GalleryLiving through mythology: What it means to lose a musical legend
The death of a musical icon affects some individuals more deeply than the passing of any other public figure. Music is a society’s heartbeat, and the loss of one [...]
GalleryUncomfortable: the harassment claims that divided San Jose’s music scene
Illustrations by Cassidy Miller
Allegations of sexual harassment and assault against a San Jose music promoter have fractured the South Bay’s music scene. How do bands, venues, and the victims [...]
GalleryDeath Grips and the art of the con
MC Ride of Death Grips.
A fan reflects on the Sacramento band's history of trolling their audience, and ponders why that audience keeps coming back for more.
I knew the instant [...]
GalleryBehind the Music: How local musicians are paying the bills (part five)
The road may be narrow, but with purpose-driven passion, discomfort in mediocrity, and honing in on what makes you you, it is possible to discover. The road I speak [...]
GalleryInterview: King Woman on creating, mental illness, and feminism
I was having a slight panic attack while waiting, in a fancy cafe that I’ve previously ignored, for Kristina Esfandiari of King Woman and Miserable.
The night before had been [...]
GalleryAn interview with Hudson Bell and first listen of his new album, ‘Yerba Buena’
Hudson Bell has been a musician for longer than I have been alive, starting out like any of us: in his bedroom. Hudson Bell may be also the name [...]
GalleryThe Saint Johns and Aubrie Sellers bring twang to SF
Something new is happening in country music and its official home base in Nashville. While the glitz remains, and girls, guns, and broken hearts still take up much of [...]
GalleryInterview: Doodling with Plush
Lately I've been having the problem where whenever I actually want to go to a show, there's too many bands I want to see everyone playing on that one [...]
GalleryIs the San Francisco music scene dead? We search for clues.
I recently heard the music scene in San Francisco was dead, and being a writer for a website dedicated to covering the music scene in San Francisco, I was [...]
GalleryThank You, Sonny Smith: A letter from our editor, Russell
A couple days ago, someone asked my why I was into music, and for whatever reason, I hadn't really thought about it before and gave kind of a bland [...]
GalleryCullen Omori, former frontman for Smith Westerns, making most of second chance
Cullen Omori - Photo by Alexa Lopez
Editors Note: Cullen Omori's show at the Independent on April 5th has been cancelled.
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Left For Dead.
That ominous three-word phase is the opening [...]
Gallery‘Live From the Banana Stand’ Video Premiere: Social Studies, “Terracur” (Part 4 of 4)
We can't believe it's finally here: We're in the last week of our Social Studies video release project! For those of you who are just catching this series, we'll give you a [...]
