“I didn’t have to explain my African sound.” Interview with Piwai
Piwai blends traditional rhythms from her native Zimbabwe with contemporary soul, jazz, and R&B to craft a sound unique here […]
“I’m really hoping that the Bay rediscovers the Funk.” Interview with Kevin O’Dea of The Grease Traps
The Grease Traps are an eight-piece funk and soul group based in Oakland. Made up of rare funk 45 record […]
“I honestly kind of like how the 2am curfew encourages us to call it a night.” Interview with Farsight
Peruvian-American artist Farsight combines his affinity for the UK hardcore continuum and Latin rhythms with high-impact genres like hard groove […]
“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 […]
“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. […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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. […]
“The creation and sharing of music is such a ridiculously fickle and fluid thing.” Interview with Clearcast
We interviewed up-and-coming producer and DJ Clearcast in advance of their double-headliner set with Chrissy at Mothership on Saturday, June […]