The Hush Sound’s comeback tour comes to the Bay Area Vivian Chen May 29, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News, Previews After a five-year long hiatus, indie pop-rock band The Hush Sound continues their comeback tour in San Francisco's Social Hall on June 2nd. Since their last album release Goodbye Blues (2008), band member...
Alive Inside Vivian Chen April 26, 2016 Columns and Opinions, Film When I came here, I lost all of my music. My world became this facility. After eight years of being here, I finally had the opportunity to get my music… And all of a sudden, vistas which I thought were closed...
Rhye entrances and stuns at The Regency Ballroom Vivian Chen April 23, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Despite having two members encumbered with the flu, Rhye managed to give a stunning performance last Wednesday that immersed the crowd in their sensual, soulful, and powerfully rich sound. Oakland artist I...
The Joy Formidable enrapture fans at Great American Music Hall Vivian Chen April 3, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews "You're fucking vocal. I like it." A few nights ago, Welsh rock trio The Joy Formidable continued the US tour for their recent Hitch (2016) in San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. Manchester's Every...
Santigold finds a new sound in 99 cents Vivian Chen March 6, 2016 Album Review, Reviews Santigold's third album 99 Cents (2016), starts off with a bouncy, electro-pop tune that cleverly manages to satirize our modern-day culture's obsession with self-promotion through sugar-coated irony. Lyri...
