Story of an artist: The life of cult singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston Annie Wynner December 6, 2024 indie, indie scene, Indie-Rock, Music History, Rock "The best thing you can say about me is that I have been and I always will be in the twilight zone, and I'm serious. I live a different life. I'm lonely, but it's not just being lonely. It's the things that I s...
“Merch ideas for HOMESHAKE’s next tour: Earplugs and Kleenex” Danika Sanchez November 7, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Indie-Rock, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco I’m always first in line to any concert, and it was no different for HOMESHAKE’s November 4th show at the Regency in San Francisco. I was greeted by two burly men––well, seemingly burly, as they were bu...
Sleater-Kinney: Navigating a “Modern Girl” sound with 30-year punk roots Peri Zoe Yildirim-Stanley October 10, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Indie-Rock, Punk, Rock, San Francisco My experience on Friday, October 4th, Day 1 of San Francisco’s annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival starts with a harrowing journey, full of twists and turns (literally, physically turning around and w...
Sun Room: The Final Breaths of a Carefree College Lifestyle Megan Darzynkiewicz and Eliza Scheer April 22, 2024 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, Indie-Rock, Local, music, Reviews Last Thursday (April 11, 2024), I had the privilege to catch a performance by the band SUN ROOM as they made a pit stop in Northern California, playing two shows in Sacramento and Berkeley. This weekend, th...
Panchiko rocks the real world after digital domination Sofia Biagio April 20, 2024 indie, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Indie-Rock, Shoegaze This week, I had the unbelievable privilege of attending the sold-out Panchiko show at the UC Theater. Panchiko’s lore runs deep. In the late nineties, they were a British indie band with a dream. They made t...
Only in Your Wet Dreams: A Double Feature on Snow Wife & Wet Leg Jenai Johns-Peterson April 17, 2024 dance, EDM, indie scene, Indie-Rock, LGBTQ+, Pop, Reviews, women in music Skydiving off of a building. Skinny dipping with your best friend. Committing arson in the dead of night. Have you done any of these actions that I cannot legally condone? No? Well, neither have I. This, howeve...