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 [...]
GalleryBand Art with Cody Blanchard
“I like surreal art that doesn’t take itself too seriously,” says Cody Blanchard as we discuss the vaguely disturbing but wonderfully intriguing images from books like Shel Silverstein’s Falling [...]
GalleryWhy diversity — especially gender diversity — in your local scene matters
(illustration: Isaiah Wilson)
Words by The San Jose Come Up
The Come Up strives to ensure that we have a diverse array of artists actively participating in our shows. But we [...]
GalleryBand Art with Jesse Rimler
“The idea isn’t to draw a specific musician, but to capture the feeling of making music.”
It’s always exciting to find a multi-faceted artist: The writer meets musician meets illustrator. [...]
GalleryBlues Lawyer luck into ‘Something Different’
Following the release of their 2018 debut album Guess Work, wonderfully anxious pop outfit Blues Lawyer was forced to reconsider their original plan for the project, which was to stop.
See, [...]
GalleryAlbum Premiere: Slugger head for home on ‘Let The Good Times Rot’
Slugger from left to right: Robert McLean, Hezekiah Donaghy, Alex Vargas, Josiah Donaghy
It’s a muggy late-summer evening in south Santa Rosa. As the four members of Slugger dutifully distribute [...]
GalleryHardly Strictly Bluegrass reveal two more lists of confirmed artists
The 19th Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival has recently released not one but two additional waves of artist announcements. In addition to celebrating our country’s rich musical heritage, the [...]
GalleryOutside Lands 2019: A solid year that smashed attendance records
Kacey Musgraves at Outside Lands 2019 (all photos: Daniel Kielman)
For a full photo gallery of the festival, click here.
DAY ONE
Friday at Outside Lands is never off to a particularly [...]
GallerySleepbomb sountrack classic, sometimes campy films at the New Parkway
About a week ago, I was at the New Parkway to see a movie, and I noticed an unsettling hum coming from the other theater. Was that the tritone? [...]
GalleryBands In Portrait: Ellisa Sun sets on the Bay
At the end of 2017, Ellisa Sun was looking for her next challenge. "My band and I got to play the Great American Music Hall, we got to play [...]
GallerySelf-mythologizing with Abe Hollow
I first met Adam Hirsch, the man behind the project Abe Hollow, at a house show in Oakland.
We only chatted briefly, introducing ourselves and setting up a time to [...]
GalleryThe best Boogaloo bloopers and vendors
From the Chats to the Clams, to Mr. Waters and a giant, diving panda, this year’s Burger Boogaloo was a solid, fun-filled weekend. It certainly had its moments, and some [...]
