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Shannon Shaw returns Hunx and His Punx to Oakland
Shannon Shaw is likely too humble to accept the title of Queen, but she’s earned it anyway. Between her seemingly endless roster of bands,...
Buzzed Lightbeer zooms into 2026
The buzz is growing about Buzzed Lightbeer. The San Francisco band hit last year hard by having an admirable poll position at Psyched Radio's...
John Waters unites ‘tribe’ at Mosswood Meltdown
An ark is being built, ready to bring all self-declared weirdos and certified nonconformists to safety from the standard summer corporate music festivals that...
Mosswood Meltdown returns
Oakland’s premiere music festival, hosted by His Majesty of Molluck, John Waters, is close at hand. The lineup this year includes: Kreayshawn (see sidebar),...
Kreayshawn makes her grand re-entrance
Kreayshawn, the Bay Area’s breakout star behind the viral hit “Gucci Gucci,” makes her long-awaited Mosswood Meltdown debut. Although Kreayshawn has delivered a handful...
Tropa Magica brings psychedelic ranchera to Oakland
For those not familiar with the sights and sounds of Tropa Magica, just imagine if the ghosts of Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain spiked...
Local bands take center stage at free Tenderloin Music Festival
Music festival season is upon us. And while the Bay Area has a few to offer, Guillermo Goyri of Psyched! Radio is presenting the...
East Bay rock powerhouse Charger blazes a new trail
In late 2017, drummer Jason Willer (Jello Biafra’s Guantanamo School of Medicine, UK Subs) and bassist Matt Freeman (Operation Ivy, Rancid) started laying the...











