Mitski is selling out shows but isn’t your all-American girl, live at Harlow’s
Whenever I hear of a new artist — moreso a female artist and a person of color — making waves in the music industry, I get intrigued. “Who is this person?” I […]
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Dia Frampton celebrates her “Bruises” with three-night residency at the Hotel Cafe
A residency show at the Hotel Cafe showed singer-songwriter Dia Frampton at her pure, unfiltered, unadulterated musical best. “Turning 30 is uncomfortable,” Frampton said. “But it’s cool. I’m totally fine,” […]
L.A. female dream-rockers Warpaint set the Fillmore off
Atmosphere is everything when it comes to a live performance. It could be the lights, the stage, the mood of the crowd or the tall guy in front of you […]
A Trio of Songwriters: Justin Kawika Young, Melissa Polinar and Gabe Bondoc live at The Chapel
Have you ever heard a song that changed your life? Maybe it be the way a musician’s voice can tell a story, making you feel a sense of heartbreak or […]
Falling for Whiskey and a Man with HoneyHoney at The Independent
There’s something about a sultry voice mixed with the rock ‘n’ roll twang of a midwestern gal and Northeasterner that just gets me. Maybe it’s the tongue-in-cheek lyrics in “Turn That Finger Around” or heart-on-sleeve […]
Sarah Jarosz introduces ‘Undercurrent’ to sold-out crowd at the Freight & Salvage
“We were talking earlier about the time you get to the end of your life, and all the time you spent tuning you could get back,” Jarosz joked to a […]
A Saturday Night High with Wild Belle at Bimbo’s 365
It was a Saturday night in North Beach. Hipster kids and late night club-goers paraded the San Francisco streets. Columbus Avenue’s restaurants were seeping with foodies trying the latest Italian or […]
The Record Company lit up the Great American Music Hall with their rock ‘n’ blues
When it comes to a band called The Record Company, you’d expect music that pays homage to the bluesy grit and rock ‘n’ roll of dusty old vinyl records recorded in someone’s […]
Is the San Francisco Music Scene Really Dead? And Have the Millennials Killed It?
Last week, The Bold Italic released an article with the question, “Is San Francisco’s Music Scene Dead?”. Of course with a statement that strong, an outpour of rage among the current artists, […]
Why My Postgrad Blues Were Good For Me
I’ve gone through more mental, physical and emotional changes just in the past month than I have in my entire 22 years of life. And goodness has it been one heck of […]
Why Live Music Will Change You (Feat. An Intimate Evening with Milo Greene)
It’s an amazing thing music can do for you. It has the ability to take you away–into another world–for just a moment, if you let it. It has the ability […]
Summerlands Festival 2015
Only in its second year as the Summerlands Festival, students and local Orange County residents were treated to a slate of live performances from various up-and-coming artists, right in the […]
Fleetwood Mac goes “On with the Show”
There’s a reason why a band like Fleetwood Mac has been able to persist throughout the decades. Whether you’re drawn to Stevie Nicks, wrapped in her silk shawl or tambourine in […]
No Shame. Music Connects People.
There is no shame in that I clearly have no life if my past ten Instagram posts have had something to do concerning Meg & Dia / Archis / Dia […]
The MaD “Meg & Dia” Boardie Reunion I did not expect to be this much fun (ARCHIS EP Release Day, 2-23-2015)
It’s amazing how much music can bring people together. It’s been three years since the last “boardie” reunion. Three years ago, I didn’t know any of these people; rather, they were […]
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