Author Linda Choi

Ex-chillwave artist and fellow Cheese Board enthusiast, Toro y Moi (Chaz Bundick), builds his discography like a coming-of-age story, although it can’t necessarily be determined if the climax of that sto...

There’s a place in Potrero Hill where the holidays come and never seem to leave. Still strung with Christmas streamers and red lights, and with a Valentine’s Day shrine still intact, the venue so candidly c...

Where hip-hop and jazz meet, there is immeasurable beauty. From A Tribe Called Quest to the productions of the late Nujabes, rappers’ flows and polyrhythmic melodies seem to create some holy matrimony in ...

Chillwave may not be a canonized genre of music, but Toro y Moi is definitely a canonized name in said genre -- more like, his name has been engraved, by lightning, on the stone slab of said genre. Since f...

Vallejo-based artist, SELA. is a prolific creator of transcendental tracks capable of transporting you in and out of dreamscapes and mythical realms. Since the summer of 2011, he has already released a signif...

Psyche pop king Connan Mockasin released the second video single for his 2013 charmer, Caramel this week, and though it still very much reflects his voice, it is a visual departure from his other eccentric wo...

Thievery Corporation gives universal meaning to saudade, an exclusively Portuguese word, in their newest album. Thievery Corporation's Saudade Since the mid-90s, Thievery Corporation, a D.C.-based duo consis...

Ledisi returns to spread the The Truth, which celebrates love and the reclaiming of the self. Ledisi Born in New Orleans, artist Ledisi’s musical talents effloresced with her when she moved to Oakland. Fr...

Cibo Matto Sporadic showers and behind-schedule buses didn’t stop dedicated Cibo Matto fans, many of whom have been devotedly following them since the late-90’s, from flocking to Slim’s on Wednesday to ...

Pharrell Williams, prodigy producer, seven-time Grammy winner, and rumored vampire, has recently announced his second studio album, G I R L, set for a March 3rd release date. However, there is no need to wait u...

Cibo Matto march back into the music scene with their latest, Hotel Valentine, donning neon Japanese street style and singing about strange spirits haunting their hotel room. Cibo Matto's Hotel Valentine Ci...

It's been five years since electronic duo Phantogram have graced us with a full-length, and frankly, that's much too long a wait for fans of their distorted vox and mesmerizing hooks. Fortunately, their forth...