The Serious Star Potential of 99 Neighbors
If I may, I’d like to be honest with you. Prior to two weeks ago, I hadn’t heard about 99 Neighbors. I hadn’t listened to a single song, was not struck by familiarity by any of the members’ names, nor c...
Somebody call a doctor
Next to an overpass of the 101 Freeway in San Francisco is a music venue called the Brick & Mortar Music Hall. It is the evening of Easter Sunday, the day of Jesus’ resurrection, yet in this darkly lit h...
Interview: Tim Baker of Hey Rosetta! looking forward to US tour dates
Canadian indie-rock band Hey Rosetta! will be performing this Monday at Brick and Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco while on tour with their fourth studio album, Second Sight (2014).
While they may not...
Nashville’s Seryn salvage a late show at Brick & Mortar
Vehicle mishaps are no match for the four pieces of Nashville-based eclectic folk combo Seryn. A broken-down tour van resulted in their taking the stage at around 10:15pm, sound-checking to a audience cap...
“Let Loose The Dogs:” Cold Specks gives Mission the chills Friday
There are these rare moments during a show when I wonder if a single instrument, such as a solo voice, would have been enough to fulfill a night's performance. When Canadian singer/songwriter Al Spx sang...
Giraffage returns for a Bay Area takeover
A Cal alum and San Jose local, Giraffage (real name Charlie Yin) has become a well-known producer of both original material and an array of remixes and I’m positive most of us fell in love with his modern t...
Three reasons to love Ballet School with photos from their Bay Area debut
Ballet School headline Brick & Mortar in San Francisco on Sunday, November 2, 2014 Photos by Audrey Gertz
Fresh off sleeping on an airport floor -- or so they told us -- Ballet School showed at the low-...
Feeling seasonal? High Ends will be an treat at Brick & Mortar
“Just a second while I fix my whole life…”
Last week, we were spinning High Ends’ new Super Class when we thought to ourselves, “this band sounds British Columbian.” No cigar -- High Ends is ...
Milagres opens “under sheets of light” at Brick & Mortar
Yesterday night, San Franciscans could simultaneously go out and feel at home, hugged by the fuzzy timbre of layered keys and sweet falsetto. Milagres waxed and waned on The Brick & Mortar stage, opening fo...