GalleryPalm give each other sonic space, play SF this weekend
Words by Jordan Martich
About two years ago, eccentric pop band Palm made their debut with Trading Basics, their first full-length. In the wake of its release, the band was [...]
GalleryFinding Happyness in San Francisco
Some months ago, I had found my way into one of those hyperlinked rabbit holes that the Internet seems engineered to lead you down, clicking through a flickering procession of music [...]
GalleryPhono del Sol Profile: The Coathangers
The Coathangers (photo: Erika Reinsel)
The members of The Coathangers are bold, loud and do what they want.
"The reason that we're so blunt and upfront is because what you see is [...]
GalleryPhono Del Sol: Rayana Jay is the new Bay Area sound
In the past eight months, Richmond singer Rayana Jay has seen her career trajectory go from strictly local to national — and even international — recognition. Her latest EP, [...]
GalleryPhono Del Sol: Sean Hayes on San Francisco’s grown-up scene
Words by Annie Bacon
Seven or eight years ago in the Mission District, there was a sweet and eccentric folk music scene that buzzed around Amnesia, the Mission District venue [...]
GalleryUnderCover Presents makes musicians’ dreams come true, one album at a time
Lyz Luke (photo: Jon Bauer)
Thank God Lyz Luke realized she hated Care Bears.
She says this — almost exactly this — one sunny Sunday afternoon at Zoo Labs in West [...]
GalleryJAMS: Join Against Multiple Sclerosis at Doc’s Lab
One of the most rewarding and gratifying characteristics of the Bay Area music scene is the interconnected willingness to share, hurt, and heal together.
Local musician Eric DiBerardino is no exception [...]
GalleryOn ‘Silver Haze,’ Aye Nako opens a window into their world
(photo: Chris Sikich)
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After I ask Mars Dixon and Jade Payne of Aye Nako to confirm the pronouns used by each member of the band, they ask me about my [...]
GallerySan Francisco rapper/producer Tate Robertson releases debut project ‘Ride or Don’t’
Most bodies of music — whether it's an album, LP, EP, compilation or merely just a project — tend to embody a chapter in its creator's lives; A snapshot [...]
GalleryMust must go go to the Magic Magic Show Show
The Magic Magic Show Show is so nice they named it twice. Really, they should name it thrice. Still, it would not emphasize enough the fantastical, unexplainable, mind-blowing feat [...]
GalleryXiomara on ‘the essence of hip-hop’ and internal revolution
“I’m just trying to encourage other people to be their best selves,” Xiomara tells me, as we chat over the phone. She’s babysitting for a friend, and throughout our [...]
GalleryPhotos: The fans and sights of the 2017 Silicon Valley Comic Con
Silicon Valley Comic Con (photo: Robert Alleyne)
The second year of the Silicon Valley Comic Con came last weekend to San Jose and the fans delivered. The event showcased a number of [...]
