Joanna Jiang isn’t the best listener — she tends to talk. A lot, and in a Canadian accent. But some celestial (hip hop-inflected) post-rock, a couple of egocentric (self-enthroned) rap kings, or a solid dance-punk track (of the DFA persuasion) will render her speechless. A cake decorator-turned-PR girl, she also partakes frequently in tea sampling, documentary film screenings, and environmental justice advocacy.
Alex Fleming's Black Atlass is like a fusion of The Weeknd and Gardens & Villa raised in stylish, sophisticated Montreal. However exclusive the Montreal scene might feel there, 19-year-old Fleming has ...
Monday nights are usually unfruitful when it comes to live music. But fans who wandered into The Chapel during this month's Martin Luther King Jr. Day were in for a treat. A couple of West Coast acts managed ...
Lately, the commercial music industry has been exposed as a less-than-friendly domain, especially for young artists and indie bands. The future of music seems uncertain. But many musical folks are still hopef...
English instrumental rockers 65daysofstatic are a bit shy, but their sound certainly isn’t. Last Thursday at San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill, the quartet played a sold out show with Massachusetts-bas...
Since moving to the Bay Area several months ago, I’ve really come to appreciate the musical diversity here. Between the sold-out rap concerts, symphony orchestras, and conceptual listening projects, there is ...
She’s a petite young girl with large eyes that go from worried to incandescently happy when she is in her realm.
Her realm? Kypseli, Athens – the one she, who goes by Sarah P., and bandmate RΠЯ (pronounce...
On the Record with Amanda Brown, Jaime Nabrynski, and Dawson Ludwig.
It was Thursday, September 12, and the Archaeological Research Facility, one of the older buildings on Cal’s campus, welcomed an eager a...