GalleryDavid & Joanna share tracks from 'Cool Parents', playing Vortex Room, 4/27/13
San Francisco's David Enos and Joanna Lioce, aka David & Joanna, met at a karaoke party on Valentine's Day nine years ago, and have been making music together ever [...]
GalleryGuy Fox EP release show with Tumbleweed Wanderers at The Independent this Friday, 4/26/13 (ticket giveaway!)
Guy Fox
San Francisco pop rockers Guy Fox will release their new EP, In the Wild, this Friday, April 26th, at The Independent. The band will be opening for the [...]
GalleryReview & Photos: Beach Fossils, Surf Club, Black Jeans @ Slim's 4/23/2013
If you're in the mood for some serious '90s nostalgia, no time machine necessary. Brooklyn's Beach Fossils at Slim's on Tuesday night certainly fulfilled such a craving, and the [...]
GallerySafe releases 7", remastered EP, and accompanying videos
Berkeley "emotional singer" Safe released a 7-inch vinyl single along with a remastered version of his debut EP last week on Greedhead Music. Safe, aka CF Edley, was once [...]
GalleryFuzz playing Rickshaw Stop tonight, 4/24/13
Photo: Denee Patrecek
Fuzz – the nacent trio featuring Ty Segall (drums, vocals) and his former Epsilons bandmates Charles Mootheart (guitar) and Roland Cosio (bass) – is playing yet another [...]
GalleryFuzzy Hunnies release 'Only' LP
Fuzzy Hunnies, fronted by Charlie Musser of Oakland, just released their first studio and full-band LP, Only. Previous recordings had featured Musser alone singing blues over an acoustic guitar, [...]
GalleryPang – "Attention Deficit"
Oakland quartet Pang celebrates the release of the band's debut 7" tonight at The Knockout with Andy Human and Meercaz. Dig the A-side, "Attention Deficit," below.
Our reviewer MBL caught [...]
GalleryHickey Fest: 3 days of music and camping in Mendocino County over Memorial Day weekend
It's festival season in California, and one of the most interesting I've heard of is Hickey Fest, a three-day festival curated and organized by Oakland's Ash Reiter in the [...]
GalleryRecord Store Day 2013 is tomorrow (pick up vinyl from locals Ty Segall, Golden Void, Moon Duo and more)
Lovers of vinyl will go to bed tonight with visions of sugar-plums dancing in their heads, as Record Store Day – the high holiday for audiophiles around the world [...]
GallerySister Crayon EP release show, 4/21/2013
Since forming in 2009, Oakland-based outfit Sister Crayon has captured an electronic soul sound colored with experimental, shoegazey vibrations. After starting out as a duo, the band evolved into [...]
GalleryChristopher Owens drops acoustic remake of 'Lysandre', announces tour
Just three months after releasing his debut solo effort Lysandre to much critical acclaim, San Francisco's own Christopher Owens has a new release ready for his legions of doting [...]
GalleryPrimitive Hearts to release debut LP, playing Brick & Mortar tonight 4/17/13
Oakland trio Primitive Hearts are now streaming their debut LP, High & Tight, on their Bandcamp page. Most of Primitive Hearts' tracks remind me of '50s and '60s [...]
