GallerySchlotman release second single from 7”, “Joint Custody”
The second song off of Schlotman's debut 7'' is out now. And it's pretty damn heavy.
"Joint Custody" is the uglier, darker, more ferocious cousin to A-side "Oakland," charged by [...]
GalleryKristin Kontrol releases first single “X-Communicate”
At the end of January, the Dum Dum Girls Facebook page quietly changed names to Kristin Kontrol with little more than a message from DDG leader Dee Dee/Kristin Welchez. Now, more [...]
GalleryLuke Sweeney puts out somber, glam single “Red Hot Demands”
Luke Sweeney (Photo: Victoria Smith)
The last time we heard from Luke Sweeney was when he played at our December show at El Rio. The seasons have changed, with holidays [...]
GalleryThe Pleasure Routine release psychedelic single “Walk the Dog (Backwards)”
The Pleasure Routine's pleasingly full sound isn't accidental: It's made by a band of six people. Based in Oakland, the sextet has rocked its way through the Bay with [...]
GalleryBronze to be next subject in ‘Live in San Francisco’ record series
Castle Face Records has brought us a handful of great live, local records from the likes of Fuzz and White Fence in the form of their album series Live [...]
GalleryGet To Know: Superbrat, perhaps the world’s first Baby-Sitters Club concept band
Superbrat is an Alameda/Los Angeles band who writes "pop tunes based on the Baby-Sitters Club books." Yes, it's true, they are kind of a Baby-Sitters Club tribute band, (if [...]
GalleryLift up the Monday blues with Tancred’s latest single “Bed Case”
Tancred (Photo by Chloe Aftel)
There's a 1% chance that Tancred's new record Out of the Garden is all a beautiful April Fool's joke. It's just what happens with releases slated to come out [...]
GalleryPremiere: Toner, “Peasant Dreams”
Oakland band Toner, which began as a solo recording of project of Samuelito Cruz, has had a brief, yet prolific existence, with an EP and LP already under their [...]
GalleryMeernaa – “10/9”
One of Oakland's newest dreamy pop outfits, Meernaa, has just shared a new track, "10/9" ahead of a pair of February shows. As we learned on their debut, Meernaa's [...]
GalleryGet To Know: Odd Hope
Odd Hope, which began as a home recording project of Oakland's Tim Tinderholt, just released their debut vinyl single on Fruits and Flowers Records that is an incredible first [...]
GalleryJasper Leach announces new project Burner Herzog, debuts “Dark Places”
Burner Herzog (Photo by Caroline Hamel)
Bands with clever pun names are often hit or miss, but one of the most hilarious I've heard so far is a winner in [...]
GalleryRussell Butler to play Life Changing Ministry in Oakland
Touted by NPR as one of their top 10 "Favorite Electronic Albums of 2015", God is Change by Russell E. L. Butler is an ethereal experience in itself. A fleeting [...]
