Read the Air by Marbled Eye
“We all grew up on various strains of guitar music, dance, and hip hop, I guess when you smash all […]
Noxious Concoctions by Ghoul
“Being around for so long, it’s just crippling pain all the time. I have gout, because all I eat is […]
Big Sleep by False Flag
False Flag made headlines a year ago when the young punk band played a claustrophobic set on BART, winning the […]
Our favorite punk and metal from the Bay Area in 2023
Fierce, urgent, angry. Or at the very least freaky and unpredictable. Here's the third round of our favorite Bay Area […]
The Ancient Wall by Psychic Eye
"In Jerusalem, and I mean within the ancient walls,I walk from one epoch to another without a memoryto guide me. […]
Spiritual Cramp by Spiritual Cramp
Starting a punk album with a dub reggae beat says a lot: Aside from simply nodding to the long-standing political […]
Sir Kim by Kim
DNA Lounge, 2022. Noise Pop Fest. King Woman headlining. But earlier in the night, in the small room upstairs, a […]
JUMBO by Juicebumps
How could Devo sound more unhinged? Have them reborn in roaring 20s Oakland and ask them to record an only-so-slightly-subtly […]
You Win We Lose by the Losers
Blistering, sweaty, raw. What more do you need from hardcore punk? You Win We Lose is the pissed off debut […]
Spiral Dub by Spiral Dub
"At once a necessary antidote and stark affirmation of San Francisco’s current DIY Rock’N’Roll landscape, a scene where despite all […]