GalleryJoshua Cook and Survival Guide play DNA Lounge
After spending their summer on the road, circling Salt Lake City, Boise, Denver, Park City, Lawrence and back through the Bay, Joshua Cook & the Key of Now are bringing [...]
GalleryBlack Cobra Vipers make history at The Chapel
Since opening in 2012, The Chapel has stood on Valencia Street as a beacon of live music, a bastion of night life and a symbol of hope in the [...]
GalleryWhirr drops two singles before Rickshaw Stop record release show
(Photo: Ryan McClain)
Nick Bassett keeps busy. The founder of Whirr has had a hand in bands from Nothing to Death of Lovers and Deafheaven, not to mention maintaining a bicoastal group. However, [...]
GalleryAstronauts, etc. shares “Fuss”, announces EP
After spending time playing keys in Toro y Moi's touring band, Berkeley's multi-talented Anthony Ferraro has shared a new track as Astronauts, etc., "Fuss". "Fuss" will appear on Astronauts, [...]
GalleryGet to know: The Vale
The Vale, the duo of Marissa Deitz and Chace Wall, recently moved to Oakland from Chicago to study music composition at Mills. Not only is it wonderful to hear [...]
GalleryChris Klippel releases clarinet-heavy soul album ‘A/B’
San Francisco's Chris Klippel makes perhaps the finest clarinet-heavy bedroom indie-soul I've ever heard, and he's back with a new collection of originals, A/B. Despite heavy influence from soul [...]
GalleryPart Time’s got a new synth-pop jam: “My Jamey”
David Speck's Part Time is hitting the road later this month, right around the time he releases a new split 7" with tourmates Gap Dream. "My Jamey" is the [...]
GalleryHobocop releases ‘Half Man Half Cop’
(Photo: Lisa Mancini)
In May, Slovenly Records released a 10-inch from the now bi-coastal Hobocop, the duo of Brooklyn's Owen Cook and Oakland's Cody Blanchard, who you should already know [...]
GalleryField Medic premieres new single “Neon Flowerz”
Field Medic, the solo project of Rin Tin Tiger's Kevin Patrick, has a new single out, one that is just as haunting and subtlety captivating as anything on his [...]
GalleryParty with Prom Body and Union Pacific
Days after hitting the road, Tuscon's Prom Body is headed for the West Coast with its brand new LP, Naughty By Natural, in tow. A blend of gritty and sweet textures, the band's music floats in [...]
GalleryAlison May gets experimental on “Loved/Dark”
Alison May is a Texan who has lived in Oakland for a couple years now, and she credits her new home with pushing her music in a more experimental [...]
GalleryGet to Know: New Faultlines
Earlier this month, New Faultlines of Oakland released Runaway, their most recent album, on cassette. New Faultlines' members have been around - they have or currently performed with bands [...]
