GalleryOakland’s Callow to release ‘Mothdust,’ haunt Bottom of the Hill
For almost a decade, Callow has been perfecting their palette of foreboding, spectral tunes that seem to emanate from somewhere in the darkest heart of the woods. Like Castanets, [...]
GalleryCulture Abuse parties across an animated, photocopied zine in the video for “Dip”
Culture Abuse is known around the Bay for 2016’s iconic Peach and its brand of effusive and melodic garage punk. In anticipation of their sophomore full-length, Bay Dream, the [...]
GalleryThe Silhouette Era’s new EP delivers nostalgia with a kick of adrenaline
With a new self-titled EP out on June 22 and some upcoming shows spread across the length of California, the four members of The Silhouette Era are poised for [...]
GalleryHuichica Festival pairs folk, psych rock, and wine in Sonoma
The Huichica Music Festival has been descending on Sonoma since 2010, pairing folk, psychedelic, and surf rock acts with food and wine from the Gundlach Bundschu winery, which doubles [...]
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. [...]
