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 [...]
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 [...]
