In Holy Flux with Weyes Blood
Hearts were aglow at the Warfield on Wednesday night where Natalie Mering, aka Weyes Blood, took the stage for her "In Holy Flux: Unleashed Tour." As the venue lights dimmed, gothic candelabras glowed on stage....
A Night Out With Pixies
I’m going to preface this write-up with one crucial piece of information that must be said: I am not an 80s-90s alt-head. Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Breeders, Sonic Youth: my partner loves that stu...
Regina Spektor stands alone, effortlessly
I arrived at Regina Spektor’s concert at the Warfield last Sunday, full of excitement and anticipation, spanning back to five months ago when it was announced that due to a bad case of Covid, she would have t...
The Magic Of The Buchla 100 Synthesizer: A Night At The Starline Social Club with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is an American composer, producer, and performer originally from Northwest Washington. The artist, who is currently based in Los Angeles, spent her former years at the Berklee college of m...
A New Era: Jean Dawson Sells Out The New Parish
Watching Jean Dawson perform is like witnessing a fish swim underwater.
In the crowd at an intimate Oakland venue I felt both the tumultuous waves starting in the pit and the serenity of seeing a...
MUNA MADE ME GAY: Queer Bliss with MUNA
I’ve danced alone in my bedroom to the newest MUNA self-titled record (2022) countless times now. With shimmering synths and endlessly danceable grooves, I’ve been waiting for the day th...
The musical genius of Devonté Hynes
When I was thirteen, I watched Gia Coppola’s directorial debut Palo Alto (2013), and believed it was the epitome of cinema and storytelling. I recently watched the movie again and could not help but reflect o...
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ everlasting impact on alternative music
Shock rock is exemplified by acts like Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson*, Screaming Lord Sutch, and Arthur Brown. Its foremost derivative, horror punk, is populated by bands like Misfits or The Cramps. The Cure, Si...
Best Acts at Primavera Sound LA
Photo by Nicolita Bradley
Arca: She/Her/It/They/Them
Arca, our extraterrestrial goddess. Arca knows no limits and chooses to defy every border within music. Arca is a legend. A Venezuelan artis...
“Reach for Me:” Worshipping SASAMI at The Chapel
“SASAMI has something for everyone,” the bouncer explained to a pair of tipsy yet inquisitive passers-by. It’s true— whether your home is in the mosh pit of the artist’s signature metal anthem “Skin...
New Eyes On Eilish
San Francisco's Chase Center serves as Billie Eilish and FINNEAS’s victory tour, fresh after their monumental achievement of their first Oscar for their song, "No Time To Die" for the film of the same name.
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Still Feeling Woozy after a Night Groovin’ at the Warfield
This past Monday night at the Warfield in San Francisco, Still Woozy and company gave their audience the performance of a lifetime. The night's concert consisted of three hour long sets featuring Legwurk, Walli...
Barely Legal: Turning 21 with Is This It
As my twenty-first birthday quickly approaches and with it the looming threat of becoming an actual adult, I’ve been spending much of my time reminiscing and clinging to the last of my adolescent and teenage ...
The Anti-Grimes Manifesto
A SPECTER IS HAUNTING THE INTERNET — THE SPECTER OF GRIMES!
Thus Piper Samuels introduces her program for the reorientation of justice-seeking music listeners towards new electronic-pop artists.
A specter...
A Race to my Downloads with Alex G
Alex G’s 2010 self-released album, Race, is an ode to the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Released when Alex was a mere 17 years old, the pains of being a teenager growing up in suburban Havertown...