indie pop Archives - White Crate

Weather, weed, wokeness, and rent control: Interview with Naked Roommate

One of our favorite albums of 2024, Pass the Loofah is Naked Roommate’s follow-up to their pandemic-era album Do the […]

2025-02-04

Black Thumb is the alt pop creation of Colin Wilde, who also has a new project called The Flying Propeller Group. […]

2025-02-03

"Check out this old cassette I found washed up at Baker Beach." Wait, what? As someone who has encountered worthwhile […]

2025-01-19

It's here! All the best music from the Bay Area in 2024. Or at least the best of everything we […]

2024-12-17

Nutritious, healing beats and dreamy, reverb-drenched vocals abound on Babylonia, the second full-length by Organi, aka Mike Walti. From the […]

2024-11-28

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

2024-11-01

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

2024-10-30

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

2024-10-29

“People have told me that they can’t quite identify my influences. Me neither. The foundational layers of music of the […]

2024-10-07

“Why shouldn’t everything sparkle?” Chime School’s The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel begs this question. The sophomore full-length from […]

2024-09-01