Checkpoint by Shy’an G “Don’t worry about me, I’ll figure it out from here.” Oakland MC, producer, and poet Shy’an G released Checkpoint, a […] 2022-04-05
Parallel by Parallel “Writing these songs was one of the things that helped me stay grounded in such strange times.” Oakland four-piece Parallel […] 2022-04-01
Space Blanket by Electric Vibe Even a 1,000-pound cow could feel weightless in the tractor beam of these spaced out garage rockers. Space Blanket is […] 2022-03-30
Bus Stop Nights by neutrals Has anyone figured out how, grammatically speaking, to combine pop and post-punk? Is it pop post-punk? Post-pop punk sounds like […] 2022-03-29
“Feel Like Going Home” by Miko Marks & the Resurrectors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp6T7KvmpnI The first single from Oakland country rockers Miko Marks & the Resurrectors since they released Race Records last October, […] 2022-03-29
Societal Eye by Orogen “Labyrinthine atmospheres of volatile collision and clandestine resonance.” Societal Eye is a new full-length album by Orogen (Lucas Patzek), who […] 2022-03-28
Sepulchre by Richard Haig “Existing in the nether region between a song and a track is where I naturally come to rest. I love […] 2022-03-27
“Ocean Blue Tints” by 22nd Jim ft. Baby Money and Babytron “Hundred thousand on me cash, I'm in Oakland buyin' chicken.” Yup, 22nd Jim (fka Offset Jim) is back with Baby […] 2022-03-23
Fair Shakes by Sob Stories “Frontman Joel Cusumano plays the role of the tongue-in-cheek/ heart-on-the-sleeve troubadour as he weaves through a dozen broken hearted love […] 2022-03-21
Procreate Inverse by BLACK FUCKING CANCER Black Fucking Cancer. With a name like that, what more can be said? Well, the Bay Area black metal band […] 2022-03-19