Soft Glow by Outer Sunset
Outer Sunset is another link in the time-honored chain of bands named after places (see Boston, Kansas, Chicago, umm… America). But […]
PLAYLIST: In the Crate – March 2025
The third edition of “In the Crate”, a monthly playlist featuring our favorite (mostly new) songs by Bay Area artists. […]
Splat City II by C.L.A.W.S.
"Dark after-hours to high desert romance, Mission District alley cats searching for sunlight." The shadowplay of goth punk tones melds […]
Ruby Red by Amber Asylum
"In times of trouble, women have often had to bear an even heavier burden throughout history." Troubled music for troubled […]
File: #16 by Earth Jerks
"EartH Jerks is niche public serviceAmbient polyphonic sensory absence, heavy on the abeyances,Grit and torsion,Rubrick futurism,and rule manipulation,big smart alec […]
Love in the Streets by EaSWay
"Are You Lonely Or Alone? Sometimes it’s hard to tell…" Obviously "Gypsy Woman" by Crystal Waters has been an interminably […]
Less cover bands, more original music: Interview with Jacob Aranda
The son of a Mexican father, the child of a Midwestern upbringing, and a longtime contributor to the local music […]
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 […]
“The Bay is like a mirror.” Interview with Ryan LoPilato of Credit Electric
Credit Electric is a band whose name gives due credit to the electricity flowing through all living beings. We've been […]
Gnosis by Raven
New York label Incienso is calling this the debut album by SF producer Raven, but we know better. Since our […]