GalleryDinner with Wander
(photo: Christian Dao)
Christian Francisco, the guitarist and de-facto manager for Wander, and I arranged to meet at the Shooting Star Cafe in downtown Oakland. In our emails, Christian had [...]
GalleryJay Stone and Queens D.Light are figuring it all out, together
Jay Stone could be cut from a cloth of the “last real MCs,” except his swatch would be some thrifted, metallic, purple-and-gold synthetic hemp (despite being born and raised [...]
GalleryLe Butcherettes’ new album is imbued with the spirit of the Bay
(photo: Lindsey Byrnes)
Words by Erin Lyndal Martin
Listening to Le Butcherettes’ albums is not the same as being in the crowd when Teri Gender Bender pulls out a pig’s head [...]
GallerySafia Mafia is making self-love R&B on her own terms
Safia Mafia is a vibe. Her latest project, Love Kills is a kaleidoscope dream of R&B hinged upon the early influences of Motown soul, '80s synth pop, electronica, and [...]
GalleryBlack Marble’s gloomy bedroom ‘dance’ record
As Chris Stewart finishes the latest record for his somber synth-pop project Black Marble, he's reflecting on how he came to be interested in crafting his own music.
With his [...]
GalleryGet emotional with the Feelings Parade
(photo: Pete Lee)
Scott Ferreter and Morgan Bolender are in the middle of a good old-fashioned Bay Area eviction.
Right now, they live in a house in the Oakland hills that [...]
GalleryIdle Joy: What you see is what you get
Words by Sarah Leighton
Idle Joy isn’t trying to change the music industry, they’re just trying to have fun in the musical space they’ve created.
“The seed was sown with us [...]
GalleryBest Of 2018: Jordan’s 10 best releases to help navigate the current dystopia
Whether it's the environment, the country, or society in general, this year we've reached peak points in dystopian fear and despair. It seems that moments of peace, clarity and [...]
GalleryNo one told the New Trust to stop, so they didn’t
The New Trust. L-R: Sara Sanger, Josh Staples, Julia Lancer, Michael K. Richardson.
When North Bay indie darlings the New Trust started back in 2003, it was assumed that they [...]
GalleryBehind The Scenes: Death Valley Girls at Rickshaw Stop
Death Valley Girls (photo: Estefany Gonzalez)
Despite the title of Death Valley Girls' latest album Darkness Rains, the band's energetic live show was a beacon of light before Thanksgiving weekend. From [...]
GalleryJulien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus are the women of boygenius who outsmarted them all
(Photo: Lera Pentelute)
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus booked a tour together before they formed the new indie rock band boygenius.
It’s not the typical order of events, but [...]
GalleryThe Frail Ophelias revive ‘Macbeth’ for the 21st century
(photo: Bradley Cox)
Isn’t it obvious why Karl Digerness chose to start the Frail Ophelias with Macbeth?
“With like, murderous despots,” he says, a half-stifled scoff interrupting him, “it feels very [...]
