Dot Dash by Jerod S. Rivera
"This album comes at a time when I have begun fatherhood and all the life changes that go along with […]
Hatred Smile by Choke
"For me this is the purest & true representation of what I had envisioned for Choke all those years ago." […]
Salt Veridian by Comfort Fashion
"Check out this old cassette I found washed up at Baker Beach." Wait, what? As someone who has encountered worthwhile […]
Rattle by Darama and Kush Arora
On the three-track EP Rattle, Berkeley’s Kush Arora (aka Only Now) once again offers up his characteristically exhilarating industrial dancehall, […]
Maximalist Minimalisms, Vol 1 by Reed Michaels
What makes an album like Donuts by J Dilla so supremely relistenable? It's the beats. The rhythms. The breaks. Tapping […]
Palm Reader 7 by David Grunzweig
"The grand mythology of the American West unfolded itself across towering peaks, ochre hillsides of stacked sediment, ancient forests, and […]
Kahj Loves You by Kahj & Versâam
"This shit from Oakland with love" Big Boi played a tiny secret show in SF last weekend, but that wasn't […]
Live at Tiny Telephone 9/24/2024 by Affectionately
“If I had a dollarEvery time I said ‘I love you’I’d be Taylor Swift” We included Affectionately in the list […]
Ancient Rage by Ancient Rage
At least one blind spot in our recent wrap-up of the best music from the Bay in 2024? Not enough […]
Capp Street Project, Vol. 5 by Various Artists
Precise and incisive from beginning to end, Capp Street Project, Vol. 5 presents eight shapeshifting techno productions, collaborations between @@, […]