Tagged Shannon and the Clams

Some of my most cherished memories in life are of dancing around my kitchen, hand in hand with my mom, singing “Everyday is Like Sunday,” or driving across country with her and leaning over the center conso...

I’m still not sure how Muni or cable cars work, but that sure as hell didn’t stop me from following the call of Shannon Shaw like a siren. The trek to Bimbo’s 365 from the East Bay on a Thursday night is...

There are very few bands I would take a solo trip on BART to San Jose on a Thursday night for. Scratch that--there’s definitely only one. Shannon and the Clams is by far the only band I could justify making a...

Burger Boogaloo didn't feel like Coachella for a second, and it sure as hell didn't try to be. However, the eighth annual punk festival in Oakland's Mosswood Park did attract the biggest headliners in t...

Who better to close out Noise Pop’s 25th year than Ty Segall? The former staple of the Bay Area music community delivered an explosive and dynamic end to the ten day festival that makes a point to highlight l...

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...