GalleryStinky’s Al Fresco takes us back to the strange late ’90s
Words by Jordan Martich
Join us this weekend back in the strange days of the late '90s, when Stinky's Peepshow gained attention as a thrilling weekly exhibition of the bands, [...]
GalleryTommy Alexander: Baseball star turned singer-songwriter
Originally from Santa Barbara, Tommy Alexander spent his late teens making a name for himself as a highly-ranked collegiate athlete. But by his early twenties, he was disillusioned and [...]
GalleryWhite Denim to rock The Chapel in support of Blue Bear School of Music tonight
On Tuesday, September 6, San Francisco’s Blue Bear School of Music will be taking over The Chapel for a night of funk-fueled fundraising.
White Denim brings their notoriously swampy brand [...]
GalleryPicture Atlantic are ready for action with “Billy Banker,” play Napa this month
More than 10 years ago, Picture Atlantic crafted a sound of its own. Since then the band has released two albums, four EPs, and have a third full-length on [...]
GalleryTap the Flow 24: How a Santa Cruz artist transforms inspiration into positive change
When you combine the restless spirit of an artist with a globally-focused entrepreneur that wants to save the world, incredible things can happen.
One Santa Cruz-based artist, Rob Ball, is [...]
GalleryBeyond the Bay and back: An interview with Caleborate
Caleborate, also known by the alias TBKTR (That Black Kid That Raps), is a Berkeley-based artist about to slam through an infamous regional glass ceiling — one that’s held [...]
GalleryDoodling with Hazel English
You'd never except to meet a possible pop star while you are both repetitiously steaming secondhand designer clothes, but that's how I met Hazel English. I've had a lot [...]
GallerySteel Cranes on their new record, fave podcasts, and Bay Area future
Steel Cranes, an undeniably catchy duo from Oakland, has been busy.
Almost three years removed from their debut release Ouroboros in 2013, the rock duo featuring Amanda Schukle on drums and Tracy Shapiro [...]
GalleryThe highs and (very few) lows of Outside Lands 2016
Radiohead (all photos: Daniel Kielman)
Everything was not in its right place when the gates opened at this year’s Outside Lands Music Festival. The box office lines were stalled to a [...]
GalleryOutside Lands: Following along to Kevin Morby’s parade
(photo: Dusdin Condren)
In one of the best scenes from Bojack Horseman, the excellent Netflix comedy that a few weeks ago released its tremendous third season, the titular character lies [...]
GalleryOutside Lands: Whitney made the perfect winter record for the summer
Light Upon The Lake is the kind of album that inspires mythology. It’s an immaculate debut crafted by a duo of songwriters in the midst of heartbreak and in [...]
GalleryYour guide to Outside Lands 2016’s many schedule conflicts
Concerts are increasingly the dominant source of income for artists in the music industry. Record sales continue to fall as "ownership" becomes an outdated ideology in the era of [...]
