Ibeyi brings girl power to the Fillmore
Upon my first arrival at The Fillmore on April 13th, I noticed a “WOMEN RULE” t-shirt and listened as couples and groups around me spoke Spanish, French, and English. It seemed like a fitting way to start I...
Brasstracks overflow The Independent with their artistry and energy
The term “dynamic duo” couldn’t be more appropriate for musicians Ivan Jackson and Conor Rayne who met at the Manhattan School of Music and started a joint project Brasstracks just a few years ago. Sinc...
A gentle introduction to Resident Advisor’s authority on taste
It’s safe to say that Resident Advisor is one of the highest authorities in the electronic music world. The brand has come a long way since Nick Sabine and Paul Clement launched their Australian-focused onlin...
What So Not takes The Fox to a new world
Just past 9:30, the lights on the stage went dim. Slowly, each light fixture turned on and off, flashing between white, red and blue colors before moving to the next. First, the overheads. Next, the massive pan...
What So Not will bring new music and visuals to The Fox on April 5th
Photo Credit: Luke Eblen
After over three years of experimentation, recording, and extensive production, DJ What So Not released his highly anticipated debut album Not All the Beautiful Things (2018). The...
EDEN brings new sound, emotion to the Regency Ballroom
Minutes before the beginning of his highly anticipated performance, 22-year-old Jonathon Ng (stagename EDEN) quickly peaked his head out from backstage to see a sea of fans closely monitoring the stage for any ...
At home with Porches
“Hi hi.”
Synth lord, frontman, the brains behind Porches, Aaron Maine, stepped onto the stage with a gentle introduction that easily wooed every being in the venue.
Porches had a two-night residency...
Hippies on their “Path of Righteousness” tour
Brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer performing as the electronic duo Hippie Sabotage came through the Warfield in San Francisco on Friday, February 2nd, as the second stop on their international, “Path of Righteou...
Surveying the scene: how Low End Theory has recovered since parting ways with The Gaslamp Killer
A weekly Wednesday night event in a seedy pocket of East Los Angeles, Low End Theory has always been cooler than it should have been: with better-than-thou fashionable attendees despite its un-instagrammable ae...
Homeshake Slows It Down At The Observatory
Peter Sagar, former Mac Demarco guitarist, started Homeshake in 2013. Since then, Homeshake has released three albums, their newest one titled Fresh Air (2017). It seems like I've been seeing Homeshake everywhe...
The Seshen preview and ticket giveaway
Bay area-based R&B group The Seshen is set to grace the Cornerstone stage in Berkeley this Friday. Opening will be LoCura, Space Captain, and DJ Dream Queen.
Characterized by Akiyoshi Ehara’s synthy-di...
Quinn XCII is as real as it gets
There’s pop, there’s electronic, there’s hip-hop, there’s reggae, and then there’s Quinn XCII, who somehow can effortlessly combine all of those four into his own unexpected, exciting, vibrant sound. ...
Snakehips showcase all-star live show at the Fox
The London-based electronic music duo Snakehips brought their good vibes to the Fox Theatre on Tuesday night for the fifth show on their All Stars Tour. Snakehips has been making waves in the electronic/hip-hop...
Uh Oh! Watch out for Tennyson’s electric performance and their new EP
What were you doing the summers you had off from school? Well, probably like me, you weren’t doing a whole lot. But if you were Luke and Tess Pretty, you might have been touring and performing jazz covers...
Moses Sumney starts tour off with a bang after dropping Aromanticism
Moses Sumney is talented, majorly talented. If the first minute of his show couldn’t tell you that, his features on tracks of big name artists like Flume (“Weekend”) and Solange (“Mad”) should. With...