GalleryAn Interview with San Francisco singer-songwriter Luke Sweeney
The first Luke Sweeney song I heard started with crickets.
It begins like a warm summer evening: the chirping, a simple solid baseline, a soft, kind voice. Then the song [...]
GalleryTia Nomore brings “Nu Chain” to OTR Sessions
Tia Nomore is about to reach a higher altitude when her upcoming album Level arrives later this fall. And if the rest of her new, upgraded sound is anything [...]
GalleryPremiere: Split Screens, “From the Start”
Happy release day to Split Screens. Today, we're bringing you their new video "From the Start" — the first we've heard from them in over four years.
Comprised entirely of [...]
GalleryB. Hamilton keeps rock alive with “45 and Straight”
(photo: Luke Judd)
You know how people (namely, Neil Young) used to say "rock and roll will never die"? Yeah, that...seems to have sorta happened. With charts dominated by pop, [...]
GalleryI’m at a loss for words about Ismay’s “When I Was Younger I Cried”
A lot of times I avoid writing about artists I like because I just can't think of anything to say besides "They're great." I reference this constantly when I [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: E.G. Phillips’ “Lighthouse at the Edge of the World”
(photo: Andy Strong)
The creativity that blossoms out of San Francisco often feels unparalleled in variety and, in some cases, density. Local resident and singer-songwriter E.G. Phillips is one such [...]
Gallery“Hotel Figueroa” is Text Me’s third single off of ‘Group Chat Vol. 2’
And we have another one from the folks from Text Me camp: An LA excursion with the one-two punch combo of Ricky Lake and Sam Johnson.
"Hotel Figueroa" arrives as [...]
GalleryFaye Webster is comin’ to town
We were curious to know how Faye Webster’s new Atlanta Millionaires Club would feel and boy-dee-la were we delighted at what we heard. Tunes like “Room Temperature” and “Right Side [...]
GalleryRexx Life Raj is on a space mission in new single and video, “Moonwalk”
Rexx Life Raj is a rapping space cadet in his new video, "Moonwalk" sent on an expedition to save Kenny Beats. The producer has been missing since the 1980s [...]
GalleryJohn Courage goes unplugged for “Afraid to Fall”
Songwriter John Courage returns to his roots as an acoustic troubadour with his first acoustic-centric release in almost 10 years. All sounds were recorded and performed by the towering Santa Rosa [...]
GalleryAlex Lahey comes up from down under to the Independent
(Photo: Callum Preston)
Alex Lahey’s sophomore LP, The Best of Luck Club, is filled with those power-punk anthems she’s known for but this time with a little more sophistication. Songs are [...]
GalleryVideo Premiere: Aish’s “Joy and Sorrow”
Ahead of his forthcoming album, The Sex Issue (MCV Records) Aish just released his new music video for “Joy and Sorrow” and it is a truly captivating piece. The [...]
