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 ...
Frankie Cosmos Would Prefer Staying in Bed, If Possible Matt Sater September 30, 2016 Interview Greta Kline wishes she’d written “Good Intentions Paving Company” by Joanna Newsom. Greta Kline says that Eminem’s “Stan” is the greatest song of all time. Greta Kline is Frankie Cosmos, and Greta K...
Savoir Adore return for The Love That Remains Joanna Jiang August 16, 2016 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews By coincidence, we are perhaps starting to associate Savoir Adore with the end of (holi)days. The last time lead song architect Paul Hammer and company were in town, we were trying to make the most of the final...
Interview: Out for tea with Japanese Breakfast Shino Takahashi July 2, 2016 Blog, Interview, Photos I wait to meet Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast in the darkened game room at the back of Brighton Music Hall. After some time a woman that was unmistakably her walks in the room. She wore a black crop to...
BRONCHO deliver bold set at Teragram Ballroom Fiona Duerr June 15, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos After first stumbling upon BRONCHO a few months ago I was excited to see they would be on tour in my hometown. The Teragram Ballroom, located on the edge of downtown Los Angeles can be described as a more intim...
The Hush Sound’s comeback tour comes to the Bay Area Vivian Chen May 29, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News, Previews After a five-year long hiatus, indie pop-rock band The Hush Sound continues their comeback tour in San Francisco's Social Hall on June 2nd. Since their last album release Goodbye Blues (2008), band member...
John Mark Nelson tells us not to be afraid Kenneth Zhang May 3, 2016 Interview Singer, songwriter, and producer John Mark Nelson has been crafting his introspective, ethereal sound since a young age, releasing four studio albums that reflect his personal, artistic growth and echo the tra...
Frankie Cosmos plays stellar show at Swedish American Hall Michelle Cho April 20, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews The roots of indie-pop band Frankie Cosmos trace back to a collection of numerous online recordings released under the alias Ingrid Superstar. Back in 2010, Greta Kline released a wave of songs online, init...
On Repeat: Bandcamp heroes’ new single Leka Gopal April 16, 2016 News, Reviews It’s hard to explain the type of music Colorado-based band On Repeat makes. You could use the words “alternative” or “indie” or “rock” or even “alternative indie rock” but they don't really en...
The blurring line between hip-hop and indie rock Brendan Gibson April 10, 2016 Columns and Opinions Hip-hop and indie rock have always existed as largely separate genres, complete with their own musical touchstones, cultures, and roles in society, outside of the odd collaboration or sample. However, despite t...
Somebody call a doctor Meaghan Allen March 31, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews 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...
Jack Garratt and Kacy Hill fire up The Great American Music Hall Kenneth Zhang March 20, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews On the evening of March 10, the fiery-haired UK multi-instrumentalist and former music teacher Jack Garratt entranced his crowd during a sold-out show at the iconic Great American Music Hall. Even the pouring...
Someone please clean This Unruly Mess up Adil Siddiqee March 8, 2016 Album Review, Reviews Seattle should be proud of its hip hop scene. A roll call of contemporary notables would summon names like Blue Scholars, Grieves, Sadistik -- ‘conscious’ and experimental hip hop artists who proudly wear t...