GalleryInterview: Taylor Lissandrello drops debut as Wicked Winds
Taylor Lissandrello is hardly a new face in the San Francisco music community. On any given night, he can be found operating lights at The Chapel, manning the drums [...]
GalleryPremiere: Jazz punks La Bella record debut LP at the Bay Area’s Atomic Garden
(La Bella and Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden, photo by Daniel Torres)
After three years of radio silence, politically charged, jazz-infused groove punks La Bella are preparing for their [...]
GalleryBlisses B begin Tuesday night residency at Amnesia in October
You know it's going to be an interesting evening when Blisses B begins their concert not up on the Amnesia stage, but on the dance floor — right behind [...]
GalleryThree records and an alter ego: Catching up with Kelley Stoltz
Kelley Stoltz (photo: Rich Hirneisen)
Like many San Francisco musicians, Kelley Stoltz releases music in prolific spurts. The last time we talked with him in 2013, he had put out [...]
GalleryMike Blankenship set to release debut album ‘Living for the Future’
After several years as a producer and touring and session musician, East Bay native Mike Blankenship is releasing his debut album, Living for the Future October 13 on iTunes [...]
GallerySpencer Owen covers Eno for Cassette Store Day release
In 2007, Oakland's Spencer Owen had a Christmas holiday with nothing but an empty house to record whenever he wanted. To pass the time, he decided to record a [...]
GalleryFuture Shapes support Nick Diamonds tonight at the Rickshaw
I really think Future Shapes does a disservice to themselves with the self-styled label shitwave. Can't they go with freak-wave or psych-wave or anything other than that rather disparaging [...]
GallerySanta Rosa’s The Down House release shoegaze duet ‘I say I So Much’
(The Down House)
Santa Rosa's known, at least to me, for its often removed, quirky underground scene that's seen a revival in energy thanks in no small part to the Pizza [...]
GalleryGrowwler to begin October residency at Amnesia
Growwler is gearing up for their October residency at Amnesia that starts later this week. Sorry, not residency — it's a "dead-sidency." The month-long Halloween celebration is sure to [...]
GalleryInterview: Get to know San Francisco’s Bear Call
Bear Call's Eric William Mohammed, Skyler Warren, and Nikk Moreno
San Francisco's Bear Call is the brainchild of Skyler Warren, a musician who started the project four years ago in [...]
GalleryGo be emotional with Emotional at the Golden Bull tonight
Going to see Emotional (Brian Wakefield of Death Records/Melted Toys) is the perfect way to say "I am not over summer, summer is not over, stop trying to tell [...]
GalleryNaytronix (aka bassist of tUnE-yArDs) to release LP ‘Mister Divine,’ hear single now
Solo projects are most always such a sweet deal, especially because whichever musician is involved gets to explore music on their own terms and without the weight of another [...]
