 2017|Comments Off on Sponsored: Pussy Riot at The Lodge at The Regency
As the Friday night crept towards Saturday morning, Kristine Leschper of Mothers took the stage at Brick and Mortar. The room was hushed and expectant; fans huddled together [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|February 28, 2017|Comments Off on Noise Pop: Mothers at Brick + Mortar
Cherry Glazerr is a rock band. They are skilled, and they rock hard. Independent of their youthful fan-base, their sometimes kitschy lyrics, and (well-placed) critiques of [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|February 23, 2017|Comments Off on Review + Photos: Cherry Glazerr at The Catalyst
She may be called "Noname" onstage, but Fatimah Warner has been on the lips of music critics and lovers everywhere since the release of her debut mixtape, Telefone, in [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|February 17, 2017|Comments Off on Ticket Giveaway: Noname at The Chapel
It was just before the golden hour when I sat down with Michael Bailey and Alex Boyd of Parallax ’48. Sunbeams spotted the ceilings and walls of my apartment, [...]
Though 500 three ways are a relatively new band, their presence in the Bay Area is striking. Without releasing any EPs, 500 three ways have become an indispensable part [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|January 26, 2017|Comments Off on Interview: 500 three ways crack us up
“It’s a miracle when you get to play with the same people for a long time, especially in San Francisco,” said Magik*Magik’s Minna Choi, onstage at [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|December 7, 2016|Comments Off on Review + Photos: Magik*Magik at Swedish American Hall
“You can be whatever you like,” sings Haley Bonar at the end of her latest album, Impossible Dream, but it’s clear that, to Bonar, being ‘whatever’ they [...]
By Kaiya Gordon|December 6, 2016|Comments Off on Haley Bonar’s emotional examination
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