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May 18, 2022
Secret Emchy Society: Queer country music from Oakland’s Honky Tonk Heroes
Cindy Emch, songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the Secret Emchy Society, opens her band’s latest album, Gold Country/Country Gold, with a radical reinvention of the Willie Nelson hit, “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond Of Each Other.”...
May 18, 2022
Kids on a Crime Spree: Urgent messages for dancing in the dark
Oakland’s Mario Hernandez, the frontman of Kids on a Crime Spree, wants to change the world. The songs on the band’s second outing, Fall In Love Not In Line, still have the bright, sing-along melodies and memorable...
May 11, 2022
Aaron Skiles: Bourbon Therapy frontman goes solo
Wreckage from the Fire documents Aaron Skiles’ efforts to deal with the pandemic. The lockdown put an end to Bourbon Therapy, the long running Bay Area country rock band he fronted with his wife, Rebecca. Unable to...
May 4, 2022
Young Prisms: Songs of loss, acceptance and regeneration
Drifter, the new album from San Francisco’s Young Prisms, took shape over the past decade. The band—Stefanie Hodapp, vocals, synthesizer; Matt Allen, vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, drum programming; Giovanni Betteo, bass, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming; and Jordan...
Apr 27, 2022
KALINDERS MUSIC: Singer songwriter Holly Tzeigon-Whitaker on the rise
Sonoma County-raised and UC Berkeley-educated Holly Tzeigon-Whitaker, who now resides and works in Oakland, has just entered the music scene in a big way. Her latest single, Convenient Hell, which dropped on all streaming platforms last Friday—along...
Apr 27, 2022
Bluegrass Is Back: Three-day shindig features the best bluegrass on the scene
Bluegrass is not the first genre that comes to mind when thinking about the local music community, but a West Coast bluegrass scene has existed, mainly centered around the stage at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage coffee house,...
Apr 20, 2022
Maurice Tani: Americana without limits
Maurice Tani put on a cowboy hat and changed his life. The guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer has been a well-known name on the local music scene for several decades. He was the lead guitarist for Roy...