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 [...]
GalleryCharles Bradley to headline two nights at The Chapel
Charles Bradley’s story is a heart-wrenching tale of abandonment and fear, and yet it remains some of the most hopeful and positively uplifting soul experiences in recent years. He [...]
GalleryHappy release day to Oakland’s Tanukichan: Fuzzy, emotional debut EP ‘Radiolove’ out today
At the top end of the summer, we got to know Oakland's Tanukichan, who is Hannah Van Loon, formerly of Trails and Ways. But now, we're really getting to [...]
GalleryBay Area Record Fair is back and better than ever this November
The Bay Area Record Fair, commonly known as BARF, is a free gathering of some of the best, most passionate, of-utmost-importance local indie record companies, recording studios, and people who [...]
GalleryHot Flash Heat Wave to warm up Santa Cruz this Friday
San Francisco based psychedelic beach-pop quartet Hot Flash Heat Wave will be cruising down the California coast and over the hill into Santa Cruz's The Crepe Place on Friday, [...]
