Author Dylan Medlock

LA-based and singer-songwriter Sasami Ashworth is a rising musical force. In addition to being the former synth player for indie rock group Cherry Glazerr, she’s also contributed her multi-instrumentalist ...

Bay Area consumers, yearning to be entertained in novel ways, are no strangers to technological innovation. Robots can make our coffee and deliver our food, virtual reality is constantly mined for new immersive...

Set list: “To Be Alone“ by Hozier “Blame” by Kiva Uhuru I’ve seen Kiva Uhuru play in Berkeley a few times now, and almost every time they cover “To Be Alone” by Hozier. They cites this song...

Few musicians exude the admiration and joy for underappreciated world music like Houston instrumental trio Khruangbin. The group takes their name from the rough Thai translation for “airplane” and started p...

Playing the first show of their 2018 North American tour in hometown San Francisco, indie rock duo The Dodos had a lot to be excited about. Not only were they embarking on their first tour since 2015, but they ...

Since forming in 2010, LA-based indie pop band TV Girl has done an exceptional job at forming a brand identity that’s affectionately influenced by nostalgic pop culture yet instantly recognizable as their own...

Since their acclaimed debut Crooks & Lovers (2010), electronic duo Mount Kimbie has been labeled everything from post-dubstep to art pop to future garage— all specific titles that capture creative nuances...

The past year has seen quite a transformation for the artistic trajectories of indie folk staple Fleet Foxes and experimental indie rock group Amen Dunes. For Fleet Foxes, the release of their third album Crack...

“I think male ego is at the root of society’s problems. Fuck if it’s not at the core of our issues.” So says Damon McMahon, better known as psychedelic folk-rock artist Amen Dunes in an interview with ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX2d8Gg_Xuc&feature=youtu.be Set list:       “Epilogue” by The Antlers       “Overt” by Lowest Light As I introduced myself to Daniel Toomey, the man be...

When I heard that Austin indie rock band Spoon would be playing a show in SF, I fondly reminisced about when I was just starting to discover indie music. Subtly experimental and minimal, yet also driven and cat...

As her steady guitar strums started to feel intensely meditative, building somber isolation in the darkness of The Fillmore, her voice closed the verse with a timid release:  “I was just wondering if there's...

The crowd was relatively calm. Some bobbed their heads lightly to the dark synths of opener Xander Harris, and others gave contained although more full-bodied attempts at grooving to the electronic pulse. But t...

When writing about concerts, I can typically rely on the personalities of the band members, the stage setup, crowd interactions, and a plethora of other unpredictable qualities to illustrate why the show was un...

It’d be difficult to name an indie musician as prolific and eccentric over the last 20 years as Vancouver singer-songwriter Dan Bejar. Having released nearly 30 albums and EPs since 1995, Bejar is a creative ...