Interview

London-based American folk artist Sam Amidon is known for his unique interpretations of traditional folk songs and other lyrical materials. His tunes reflect a wide range of emotions, from those with an in...

Milo Greene played the fifth night of their tour with Luxley and Bombay Bicycle Club at The Warfield in San Francisco on Sunday. Started in 2010, Milo Greene is a "self-described cinematic pop band" with...

The good folks over at SPIN Magazine can’t seem to get over Bahamas (real name Afie Jurvanen) and his geographic diversity. Exhibit A: “Bahamas distills his brand of breezy soul... with summer-ready...

For a group of former students, Cambridge, England’s Clean Bandit went from 0 to 100 real quick. The four-piece (plus-two live) stopped in San Francisco for about twelve hours yesterday in the midst of their...

"Are the beach balls the only thing that make this feel like a festival?" William Benssussen (otherwise known as The Gaslamp Killer) confronted the crowd Saturday night at the third annual Summersalt Festiv...

At the height of Death Grips' breakup last month, I came across a photographer who caught my eye: New York City's Daniel Topete. I'd just started my own serious venture into photojournalism, capturing bands wit...

On August 5th via Tricycle Records, Nathan and Zach Blaustone offer their debut work as BLAUS, a self-proclaimed “Booty House” duo. The brothers, based in San Francisco, “merge live instrumentation wi...

OWLS are back. The melodic emo band from Chicago once known as Cap’n Jazz-minus-Davey-von-Bohlen-plus-Sam-Zurick has grown up and returned to the West Coast to showcase their new sounds. Two, OWLS’ seco...

TORONTO, ON*--If you ever wondered what your favorite pop punk band would sound grown up, look no further. Royal Tusk are two parts members of the (now-defunct) band Ten Second Epic, supplemented by a weathe...

TORONTO, ON* – Thursday night, we swung down to Adelaide Hall, one of Toronto’s newer music venues, for a Red Bull Sound Select night. Situated cozily between a more established bar and a newer country sa...

Photo by Laura Lim Priscilla Ahn just finished touring the U.S. for her latest album, This is Where We Are (2014), on which her sound remains unique despite its more electronic progression from the bare,...

On Saturday, April 26, enthusiasm was high at student co-op Cloyne Court as house dog Rugs greeted the influx of festively-dressed ticket-bearers. Everyone had arrived for day-long party Clochella, a portm...

Failure in the 90s After that epic Tool concert at the Bill Graham, we caught up with opening band Failure to get the scoop on their own comeback and future exploits. They'll be headlining two nights back-to-...

Electropop duo Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck of I Break Horses have been making a scene since 2011, when they appeared with their misty debut album Hearts. Their prowess and years of hard work landed them a s...

The Oakland-based folk fusion musician will be back next Friday and recommends The Starry Plough’s classic hearty food. Dawn McCarty (otherwise known as Faun Fables) met us last week mid-tour at a local pl...