Phoenix absolutely dominates BFD stage Annie Nguyen June 14, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos LIVE 105’s Big Fucking Day is the South Bay’s one-day music festival. It’s that one festival that’s kind of like a knock-off version of Coachella, but surprisingly not so hard on your wallet. That last ...
Girlpool’s Harmony and Cleo grow up on new sophisticated album Powerplant Veronica Irwin May 18, 2017 Album Review, Reviews “1, 2, 3 will you list it off to me? How you’re sorry you feel weird in a jubilation dream” is what the Girlpool girls whisper at the top of their third full-length -- and, of course, still wonderfully wr...
Robin Pecknold left the nest and returned with a new Fleet Foxes album Delaney Gomen March 10, 2017 Album Preview, Previews, Reviews For the first time in almost six years, Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold’s distinctive voice has brought life to new lyrics with the release of their new single, “Third of May / Ōdaigahara.” The track was jo...
Hippo Campus debuts fresh, new album at Slim’s Annie Nguyen March 4, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews Slim’s in San Francisco was absolutely packed on Tuesday night for the sold-out Hippo Campus concert. The four-person indie rock band, made up of high school friends from Twin Cities, Minnesota, just released...
Interview with pop soul’s Valentine, Kevin Garrett Kavitha George February 20, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Interview Kevin Garrett is an authentic young/old soul, incredibly talented, and a little bit of a dork. His music (just two EPs so far) is a modern iteration of Sam Cooke, Robert Johnson-era soul beats and vocal dexte...
Teen Daze awakens from utopic dreams on ‘Themes,’ to play NP25 at Hemlock Tavern Joanna Jiang February 16, 2017 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Sometime in the last couple of years, British Columbia’s Teen Daze (Jamison) disclosed his last name (Isaak) and relocated to Abbotsford, a quieter part of the Fraser Valley he’s called home the entire time...
Austra to bring political subtleties to MEZZANINE SF Joanna Jiang February 9, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews “I love you more than you love yourself,” croons Katie Stelmanis on a lead single of the same title from Austra’s recent album, Future Politics, out January 20 via Domino. https://www.youtube.com/watc...
LANY Romances at The Regency Ballroom Michelle Cho December 7, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews On the evening of November 17th at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, front man Paul Klein of indie-pop band LANY opened the show in an unusual manner. Without any explanation, he sat down cross-legged on t...
Dissecting band history and sound with Creature Comfort Brendan Redmond December 7, 2016 Interview Don’t be turned away by the 48,000 plays on their top song. Creature Comfort’s talent and originality are not reflected in their current popularity (or lack thereof). I had a chance to Skype with two member...
Lo-fi love: torch songs of the indie realm Vivian Chen November 22, 2016 Columns and Opinions I learned about the term “torch song” a while ago, during a session of listening to covers of pop songs (my unfortunate guilty pleasure) when one was labeled “in a torch song style.” The majority of the...
K.Flay slays at the Great American Music Hall Isaac Yi November 2, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Kristine Flaherty, known as K.Flay, has come a long way since writing her first rap parody track over 10 years ago, performing in front of a sold out crowd in her hometown of San Francisco last Thursday, Octo...
Max Frost to funk up Brick and Mortar Matt Sater November 2, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Contests, Previews Austin-based multi-instrumentalist Max Frost originally caught the attention of influential ears in 2013 with the track “White Lies” and its incredibly flexible sound. Equal parts The Love Below-era Andre 3...
Grouplove is a Big Mess – in the best way possible Michelle Cho October 20, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Thursday night in Oakland on the evening of October 6th was a little more vibrant than usual, thanks to the presence of indie-pop band Grouplove. The five members performed at the Fox Theater on a stage of brig...
Joyce Manor (the band you will never get out of your head) rocks Great American Music Hall Sam Jameson October 6, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Joyce Manor kicked off their Fall 2016 tour on October 5th at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. After roughly a 3 month break since their last full US tour with Modern Baseball, the band returne...
Bear’s Den no longer cubs Kavitha George October 2, 2016 Columns and Opinions I first heard Bear's Den in the summer of 2013 - on the precipice of college and actual adulthood - sitting on some grass in southern England with my best friend and someone named Charlie, sipping the sorcery ...