Big Thief’s New Album is Out… and I’m Enamored
by Grady Clark Earlier this month, indie rock/folk band Big Thief released their fifth full-length album titled, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You. While in their past albums…
Alice Phoebe Lou – Live at the Chapel in San Francisco
By Anna Tarasova After discovering Alice Phoebe Lou, I immediately fell in love with her sound and lyrics. It felt like she took the little thoughts in my brain about yearning for love and put them behind some of…
MAKE A BEAUTIFUL ECHO: Diane Patterson on New Album “Satchel of Songs”
By John Malkin Diane Patterson’s new album - Satchel of Songs – was released on March 8, 2022, International Women’s Day. It’s her 6th studio album and continues her celebration of life and respect for indigenous cultures and includes guest…
Unearthing Hardcore Compost Santa Cruz
By Alyce Thornhill, Talk Director Special thanks to Kumi Maxson of Hardcore Compost Santa Cruz . Alyce Thornhill 0:01 I was hoping that you could introduce yourself, what's…
Phoebe Bridgers at the Greek in Berkeley
By Brooke Bernard It’s rare to find music you immediately connect to. I seriously disliked most of my favorite artists today the first time I heard them. Phoebe Bridgers was the exception. The first song I ever heard of…
An Introduction To City Pop
By Evan Jones For those uninitiated with the city pop genre, it is a loose label describing Japanese music from the late 70s & 80s featuring heavy western influences from rock and funk to jazz-fusion and disco. In an effort…
Circle Jerks and The Adolescents Live at The Catalyst
By Syd Abad 2/23/2022 The Circle Jerks, The Adolescents, and Negative Approach put on a rowdy show at the Catalyst on February 23, 2022. The venue was packed with people of all ages, some diehard fans from the band’s glory days to…
Black Artist Spotlight: Kemistry
By Carlos Cervantes Almost late for Black history month, but here it is. Kemistry: one of the seminal figures in the drum and bass scene, a legend and pioneer in a field dominated by men. Kemistry emerged as a…
5 Black EDM Artist’s to Listen to this Month
By Gracia Hmelar From 1950s Blues to 2000s R&B, Black artists’ influence in the music world has defined and innovated music genres for decades, but their credit comes omitted at the hands of white gentrification that dismantles Black culture and…
5 Classic Albums to Listen to this Black History Month + 2 More to Try
"Fire It Up" Album cover featuring Rick James By Jules Champion In honor of Black History Month, I'll be reminding you of 5 classic albums to re-add to your rotation, and introducing you to 2 that should be there…
Beat Banter: Erik Ratensperger
Photo Credit: Jonathan Velazquez Erik Ratensperger has lived two lives as a drummer. In Jeromes Dream, he played unhinged hardcore, surrounded by a ring of raging punks who didn’t give a shit about anything but the energy, the catharsis…
The Garden: Live From Felton Music Hall
Photo Credit: Darren Ludington Written by DJ Brat I was eighteen years old and sitting in a packed lecture hall when I bought tickets to see The Garden for the fifth…
Wine Lips and their Journey to a Multigenre Masterpiece
Written by Andrew Mcintosh Punk, Rock, and Psychedelia. Wine Lips manages to beautifully mix these three genres into an entirely new sound. Starting as just three roommates in different bands, they came together in 2017 to start an “easy…
Festival Review: Outside Lands 2021
Written by DJ Melanchollie In the land of laser lights, camel backpacks, and body glitter, time exists outside linear reality. The evening autumn air is sickly sweet with sweat and clouds of cherry flavored vape. Neon beams of blue, orange…
Album Review: Goodbye Honolulu’s Self-Titled Debut Album
Written by Nora Jones After many years of releasing EPs including Honey Gold (2015), More Honey (2017), and No Honey (2018), 4-piece, Canadian indie-rock band Goodbye Honolulu has finally released their debut, self-titled album. I was introduced to them when…
Who is the Lofi Girl?
Written by Charlie Erdman You’ve probably scrolled through youtube and seen the thumbnail of an animated girl studying in her room. That would be Lofi Girl. A 24/7 streaming Lofi hip-hop youtube channel that helps students and people around…
Album Review: DADA by B Boys
DADA - B BOYS Written by Haley Young The band B Boys released an epic album called Dada in 2017 that blends fast punchy rock with some punk undertones, like Parquet Courts on steroids. It’s one of those magic albums…
Beat Banter: Jordan Sobolew — Reptoid
Drum machines have no soul, and neither does Jordan Sobolew Article and Interview by Ben Goldstein Why is Jordan Sobolew, easily one of the most inventive and idiosyncratic drummers of the era, not first to spring to mind when people…
Artist Spotlight: Duncan Hartwell
Written by DJ Locrian Based out of Los Angeles, Duncan Hartwell a producer, singer songwriter, and also tours around california as a lead guitarist for many churches. This artist is a multi-instrumentalist playing through different music mediums such as guitar,…
Album Review: I Disagree by Poppy
Written by Sabine Hovnanian I Disagree As someone who dives deep into the pool of metal music, I never expected to enjoy an album as much as Poppy’s I Disagree. I had always been a fan of her music,…
The Life and Legacy of Stevie Wonder
Written by Jack Houlihan After being born with retinopathy, Stevie Wonder wasn’t going to let being blind get in the way of him chasing after his passions. After his talent was recognized while he sang in church, he was brought…