GalleryPan(dem)ic! in San Francisco: Indy Cindie’s WFH playlist
As the Bay Area slips into the lull of its third week of shelter-in-place due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the city settles into an eerie new semblance of normalcy. [...]
GalleryHawke makes dark art, light work, and books
Words by Lily Moayeri
Is the quote, “Everyone has a book inside of them, it’s just a matter of getting it out?” Or, “Everyone has a book in them, but [...]
Gallery10 albums from local bands that you can buy right now
You probably don't need us to tell you that musicians have taken a major financial hit in the last few weeks as Coronavirus fears close music venues across the [...]
GalleryThe folksy, jazzy, gentle pop of the Saxophones’ ‘Eternity Bay’
(photo: Connor Sorenson)
When Alexi Erenkov and Alison Alderdice got married, Erenkov’s vows weren’t your typical declarations. “They were about our mortality,” says The Saxophones’ drummer Alison Alderdice with a [...]
GalleryThe Seshen dive into ‘CYAN’ in time for Noise Pop
(photo: Brittany Powers)
Synthesizers, drum machines, and live percussion blend with the cool, soulful voice of the Seshen’s Lalin St. Juste to create a harmonious combination of synth-pop and electronic [...]
GalleryWe paired our favorite local bands with astrological signs
Whether you believe in astrology or not, each zodiac symbol is known for birthing a different personality. Similarly to that of astrology, we’ve noticed a personality with each Bay [...]
GalleryPremiere: Naytronix and déCollage’s electro trip-pop single “U.R.theoneichoose”
At work in the Botcave studio.
In April 2019 Naytronix frontman Nate Brenner (Oakland's famed tUnE-yArDs bassist and Botcave Records co-founder), paired up with Denver-based avant-pop group déCollage to produce a [...]
GalleryNew Year’s Eve is funk’n jam packed in the Bay Area
(photos: Estefany Gonzalez, Kate Haley, Ria Burman)
This New Year's Eve, prepare for more music than you can handle. As we mentioned previously, December 2019 is uncharacteristically loaded with excellent [...]
GalleryFast Times! at the Chapel: An Interview with Andrew St. James
My dad grew up in Oakland and is always telling me about rock shows in the '60s and '70s in San Francisco. At a lot of these intimate concerts, [...]
GalleryFime on their ‘Sprawl’ EP, music videos, and LA move
My first impression of Fime, outside of listening to their most recent EP Sprawl, was how gracious they were while I fumbled with my audio recording software and anxiously [...]
GalleryThe Painted Horses’ sophomore record has a familiar richness
This month, Santa Cruz-based the Painted Horses released their second, self-titled album and it is a collection of folk rock songs we are delighted to have found. Following the [...]
GalleryAn interview with San Francisco singer-songwriter Luke Sweeney
The first Luke Sweeney song I heard started with crickets.
It begins like a warm summer evening: the chirping, a simple solid baseline, a soft, kind voice. Then the song [...]
