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 [...]
GalleryChairlift approach the fire with ‘Moth’
Brooklyn synthpop-cum-R&B duo Chairlift are barreling full steam ahead, firing on all cylinders. In the last three years, Caroline Polachek (vocals, synths, drum machines, arrangements) and Patrick Wimberly (drums, [...]
GalleryBehind the Music: How Local Musicians are Paying the Bills (Part Four)
As I continue to morph into a fly upon the wall of the various workplaces of local musicians for this ongoing series, a surprising observation has surfaced — passion has [...]
‘Live From the Banana Stand’ Video Premiere: Social Studies, “Moment is Dead” (Part 3 of 4)
We're in week three of our Social Studies video release project! For those of you who are just catching this series, we'll give you a little context: We're working on a [...]
GalleryStranded in the rain with Grace Mitchell
Grace Mitchell (photo: Robert Alleyne)
It’s 6:30pm on Sunday and Grace Mitchell is, through no fault of her own, late to her soundcheck at The Independent. Mitchell is in town for a [...]
