GallerySponsored: The Front Bottoms at the Regency Ballroom
Given the difficulty of getting a group of people together and developing a shared musical vision — through all the outside commitments and creative spats and empty shows — [...]
GallerySheer Mag, Tenement, Marbled Eye bring a unique take on punk to the Chapel
Philadelphia’s Sheer Mag has been grinding out classic rock and punk-tinged tracks since the 2014 unleashing of their debut 7-inch. An EP a followed a year later, earning them [...]
GalleryThree unique local acts (Foxtails Brigade, Everyone Is Dirty, Spooky Mansion) hit the Chapel
Tonight, the Chapel will play host to an excellent trio of acts, each brilliant in their own way: Foxtails Brigade, Everyone Is Dirty, and Spooky Mansion. All three bands [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Avi Vinocur, “I Should Have Been A Con Man”
(photo: Scott Padden)
Singer-songwriter Avi Vinocur made a name for himself playing with Goodnight, Texas and the Stone Foxes — or joining James Hetfield on mandolin during the third Acoustic-4-A-Cure [...]
GalleryBlonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino on creativity and a new EP
Blonde Redhead is a band that possesses that rarest of distinctions: the combination of conviction and longevity that allows a group to push their creative horizons into uncharted territory [...]
GalleryDean Wareham to revisit the early days of Galaxie 500 at the Chapel
Dean Wareham is the mastermind behind the classic bands Galaxie 500 and Luna, original scores for Noah Baumbach films, and Dean & Britta, a duo with Luna bassist Britta [...]
GalleryGet your hands on Mare Island’s first EP
Oakland, birthplace of countless incredible bands, has spawned yet another group of stellar musicians wielding a formidable sound. Mare Island is made up of Josh Staples of the Velvet [...]
GalleryKevin Morby sings of a haunting LA on ‘City Music,’ hits GAMH in September
Former Woods bassist Kevin Morby has in recent years enjoyed widespread praise for his flourishing, prolific solo career. He’d previously played in the Babies with Cassie Ramone of Vivian Girls. [...]
GalleryFinding Happyness in San Francisco
Some months ago, I had found my way into one of those hyperlinked rabbit holes that the Internet seems engineered to lead you down, clicking through a flickering procession of music [...]
GalleryICYMI: New Fugazi cover compilation benefits San Francisco nonprofit
Fugazi is the preeminent hardcore band of the late ‘80s. Originating in the raw, prolific creativity of the Washington D.C. punk scene, the band is the brainchild of Minor [...]
GalleryHoops and Parts: Beach rock and synth-pop at Brick + Mortar Music Hall
Melodic pop outfit Hoops has made it from their hometown of Bloomington, Indiana to San Francisco’s Brick & Mortar Music Hall, where they’ll take the stage on Thursday.
Hoops first attracted [...]
GalleryDoom folk duo Callow release new single, “Go Down”
Since 2009, Red Moses and Sami Knowles have paired their talents in Callow, their Oakland-based doom folk project. Callow is set to release a new single on May 26. Entitled [...]
