GalleryProducer Ian McKee emerges from behind the boards with ‘Amina’ EP
Since 2016, Ian McKee has been the mind behind some of our favorite local artists, namely Rexx Life Raj, Caleborate and our very own Beejus. But the Pacifica producer [...]
GalleryAmen arrives with debut project, ‘Real’
Amen is finally ready to speak her truth. A voice formerly heard on Text Me Records' Group Chat Vol. 2 and Mikos Da Gawd's "Hell Yeah Brother!" makes her [...]
GalleryPremiere: Theaux Elliot, “CANTKEEPUP” feat. Jayem + Mayila
Elliot Slamet refuses to be boxed in. We’ve covered Slamet’s work on this blog before as EyyELL, one-half of Lord Morgan, but now the San Jose producer is starting [...]
GalleryRexx Life Raj’s ‘Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There’ is finally here
One of the most highly-anticipated albums of the fall, Rexx Life Raj's Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There is out now on all streaming platforms and he already has [...]
GalleryThe Bay Bridged Q&A: A Not-So-Awkward Convo with Beejus
There was a point in time where Beejus, host of the DIY podcast Awkward Convos with Beejus, didn't think he could carry a conversation. A bit of a surprising [...]
GalleryTia Nomore brings “Nu Chain” to OTR Sessions
Tia Nomore is about to reach a higher altitude when her upcoming album Level arrives later this fall. And if the rest of her new, upgraded sound is anything [...]
GalleryListen in to ‘Text Me Records Group Chat Vol. 2’ out today
We won't go down the list of our favorites off of Text Me Records' newest tape, Group Chat Vol. 2, because we've done plenty of that already. But gang's [...]
GallerySan Jose Jazz + Hammer Theatre Center Announce Black Cab Series
There's a time and place for blockbuster stadium arena shows but some acts and sounds, like jazz, are best when you experience the magic up close. Taking this idea [...]
GalleryMichael Sneed Jr. looks back on growing up in ‘Days We Lost’
On "Lil Nihilist or I get Angry at God," the oft-joyful Oakland rapper Michael Sneed Jr. is shaking his fist at the sky: "I talk to God sometimes, but [...]
GalleryHeadbangers assemble: Babymetal to play Warfield on Oct. 4
The name Babymetal is a wildly appropriate moniker for hardcore headbanger darlings Suzuka Nakamoto and Moa Kikuchi. And no lie, there's a huge dousing of novelty in this act: [...]
Gallery“Hotel Figueroa” is Text Me’s third single off of ‘Group Chat Vol. 2’
And we have another one from the folks from Text Me camp: An LA excursion with the one-two punch combo of Ricky Lake and Sam Johnson.
"Hotel Figueroa" arrives as [...]
GalleryOMCA celebrates 50th anniversary with a hella big birthday bash this Friday
Since the headline pretty much spells it out, we'll just give you the important stuff on OMCA's hella big birthday bash:
It's Friday at OMCA. Free admission. Music. Food [...]
