Author Jacob Elsanadi

If you’ve managed to avoid the incessant coverage, Josh Tillman, known as Father John Misty (FJM) played a song about having virtual sex with Taylor Swift on Saturday Night Live (SNL) this past weekend. “T...

I spent Christmas in paradise. And it was all thanks to The Growlers. There was hula dancing, Santa hat and speedo-clad DJ Johny Basil, snow, a disco ball, doo-wop backup singers, and an Elvis Presley Christmas...

At the first prospect of attending the Two Door Cinema Club show this past week at the Fox Theater Oakland, I was enamored. Even though I may have fallen off the Two Door bandwagon a couple times over the years...

Daughtry or FJM? The Voice contestant Aaron Gibson recently covered Father John Misty’s “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings.” And it was truly, indelibly bad. Reminiscent of an early 2000s American Idol per...

Young the Giant seem to represent the best of the all-too pervasive “indie rock” branding. For a band playing within a genre that in recent years has been taken over by overtly corporate efforts at making a...

Following a soulful and powerful performance as the opener for Cat Power at The UC Theatre, we had the supreme pleasure of speaking with the wonderful Jade Castrinos. Two years have passed since Castrinos’ de...

Noise Pop, Pop-Up Magazine, and The California Sunday Magazine have released the performance lineup for their event on September 30. According to the show’s website, “The Golden State Record” is a “one-...

Local Natives have released their third studio album this week amidst mixed reviews. Sunlit Youth (2016), released by Loma Vista Recordings, was preceded by four singles from the album: “Past Lives,” “Vil...

On their first major tour, Day Wave brought their eclectic sound to the Echo in Los Angeles. The Oakland-based group, led by frontman Jackson Philips, has recently received acclaim for their latest EP Hard to R...

The Last Shadow Puppets will be bringing their signature Brit-rock style to the historic Fillmore this coming Sunday. Fronted by Arctic Monkey’s lead singer Alex Turner and the Rascal’s Miles Kane, the band...

Father John Misty enamored loyal fans and made believers out of the uninitiated in Oakland this past April Fool’s Day. In an ironic yet undoubtedly genuine performance, the artist preached to and played with ...

West Grove, Pennsylvania-based sextet Dr. Dog’s bona fide sound has permeated the ears and hearts of countless adoring fans for years. The band have been a mainstay of the American indie rock scene for more...

Ty Segall completely astounded the historic Fillmore in San Francisco two Monday nights past. His signature punk/garage rock sound, incredible in its own right, was accompanied by a bizarre yet bafflingly good ...

The line remained out the door at 9:15pm for those awaiting to see the Los Angeles-based Allah-Las. Wide-eyed and eager concertgoers were welcomed into the Starline Social Club, an Oakland bar/restaurant/venue,...

From the moment I arrived at The Chapel this past Thursday, a sense of nostalgia held onto me and would not release its grasp until I left the venue that night. Parked directly in front of the box office window...