Interviews Archives - White Crate

“Without the community side of my work, DJing would probably be incredibly boring for me.” Interview with Charles Hawthorne

“Without the community side of my work, DJing would probably be incredibly boring for me.” Interview with Charles Hawthorne

Charles Hawthorne is an Oakland-based Black queer DJ. Hot track selection and divinatory crowd reading have made them a force […]

2024-11-06

“Living in the Bay Area is a very happy thing.” Interview with Fei of Howan

“Living in the Bay Area is a very happy thing.” Interview with Fei of Howan

Asian indie pop rock band Howan draws inspiration from a diverse mix of rhythmic funk, Midwest emo, and math rock. […]

2024-11-01

“Having a view of the Ocean Beach horizon from my home studio is an endless inspiration.” Interview with Nico of Peña

“Having a view of the Ocean Beach horizon from my home studio is an endless inspiration.” Interview with Nico of Peña

New Jersey-raised Nico Valenzuela has established himself and his band Peña as core to the current SF music community with […]

2024-10-30

“My big hope is that San Francisco becomes more affordable for, well, everybody.” Interview with Ellie Stokes of Grooblen

“My big hope is that San Francisco becomes more affordable for, well, everybody.” Interview with Ellie Stokes of Grooblen

Since early days hitting up the Honey Hive and raiding the Ortega branch library for graphic novels, Ellie Stokes has […]

2024-10-29

“I wanted to make music that would make my listeners dance and have fun again.” Interview with Jammy

“I wanted to make music that would make my listeners dance and have fun again.” Interview with Jammy

Y’all ready for #boysareoutsummer?We’ve been playing Jammy’s new record Boysareout nonstop since it came out this spring. The slick production, […]

2024-07-13

“It’s like working with a big family.” Interview with Ricky Lake of Text Me Records

“It’s like working with a big family.” Interview with Ricky Lake of Text Me Records

Seems like everyone we talk to knows Ricky Lake. And they all frickin’ love the guy. While Ricky made his […]

2024-07-12

“SF shaped who I am heart and soul.” Interview with La Favi

“SF shaped who I am heart and soul.” Interview with La Favi

Locally raised and internationally celebrated, Latin Grammy award-winning singer songwriter La Favi spoke with us before our event on Saturday […]

2024-07-11

Tia Nomore shares a sneak peek set + playlist of expansive hyphy

Tia Nomore shares a sneak peek set + playlist of expansive hyphy

We had the honor of hosting Tia Nomore on our Lower Grand Radio show last night where she performed a […]

2024-07-10

“I hope we bring back scrappy house parties and small venues.” Interview with Patrick Brown of Text Me Records

“I hope we bring back scrappy house parties and small venues.” Interview with Patrick Brown of Text Me Records

Our event series curated by Bay Area artists and collectives continues this Saturday, July 13 at El Rio with WC05 […]

2024-07-08

“The food, the weather, and the historically progressive politics.” Interview with Chrissy

“The food, the weather, and the historically progressive politics.” Interview with Chrissy

Chrissy has been making music for two decades now and has run several music labels, the latest being Maximum Airtime. […]

2024-06-20