Q&A: Blouse on the Dream Syndicate, forest life, and going synth-less
Blouse sticks together.PHOTO BY ANNA IGNATENKOBlouse, may have ditched the synths and drum machines of its 2011 debut self-titled album with new Captured Tracks full-length, Imperium, but the sound...
View ArticleOakland's Negative Standards support future punks
Negative Standards stick to all-ages shows.PHOTO BY MEGAN BRIMThe band Negative Standards is essentially a crust art project.While maintaining d-beat chords and sludge-like breakdowns, the...
View ArticlePeter Hook of Joy Division and New Order altered the course of pop music, go...
Peter Hook's movement.PHOTO BY TIMOTHY NORRISThree decades after its initial release, New Order's Power, Corruption, & Lies (1982) might sound deceptively ordinary. From the early '90s successes of...
View ArticleThe Damned on playing small venues, headgear that protects you from spit, and...
The Damned play Wed/4 at Slim's.For nearly four decades now, legendary British rockers The Damned have been haunting stages around the world with their brand of gothic-inspired punk.Since storming onto...
View ArticleThe pedestrian pop of Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso hits The Fillmore Fri/6.Upon first listen, Sylvan Esso kind of takes hold of you. Nick Sanborn’s melodic, layered, driving electronic beats pair perfectly with Amelia Meath’s blissful voice...
View ArticleFuck Buttons on their wildly visual live show, the writing process, and...
Fuck Buttons hit The Independent Fri/27.“I think I’ve heard of them before,” is the kind of spineless response you’ll never hear if you ask someone about Fuck Buttons. If you’ve heard them, you’ll...
View ArticlePush the Feeling party organizers launch Push the Feeling, the record label
Silver Hands perform Sat/5 at Underground SF.If you've ever walked out of a dance party wishing you could take the party home with you, Push The Feeling has a solution to your problem. For the last two...
View ArticleCatching up with David Kilgour
David Kilgour plays the Rickshaw Stop Fri/1.Photo courtesy Merge RecordsA couple of years ago, on a warm summer evening in the city of Blue Lake, California, I stopped by my friend’s house after work....
View ArticleLocals Only: Tom Rhodes
Tom Rhodes plays Freight & Salvage Wed/13.PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARDThere are artists who are known for being shy and reclusive — for producing their best work while holed up in their room, or...
View ArticleDon't call it retro
Bart Davenport on musical thrifting, the influence of palm trees, and how he just can't quit the Bay AreaBart Davenport plays the Mission Creek Oakland block party Sat/6.PHOTO BY MAREESA...
View ArticleThe funkmaestro of Vulfpeck on gaming Spotify, German pronunciation mishaps,...
Vulfpeck bring their sweet funk to Brick & Mortar for free this Mon/15.By Jonathan KirchnerMembers of the band Vulfpeck describe themselves as a "half-Jewish German-American rhythm section."...
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