When someone calls your band "experimental," it's not necessarily a compliment. It's more like they didn't know what the hell else to call you. When hearing your songs, their [...]
By Nicholas Schneider|September 10, 2015|Comments Off on Introducing: The Dark Heart of Impuritan
Tom Iansek and Jo Syme are the team that make up the Australian band Big Scary and have been making music for nearly 9 years. The band's humble beginnings started off simply [...]
By Daniel Kielman|September 10, 2015|Comments Off on Giveaway: Big Scary at Brick & Mortar Music Hall this Friday
Twin Peaks have just embarked on a fall tour with Wavves, with Oakland's Swimmers (a.k.a. SWMRS) supporting the two bands for the first leg of the tour. Catch all [...]
By Tim Draut|September 9, 2015|Comments Off on Twin Peaks on tour with Wavves, playing Bimbo’s 365 Club
Shannon and the Clams have been one of my favorite local bands since 2011. They have been a band I've supported wholeheartedly throughout the years. A band that I've [...]
In late 2011 three friends who'd never made music together started working on what would become Wild Moth, a driving, jangly, post-punk band with infectious [...]
By Nikolas Soelter|September 8, 2015|Comments Off on Bay Area punk heavyweights Wild Moth celebrate the release of 2nd LP ‘Inhibitor’
11 years after being recorded, The Stratford 4's album Keep Your Crazy Head On Straight has been released this year, and on September 9, the band is playing their [...]
By Russell Jelinek|September 2, 2015|Comments Off on The Stratford 4 releases ‘Keep Your Head on Straight’
Although Michael Stasis has left the Bay Area for LA (where else?), we're happy to see that his delightfully weird pop stylings have found a proper release on Montreal's [...]
By Russell Jelinek|September 1, 2015|Comments Off on Michael Stasis releases ‘RIP III’
Oakland-based Whiskerman has announced a full-length LP set to be released early October, and the first single "Cardinal City" is out now. It's a slice of low-key psychedelic soul [...]
In support of their most recent release, Waterboredom, bAd bAd has released a pair of videos for your enjoyment. Earlier this summer, they dropped a stop-motion animation romp for [...]
By Russell Jelinek|August 31, 2015|Comments Off on bAd bAd drops some videos; shows forthcoming
Down on your luck? Trying to get over a recent breakup? Not sure if you'll be able to make this month's rent? Though Oakland-based band Johnny Soultrain sings about [...]
By Nicholas Schneider|August 28, 2015|Comments Off on Men of Constant Sorrow: Johnny Soultrain and their new booze-soaked EP
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