GalleryMadeline Kenney covers Arthur Russell for non•market comp
Man, has it really just been a year since we first told you about Madeline Kenney? She's released a steady stream of material since then, and each release seems [...]
GalleryNever Young craft a noisy, urgent sucker-punch in “Beta Male Erotica”
Never Young are one of our favorite local bands to turn up all the way when we just want to scream into a pillow and thrash away all our [...]
GalleryHappy release day to Oakland’s Tanukichan: Fuzzy, emotional debut EP ‘Radiolove’ out today
At the top end of the summer, we got to know Oakland's Tanukichan, who is Hannah Van Loon, formerly of Trails and Ways. But now, we're really getting to [...]
GalleryOakland’s O.C.D. put a smile-inducing spin on shoegaze with debut EP
News of Oakland's O.C.D. and their debut EP came onto our plate fairly recently, but boy, it was a tasty bite of musical goodness. Growth is the five-piece's first [...]
GalleryPremiere: Oakland’s undō debut stark video in anticipation of EP
Conceived during a three month stint in solitary confinement, Oakland's undō perform a jarring brand of screamy, freewheeling grind.
The trio features members of long time East Bay electropunk group [...]
GallerySocial Work releases bass-heavy pop adventure “Onda”
Art by Derek Barber
Heads up: The "other Will Butler," as he's known around here, just put out bass-happy track that will likely get you happy (and dancing) too. He [...]
GalleryThe Saxophones release ‘If You’re on the Water’ EP, perform at Lost Church July 22
Last November, we told you about The Saxophones and their forthcoming lathe-cut picture disc EP. Well, it's finally all released and available for free download via Bandcamp, and it's [...]
GallerySan Francisco’s Pardoner release new, collaborative EP
Several groups of artists are putting San Francisco's Outer Sunset on the map in a big way. One group of affiliates congregate under the tape label Discontinuous Innovation and include names [...]
GalleryYea-Ming and the Rumours release ‘I Will Make You Mine’
The wait is over! I Will Make You Mine, the debut record from Yea Ming and the Rumours, is finally HERE. It contains classics you have had stuck in [...]
GalleryTim Presley (White Fence) announces solo LP; hear jaunty single “Clue”
Tim Presley is somewhat of an enigma on the scene, the kind of musician where musical mastermind transcends persona. Bouncing between San Francisco and L.A., he's also bounced between [...]
GallerySugar Candy Mountain stream new album ‘666,’ play record release show
Sugar Candy Mountain are quietly not a local band anymore after making a move to Southern California, but they are still honoring their Bay Area roots with pride. For [...]
GalleryPremiere: Listen to the somber pop of Guy Fox’s ‘Paper Roads’ EP
Guy Fox is one of those bands that somehow never disappoints. Over the course of their careers here in the Bay, the band has cultivated a distinctive, accessible sound [...]
