GalleryOakland’s O.C.D. put a smile-inducing spin on shoegaze with debut EP
News of Oakland's O.C.D. and their debut EP came onto our plate fairly recently, but boy, it was a tasty bite of musical goodness. Growth is the five-piece's first [...]
GallerySocial Work releases bass-heavy pop adventure “Onda”
Art by Derek Barber
Heads up: The "other Will Butler," as he's known around here, just put out bass-happy track that will likely get you happy (and dancing) too. He [...]
GalleryDIY art and music space LoBot Gallery to throw garage sale before imminent displacement
Bow your heads and let's say goodbye to yet another DIY arts space being displaced out of their building. Hosting and cultivating a community of artists for 13 years, [...]
GalleryLagunitas Beer Circus serves up beer, charity in fall extravaganza
It's the best of both worlds, if your worlds revolve around drinking hoppy beverages and enjoying spectacular acrobatics with fellow adults. Yes, the Lagunitas Beer Circus is back for [...]
GalleryCrush share new music video, play Rickshaw Stop tomorrow
"I lowkey have a crush on Crush (from Oakland) because they crush it," is something I and many other people have said while in the crowd of a Crush show. Because [...]
GallerySan Francisco’s Pardoner release new, collaborative EP
Several groups of artists are putting San Francisco's Outer Sunset on the map in a big way. One group of affiliates congregate under the tape label Discontinuous Innovation and include names [...]
GalleryTim Presley (White Fence) announces solo LP; hear jaunty single “Clue”
Tim Presley is somewhat of an enigma on the scene, the kind of musician where musical mastermind transcends persona. Bouncing between San Francisco and L.A., he's also bounced between [...]
GalleryPremiere: Listen to the somber pop of Guy Fox’s ‘Paper Roads’ EP
Guy Fox is one of those bands that somehow never disappoints. Over the course of their careers here in the Bay, the band has cultivated a distinctive, accessible sound [...]
GalleryPerhapsy, with full band, anchors strong Western U.S.-spanning lineup at Neck of the Woods
It's a wonderful thing when down-home, neighborhood-friendly venues put together bills that highlight not only the local but also bands that are evolving in parallel scenes around the U.S. [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Walk through Bernal Heights with China
One of my personal favorite country/Americana/folk/whatever bands (both locally and beyond) is China. Their songwriting is brutally honest, and they're likely one of the most talented bands you'll ever [...]
GalleryCool Ghouls are all grown up: listen to a pair of tracks from ‘Animal Races’
Cool Ghouls seemed so young back when we first wrote about them in depth nearly four years ago: they were purveyors of a joyous San Francisco sound that just [...]
GalleryPhotos: More great photos from the 2016 Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival!
Crowd at Phono del Sol 2016 (By: Paige K. Parsons)
Here's one more collection of great photos from our 2016 Phono del Sol Music & Food Festival, as captured by Paige K. Parsons.
Thanks again to every [...]
