L.A. Witch mystifies The Chapel
I had never attended a show at The Chapel.
Doors opened at 7:00 pm. I arrived at the venue exactly two minutes before 7 after stalling for thirty minutes at the Community Thrift Store on Valencia. I was the...
Desert daze preview and ticket giveaway
Coming back for their sixth installation, Desert Daze is set to rock out Joshua Tree October 12th-15th. To celebrate the start of the new semester, we will be giving away tickets to the event.
The “ritual ...
Cherry Glazerr releases “Hot Cheetos and Wine” for anti-trump “Our First 100 Days” campaign
The indie-rock community’s response to President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, the “Our First Hundred Days” project is a currently 57 song long album raising money for organizations focused o...
Shannon and the Clams’ rockabilly revival at the Fox
Courtesy of Harry Leath
Sandwiched between White Fence, the psychedelic rock group with a gangly frontman in white face paint, and Ty Segall, the prolific poster boy for modern California garage rock, Oakla...
Not a garage big enough in the world for Night Beats
Night Beats stopped by Brick and Mortar Wednesday November 9th to play the psych set of a Bay area college student's dream. The Mystery Lights of Brooklyn, NY are supporting them on this tour. Both bands have a...
The MOBO Awards and the continued strength of grime
For those of you who are not British, the MOBOs may be alien to you. Originating in 1996, the Music of Black Origin Awards celebrates the diverse artistry of the black community in the UK.
From Jamaican...
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...
Mac DeMarco invites fans to coffee on Another One EP
Everyone experiences moments in which he is left to take time for himself, or in some cases deal with himself, and experience the loud silence within his own head. It's in those times that Mac DeMarco's aw...
Twin Peaks bring a taste of summer to UC Berkeley
On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon at UC Berkeley, the ASUC SUPERB-hosted event featuring Twin Peaks and their opener, Criminal Hygiene brought a rock-infused taste of summer to Upper Sproul.
Although...
Bass Drum of Death started their week off by jamming nerves, what did you do?
Bass Drum of Death surprised us with their outsized encapsulating presence October 20 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Short a bassist, they engulfing us in sound like it was no big deal. But...
White Fence delivers subdued, modest psychedelia at the Rickshaw Stop
After releasing his fifth album this summer, LA-based White Fence came to Rickshaw Stop last Thursday October 9 to celebrate For the Recently Found Innocent (2014) -- Timothy Presley’s first White Fenc...
King Tuff remains rambunctious on new album, Black Moon Spell
Glam rock is known for its costumes -- a genre synonymous with “glitter” would inevitably be just as much about the showmanship and theatrics of a performance as the music itself, and it proved that sen...
PS I Love You resonate strongly with third album, For Those Who Stay
PS I Love You’s third album, For Those Who Stay, out July 22nd via Paper Bag Records, will certainly warrant the Canadian indie rock duo yet another Polaris Prize nomination.
Fronted by multi-instrume...
Midweek show pick: Priests at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records
Oakland noisemakers Stillsuit and Alien Tears are teaming up tonight at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records to welcome D.C.'s Priests, who are on tour with their debut EP, Bodies and Control and Money and Power.
Priests ...
Chord Marauders’ B9 Releases Self-Titled
B9 released his eponymous LP at the end of last month, on Friday, September 27. Featuring twelve instrumental tracks, the album swirls with the sensations of dubstep, lounge and drone-y introspection.More spe...