METZ: “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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
(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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]