GalleryGetting played: the false promise of music opportunity sites
It kinda sucks being a musician today. Actually, let’s not start waxing nostalgic for a past we never experienced – it always kinda sucked to be a musician. Whether [...]
GalleryInterview: Lila Rose on the passion that inspired her new LP ‘We Animals’
Before meeting Lila Rose at a cozy coffee shop in Oakland I was, admittedly, feeling a bit apprehensive. I was expecting a particularly intimidating persona based on her haunting, [...]
GalleryInterview: Royal Blood blends wire and wood for desired effect
What makes a “guitar band,” anyway? Much has been made of U.K. rockers Royal Blood consisting of nothing more than a rhythm section. There’s drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist-vocalist [...]
GalleryThe tourist: George Ezra’s career picks up steam
George Ezra is a sightseer. If Ezra’s radio hit “Budapest” doesn’t give that away on its own, his debut album, Wanted On Voyage, also has a tune called “Barcelona.” [...]
GallerySeasons of the Witch: Blue Cheer & the so-called San Francisco Sound
San Francisco is always weathering a Season of the Witch, oscillating somewhere between liberal idealism and cold reality. Whether that reality is in the form of sadistic violence or [...]
GalleryMagic Man sows crops, reaps music career
There must be something artistically inspirational in the water of rural France. Lifelong friends Sam Vanderhoop Lee and Alex Caplow spent a summer working on farms in exchange for [...]
GalleryFresh off Grammy win, Pentatonix kick off tour in Oakland, look ahead
Winning a reality television competition doesn’t guarantee career success. Just ask the majority of celebrated American Idol victors. It’s even more incredible for success to a group of five [...]
GalleryPremiere & Interview: Listen to Tidelands’ new track “Dog Named Bart” off forthcoming Old Mill Park EP
Bay Area duo Tidelands is set to release a new EP, Old Mill Park, on March 3. The new record – the band's first since their 2012 sophomore full-length [...]
GalleryInterview: Geographer, philosophy, and Ghost Modern (plus a ticket giveaway!)
With a unique reconciliation between live instrumentation and electronic innovation, Mike Deni of Geographer has forged a name for himself in the Bay Area, becoming one of its most [...]
GalleryLizzie McGuire or As Told By Ginger? Getting real with Los Angeles’ Slutever
Los Angeles’ Slutever are Nicole Snyder and Rachel Gagliardi, a two piece that started off as best friends but have evolved into something much more. They are creators of the most honest [...]
GalleryInterview: Discovering the many sides of Vela Eyes
“What’s the difference between a savings bond and a musician?” Andrew Burmester, bassist for Vela Eyes asks me, turning the interview around for a moment. I don’t know this [...]
GalleryVoyages in Vinyl
There is a time in many record collectors’ lives (including mine) when you’re surfing on Discogs, or standing in a frenzy of shoppers and tourists at Amoeba, and it [...]
