Surfer Blood holds mass at The Chapel
Surfer Blood is on tour fresh off the release of their new album Snowdonia (2017). They stopped by The Chapel in San Francisco Tuesday night, drawing the largest crowd I've seen at the venue since Real Esta...
Three birds, one synth: Peter Hook & The Light, Day Wave and Hazel English
The stars collided for a weekend as Peter Hook & The Light, Day Wave, and Hazel English’s paths all fell to San Francisco.
After a career spanning multiple decades and genres as founding member and bass...
Creepoid has nothing to prove
Philadelphia fourpiece Creepoid has got nothing to prove. Far enough in their musical career to have honed a peculiar sound that’s equal parts melody and noise, Creepoid continues to create music that channel...
Howard conforms listeners at The Chapel
Folktronic is not a term you hear too often in today’s music scene, however, Howard’s performance at The Chapel last Saturday certainly put it on our radar.
The Brooklyn based trio is comprised of Howard ...
Bronze Radio Return lights up the Chapel in San Francisco
On tour for their latest album, Light Me Up (2016), Bronze Radio Return made a triumphant return to the Chapel in San Francisco after their show in the same location last April. As the crowd waited for the band...
Majical Cloudz release Wait & See EP, to play The Chapel Tuesday
Canadian minimalists Majical Cloudz exploded late last year with their third record, Are You Alone?, the latest installment of a steady climb from critically acclaimed obscure pop to... popular indie obscure po...
Mystic Braves truly mystify at The Chapel
From the moment I arrived at The Chapel this past Thursday, a sense of nostalgia held onto me and would not release its grasp until I left the venue that night. Parked directly in front of the box office window...
Sannhet sweep Chapel crowd with heavy, measured post-rock
Truth is, the three-piece experimental band at the loosely-populated Chapel Tuesday night looked and sounded like they were from Brooklyn. They tore through their repertoire neatly and efficiently within an...
Other Lives’ Jonathon Mooney shares his stance on touring, doughnuts, and new LP Rituals
Portland-by-way-of-Oklahoma trio Other Lives are due to commence a month-long North American tour next week after releasing third full-length album Rituals, due May 4 via TBD Records. This third record, c...
Lily & Madeleine loft seamless harmonies over San Francisco
The Jurkiewicz' first spoken words to their SF crowd on Saturday were compliments on the "lovely West Coast weather." Charming and conversational, the Indianapolis-based Lily & Madeleine seemed very ...
Lily & Madeleine to arrive, young old souls, in San Francisco
photo by Stacy Newsgent
Bandmates and sisters close in age, Lily & Madeleine Jurkiewicz capture a kind of “old soul” quality to their music that is rarely heard these days, especially from artists...
Springtime Carnivore, Generationals feed off crowd enthusiasm, generate joy
Term it a team effort. A positive feedback loop. Cosmic alignment.
There are always those moments. As The Chapel's signature double umbrella of white, starry lights lowered over its patrons and performers...
Springtime Carnivore to play The Chapel with debut album
Springtime Carnivore released their debut album Springtime Carnivore on November 4th earlier this week via Autumn Tone Records. The all-female trio is lead by the dreamy vocals and guitar strokes of Gre...
Generationals remain a youthful contagion over the years, will infect San Francisco on Thursday
Once upon a time, Generationals wrote music they would listen to themselves. If this is still the case, first: they have excellent taste; and second: it’s interesting to see how their taste has changed. I...
Mali’s Tinariwen bring the Sahara and musical protest to The Chapel
Conjuring Saharan winds inside The Chapel Monday night, Mali’s Tinariwen (Tamasheq for deserts) delivered a synthesis of tribal African music and American blues that left devotees spellbound.
Belongin...