GalleryMichael Stasis releases ‘RIP III’
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 [...]
GalleryWhiskerman releases “Cardinal City”
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 [...]
GallerybAd bAd drops some videos; shows forthcoming
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 [...]
GalleryMen of Constant Sorrow: Johnny Soultrain and their new booze-soaked EP
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 [...]
GalleryGet to know: Blaine Todd
San Francisco's Blaine Todd has been a part of the Bay Area's experimental music scene for several years as a member of Common Eider, King Eider, Andrew Weathers Ensemble [...]
GalleryGolden Void offers first single from new LP ‘Berkana’
It's been three years since stellar local psych-rock band Golden Void first impressed us with the band's self-titled debut. Come September, the quartet will release its second LP, Berkana, [...]
GalleryBay Area’s OVVN release live video and new tape ‘Two Lives’
(OVVN live at Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, photo by Leslie)
With members hailing from West Oakland and small, North Bay redwood enclave Guerneville, OVVN have spent the last year [...]
GalleryGiveaway: Painted Palms’ LP release show with Meat Market, Antwon + Sad Andy
Local electronic psych-pop duo Painted Palms are hosting an album release show at Rickshaw Stop this Thursday in support of their second full-length LP, Horizons. The all ages event, [...]
GalleryGet to know: Wild Couch
Wild Couch is a San Francisco folk band that according to member Will Skinner began "with casual acoustic jam sessions and then mutated into overdrive banjo solos and heavy [...]
GallerySuperhumanoids kick off tour at Rickshaw Stop
Superhumanoids' 2013 release, Exhibitionits, is the kind of album you don't realize you've had on repeat for hours until your nearest co-worker starts to flag down HR out of [...]
GalleryOakland’s Bicycle Day drops new EP on cassette
Amidst the wave of contemporary bands hailing from the East Bay, Oakland's Bicycle Day seems to be trying their best to craft a musical niche of their own. With [...]
GallerySexless announces new 7″ and September West Coast tour
Oakland's Sexless dubs themselves as a "Bay Area power trio"— on their social media, at least. Whether or not we'd like to believe that, the trio who cultivate a [...]
