GalleryPremiere: The Nopes to release noisy, relentless debut LP
Although they only released their first EP this time last year, The Nopes are already back with a 12- song LP. The Jack Shirley-produced Never Heard of It sees the [...]
GalleryCass McCombs croons and captivates at Great American Music Hall
Cass McCombs (photo: Joshua Huver)
Cass McCombs brought his heavy-hitting, emotionally-charged brand of musicianship to San Francisco on Wednesday, September 14.
The second of his 25-date tour in support of Mangy Love, [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Beekeepers, “Game Over”
Photo: Nicolas Cubillos Marroquin
After taking a brief hiatus over the last year, Oakland trio Beekeepers released their debut proper album last month, Varroa Mites on Vacant Stare.
Beekeepers are [...]
GalleryK. Flay announces new music video, GAMH appearance
K.Flay at BottleRock Napa Valley 2016 (photo: Jon Ching)
Chicago-born and Stanford-graduated alternative hip-hop artist Kristine Flaherty, better known as K. Flay, just released a music video for her song "Blood In [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: 1988 – “Feria”
Oakland's 1988 caught our ear with their spooky, distorted, synth-heavy pop. 1988's Luis Gutierrez tells me they've been working on a ton of material, and luckily they've asked us [...]
GalleryMadeline Kenney covers Arthur Russell for non•market comp
Man, has it really just been a year since we first told you about Madeline Kenney? She's released a steady stream of material since then, and each release seems [...]
GalleryWhite Denim to rock The Chapel in support of Blue Bear School of Music tonight
On Tuesday, September 6, San Francisco’s Blue Bear School of Music will be taking over The Chapel for a night of funk-fueled fundraising.
White Denim brings their notoriously swampy brand [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Charles for Change! Charles Bradley at The Chapel
The Chapel felt like a Baptist church as Charles Bradley preached the title track of his new record, Changes (even if it is a Black Sabbath tune). The man [...]
GalleryGreat Moments In Local Songs: Jay Som’s “I Think You’re Alright”
As a Bay Area music fan, you obviously know about Jay Som (aka Melina Duterte) by now. Off the strength of a bedroom demo, she's signed to Polyvinyl, toured [...]
GalleryHot Buttered Rum, ALO to host inaugurual family camp festival in deep end of Anderson Valley
This October 7-10, Bay Area favorites Hot Buttered Rum and ALO are throwing a family camp festival at Camp Navarro in Mendocino County. It’s an epic spot in old [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Stag Frenzy delivers warm indie pop on “California (You Can Have It All)”
Stag Frenzy is a new project, but it's not Ayal Nistor's first songwriting endeavor. The musician previously recorded and performed as My Second Surprise, which started in Israel, where [...]
GalleryNever Young craft a noisy, urgent sucker-punch in “Beta Male Erotica”
Never Young are one of our favorite local bands to turn up all the way when we just want to scream into a pillow and thrash away all our [...]
