GalleryMETZ: “Without quiet, there is no loud.”
Words by Jordan Martich
Toronto noise rock trio METZ have spent the past five years establishing a reputation for furious recordings that are only surpassed by the band's hyper-adrenalized live [...]
GalleryJohn Elliott would like to remind you…you’re going to die.
Last week, we brought you Chelsea Coleman singing about her missing sister. Today, we have San Francisco songwriter John Elliott singing "Daylight Saving," a ballad about his struggles with [...]
GalleryOne year after Ghost Ship, Chasms return to SF
Photo by Jess Garten
Much has changed since the last time I spoke with Chasms. Last October, I met the duo of Jess Labrador and Shannon Sky Madden in a [...]
GalleryChelsea Coleman would like to remind you…you’re going to die.
I'm going to die. You're going to die. Your parents and your siblings and your plants and your pets are all going to die.
It can be scary and it [...]
GalleryBehind The Song: Annie Hart’s “Hard To Be Still”
Welcome to the next installment of Behind the Song, the illustrated series where I talk to artists and get the backstory to your next favorite song.
While on tour a few [...]
GalleryInside Look: Travis Hayes recaps Fog City Fest
Travis Hayes (photo: Estefany Gonzalez)
To celebrate the three-year anniversary of Fog City Songwriters, a quarterly event which allows artists to showcase their work an intimate setting, Bay Area musician Travis [...]
GalleryAnnouncing The Bay Bridged’s Holiday Fundraiser Party!
2017 has been a challenging year locally and around the world, but, throughout all of the year's struggles, the Bay Area music community remains a wellspring of creativity, inspiration, [...]
GalleryThe Stone Foxes bring ‘Visalia’ back home this Friday
(photo: Staci DeGagne)
The Stone Foxes are back on the Pacific Coast, enjoying an extended break from the rigorous demands of their 37 dates on their GiganTOUR tour. The tour [...]
GalleryBands In Portrait: Eric Boss
“People liked it; people really liked the record,” says Eric Boss as he recalls the moment legendary DJ Gilles Peterson gave the Pendletons song, "Gotta Get Out," a spin [...]
GalleryBehind The Scenes: The Front Bottoms at the Regency
The Front Bottoms (photo: Estefany Gonzalez)
The Front Bottoms played the Recency Ballroom two times — wait no, three times, a fan reminded singer Brian Sella from the audience at the [...]
GalleryBeats Antique’s Tommy Cappel wants to talk to you about CBD
(photo: David Novin)
Words by Lily Moayeri
Tommy Cappel was not born with the propensity for seizures.
Rather, the co-founder, co-producer, and drummer for Beats Antique developed them after multiple concussions as [...]
GalleryBeyond The Bay: 5 days at Iceland Airwaves
FM Belfast at Iceland Airwaves (all photos: Jon Bauer)
I am a person of order and continuity.
I like Jeopardy!. Crossword puzzles. Browsing shelving at IKEA. I hate cooking because if [...]
