Our favorite 25 Bay Area albums of 2025
Here it is. Yet again, we've done the impossible and ill-advised, narrowing down our favorite Bay Area releases of 2025—across […]
Urban Crawl by SLUGish Ensemble
“San Francisco gets such a bad rap. Maybe what I’m trying to describe is a more macro view of the […]
Land’s End Eternal by Cole Pulice
"Are we still in San Francisco?" a visiting relative recently asked me as we reached the western end of our […]
“I want to make a fitness dance video.” Interview with Anna Hillburg
Anna Hillburg is a classically-trained trumpeter and wildly creative singer-songwriter who has contributed to acts such as Shannon and The […]
“Experiencing things that are unfamiliar is always a healthy practice.” Interview with Mild Universe
Mild Universe is a SF-based indie dance collective fusing 90s house influence with disco, soul, and post-punk into an eclectic […]
“I channel the flower power tender resistance of the 60s and 70s.” Interview with Mae Powell
Singer-songwriter Mae Powell has been spreading peace, magick, and radical self-love across the Bay Area since 2016. With a gorgeous, […]
“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 […]
Still Valentine’s Day 1969 by Sandy Bull
Just another night in late 1960s SF… Decades before Spacemen 3 put their druggy, time-bending guitar visions to tape, an […]
honey from a winter stone by Ambrose Akinmusire
"In many respects this entire work is inspired by and is an homage to the work of the composer Julius […]