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Feb 21, 2017
Weather Inspires New Moon Duo Record
For Sanae Yamada—keyboardists and one half of psychedelic rockers Moon Duo— the most surreal aspect of relocating from the Bay Area to Portland a...
Sep 10, 2015
Freq.Fest.Norcal: Chiptune At Art Boutiki
For six years, Kevin Martinez slaved over his Nintendo Entertainment System and Gameboy. Chopping up the buzzes, bleeps and bloops, and painstakingly pasting them...
Jan 14, 2015
Hard Girls Are Quitting Their Day Jobs
Fifteen seconds into Hard Girls’ newest album, A Thousand Surfaces, the band explodes with more power and ferocity than anything you’ll find on any...
Dec 17, 2014
Guitarist, Yvette Young, Leads Math Rock Band, Covet, With Piano-Like Finger-Tapping
Despite some dazzling math rock chops, and a growing fanbase, local singer, songwriter and guitarist Yvette Young is still green when it comes to playing...
Nov 13, 2014
'Cholo Goths' Prayers Playing Back Bar SoFA
As a teenager, Rafael Reyes had to hide his love of dark, brooding bands like Christian Death and Joy Division, but not because he...
Oct 22, 2014
Buzzworthy Locals Fritz Montana Play Blank Club
Many bands plug away for years, playing house parties, clubs and smaller halls before they ever reach a stage inside an arena, assuming they...
Oct 1, 2014
The Voodoo Glow Skulls Keeping Ska Alive
It can be hard to believe now, but two decades ago ska had a pretty big moment. It was a time before Gwen Stefani’s solo...
Sep 24, 2014
Orenda Fink Coming To Cafe Stritch; New Album Explores Death, Healing Power Of Dreams
There are two important facts to understand about Blue Dream, the latest solo album from Orenda Fink, half of Alabama dream-pop duo Azure Ray. First,...