review

Deerhoof, MayyaGreat American Music Hall, October 21, 2022 by Gage Kenady It's good to see Deerhoof trod — nay, pummel — our concert stages once again.  While very productive during the pandemic, releasing two studio albums of original material and one of equally original cover-mashups, this work was conducted virtually since its members live in different cities.  The excitement and relief they felt when congregating together in a small room […]

by Steve King Roxy Music at Chase CenterSept 26, 2022 San Francisco’s Chase Center was buzzing with excitement on Sept. 26, as the eager crowd awaited the return of Roxy Music. The four original Roxy Music members, Bryan Ferry (vocals, electric piano), Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (sax, oboe), and Paul Thompson (drums), returned to the Bay Area on their 50th Anniversary Tour, their first time touring together since 2011’s […]

Sarah Shooh & The Disarmers, Secret Emchy SocietyBottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, Wednesday, March 30, 2022 By Scott Tolar I had the pleasure of going to the Bottom Of The Hill on Wednesday March 30th to hear Sarah Shook & The Disarmers.  I’ve been a fan of theirs since the Sidelong record came out in 2017, and really enjoyed the Years record that came out the following year.  Not yet truly connecting to the newest release, Nightroamer, […]

Seablite, Annika @ Rickshaw Stop, May 17 by Gage Kenady Seablite, San Francisco's own fuzz-pop jangle-gaze quartet, opened the show amidst dayglo projections that seemed to pulsate in sync with the propulsive beats and reverb-drenched vocals.  Murky, mysterious and urgent, the mod a-go-go psych psounds of Seablite check all the right boxes for today's indie sophisticate, resulting in a swirly pleasuredrone.  The music reminded me kind of like how, when we were […]

by Scott Tolar I had the pleasure of attending the second night of Mudhoney and The Meat Puppets at the Music Hall on Sunday May 22nd. I was lucky enough to be hanging out with musically connected folks, and got to sit in the lovely, spacious reserved section at the front of the balcony. Ohh La La. First for me… The bands were alternating headliners throughout the tour, and it […]

We asked our deejays “What's your choice for the single best local track from 2021?” They came up with some inspired choices. Top Local Songs of 2021 Chosen byArtistSongReleaseLabelJanelle (Supper Sessions)Rainbow GirlsDoesn't Make Any SenseRolling Dumpster Fire (album)Rainbow GirlsPamela Busch (5th Wave Radio/Queerly Drinking)Marty O'Reilly & the Old Soul OrchestraLighthouseSignal Fires (album)Poison Torch RecordsScott ArmstrongtUnE-yArDsHypnotizedsketchy. (album)4ADGage (Off the Hook)Caitlin Cobb-VialetI Confuse UsI Confuse Us (single)War Chant RecordingsKate (Pinkies Down)Kronos Quartet/Mahsa VahdatVaya VayaVaya Vaya (single)Kirkelig KulturverkstedSarah […]