The Malaysian singer-songwriter performed at Heritage SF in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In an obscure warehouse tucked away in San Francisco’s Dogpatch district, the smooth R&B musical […]
The Bay Area rapper and spoken word artist rises up for all Filipinos, Asian Americans, women and all marginalized people worldwide. 2018 has been a big year for Bay Area-based […]
Indie rock band Lydia first came onto the scene in 2003 as a couple of kids from Arizona. Their music had brought them to stages such as Vans Warped Tour […]
Morgan Saint is a new artist whose five-track 17 Hero EP made a strong first impression. A “moody pop” collection of songs released last fall, the new major music label signee […]
What a month you were, December. These past six months have been a real adventure. I took up a small internship that I was greatly invested in, knowing I would […]
I don’t think I was ready for everything that was to come. (But in truth, are we ever ready for anything?) A few days in to October, I was told […]
In the center of San Francisco’s newly opened San Francisco Mint building, a gently plucked harp plays to electronic beats vibrating into the air. Angelica Lopez, the artist behind Low […]
In the summer of 2015, indie folk band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down took a trip to Vietnam during one of their tour dates to commemorate the 20th […]
The city of Berkeley has named June 27 “Chaz Bundick Day” in order to recognize Bundick of Toro Y Moi’s creative contributions to the city’s art and music. Although born […]
Nick Waterhouse is a true California soul. A retro rhythm-and-blues-playing vinyl-collecting thick-framed-glasses-wearing guy oft seen in his neatly ironed menswear, wielding a hollow-body guitar and singing moody blues tunes is […]
Halfway through ZZ Ward‘s set, she had the whole crowd singing along to “Charlie Ain’t Home,” a song in which she describes as too “sexy” and maybe a bit too […]
Amy Vachal is the kind of singer whose music puts you at ease. Full of acoustic-driven blues and pop folk-inspired tunes, the 28-year-old Brooklyn singer-songwriter has made it her mission […]
Ari Leff, better known as the 22-year-old songwriter, producer and singer behind Lauv, has been taking over Spotify, and for good reason. His songs are merely infectious. Inspired by the […]
Los Angeles-based indie folk trio Magic Giant is more than their colorful bandanas, tribal-print capes and furry shawls. They’re all about love and community. With uplifting anthems that often drive communal singing, dancing […]
If you’re anything like me, sometimes hearing one song is enough to get you into an artist. The first time I heard The 1975‘s heavy-hearted slow jam “Somebody Else,” with its memorable […]
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